Programming The Ta59; Modes - Wincor Nixdorf TA59 Product Manual

Programming the TA59

By programming the TA59 you have the possibility to flexibly adjust the
keyboard to your special needs.
You can
design the keyboard layout according to your needs by - for example -
moving the numeric block to any place on the keyboard,
define several levels for the keycodes, thus using the same key as a
functional key on one level and for text input on another level,
define header and trailer for each data track of MSR-controller and for
keylockswitch,
port your existing software application with less effort, as you can keep up
the key codes.

Modes

The TA59 keyboard works in different modes:
"Windows Mode"
"DOS Mode"
"Programmed"
Moreover there are mixed modes possible:
"Programmed"
"Windows"
"DOS-Mode"
This is the default state of the keyboard (not
programmed)
This state is used by the Retail Device Interface
(RDI), it is entered by rsp. commands from Windows
Mode
In this state a table has been sent to the keyboard and
is stored in Flash memory; the table controls what
codes are sent for keys and for the component key
lock
for the keys
rsp. for the component key lock
MODES
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