Chapter 4- Programmable Keypad Interface Module Utility; Loading The Pkim Utility; Using The Programmable Keypad Utility - Xycom 9450 Manual

Chapter 4 – Programmable Keypad Interface
Module Utility
The 9450 incorporates a Programmable Keypad Interface Module (PKIM) utility, which
allows you to redefine keypad keys with new scan codes. An external full-stroke PC/AT
keyboard is used to access the utility. (This keyboard is not re-definable.)

Loading the PKIM Utility

The utility can be run from the disk or copied onto your hard drive. To run the utility from
the disk, change the directory to the appropriate drive and type PKIM. To load the utility
onto your hard drive, create a subdirectory for the files, and copy all the files on the disk
into that subdirectory. Enter the subdirectory and type PKIM.

Using the Programmable Keypad Utility

The PKIM utility uses a menu bar and pull-down menu system. All menu bars are dis-
played across the top of the screen. "Xycom PKIM Utility" and the current menu title are
shown at the bottom of the screen (see Figure Chapter 4 -1).
A full-stroke keyboard is needed to enter keystrokes while recording a new key macro,
editing an existing macro, and entering utility commands. All keys on the keypads are re-
definable. While the utility is running, the keypads are disabled.
Dialog boxes appear for user prompts and to display error and user advice messages.
Two keys can be used to exit from the menus:
•
ESC
•
1 returns to the current menu headings in some of the menus where Exit can be
F
chosen to exit this menu.
The keys specific to each menu are shown at the bottom of each screen.
The keypad switch arrays are disabled while the PKIM utility is running.
moves to the previous menu or out of the utility from the Main Menu.
Chapter 4 - Programmable Keypad Utility Program
Note
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