Macros Menu - Xycom 4600 Series User Manual

4600 Series Flat Panel Industrial PC
You can save files containing keypad macro sets (a macro for each key) on disk,
and then load them into memory to view, edit, teach, or download to the keyboard
controller. Some of these files may be included in the utility package for use in
reconfiguring the keypads for different software packages, and as templates for
defining completely new keypad macro sets.

Macros Menu

You must have a macro file in memory before the Macros Menu is available.
To load a macro file, select the File/Open menu.
When you select Macros, a keypad type pull-down menu is available. This pull-
down menu provides the following choices: Function Keys, Alpha Keys, and Exit.
Table 3-2 explains the commands in the Macros Keypad Type menu.
Command
Function Keys
Alpha Keys
Exit
After choosing which keys you want to work with (Function or Alpha), another
pull-down menu becomes available. This macros edit menu displays the following
choices: Exit, View, Teach, and Edit. Table 3-3 explains the commands in the
Macros Edit menu.
Command Description
Exit Returns to the Main Menu.
View Lets you view, but not edit, the macro for the selected key. When View is chosen, the
Exit option is displayed on the menu bar and a graphic representation of the chosen
keypad is shown. To return to the Macros Menu, select Exit from the View Menu.
To select a key to view, use the arrow keys to position the cursor on the desired key
and press
displays each keycode as the keys it represents on the full-stroke keyboard. Special
labels are used for certain keys (e.g., Spc for space bar, UAr for up arrow, and bk for
the break code prefix). The code line is displayed in either Hex or decimal. There is a
one-to-one correspondence between the ASCII and code lines.
While viewing the macro, the menu bar displays two options: Exit and Hex/Decimal. To
access the menu bar, use
between displaying the macro in hex or decimal format. When Hex is chosen, the
keycodes are displayed as hexadecimal value scan codes. When Decimal is chosen,
the keycodes are displayed as the decimal equivalent of the hex codes.
For example, the macro abc would be displayed as 1C F0 1C 32 F0 32 21 F0 21 in
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Table 3-2. Macros Keypad Type Menu
Description
Selects the function keys on the keypad to view, edit, or
teach.
Selects the alpha keys on the keypad to view, edit, or teach.
Returns to the main menu.
Table 3-3. Macros Edit Menu
. The macro is displayed as two lines: ASCII and code. The ASCII line
ENTER
1. Exit returns to the View Menu; Hex/Decimal toggles
F
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