PKB-60 Programming Software Introduction Thank you for purchasing the programmable POS keyboard. PKB-60 POS Keyboard with MSR features 5 x 12 key matrix layout in a compact design to optimize limited counter space. It incorporates a built-in programming magnetic stripe card reader with 48 configurable keys to reduce repetitive data input and keystrokes.
Figure 1.0 It may damage your PC if PS/2 jack and USB jack connect to PC together. PKB-60 can support either PS/2 mode or USB mode. In USB mode, PS/2 jack cannot connect to PC’s PS/2 socket. In PS/2 model, USB jack cannot connect to USB jack.
PKB-60 Programming Software Chapter 1. Programming Tool Installation Once download the software, PKB-60_V1.x.msi, please double click it to start installing the programming tool. It will pop up welcome wizard and click “Next” to proceed. Click “ Next” to accept the default installation folder.
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PKB-60 Programming Software Click “Close” to complete the installation. DM doc. V.1_Z2813...
PKB-60 Programming Software Chapter 2. Programming Software Introduction 1. This programming tool works only under USB interface of PKB-60 POS keyboard. Please make sure if your USB jack is well connected Figure 1.0. to PC’s USB port, please refer 2. Please disable power saving in your system while using programming tool.
PKB-60 Programming Software 2.1.2 6 Electronically lock key and Layer Selection It indicates 6 electronically lock key, it can be used for layer key as well as ordinary key, Figure 2.1.2 The figure of electronically lock is to indicate the layer, ...
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PKB-60 Programming Software In the virtual keyboard interface, you can define any key value when clicking the virtual key in the virtual keyboard. For example, you click “A” in the virtual keyboard, the key Setting List will be shown as (Figure 2.2.2 ).
3.1 Programming 0 key as “ a “ Step 1. Before programming any key, please read the default key value from your PKB-60 keyboard first by pressing [Read] button. It will pop up the dialogue that data is transferring, see Figure 3.1.1...
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PKB-60 Programming Software Step 2. Select layer you want to program, please select “Layer 1” for example and click “0” on blue key. It will pop up the virtual keyboard interface, Figure 3.1.3 . In key Setting List, the Key Code still shows “0”.
Each programming key can support up to 255 characters. You can define F1 key as company slogan “Digimore Your Business !”, for example. Step 1. Select Layer1 and Click blue key, same position of F1 key on PKB-60 POS keyboard. The screen will pop up the virtual keyboard interface.
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PKB-60 Programming Software Figure 3.2.1 Step 3. Then click “LShif” key in the virtual keyboard again. Then click “ i ” key. You will see the “ i ” is not capital letter. Hereafter is the key Setting List for programming F1 key as “ Digimore Your Business!”...
PKB-60 Programming Software 3.3 Layer Switch Setting In the main interface, you can manage layer setting by right-click your mouse, please refer to Figure 3.3.1 Figure 3.3.1 Figure 3.3.2 When you right-click your mouse on programmed key, you can see the menu shown, Delete the current layer data, Delete all layer data and Button layer set (please refer to Figure 3.3.2...
When all programming and setting are done, you can save the current programming data as a dat document by clicking [Save] into your selected folder and enter file name, PKB-60 for example. You can also open file by clicking [Open] and select PKB-60.dat. In the main interface, you can see key value on blue key.
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