Programming the Keyboard, Easiness in Programming

V.PROGRAMMING THE KEYBOARD

A. EASINESS IN PROGRAMMING

The programmable keyboard series KB3100 is a very powerful programmable keyboard. It can be used under any environment that any PC or PS2 keyboard can be applicable with its immense programmability. However the programming could seem to be a little bit more restrictive yet very convenient. The KB3100 series can be programmed under W indows95, W indows 3.1, and DOS environment through application of the utility diskette attached in the accessory. Throughout this chapter, intention is to cover all environments possible, so the user may skip those parts not related to the actual system of the user.

In the diskette that comes along with the KB3100 series keyboard, there is a program called KBM .EXE that is meant to be called upon under DOS prompt or in the W INDOWS application after proper installation to program the programmable keyboard. Yet, there are three important points to bear in mind before entering this programming program.

∙As a common practice on applying any software, the user is advised to make a backup copy of the programming utility before he/she uses it.

∙It is also recommended to connect an external PC or PS2 keyboard (ref. Fig. 5-1) during the task programming this programmable keyboard for the best convenience though not being a must.

∙A straight DOS environment is required to ensure no keyboard interception to affect the auto-detect function in KBM .EXE if the programming is to be executed without proper installation. In other words, to perform programming to KB3100 in the DOS box of any W indows environment, that W indows system has to be installed with the installation utility provided in the utility diskette attached.

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