L3 Systems KeyAT, Manual

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KeyAT Keyboard Port Adapter
L3 Systems 1 5/19/2007
Introduction
The KeyAT keyboard port adapter allows key codes to be sent
to a computer or received from the keyboard by translating RS-
232 or RS-485 signals to/from keyboard interface signals.
Typical uses for the KeyAT Keyboard Port Adapter are:
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Testing software
- With the help of a KeyAT, you can
develop a sequence of keys and send them to the
keyboard port of a computer running the software that
you want to test. You can do this without having to add
any software or ports to the computer system you are
testing.
•
Multi-system testing
- Using the multi-drop capability of
the KeyAT keyboard port adapter allows centrally
controlled testing of up to 58 systems simultaneously.
Only the KeyAT port adapter allows such flexibility.
•
Remote Access -
The KeyAT keyboard port adapter
allows remote access to a system where the software
does not provide any other method.
•
Monitoring Keyboard sessions
- The KeyAT can be
used to monitor keyboard sessions. This can be helpful
to develop regression test data or to detect keystrokes
that are causing problems with target software.
•
Serial Keyboard
- Attach a Keyboard to your
Computer's RS-232 Port - You can use the KeyAT to
send and receive from a Keyboard attached to an RS-
232 port.
•
Attaching input devices
– Allows you to attach RS-
232/RS-485 devices to the keyboard port such as bar
code readers, scales, and credit card readers.