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1.3 SERVICE
All warranty and non-warranty repairs must be returned freight pre-
paid and insured to Patton Electronics. All returns must have a Return
Materials Authorization number on the outside of the shipping contain-
er. This number may be obtained from Patton Electronics Technical
Support: (301) 975-1007; http://www.patton.com; or, support@pat-
ton.com.
NOTE: Packages received without an RMA number will not be
accepted.
Patton Electronics' technical staff is also available to answer any
questions that might arise concerning the installation or use of your
Model 2003. Technical Support hours: 8AM to 5PM EST, Monday
through Friday.
2.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
Thank you for your purchase of this Patton Electronics product.
This product has been thoroughly inspected and tested and is warrant-
ed for One Year parts and labor. If any questions or problems arise
during installation or use of this product, please do not hesitate to con-
tact Patton Electronics Technical Support at (301)-975-1007.
2.1 FEATURES
• Tap into a PC keyboard port–with RS-232 or RS-485–while retain-
ing use of the existing keyboard !
• Both RS-232 and RS-485 interfaces included in the same unit
• Multidrop up to 54 addressable Model 2003 adapters in RS-485
environments
• Supports data rates of 1200, 2400, 4800 and 9600 bps
• Monitor Mode facilitates keyboard activity monitoring
• Translates ASCII, Hex, Binary, Key Scan Codes and DOS Scan
Codes
• No AC power required–draws all necessary operating power from
interfaces
2.2 DESCRIPTION
The Patton Model 2003 RS-232 or RS-485 to keyboard adapter
lets you tap into a PC keyboard port with an RS-232 or RS-485 serial
interface, while retaining use of the keyboard. Supporting data rates
up to 9600 bps, the Patton Model 2003 has a myriad of applications:
simulate keystrokes for software testing, use one RS-485 host to simul-
taneously control the testing of up to 54 (RS-485) target systems, mon-
itor keyboard activity (Monitor Mode), “add” an RS-232 or RS-485 port
to a PC, or connect a keyboard to an RS-232 or RS-485 port.
The Patton Model 2003 is equipped with one DB-25 (female) port for
RS-232 or RS-485 device connection, plus two DIN-5 ports for
input/output connection of an AT keyboard. No AC power or batteries
are required for operation.
