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 Atmel QTouch

 Multifunction Compact Keyboard

 USER GUIDE

Introduction

Multifunction Compact Keyboard is a turnkey solution for a capacitive touch
Bluetooth keyboard based on Atmel

®

 | SMART SAM D21 and ATBTLC1000.

This document describes the operation, usage, and troubleshooting of the
Multifunction Compact Keyboard.

Prerequisite

Bluetooth host minimum requirements

Hardware

Bluetooth version 4.1

Operating system

Android

 5.1

Windows

®

 8.1

USB host minimum requirements

Hardware

USB 2.0

Operating system

Windows 7

Atmel-42580A-Multifunction-Compact-Keyboard_User Guide-12/2015

Summary of Contents for 42580A

Page 1: ...T SAM D21 and ATBTLC1000 This document describes the operation usage and troubleshooting of the Multifunction Compact Keyboard Prerequisite Bluetooth host minimum requirements Hardware Bluetooth version 4 1 Operating system Android 5 1 Windows 8 1 USB host minimum requirements Hardware USB 2 0 Operating system Windows 7 Atmel 42580A Multifunction Compact Keyboard_User Guide 12 2015 ...

Page 2: ...iley 6 2 2 Air Mouse Mode 6 2 2 1 Mouse Movement 6 2 2 2 Left and Right Click 7 3 Connecting to Host 8 3 1 Bluetooth BLE Connection 8 3 1 1 Android 8 3 1 2 Windows 9 3 2 USB Connection 11 4 Replace Battery 13 5 SAM BA Programming 14 5 1 Pre requisite 14 5 2 SAM BA Driver Installation 14 5 3 SAM BA Programming 15 6 Revision History 17 Atmel Multifunction Compact Keyboard USER GUIDE Atmel 42580A Mul...

Page 3: ...e primary and alternate characters are embedded into a single touch key as shown above Certain keys do not have alternate characters Character Select key is useful to select between primary and alternate characters More information on Character Select key is available in Selecting Alternate Characters on page 5 1 2 Power Switch A slide switch is used to turn ON OFF the keyboard Figure 1 2 Power Sw...

Page 4: ...Figure 1 3 Push Button Atmel Multifunction Compact Keyboard USER GUIDE Atmel 42580A Multifunction Compact Keyboard_User Guide 12 2015 4 ...

Page 5: ...he tapped key will be sent in capital letter 4 Shift key LED turns OFF 5 The subsequent characters will be sent in small letters To send all characters in capital letter 1 Double tap on Shift key 2 Shift key LED turns ON 3 Caps Lock key code is sent 4 The subsequent characters to be typed will be sent in capital letters 5 To turn OFF Caps Lock perform Double Tap or Single Tap on Shift key For exam...

Page 6: ...aracters of tapped keys will be sent 4 To switch OFF alternate character mode perform either Single Tap or Double Tap on Character Select key Note Double Tap on Character Select key is useful if user wants to type series of numbers 2 1 4 com smiley Based on character select status when com smiley key is touched the key code for com or is sent com is primary character and is alternate character 2 2...

Page 7: ...ft and Right Click In air mouse mode left click and right click can be performed Mouse left click can be performed by taping on left side keys Mouse right click can be performed by taping on right side keys Note In Android devices the right click is simulated by a long touch If the keyboard is connected to Android devices hold either left or right click for longer time to simulate actual right cli...

Page 8: ...1 1 Android 1 Switch ON the keyboard 2 Turn ON Bluetooth in the mobile device 3 Select Atmel MFkeyboard Figure 3 1 Select Keyboard and Pair 4 Mobile device displays pairing code 5 Enter the pairing code in the keyboard and tap the Enter key Note During paring keyboard will automatically change to numeric mode So there is no necessity to tap Character Select key before entering pairing code Figure ...

Page 9: ...atus LED on keyboard glows Figure 3 3 Keyboard Connected to Phone 3 1 2 Windows 1 Switch ON the keyboard 2 Turn ON Bluetooth in PC 3 Select Atmel MFkeyboard Figure 3 4 Select Keyboard and Pair 4 PC displays pairing code Atmel Multifunction Compact Keyboard USER GUIDE Atmel 42580A Multifunction Compact Keyboard_User Guide 12 2015 9 ...

Page 10: ... Character Select key before entering the pairing code Figure 3 6 Type Pairing Code 6 PC start connecting to keyboard 7 Wait until the connection is established This might take some time 8 When the connection is established the PC displays status as connected and status LED on keyboard glows Atmel Multifunction Compact Keyboard USER GUIDE Atmel 42580A Multifunction Compact Keyboard_User Guide 12 2...

Page 11: ...B HID driver No separate driver file is required 4 If driver installation fails then reset power to the keyboard and wait for driver installation 5 Once the driver is properly installed Windows displays Your device is ready to use as shown in the following figure Figure 3 8 USB Driver Initialization 6 When the keyboard is properly connected the status LED glows 7 The device details can also be fou...

Page 12: ...Figure 3 9 Check USB Device in Device Manager Atmel Multifunction Compact Keyboard USER GUIDE Atmel 42580A Multifunction Compact Keyboard_User Guide 12 2015 12 ...

Page 13: ...wly to open it 5 Keep the bottom panel close to the board 6 Ensure the wire soldered on PCB is not disturbed Figure 4 2 Change Battery 7 Replace the three AAA batteries 8 Flip back bottom panel to close 9 Fix the screws and washers Figure 4 3 Screw and Washer Atmel Multifunction Compact Keyboard USER GUIDE Atmel 42580A Multifunction Compact Keyboard_User Guide 12 2015 13 ...

Page 14: ...he keyboard is connected for the first time for SAM BA programming driver files must be installed based on the following steps 4 Open the Device Manager by selecting Start Control Panel Device manager 5 Search for Unknown Device and Right Click Unknown Device Update Driver Software Figure 5 1 Select Driver Software 6 Select Browse my computer for driver software option in the next window 7 Browse ...

Page 15: ...BA Programming To enable SAM BA programming 1 Press the push button and power ON keyboard 2 Connect Micro USB cable between keyboard and PC 3 Select Start SAM BA v2 15 4 Select the correct COM Port from drop down menu 5 Select samd21_xplained_pro as the board and click connect Atmel Multifunction Compact Keyboard USER GUIDE Atmel 42580A Multifunction Compact Keyboard_User Guide 12 2015 15 ...

Page 16: ...l 7 Select Erase application area in scripts and click Execute Wait for the action to complete 8 Click Send File and wait for the action to complete 9 Switch OFF power to the keyboard and remove the Micro USB cable 10 Power ON the keyboard Atmel Multifunction Compact Keyboard USER GUIDE Atmel 42580A Multifunction Compact Keyboard_User Guide 12 2015 16 ...

Page 17: ...6 Revision History Doc Rev Date Comments 42580A 12 2015 Initial document release Atmel Multifunction Compact Keyboard USER GUIDE Atmel 42580A Multifunction Compact Keyboard_User Guide 12 2015 17 ...

Page 18: ...OFITS BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR LOSS OF INFORMATION ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS DOCUMENT EVEN IF ATMEL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES Atmel makes no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this document and reserves the right to make changes to specifications and products descriptions at any time without ...

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