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MacroMasterKBxx
Modes: Macro
This mode is used to emulate normal typing, such as entering a string of
characters. Or more accurately, the typing that a “two-fingered peck and poke”
typist would do. In this mode your macro supplies the standard code for:
o
All modifier key make and break codes
o
Alphanumeric make codes only
When the keyboard plays the macro back, the modifier codes are played literally
but the alphanumeric codes are “uncompressed” to create make codes followed
by break codes.
The alphanumeric codes are played one at a time.
For our
earlier Hello World example the keyboard would generate the following keys:
shift make, h make, h break, shift break, e make, e break, etc…
All of the operations described above happen on the KB170 key down (and
repeats, if enabled). Nothing happens when you release the key on your KB170.
The “AutoSense (Default)” feature of MacroMaster selects this automatically
when it detects a macro that has more than a single key.
Modes: Literal
In this mode you know exactly what you want, byte-for-byte. In this mode your
macro supplies:
o
Everything
The macro is played literally on KB170 key down (and repeats). Nothing
happens on KB170 key up.
There are two ways to edit the codes literally. The first method is to edit the CKD
(INI) file by hand. You will need to look at the key table in the appendix to enter
the correct codes. The second method is to use MacroMaster, though it may
have some limitations since there is no “hex editor”. The most important tool
here is the “Manually Insert a break code” operation. This is selected by clicking
on the
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