Main functions
The dialogue utility KBUTI.EXE serves to:
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programming the codes for the keys and the components key lock,
magnetic stripe reader
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send a keyboard table to the keyboard
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receive a table from the keyboard and to store it in a file
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reset a keyboard into its default state, i.e. Windows Mode and default
codes for the keys
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check for keyboard state (default or programmed)
So the functionality of the programs
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SENDKBT.EXE
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RCVKBT.EXE
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KB2DEF.EXE
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KBCHKDEF.EXE
is part of the dialogue utility. These 4 programs therefore are intended to
be used in conjunction with .BAT files. They return values that can be
checked using ERRORLEVEL. The values returned together with an ex-
ample you will find in the Readme file.
Files containing keyboard tables for TA85P have by convention the exten-
sion .KBT.
Keyboard Connection
To program a TA85P keyboard connect this directly to the BEETLE sy-
stem (or a PC with Mini-DIN connector). This interface is named the prima-
ry keyboard interface. A standard PC keyboard, TA57 or TA58 then is
connected to the secondary keyboard interface of the TA85P. So the
TA85P has a keyboard wedge, whose inputs are not equivalent. Com-
mands from the system are sent to the primary interface and may then be
Programmable Keyboard TA85P
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