Configuration of PS2 Keyboards

Install the external program "Keyboard" to be able to program the TopKey keyboard with the keys of the MF keyboard. Operation of the program "Keyboard" can be found under online help for this program. A review of this operation manual can be found under Keyboard program. General information on configuring a TopKey keyboard as an additional MF keyboard can be found under TopKey / MF keyboard.

Note:
Please note that after programming the TopKey keyboard with program "Keyboard" the factory setting for the standard default will be overwritten, i.e. the keyboard for use as a POS keyboard only has to be programmed once again with the data of the factory setting.

When you configure a keyboard type of the type PS2 keyboard, you have to record the key codes of all existing keys in the table of the update program PS2 Key Assignment.

If you do not know the key codes, you can determine them as follows:

Connect the PS2 keyboard to the PS2 port of the system unit and change the debug level in the update program PS2 Keyboard to 2.
Press the keys on this keyboard successively.
In the file "..\work\errlog", you will find a protocol of the key codes of a keys you have pressed as a decimal value. If several lines are to appear from depression of a key in file errlog the value of the first line always applies.

D Beispiel:
3004: DvPs2Keyb::handleInput: Code: 65436 (ff9c),
3004: DvPs2Keyb::handleInput: Code: 65433 (ff99),
3004: DvPs2Keyb::handleInput: Code: 65435 (ff9b),
3004: DvPs2Keyb::handleInput: Code: 65430 (ff96)

The decimal values of the key codes must be entered in the table together with the row and line no. in program PS2 keyboard -> Keyboard type -> PS2 key link.

For the example above, you have to enter the following values in the table:

Key code	Row	Column
65430	5	7
65433	5	6
65435	5	5
65436	5	4

In the following, you will find an overview of the key codes for a PS2 keyboard as they are supported by the MICROS Retail OSCAR POS application. A complete list of all key codes for the PC MF keyboard can be found under Keyboard table.

Key values of "normal" keys have their ASCII codes as the value. Please note that keys produce different codes, depending on if they are pressed in connection with the keys <SHIFT> / <CTRL> / <ALT-GR> or not. Within the data maintenance, a key can be configured with several different values (e.g. key <A> with the values 1, 65 and 97). The values for the rows and columns of a key have to be the same, of course (but it is possible to enter different rows and columns on purpose, e.g. to activate some kind of level switch via the <SHIFT> key).

Key function	Key code
Space	32
BackSpace	65288
Tab	65289
Linefeed	65290
Clear	65291
Return	65293
Pause	65299
Scroll_Lock	65300
Sys_Req	65301
Escape	65307
Delete	65535

Cursor keys and control

Key function	Key code
Home	65360
Left	65361
Up	65362
Right	65363
Down	65364
Page_Up	65365
Page_Down	65366
End	65367
Begin	65368
Print	65377
Insert	65379
Cancel	65385
Mode_switch	65406
Num_Lock	65407

Number block

Key function	Key code
KP_Enter	65421
KP_Multiply	65450
KP_Add	65451
KP_Separator	65452
KP_Subtract	65453
KP_Decimal	65454
KP_Divide	65455
KP_0	65456
KP_1	65457
KP_2	65458
KP_3	64459
KP_4	65460
KP_5	65461
KP_6	65462
KP_7	65463
KP_8	65464
KP_9	65465

Command keys

Key function	Key code
F1	65470
F2	65471
F3	65472
F4	65473
F5	65474
F6	65475
F7	65476
F8	65477
F9	65478
F10	65479
F11	65480
F12	65481
F13	65482
F14	65483
F15	65484
F16	65485
F17	65486
F18	65487
F19	65488
F20	65489
F21	65490
F22	65491
F23	65492
F24	65493

Modificator

Key function	Key code
Shift_L	65505
Shift_R	65506
Control_L	65507
Control_R	65508
Caps_Lock	65509
Alt_L	65513
Alt_R	65514

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