Specifications

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The connector must be a 5-pin DIN (female) with the following pin configuration:
In addition to using the alphabetic and numeric keys on the IBM PC/AT keyboard to enter information such as
part name, part number, address, etc, the IBM PC/AT keyboard can also be used to control other scale functions.
The IBM PC/AT keyboard is mapped to the scale functions as follows:
12.4 Connecting a Barcode Scanner
The DC-200/300 will accept a barcode scanner connected either to a RS232C port (RS232 scanner) or to the
IBM keyboard port (wedge scanner that emulates a keyboard). In order to use a scanner, you must set the
Customer Specifications of the DC-200/300 scale to recognize the scanner, connect the scanner to the
appropriate port and, in some cases, do the setup on the scanner required by the scanner manufacturer.
Pin Number Signal
1Clock
2Data
3–
4Ground (SD)
55VDC
– Ground (FG)
Table 12-11. Keyboard DIN Connector Pin Configuration
DC-200/300 Function IBM PC/AT Keyboard
Alphabetic key Alphabetic key
Numeric key Numeric key
SPACE BAR SPACE
CODE F3
PRINT SCREEN *
/ / (10 KEY)
+ + (10 KEY)
–– (10 KEY)
ENTER *ENTER/PRINT
CLEAR BACKSPACE
<< <–
>> –>
INSERT INSERT
DELETE DELETE
Table 12-12. IBM Keyboard Function Mapping