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send a keyboard table to the keyboard
receive a table from the keyboard and to store it in a file
reset a keyboard into its default state, i.e. Windows Mode and default
codes for the keys
check for keyboard state (default or programmed)
So the functionality of the programs
SENDKBT.EXE
RCVKBT.EXE
KB2DEF.EXE
KBCHKDEF.EXE
is part of the dialogue utility KBUTI.EXE. These 4 programs therefore are
intended to be used in conjunction with .BAT files. They return values that
can be checked using ERRORLEVEL. You will find the values returned to-
gether with an example in the Readme file.
Files containing keyboard tables for TA58P have by convention the exten-
sion .KBT.
Keyboard Connection
To program a TA58P keyboard connect it directly to the BEETLE system
(or a PC with Mini-DIN connector). This interface is named the primary
keyboard interface. A standard PC keyboard or TA57 then is connected to
the secondary keyboard interface of the TA58P. So the TA58P has a key-
board wedge, whose inputs are not equivalent. Commands from the
Programmable Keyboard TA58P
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