Intermec
External Keyboard
P/N 1-960330-02
Edition 3
September 1998
Technical Manual
Intermec External Keyboard – Technical Manual
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Intermec External Keyboard
Technical Manual
Edition 3, September 1998
Part No. 1-960330-02
Application of Use
The External Keyboard (part number 1-200591-01) is an RS 232C
keyboard intended for connection to the entire range of Intermec
Fingerprint-compatible EasyCoder printers:
EasyCoder 201 IIS, E, SA
EasyCoder 401, 401 LL
EasyCoder 501S, E, SA, XP
EasyCoder 601S, E, XP
The keyboard uses the following communication parameters:
Interface: RS 232C
Baud rate: 9600
Parity: None
Character length: 8
Stop bits: 2
The keyboard's communication cable is fitted with a female DB25
connector wired as follows:
Pin 1: Not used
Pin 2: RXD in
Pin 3: TXD out
Pin 4–6: Not used
Pin 7: Signal ground
Pin 8–15: Not used
Pin 16: + 5V
(must be enabled by a strap in the printer, see below)
Pin 17-25: Not used
Note that the keyboard requires +5V from the printer, which in
some cases must be enabled by a strap on the CPU-board or
interface board, see the Technical Manual or Installation & Opera-
tion manual for the printer model in question.
Communication
Information in this manual is subject to change without prior notice
and does not represent a commitment on the part of Intermec
Printer AB.
© Copyright Intermec PTC AB, 1998. All rights reserved. Pub-
lished in Sweden.
EasyCoder and Fingerprint are registered trademarks of Intermec
Technologies Corp.
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KEYBOARD MAPPING
Unshifted
Shift key
The Intermec External Keyboard is a standard computer keyboard,
which has been converted to produce characters according to
Intermec Fingerprint specifications. Therefore, some keys are
disabled, whereas others are engraved with misleading designa-
tions. Below, you will find illustrations of the keyboard, where the
decimal ASCII characters produced by the various keys or key
combinations are specified.
For information on how to use the keyboard in connection with an
EasyCoder 201 IISA or 501 SA printer, please refer to the manual
“Intermec Stand Alone Concept; Operating Instructions”.
Num
Lock
Caps
Lock
Scroll
Lock
27 14 18 20 19
189 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 48 43 39 39 8 47 42 45928
24 113 119 101 114 116 121 117 105 111 112 125 94
13
55 56 57127 29
97 115 100 102 103 104 106 107 108 124 123 52 53 54
43
60 122 120 99 118 98 110 109 44 46 45 49 50 51
13
23
32 48 4610 22 11
21 6 7 24 25 17 26 12 16 15
Num
Lock
Caps
Lock
Scroll
Lock
27 14 18 20 19
248 33 34 35 36 37 38 47 40 41 61 63 96 42 8 47 4530 28
24 81 87 69 82 84 89 85 73 79 80 93 126
13
31 29
65 83 68 70 71 72 74 75 76 92 91
43
62 90 88 67 86 66 78 77 59 58 95
25
23
32 10 22 11
21 6 7 24 25 17 26 12 16 1
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KEYBOARD MAPPING, cont'd.
Alt Gr key
Ctrl key
Num
Lock
Caps
Lock
Scroll
Lock
64 187 36 123 91 93 125 92
172
124
–
24 4
Alt Gr
The Alt Gr key is used to produce a third character (in addition to
the unshifted and shifted characters) in combination with such keys
that are engraved on the front side (marked with black above). No
other key (e.g. Shift, Ctrl or Caps Lock) should be activated
simultaneously.
Num
Lock
Caps
Lock
Scroll
Lock
27 14 18 20 19
8 928
24 1723 5 18202521 9 15162930
13
29
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262432221413
13
23
– – 10 22 11
21 6 7 24 25 17 26 12 16 – 15
Ctrl Ctrl
The keyboard can also produce unprintable characters in the range
below ASCII 32 decimal. Some of these characters are readily
available on dedicated keys, whereas other can be produced by
pressing the Ctrl key in connection with another key (marked with
black). Activation of other control keys (e.g. Shift, Alt Gr or Caps
Lock) has no consequence.
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KEYBOARD MAPPING, cont'd.
Caps Lock key
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Insert
Pause
Home
Num
Lock
Page
Up
Print
Screen
Scroll
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Num
Lock
Caps
Lock
Scroll
Lock
0
PgUp
End PgDn
Delete End
Page
Down
Enter
+
F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12
Esc
Ctrl CtrlAlt GrAlt
Caps Lock
A
S
D
F
G
H
J
K
L
Ö
Ä
The Caps Lock key affects the keys marked with black in the
illustration above. When Caps Lock is activated alone, all charac-
ters on the affected keys will be uppercase. In combination with
Shift, Caps Lock makes all affected characters lower-case. Acti-
vation of any other control character (e.g. Ctrl or Alt Gr) has no
consequence.
Disabled keys
F1
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Home
Insert
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Home
Num
Lock
Page
Up
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Screen
Scroll
Lock
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DelIns
Num
Lock
Caps
Lock
Scroll
Lock
0
PgUp
End PgDn
Delete End
Page
Down
Enter
+
F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12
Esc
Ctrl CtrlAlt GrAlt
Caps Lock
A
S
D
F
G
H
J
K
L
Ö
Ä
Character Sets
What printable character a certain key will produce depends on the
selected character set in the printer (default Roman 8). You can
select another character set by means of the NASC statement, see
the Intermec Fingerprint Reference manuals. The various character
sets are listed on the pages that follow.
2
"
@
Shifted
Unshifted Alt Gr
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KEYBOARD MAPPING, cont'd.
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Caps
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Scroll
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A
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D
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H
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KEYBOARD MAPPING, cont'd.
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Scroll
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Caps Lock
A
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G
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Caps
Lock
Scroll
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KEYBOARD MAPPING, cont'd.
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Caps
Lock
Scroll
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Caps Lock
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KEYBOARD MAPPING, cont'd.
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Caps
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Scroll
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