FAQ

P. M. Kidder & Associates, Ltd. * (814) 725-2401 * phil@pmkidder.com

1.	Can we have two Enterpads hooked up to one PC?
2.	Why doesn't my regular keyboard work even though it is connected to the Enterpad P120 and the Enterpad P120 is connected to the computer?
3.	When I want to transfer my configuration file to the Enterpad, my computer tells me that I have an error on a given line. Why can't I find any error on that line?
4.	Where do I find the SHIFT/LOAD position requested during the process of configuration of the Enterpad P120?
5.	Why do I get a "7" on my screen when I write in my configuration file?
6.	I want to make a special character like "é" with the numeric ASCII code 130 like 130 but it doesn't work. Why is this?
7.	Why can't I emulate "Control C" with the "Control" key on the right of the keyboard?
8.	Why can't my Enterpad keyboard differentiate upper case from lower case letters?
9.	Everything is fine when I turn my computer on. As soon as I press an Enterpad key that contains either , or inside its definition, my Enterpad keyboard and my regular keyboard become scrambled. What causes the scrambling?
10.	How do I get the "é" on a French-Canadian keyboard?
11.	Why must the first line of my configuration file always be <000=><delay 25>?
12.	Is it possible to use the Enterpad with Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista?

1 )	Can we have two Enterpads hooked up to one PC?

	If you have a Din 5 or MiniDin 6 pins version of the Enterpad, you may, most of the time, hook up two Enterpads on one PC. However, you will need to run some tests in order to insure that everything will work properly. It will depend on the characteristics of your computer's input keyboard port. If you have a USB version of the Enterpad, it is possible to hook up a series of Enterpads on one PC. In fact, you may hook up as many Enterpads as there is USB ports available.
2 )	Why doesn't my regular keyboard work even though it is connected to the Enterpad P120 and the Enterpad P120 is connected to the computer?

	The Enterpad P120 can either be programmed to stand alone or to operate in conjunction with your regular keyboard. To select the stand alone mode you must press SHIFT and maintain it in place while you press and release the KOFF key located on the last row of the Enterpad P120. To operate the Enterpad P120 in conjunction with the regular keyboard replace the KOFF key with the KON key. Of course, the last adjustment will be valid until further changes, even when the power is cut off.
3)	When I want to transfer my configuration file to the Enterpad, my computer tells me that I have an error on a given line. Why can't I find any error on that line?

	You are probably looking for the error on a given key and not on a given line. Please note that a key may be programmed on several lines or several keys may be programmed on one line.
4)	Where do I find the SHIFT/LOAD position requested during the process of configuration of the Enterpad P120?

	Your SHIFT and LOAD positions are both located on the illustrated positions on the bottom row of your Enterpad P120 keyboard. You must press SHIFT and maintain it in position while you press and release LOAD. The SHIFT/LOAD command is necessary to acknowledge the transfer to your Enterpad keyboard because the latter is plugged in series with your regular keyboard. The function SHIFT/LOAD breaks the serial link and allows the Enterpad keyboard to communicate directly with the main computer.
5)	Why do I get a "7" on my screen when I write in my configuration file?

	Your Enterpad keyboard automatically refers to the key "Home\7" on the numeric part of your regular keyboard when your configuration file indicates . Your computer may translate either "home" or "7" depending on whether or not the "NUMLOCK" key is activated. To eliminate this problem, you must write instead of . refers to the extended part of your keyboard and is not affected by the "NUMLOCK" status. The disadvantage resides in the fact that the extended keys take two bytes instead of one byte of memory in the Enterpad keyboard. This should not be a problem since the latter has approximately 8000 bytes available for your programming needs.
6)	I want to make a special character like "é" with the numeric ASCII code 130 like 130 but it doesn't work. Why is this?

	You should have written because this refers to the numeric pad instead of the top row numbers of your regular keyboard.
7)	Why can't I emulate "Control C" with the "Control" key on the right of the keyboard?

	The emulation of the three keys (ctrl, alt, shift), located on the right of the keyboard, is different than the ones on the left. In other words, the emulation is not made with two status. It is possible to insert keys between the pressure and the release of a key, which is not with two status, by sending the numeric codes in a direct way. Here are the numeric codes used to emulate the pressure and the release of the shift, ctrl and alt keys, located on the right of the keyboard. Pressing the right shift key: <out 89> Releasing the right shift key: <out 240><out 89> Pressing the right ctrl key: <out 224><out 20> Releasing the right ctrl key: <out 224><out 240><out 20> Pressing the right alt key: <out 224><out 17> Releasing the right alt key: <out 224><out 240><out 17> As an example, to emulate a capital letter "N" with the right shift key: <out 89>n<out 240><out 89>
8)	Why can't my Enterpad keyboard differentiate upper case from lower case letters?

	For example I want to emulate "Denis Lamarre" and the Enterpad emulates "denis lamarre" or "DENIS LAMARRE". (Denis is the owner of Cedeq Industries the manufacturer of Enterpads.) You have to know that the Enterpad keyboard, like your regular keyboard, never sends a letter; instead, it sends a number that identifies a specific key. Your computer then converts the appropriate letter in its appropriate status. This number is always the same regardless of the status of your "CAPS LOCK" key. So, to emulate "Denis Lamarre" you would have to write DENIS LAMARRE in your configuration file.
9)	Everything is fine when I turn my computer on. As soon as I press an Enterpad key that contains either , or inside its definition, my Enterpad keyboard and my regular keyboard become scrambled. What causes the scrambling?

	Scrambling occurs because the computer considers that the SHIFT, CONTROL or ALTERNATE keys are being held. For example, you may have tried to exit a program with Q instead of Q. The second is used to release the mode ALTERNATE. Were it not for this second command, the computer would consider that you are holding the key down. Holding this key down changes the configuration of all the other keys. Please note that these three keys are the only keys that require the activate and deactivate modes.
10)	How do I get the "é" on a French-Canadian keyboard?

	The Enterpad keyboard identifies the key positioned on the standard American keyboard, and not the key that is written on some keyboards. For example, the appropriate key for "é" on a French-Canadian keyboard is usually "/".
11)	Why must the first line of my configuration file always be <000=><delay 25>?

	The Enterpad P120 requires this first command to determine the initial and default reset speed of the transmission of your macro. Furthermore, when the command is used somewhere else in the configuration file, it resets the default speed, set on this first line. As a reference; if the number 25 was replaced by 389, the transmission speed would slow down to about 1 character per second.
12)	Is it possible to use the Enterpad with Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista?

	If you have a Din 5 or MiniDin 6 pins version of the Enterpad, you may use it with NT/2000 but you cannot configure it from NT/2000. You have to configure it from DOS or Windows 3.1/9x. To ensure security, unlike DOS or Windows 3.1/9x, Windows NT/2000 do not allow the configuration software to access the keyboard port. Of course, once a configuration has been downloaded from DOS or Windows 3.1/9x, this Enterpad version may be used without any problems with Windows NT/2000. It will operate like a regular keyboard with complex keystrokes. If you have a USB version of the Enterpad, it is possible to configure it from WinME/XP/2000/Vista since these Operating Systems support a USB Human Interface Device like the Enterpad.