In the example above, data received more than ms 2 seconds after the last data was captured will always be typed. This setting expands the ignore function. You can apply mathematical operations to values captured by key before they are typed into another program. This can be useful for unit conversions. Select "Multiply" and enter the factor e. Divisors do not have to be integers. Rounding options have to be specified for division see below. Rounding allows you to change the number of decimal places of the values which key types into your target application.
Enter the number of decimal places in the field 0 to 7 , leave empty to disable rounding. As of version 1. Usually, you'll want to use "half-up" rounding commonly taught in school, default mode in key or "half-even" rounding aka unbiased rounding, statistician's rounding. Please click on the names to see a detailed explanation with examples:. Affects the simulated keyboard output and lets you change the default delay of 20 milliseconds between characters to a value from 0 no delay to ms.
A value of 5ms will work on most systems, though you may have to increase it if your target application cannot handle the speed at which key simulates keystrokes :. Enables key to alternate between pressing two different keys after typing the value. Example: Your device sends three values in separate lines which are all captured by key. You want them to be typed in three rows:. To do so, end with "TAB" and alternate with "Enter" every "3" values :. In the output tab, you can select a confirmation sound for key to play each time a new value has been received and is being typed:.
This feature is particularly useful if the serial device you're using doesn't make any sound itself when transferring data or a device which always makes a sound as soon as the "data" key is pressed, even when no data is actually sent. You can also instruct key to abort auto-start if the previously used port is not longer available, minimize to the notification area often called "system tray" , display a notification after being minimized see image below and to skip the update check by checking or unchecking the corresponding boxes.
All settings made in key can be exported to or imported from a file:. Home Current: Documentation key. Supported operating systems and installation Supported operating systems: Microsoft Windows 11, 10, 8.
Basic setup and use of key Before starting key, please make sure that your serial device is switched on and connected to your PC! Choose COM port, device, interface parameters and terminator COM port Go to the input tab and choose the serial port COM port your device is connected to: You can also try to let key detect the port automatically by switching off all other serial devices and pressing the auto button only works with devices which support hardware handshaking :. Device key supports two basic types of devices.
It is important that you choose the right type: Numeric devices : Measuring instruments and other devices sending a number : Select this type if your goal is to capture a measurement value from your device e. Almost all devices in the list belong to this type. Text devices : Select this type if you want to capture a text string in its entirety e.
Text devices appear in italics in the device list. Currently, the name of all devices of this type starts with " Barcode ". Note: key is not certified for use in direct sales to the public. Adam CPWplus scales mode "trn 3". Adam label format for Adam Equipment scales and balances using a format designed for serial printers. Kern precision balances. Kern DS platform scales.
Kern FKB bench scales. Ohaus Scout Pro , Traveller and Navigator scales. Precisa scales and balances. Radwag scales and balances. Sartorius scales and balances. This only concerns key's simulated keystrokes. The decimal separator of the numbers sent from your device is automatically recognized. This setting is only available for "number" devices and disabled for " text " devices.
Please consult our extensive troubleshooting page if key does not work as expected. You must include an unnamed capture group in your expression in parentheses. Please select an appropriate device as your starting point: Most devices are meant to work with numerical values! Only the " Barcode alphanumeric" and "Barcode alphanumeric extended" devices can actually type a limited set of non-numerical characters. Example: Your device sends " When entering multiple characters, each single character will be removed.
Time limit This setting restricts the ignore function: If you enter a value in milliseconds , the ignore function will check how much time has passed since the last data was captured. Tolerance This setting expands the ignore function. The tolerance function was originally designed to be used with the "auto-print" functionality of some scales which do not require the weight to return to zero before automatically sending it again.
When using these scales, you may encounter the problem that the weight fluctuates between two values and is transmitted every time this happens even though the same object is still being weighed. By setting the tolerance to one display division, these unwanted values will be ignored by key. We recommend also setting a time limit so that you can still weigh two objects in a row which happen to have the same weight.
The tolerance function was not designed to be used with devices which send data continuously! The tolerance setting is not available if you've selected a text device in the input tab e. Steps 1 to 4 have to be completed only once, all settings are saved and loaded automatically. Step 5 can be automated in the Plus version auto-start. Have a look at our support forum to see how we used it to help many of our customers.
Our website also contains an extensive troubleshooting section which shows you how to solve all kinds of issues. The basic features of key are available for free. Simply download key to get started. Additional features require a Plus license , which you can easily purchase at any time immediate license key delivery. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you require a trial license for evaluation purposes. A separate key MU version is available for multi-user and multi-device use cases.
Finally, key Pro is a scriptable version of key which can be used for complicated scenarios. Current: Home Free RS to keyboard software. Virtual keyboard wedge Use key to capture data sent from a serial device and automatically enter it into any application as if you had typed it on your keyboard.
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