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SMART KEYBOARD

PROGRAMMABLE PRINTER CONTROLLER

PROGRAMMING
MANUAL
Smart Keyboard Programming Manual

z The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.

z Reproduction of this manual either in part of its entireties is forbidden.
z Note that the manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any injury or loss
incurred while using this manual.
Smart Keyboard Programming Manual

CONTENT
DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS..................................................................................................................... V

QUICK START................................................................................................................................................. 1

FEATURES OF SMART KEYBOARD.......................................................................................................... 2

SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 2

COMMUNICATION INTERFACE ............................................................................................................... 2

SAFETY REGULATION................................................................................................................................. 4

CHECK-LIST ................................................................................................................................................... 4

OPTIONS .......................................................................................................................................................... 4

KEYBOARD SETUP ....................................................................................................................................... 5

KEYBOARD OPERATION ............................................................................................................................ 5

POWER-ON UTILITIES ................................................................................................................................ 5

AUTO EXECUTION ....................................................................................................................................... 5

KEYBOARD INITIALIZATION ................................................................................................................... 5

KEYBOARD CONFIGURATION SETUP.................................................................................................... 6

KEYBOARD BIOS UPDATE ......................................................................................................................... 8

ON-LINE EDITING UTILITY ....................................................................................................................... 9

EXTEND FILES MANAGER....................................................................................................................... 10

EXECUTE DOWNLOADED BASIC PROGRAM..................................................................................... 10

USING SMART KEYBOARD ...................................................................................................................... 12

EDIT A PROGRAM....................................................................................................................................... 12

DOWNLOAD A PROGRAM ........................................................................................................................ 13

EXECUTE A PROGRAM ............................................................................................................................. 13

VARIABLES, CONSTANTS, FUNCTIONS, OPERATORS, AND EXPRESSIONS............................... 14

VARIABLES ................................................................................................................................................... 14

LONG INTEGER DATA TYPE VARIABLES............................................................................................. 14

FLOAT DATA TYPE VARIABLES .............................................................................................................. 15

DOUBLE FLOAT DATA TYPE VARIABLES ............................................................................................ 15

STRING VARIABLES ................................................................................................................................... 15

SYSTEM VARIABLES .................................................................................................................................. 15

FUNCTIONS .................................................................................................................................................. 16

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NUMERIC FUNCTIONS .............................................................................................................................. 16

STRING FUNCTIONS .................................................................................................................................. 16

OPERATORS.................................................................................................................................................. 16

ARITHMETIC OPERATORS ...................................................................................................................... 16

STRING OPERATORS ................................................................................................................................. 16

RELATIONAL OPERATORS ...................................................................................................................... 16

EXPRESSIONS .............................................................................................................................................. 17

ARITHMETIC EXPRESSIONS................................................................................................................... 17

STRING EXPRESSIONS .............................................................................................................................. 17

RELATIONAL EXPRESSIONS ................................................................................................................... 17

COMMANDS AND STATEMENTS............................................................................................................. 18

TSKL COMMANDS ...................................................................................................................................... 19

<ESC>!R ......................................................................................................................................................... 19

<ESC>!W ........................................................................................................................................................ 20

SOUND ............................................................................................................................................................ 21

CLS .................................................................................................................................................................. 22

CLEAR ............................................................................................................................................................ 23

CURSOR ......................................................................................................................................................... 24

LOCATE ......................................................................................................................................................... 25

PRINT[USING] .......................................................................................................................................... 26

INPUT.............................................................................................................................................................. 28

OUT ................................................................................................................................................................. 29

FOUT............................................................................................................................................................... 30

OUT USING.................................................................................................................................................... 31

DOWNLOAD.................................................................................................................................................. 32

EOP.................................................................................................................................................................. 33

OPEN............................................................................................................................................................... 34

CLOSE ............................................................................................................................................................ 35

KILL................................................................................................................................................................ 36

SEEK ............................................................................................................................................................... 37

READ............................................................................................................................................................... 38

WRITE ............................................................................................................................................................ 39

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GOSUBRETURN ....................................................................................................................................... 40

LOOP STATEMENTS ................................................................................................................................... 41

DO[EXITDO]LOOP .............................................................................................................................. 41

FOR[EXITFOR]NEXT.......................................................................................................................... 42

WHILEWEND............................................................................................................................................ 43

GOTO .............................................................................................................................................................. 44

PROGRAM-CONTROL STATEMENTS .................................................................................................... 45

IFTHENELSE......................................................................................................................................... 45

END ................................................................................................................................................................. 48

DIM.................................................................................................................................................................. 49

FREE ............................................................................................................................................................... 50

REM................................................................................................................................................................. 51

TSKL FUNCTIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 52

POS() ............................................................................................................................................................... 52

INKEY() .......................................................................................................................................................... 53

INP$() .............................................................................................................................................................. 54

EOF() ............................................................................................................................................................... 56

LOF() ............................................................................................................................................................... 57

ABS() ............................................................................................................................................................... 58

ASC() ............................................................................................................................................................... 59

LEN() ............................................................................................................................................................... 60

FRE() ............................................................................................................................................................... 61

INT() ................................................................................................................................................................ 62

VAL() ............................................................................................................................................................... 63

RND()............................................................................................................................................................... 64

CHR$() ............................................................................................................................................................ 65

FREAD$()........................................................................................................................................................ 66

LEFT$()........................................................................................................................................................... 67

RIGHT$() ........................................................................................................................................................ 68

MID$() ............................................................................................................................................................. 69

STR$().............................................................................................................................................................. 70

SPC$().............................................................................................................................................................. 71

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SYSTEM VARIABLES .................................................................................................................................. 72

YEAR............................................................................................................................................................... 72

MONTH .......................................................................................................................................................... 73

DATE ............................................................................................................................................................... 74

HOUR .............................................................................................................................................................. 75

MINUTE.......................................................................................................................................................... 76

SECOND ......................................................................................................................................................... 77

IDNUMBER$.................................................................................................................................................. 78

APPENDIX A LIMITATIONS OF KEYBOARD CONTROL LANGUAGE ........................................... 79

APPENDIX B ERROR MESSAGES............................................................................................................ 80

APPENDIX C RS-232 PIN CONFIGURATIONS....................................................................................... 83

OPERATION GUIDE .................................................................................................................................... 87

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Document Conventions
This manual uses the following typographic conventions

Examples of convention Description

Angle brackets, enclose mnemonic

<>
representations of ASCII control characters.
Square brackets, the data within square
[]
brackets is optional.
Ctrl Bold letters represent a key on the keyboard.
Two keys with a dash, means to press them
Ctrl-C
simultaneously.
Italic letters represent explanations given in the
Italic
context.
Bold Italic Note. Important information.

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Quick Start
1. Please verify if the pin configuration of keyboard COM1 port (keyboard
cable) is compatible with your printer COM port. If they are not compatible,
please refer to section Specification and Appendix A for more information.
2. Turn off printer power. Connect keyboard COM1 port to printer serial port.
3. Press F1 to setup the communication parameters of keyboard. Please refer
to section Keyboard Utilities for more information.
4. Press ALT-EXIT to reset keyboard. It is ready for downloading the program.
5. Key in the program as below:
CLS
PRINT HELLO !
A=INKEY()
END
NOTE: TSKL only accepts capital letters.
6. Save the file with filename of DEMO.BAS.
7. Select Utilities | Download File to download program file to keyboard.
Note: When download programs (*.BAS), please select BAS file
extension in the Download file dialog box.
8. A sharp and short beep sound means the file has been downloaded to
keyboard memory.
9. Press FORM key and to select the and to execute downloaded
program.
10. HELLO ! will be shown on the LCD display. Press any key to end the
program.
11. Press ALT-EXIT to reset printer.

Com1
Com2

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Features of SMART KEYBOARD

z 68 keys large keypad layout
z Big LCD screen (20 characters 2 lines)
z Additional RS-232 port for other input device
z Maximum 50 files can be stored in memory (SRAM and FLASH )
z Upload or download files through both serial port
z Real Time Clock (Y2K compatible)
z Built-in Euro logo (ASCII 176, 177)
z Floating point calculation
z Password locking security
z Auto execution function

Specifications
z Keyboard Unit
Size 261mm(L)142.2mm(W)31mm(H)
Weight 440g
LCD 20 characters 2 lines
Max Current 5V, 250mA
External Power 5V, 150mA
Operating
40F~104F (5C~40C)
Temperature
Storage Temperature -4F~140F (-20C~60C

z Memory
FLASH 512 KB for system, 1 MB for application

SRAM 128 KB for system, 128KB for application

Communication Interface
The available communication parameters for both 2 serial ports are listed as
below:
Baud rate: 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 bps
Parity check: none, even or odd
Data bits: 7 or 8
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Stop bit(s): 1 or 2

COM1 Port

The serial interface COM1 is a 9-pin, male D-style subminiature connector

with cable, the pin assignments are shown as below:

Pin Configuration
1 Power input 5 volts, 250mA
2 RxD
3 TxD
4 DTR
5 Ground
6 DSR
7 RTS
8 CTS
9 Connect with Pin1 internally

COM2 Port

The COM2 is a 9-pin, female D-style subminiature connector. The pin

assignments are shown as below:

Pin Configuration
1 Power input 5 volts, 250mA
2 TxD
3 RxD
4 DSR
5 Ground
6 DTR
7 CTS
8 RTS
9 Connect with Pin1 internally

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Safety Regulation
FCC Class A
CE Class A

Check-List
Verify the contents of the container according to the list below, if any parts are
missing, please contact your local representative.
z SMART KEYBOARD keyboard unit
z SMART KEYBOARD Users Manual
z 25 pin to 9 pin RS-232 converter
z 2 screws for SI thread
z Codepage stickers

Options
z External power set
AC adapter
Input: 110V AC or 220V AC
Output: 5V DC
RS-232 cable with power adapter jack

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Keyboard Setup
Please turn off printer power prior connecting keyboard COM1 port to printer.
COM2 port of keyboard is used for download files from PC or can be
connected to other input devices such as bar code scanner.

Keyboard Operation
z Power-on Utilities
Auto Execution
SMART KEYBOARD will execute the program automatically when
turning on power without pressing any key, If one of the downloaded
programs is named AUTO.BAS
Please presses ALT-F1 first to disable the auto execution functions
prior keyboard configuration setup, on-line editing, initialization and
extend files manager utilities if the auto execution file is downloaded in
keyboard.

Keyboard Initialization
Press the ALT-CLEAR while turning on printer power will initialize the
keyboard. All files stored in the SRAM will be deleted. Code page and
country codes are set to defaults value of 437 and 001 respectively.
Both of serial port communications parameters are set to 9600 bps,
none parity check, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit.

Items Default Parameters

COM1 Port 9600,N,8,1,Xon/Xoff
COM2 Port 9600,N,8,1,DSR/DTR
Country Code 001
Code Page 437
Key Sound On
ID Number* T.S.C.
Password* None
Note: The items with asterisk (*) cant be initialized.

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z Keyboard Configuration Setup

Keyboard configurations can be changed by pressing ALT-F1 keys. The
left and right arrow keys are used to select different parameters. Press
ENTER key to enable the selected parameter. Press EXIT to return to
upper level of menu.

COM1 SETUP

COM2 SETUP

DATE /TIME SETUP

Setup Utility
INFORMATION

UTILITY SETUP

PASSWORD SETUP

COM1, COM2 SETUP:

With COM1, COM2 SETUP, users can select different communication
parameter as well as handshaking to download or upload data.
DATE / TIME SETUP:
The built-in Real Time Clock is compatible with year 2000. The leap
year timing is automatic. The available setting of year is from 1950 to
2049.
INFORMATION:
The information lists the available memory (SRAM) in system and the
extended Flash memory status. If the extended memory is installed, it
shows 8M else None is shown on the display.
UTILITY SETUP:
The code page, country code and key sound on/off is set in UTILITY

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SETUP.
The available code pages and country code are listed as below:
Code pages
437: United States
850: Multilingual
852: Slavic
860: Portuguese
863: Canadian/French
865: Nordic
Country codes
001: USA
002: Canadian French
003: Spanish (Latin America)
031: Dutch
032: Belgian
033: French (France)
034: Spanish (Spain)
036: Hungarian
038: Yugoslavian
039: Italian
041: Switzerland
042: Slovak
044: United Kingdom
045: Danish
046: Swedish
047: Norwegian
048: Polish
049: Germany
055: Brazil
061: English (International)
351: Portuguese
358: Finnish
There is a beep sound after each key strokes. It can be disabled by
set the key sound off.
PASSWORD SETUP:
SMART KEYBOARD supports password security. With password
locked on, the download, uploads programs, on-line editing, deleting

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files, firmware upgrade and extend files manager will be disabled. The
maximum characters of password are up to 14 characters, which are
not case sensitive.
Note: If the password is lost, please contact the Customer
Service Department of your distributor or reseller.
SMART KEYBOARD provides another password namely ID Number,
which can be verified in the program. The allowable maximum number
of characters of ID number is 49. The ID number is not case sensitive.
The default ID number is T.S.C.

z Keyboard BIOS Update

Press ALT-SHIFT keys is used to enter the update BIOS utility.
Users can upgrade the BIOS by copying the firmware through specified
serial port to keyboard in DOS environment.
If the check sum of BIOS is not correct after upgraded, the UPDATE FAIL
will show on LCD screen. Please turn off power and enter upgrade mode
again.
If the upgrade process is successful, SMART KEYBOARD will boot
automatically.

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z On-Line Editing Utility

On-line editing utility can be acceded by press ALT-F2 keys. This feature is
useful for modifying programs in the field. The available maximum editing
characters are 79 characters x 250 lines. The upward and downward arrow
keys are used to scroll the files displayed on LCD screen. Enter key is
used to select program for editing. ALT-CLEAR keys are used to delete the
files stored in keyboard memory. F1 key is used to upload the files through
the specified serial port of keyboard to the connected device if the cursor is
stopped at selected file. Select New File and press Enter to editing a new
file. The available filename is up to 8 characters and 3 characters for
extension. Press F2 to save the file when completed editing.

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z Extend Files Manager

Extend Files Manager can be accessed by press ALT-D keys. Files stored
in flash memory are read only and file list, deleting, and download utility
must be operated through Extended Files Manager. The download and
delete files process will be different than files stored in standard memory.
The operations of Extended Files Manager is described as below:

LIST FILES

EXTEND FILES MANAGER ERASE FILES

DOWNLOAD FILES

LIST FILES:
All the files stored in Flash memory will be listed. The BASIC files
stored in Flash memory will also be listed in BASIC program file list
by press Form key.
ERASE FILES:
This utility delete all the files stored in Flash memory. The KILL
command cant delete files stored in Flash memory.
DOWNLOAD FILES:
Enter this utility before download files to Flash memory. Download
files either by DOS command or by SMART KEYBOARD Windows
software. Press EXIT key to exit download utility.
Note:
1. All files will be deleted when invoked DOWNLOAD FILES utility.
Copy all the files again although only one file is appended.
2. With password locked on, the utilities above will be disabled.

z Execute downloaded BASIC program

Press FORM key to list all the BASIC files stored in smart keyboard. The

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upper and downward arrow keys are used to scroll files displayed in LCD
screen. SMART KEYBOARD also supports hot key feature to find the
program. For example: If the program is named DEMO.BAS, press FORM
and then press D. It scrolls the files to the first one that begins with D
automatically. Execute the selected program by press ENTER key.

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Using SMART KEYBOARD

By the end of this section, you will be able to
1. Edit a TSKL program file on PC.
2. Download the program file to keyboard.
3. Execute the program.

Edit A Program
To edit a program file, you need a plain text editor, for example: DOS Editor, or
Windows NotePador

The following example is editing by general text editor.

1. Open a new text file.
2. Add the header at the first line of the file as listed below:
DOWNLOAD MYPROG.BAS
Where MYPROG.BAS is the file name to be stored in keyboard
memory.
3. Edit the program contents.
4. Insert a line of command at the end of program as below:
EOP
5. Save this file.

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Download A Program
Users can download the program by DOS command.
Connect PC and smart keyboard by board COM2 port.
Connect smart keyboard COM1 RS-232 cable to printer.

Download the program by DOS command:

Enter the commands as below:
C:\> MODE COM2 96,N,8,1
C:\> COPY MYPROG.BAS /B COM2
Where MYPROG.BAS is the name of program file, COM2 is the
serial port of PC.

A sharp and short beep sound means the file has been downloaded to
keyboard memory.

Execute A Program
Reset smart keyboard by pressing ALT-EXIT.
Press FORM to list program files.
Press and to select a program to execute.
If you want to interrupt the program, press ALT-EXIT.

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Variables, Constants, Functions, Operators, and

Expressions
The information in this chapter will help you to learn about variables, constants,
functions, operators, and expressions in TSKL. Variables and constants are
manipulated by operators to form expressions.

Variables
Variables are placeholders used to store values; they have names and data
types. The data type of a variable determines how the bits representing
those values are stored in the computer's memory. When you declare a
variable, you can also supply a data type for it. All variables have a data
type that determines what kind of data they can store.

The variable name in TSKL can vary from one to ten characters. The first
character must be a letter or an underscore with subsequent characters being
letters, numbers, or underscore. There are two categories of variables in TSKL:
numeric data type and string data type.
TSKL supplies several numeric data types: long integer, float and double float.
Then maximum numbers of variable available in one program is listed as
following:
z 200 long integer and float data type variables
z 100 double float data type variables
z 50 string data type variables
The range of data types in the system are listed as below:
Data Type Identifier Byte Range Significant digits
Long integer % 4 -2147483648 to 2147483647 10
Float N/A 4 -9999999 to 9999999 7
-999999999999999 to
Double float # 8 15
999999999999999
String $ 256 254 characters N/A

Long Integer Data Type Variables

The % identifier is used to declare a long integer variable by placing the
% at the end of variable name. For example, A% and SUM% are integer
variables.

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Float Data Type Variables

The default data type in TSKL is float data type. If no identifier is placed
at the end of variable name. The variable will be treated as float data type
in the system. For example, A and B are float variables. The precision of
float data type is to 6 digits.

Double Float Data Type Variables

The # identifier is used to declare a double float variable by placing the
# at the end of variable name. For example, A# and SUM# are floating
point variables. The precision of double float data type is to 15 digits.

String Variables
The $ identifier is used to declare a string variable by placing the $ at
the end of variable name. For example, A$ and TITLE$ are string
variables. Each string variable can store 254 byte of data.

System Variables
System variables are the data maintained by smart keyboard. For
example, Real Time Clock.
All the system variables are listed below:
YEAR
MONTH
DATE
HOUR
MINUTE
SECOND
IDNUMBER$

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Functions
Functions are built-in procedures or subroutines used to evaluate, make
calculations on, or transform data.

Functions used in TSKL can be grouped into numeric functions, string

functions. For more information, please refer to TSKL Functions.

Numeric Functions
Numeric functions include integral functions and floating point functions.
For example, INT(), ASC().

String Functions
String functions include string conversion, string manipulation. For
example, RIGHT$(), STR$().

Operators
The operators used in TSKL can be grouped into numeric operators, string
operators and relational operators.

Arithmetic Operators
Arithmetic operators: +, -, *, /.

String Operators
String operators: +.

Relational Operators
Relational operators: >, =, <, <>,>=,<=

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Expressions
Operators, constants, and variables are the constituents of expressions. An
expression in TSKL is any valid combination of these pieces. There are three
kinds of expressions in TSKL.

Arithmetic Expressions
Arithmetic expressions can be integral expression or floating point
expression, depends on the calculation value. In integral expression,
floating point operands will be converted to integer, and vice versa.

String Expressions
There is only one operator in string expression, +, that is, add a string to
another string.

Relational Expressions
The relational expressions are used to determine the relationship of one
quantity to another. The result is true if the value is non-zero, otherwise, it
is false.

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Commands and Statements

Commands instruct smart keyboard to work accordingly. Sometimes,
commands followed by one or several parameters, For example, INPUT A$.
For more information refer to the command in this programming manual..
A statement is composed of one command or several commands, For
example, IFTHENELSE.

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TSKL Commands
<ESC>!R
Description
This command is used to reset the keyboard. Keyboard will search for
AUTO.BAS auto execution program first after reset.

Syntax
<ESC>!R

Remarks
<ESC> is ASCII 27 escape character.

Example
N/A

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<ESC>!W
Description
This command is used to upgrade the firmware. Keyboard will enter BIOS
upgrade mode after receive this command and disable to execution of
AUTO.BAS program.

Syntax
<ESC>!W

Remarks
N/A

Example
N/A

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SOUND
Description
Turn the speaker on at the specified frequency of interval.

Syntax
SOUND frequency, interval

where
Frequency: 0~15
Interval: 0~65535

Remarks
N/A

Example
DOWNLOAD SOUND.BAS
FOR F=0 TO 15
FOR I=0 TO 65535
SOUND F,I
FOR J=1 TO 10
NEXT J
NEXT I
NEXT F
EOP

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CLS
Description
Clears the LCD display.

Syntax
CLS

Remarks
CLS clears the LCD and places the cursor in the upper left corner. (at
position 0,0)

Example
DOWNLOAD "CLS.BAS"
PRINT "THIS WORD WILL BE CLEARED"
FOR I = 1 TO 5000
NEXT I
CLS
FOR I = 1 TO 2000
NEXT I
PRINT "PLEASE PRESS ANY KEY "
K= INKEY()
EOP

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CLEAR
Description
Remove all the declared variables, arrays, and opened files in the
program from memory.

Syntax
CLEAR

Remarks
N/A

Example
CLEAR

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CURSOR
Description
Select cursor appearance.

Syntax
CURSOR mode

Remarks
The available modes of cursor are listed below:
0: Hides the cursor.
1: Block with blinked cursor.
2: Fixed Underline cursor.
3: Block blinked and underline fixed cursor. (default)

Example
CURSOR 1

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LOCATE
Description
Position cursor in LCD display.

Syntax
LOCATE x, y

Remarks
LOCATE moves the cursor to the given position in LCD display. If the
coordinates are invalid, the command will be ignored.
The available value of x parameter is between 0 to 79.
The available value of y parameter is 0 and 1. Where 0 and 1 is the first
line and the second line of LCD display respectively.

Example
DOWNLOAD "LOCATE.BAS"
PRINT "ENTER POSITION: (0<NUM<79)"
INPUT "",A$
B=VAL(A$)
LOCATE B,1
Cur_pos = POS()
PRINT "CURSOR POSITION "+STR$(Cur_pos)
END
EOP

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PRINT[USING]
Description
PRINT command is used to output the numeric and strings to LCD
display. TSKL also supports formatted output to LCD display by PRINT
USING command.
The available maximum numbers of specified format for PRINT USING
command is 15.

Syntax
PRINT list of expression[;]

Specify the numeric data output format:

PRINT USING ###.##,A

Specify the string data output format:

PRINT USING \ \,A$

Remarks
A blank line is displayed on LCD if there is no expressions after the
PRINT command. The PRINT USING command sends 0D 0A ( carriage
return and line feed) at the end of the expression if no ; (semicolon) is at
the end of the expression. The , (comma) is used to separate the values
by 8 spaces. There are no spaces between the two values if the ;
(semicolon) is used between the two expressions. If ; (semicolon) is the
last character of PRINT statement, the cursor will stop in this line.
The # (pound sign) and \ (back slash) is used to specify the output
format of numeric data and string data respectively. If the actual value is
greater that the specified format, a % (percent) sign will be paced at the
end of value.

Example
DOWNLOAD "P_USING.BAS"
B=123.45
PRINT 12+3;ASC("A")
K=INKEY()
PRINT USING "####.##",B
END

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EOP

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INPUT
Description
Input numeric or string from keyboard keypad or COM2 port and assign
them to variables.

Syntax
INPUT prompt; variables

Remarks
Prompt must be a string constant. Variable list contains the variable
names to be assigned.
The input value will pass to the variable if ENTER key is pressed. The
other input devices such bar code scanner can be connected to the
COM2 port of keyboard to get data instead of key in data by keyboard.

Example
DOWNLOAD "INPUT.BAS"
PRINT "ENTER YOUR NAME:"
INPUT "",ITEM$
PRINT "YOUR NAME IS "+ITEM$
K=INKEY()
EOP

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OUT
Description
Output data stream from keyboard serial port.

Syntax
OUT port; list of expressions[;]

Remarks
Port specifies the serial port to send data. It can be 0 (keyboard COM1)
or 1 (keyboard COM2). List of expressions consists of string or numeric
expression separated by semicolons. The OUT command sends 0D0A
(carriage return and line feed) at the end of the expression except that
the semicolon is used. (, (comma) also sends 0D0A to serial port)

Example
DOWNLOAD "OUT.BAS"
C$=CHR$(34)
PRINT "ENTER YOUR NAME:"
INPUT "",A$
OUT 1;"YOUR NAME IS ";A$
OUT 0;"TEXT10,10,"+ C$+"4"+ C$+",0,1,1,"+ C$+"YOUR NAME IS
"+A$+ C$
OUT 0;"PRINT 1,1"
PRINT "PRESS ANYKEY TO LEAVE"
K=INKEY()
EOP

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FOUT
Description
Output specified file from keyboard serial port.

Syntax
FOUT Port, FileHandle, FileSize

Remarks
Port specifies the serial port to send data. It can be 0 (keyboard COM1)
or 1 (keyboard COM2). The number of FileHandle is between 0~14.
FileSize is expressed in bytes.

Example
DOWNLOAD "DATA1.DAT",137,
SIZE 4,2.5
GAP 0,0
SPEED 3
DENSITY 10
CLS
TEXT 10,10,"4",0,1,1,"FOUT TEST"
BARCODE 10,50,"39",100,1,0,2,5,"123456"
PRINT 1,1

DOWNLOAD "FOUT.BAS"
OPEN "DATA1.DAT" FOR INPUT AS #1
FOUT 1,1,137
SEEK #1,0
FOUT 0,1,137
CLOSE #1
EOP

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OUT USING
Description
Output formatted data stream from keyboard serial port.

Syntax
OUT port USING format,list of expressions[;]

Remarks
Port specifies keyboard serial port to send data. It can be 0 (keyboard
COM1) or (keyboard COM2) port.
List of expressions consists of string or numeric expression separated by
semicolons. The OUT USING command sends 0D0A (carriage return and
line feed) at the end of the expression except that the semicolon (;) is
used. Comma (,) also sends 0Dh 0Ah to serial port

Example
DOWNLOAD "O_USING.BAS"
A=123.45
B$="TSC-PRINTER"
OUT 1 USING "######.## ",A
OUT 1 USING "\ \",B$
EOP

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DOWNLOAD
Description
The DOWNLOAD keyword is the identifier to save files into keyboard
memory . There are two types of file that can be downloaded into
keyboard memory: program file and data file.

Syntax
Program file:
DOWNLOAD FILENAME.BAS
File contents
EOP

Data file:
DOWNLOAD FILENAME, FILESIZE,<DATA FILE>

Remarks
The maximum character of filename is up to 8 characters and extension
is up to 3 characters.
The extension of program file must be BAS.
Data file can be any format of file. 0D 0A is used as separator of each
data for text dada file.
The FILESIZE parameter is calculated by bytes.

Example
Program file:
DOWNLOAD DEMO.BAS
CLS
PRINT This is a test
EOP

Data file:
DOWNLOAD DEMO.DAT,10,0123456789

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EOP
Description
End of program. The keyword must be placed at the end of program file
is the DOWNLOAD keyword is used in the program.

Syntax
EOP

Remarks
N/A

Example
DOWNLOAD EOP.BAS
CLS
PRINT This is a test
EOP

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OPEN
Description
To establish file handles for file access. 15 files can be access in one
program.

Syntax
OPEN filename FOR mode AS #FileHandle.

Remarks
Filename is the name of the file.
Mode parameter specified the file operation mode. It can be :
INPUT : Position to the beginning of the file and this file is read
only. If the file does not exist, The File not found error is
displayed on LCD display.
OUTPUT : Position to the beginning of the file, and this file is
write only. If the file does not exist, a new file is
created.
APPEND: Append characters to the end of file.
FileHandle is a constant number or expression result, between 0 and 14.

Remember to close the file handle when the file is no longer used.

Example
DOWNLOAD "DATA1.DAT",135,
SIZE 4,2.5
GAP 0,0
SPEED 3
DENSITY 10
CLS
TEXT 10,10,"4",0,1,1,",OPEN TEST"
BARCODE 10,50,"39",100,1,0,2,5,"123456"
PRINT 1,1

DOWNLOAD "OPEN.BAS"
OPEN "DATA1.DAT" FOR INPUT AS #1
FOUT 1,1,135
SEEK #1,0
FOUT 0,1,135
CLOSE #1
EOP

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CLOSE
Description
To clear file handles.

Syntax
CLOSE #FileHandle

Remarks
FileHandle must be constant number which the file is opened.

Example
DOWNLOAD "DATA1.DAT",136,
SIZE 4,2.5
GAP 0,0
SPEED 3
DENSITY 10
CLS
TEXT 10,10,"4",0,1,1,"CLOSE TEST"
BARCODE 10,50,"39",100,1,0,2,5,"123456"
PRINT 1,1

DOWNLOAD "CLOSE.BAS"
OPEN "DATA1.DAT" FOR INPUT AS #1
FOUT 1,1,136
SEEK #1,0
FOUT 0,1,136
CLOSE #1
EOP

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KILL
Description
To delete file(s) in keyboard memory.

Syntax
KILL filename
KILL *.*
KILL *

Remarks
Filename can be any file in the memory.
Wild card (*) supports all files only.
The file must be closed before deleting.

Example
KILL DEMO.BAS
KILL *.*
KILL *

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SEEK
Description
Reposition a file pointer in specified file buffer.

Syntax
SEEK #FileHandle, offset.

Remarks
Offset is the number from the beginning of file to the new position.

Example
DOWNLOAD "DATA1.DAT",135,
SIZE 4,2.5
GAP 0,0
SPEED 3
DENSITY 10
CLS
TEXT 10,10,"4",0,1,1,"SEEK TEST"
BARCODE 10,50,"39",100,1,0,2,5,"123456"
PRINT 1,1

DOWNLOAD "SEEK.BAS"
OPEN "DATA1.DAT" FOR INPUT AS #1
SEEK #1,14
FOUT 0,1,135
FOUT 1,1,135
CLOSE #1
EOP

(Notice)
1. Printer or PC will receive the below commands, because it begins from
15th byte to the end of file.
2. The 14 bytes of SEEK means SIZE 4,2.5 10 bytes and ODh OAh x2

GAP 0,0
SPEED 3
DENSITY 10
CLS
TEXT 10,10,"4",0,1,1,"SEEK TEST"
BARCODE 10,50,"39",100,1,0,2,5,"123456"
PRINT 1,1

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READ
Description
Read data from data file and assign them to variables.

Syntax
READ #FileHandle; list of variables.

Remarks
FileHandle specifies the file to read data from.
The variables store the data read from the FileHandle.

Example
DOWNLOAD "READ.BAS"
OPEN "DATA" FOR INPUT AS #1
READ #1;A$;A
CLOSE #1
PRINT A$
K=INKEY()
PRINT A
END

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WRITE
Description
Write data to an opened file.

Syntax
WRITE #FileHandle; list of expressions.

Remarks
FileFandle specifies the file to write data to.
The variables are used to write data to opened data file.

Example
DOWNLOAD "WRITE.BAS"
OPEN "DATA" FOR OUTPUT AS #1
WRITE #1;"THIS IS (WRITE) TEST"
WRITE #1;"12345678"
CLOSE #1
PRINT "WRITE OK!"
END
EOP

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GOSUBRETURN
Description
To branch to, return from a subroutine.

Syntax
GOSUB label
Statement block1
Label:
Statement block2
RETURN

Remarks
Label is a tag to mark a specified position in the program. The available
maximum label name is 20 characters. A return statement will cause the
program return to the statement following the GOSUB statement.
The total numbers of GOSUBRETURN statement cant exceed than 40
in one program.

Example
DOWNLOAD "GOSUB.BAS"
PRINT "MAIN ROUTINE (START)"
K=INKEY()
GOSUB SUB1
PRINT "MAIN ROUTINE (END)"
END
SUB1:
PRINT "SUBROUTINE"
K=INKEY()
RETURN
EOP

The execution result should look like as following.

OK
MAIN ROUTINE
SUBROUTINE
MAIN ROUTINE

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Loop Statements
Loop statements allow program to execute one or more lines of code
repetitively. The loop statements that TSKL supports include:
DOLOOP
FORNEXT
WHILEWEND

DO[EXITDO]LOOP
Description
Use a DO loop to execute a block of statements by an indefinite number
of times. There are several variations of DOLOOP statement, but each
evaluates a numeric condition to determine whether to continue
execution.

Syntax
DO {WHILE | LOOP}
Statements
{EXITDO}
LOOP

DO
Statements
{EXITDO}
LOOP {WHILE | LOOP}

Or
DO
Statements
{EXITDO}
LOOP

Remarks
The total numbers of nested DOLOOP statement in one program can
not exceed than 40 levels.

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The maximum numbers of nested IFTHENELSE, FORNEXT,

WHILEWEND, and DOLOOP statements in one program is up to 40
levels.

Example
DOWNLOAD "DOLOOP.BAS"
A=0
DO WHILE A<10
A=A+1
PRINT A
K=INKEY()
LOOP
PRINT "EXIT"
END
EOP

FOR[EXITFOR]NEXT
Description
To execute a series of instructions by a specified number of times in a

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loop.

Syntax
FOR variable= I TO J [STEP K]
statements
NEXT variable

Remarks
I, J, K are numeric expressions
I: The initial value of the counter
J: The final value of the counter
K: The increment of the counter. If K parameter is ignored, the default
increment is 1.
The maximum numbers of IFTHENELSE, FORNEXT,
WHILEWEND, and DOLOOP statements available in one program is
up to 40.

Example
The following sample program prints out the sum of numbers between 1
and 10 :
DOWNLOAD "FOR.BAS"
SUM=0
FOR I=1 TO 10
SUM=SUM+I
PRINT SUM
K=INKEY()
NEXT I
END
EOP

WHILEWEND
Description
To execute a series of statements in a loop until the given condition is
false.

Syntax
WHILE expression

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statements
WEND

Remarks
If expression is true the program will be executed until the WEND
statement is encountered, then return to the WHILE statement to check
again, as encountering a false condition, program will branch to the
statement following the WEND.

The total numbers of nested WHILEWEND statement in one program

can not exceed than 40 levels.
The maximum numbers of nested IFTHENELSE, FORNEXT,
WHILEWEND, and DOLOOP in one program is up to 40 levels.

Example
DOWNLOAD "WHILE.BAS"
A=1
WHILE A<10
PRINT "A= "+STR$(A)
A=A+1
K=INKEY()
WEND
EOP

GOTO
Description
Branches from program to a specified block of statements.

Syntax
GOTO label

Remarks
Label is a tag to mark a specified position in the program.

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The maximum characters of the label name are limited to 20 characters.

The total numbers of GOTO statement in a program can not exceed than
200.

Example
DOWNLOAD "IF.BAS"
BEGIN:
PRINT "LOOK HERE"
K=INKEY()
CLS
PRINT "REPEAT?(y/n)"
v_CHAR = INKEY()
IF v_CHAR=89 THEN
CLS
GOTO BEGIN
ELSE IF v_CHAR=121 THEN
CLS
GOTO BEGIN
ENDIF
PRINT "Press key to quit!"
SOUND 5,10000
END
EOP

Program-Control Statements
The program-control statements are the essence of any computer
language because they govern the flow of program execution.
program-control statements may be separated into two categories:
IFTHEN
IFTHENELSE

IFTHENELSE

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Description
Use an IFTHEN block to execute one or more statements conditionally.
You can use either a single-line syntax or multiple-line block syntax:

Syntax
IF condition THEN statement
Notice that the single-line form of IFTHEN does not use an ENDIF
statement.

IF condition THEN
Statements
ENDIF

IF condition THEN
Statements
ELSE
Statements
ENDIF

IF condition1 THEN
Statement block 1
ELSEIF condition2 THEN
Statement block 2
ELSE
Statement block n
ENDIF

Remarks
If the result of the expression is nonzero, the statement following THEN
will be executed. If the result of the expression is zero, and the statement
following the ELSE present, it will be executed. Otherwise the next line of
statement is executed.

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If there are block of statements in IFTHEN ELSE, ENDIF must be

used at the end of the IFTHENELSE statement.
Limitations:
The total numbers of nested IFTHENELSE statement in a program
can not exceed than 40 levels.
The total numbers of IFTHENELSE, FORNEXT, WHILEWEND,
and DOLOOP in a program can not exceed than 40 levels.

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END
Description
Terminates the program execution.

Syntax
END

Remarks
END statement may be placed anywhere in a program to terminate the
execution.
With END statement, all variables will be released from memory and
closed file handles.

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DIM
Description
An array is a collection of variables of the same type that is referenced by
a common name. DIM statement is used to declare the array variables of
integer, float and double float data types. The lowest address corresponds
to the first element, and the highest address to the last element. A specific
element in an array is accessed by an index.

Syntax
DIM variable (subscripts)[, variable (subscripts), ]

Remarks
The base of an array index always begins from 0. For example, DIM
A(10), there are totally 11 elements of variable A (0 to 10).
Do not duplicate declare array in the program without executing the
FREE statement.
The DIM statement sets all the elements of specified arrays to an initial
value of numbers to zero and strings to null string.
The total numbers of array elements (no matter what kind of data type)
cannot exceed than 200 elements.
The available maximum array variable name is 10 characters.
The maximum dimensions of an array variables is 3 dimension.
Example
DOWNLOAD "DIM.BAS"
DIM A(8),B(8)
FOR I=0 TO 8
A(I)=I+1
FOR J=0 TO 8
B(J)=J+1
OUT 1; A(I);"*";B(J);"=";A(I)*B(J)
NEXT J
NEXT I
PRINT PRESS ANY KEY!
END
FREE A
FREE B
EOP

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FREE
Description
Eliminates array variables from memory.

Syntax
FREE dimension variable

Remarks
Arrays can be re-dimensioned after they are freed, or the memory space
previously allocated to the array may be used for other purposes. If an
attempt is made to re-dimension an array without first freeing it, an error
occurs.

Example
DOWNLOAD "DIM.BAS"
DIM A(8),B(8)
FOR I=0 TO 8
A(I)=I+1
FOR J=0 TO 8
B(J)=J+1
OUT 1; A(I);"*";B(J);"=";A(I)*B(J)
NEXT J
NEXT I
END
FREE A
FREE B
EOP

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REM
Description
Inserts explanatory remarks in a program.

Syntax
REM comments

Remarks
REM statements are not executed.

Example
REM *** this is an example ***
DOWNLOAD REMB.BAS
PRINT YOU WILL NOT SEE REM
REM *** REM ***
END
EOP

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TSKL Functions

POS()
Description
Gets the current position of the cursor on LCD display.

Syntax
POS()

Remarks
This function returns the value between 0~79.

Example
DOWNLOAD "POS.BAS"
PRINT "ENTER POSITION: (0<NUM<79)"
INPUT "",A$
B=VAL(A$)
LOCATE B,1
Cur_pos = POS()
PRINT "CURSOR POSITION "+STR$(Cur_pos)
END
EOP

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INKEY()
Description
To return the ASCII code of the character read from keyboard. The
returned ASCII code will not shown on LCD display.

ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII

A 65 a 97 1 49 SPACE 32 - 45
B 66 b 98 2 50 Back space 8 + 43
C 67 c 99 3 51 EXIT 5 24
D 68 d 100 4 52 CLEAR 9 25
E 69 e 101 5 53 / 47 27
F 70 f 102 6 54 ; 59 26
G 71 g 103 7 55 , 44 F1 6
H 72 h 104 8 56 F2 7
I 73 I 105 9 57 FORM 4
J 74 j 106 0 48 ENTER 13
K 75 k 107
L 76 l 108
M 77 m 109
N 78 n 110
O 79 o 111
P 80 p 112
Q 81 q 113
R 82 r 114
S 83 s 115
T 84 t 116
U 85 u 117
V 86 v 118
W 87 w 119
X 88 x 120
Y 89 y 121
Z 90 z 122

Syntax
INKEY( )

Remarks

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All tasks are pending until a key is pressed.

Example

DOWNLOAD "IF.BAS"
BEGIN:
PRINT "LOOK HERE"
K=INKEY()
CLS
PRINT "REPEAT?(y/n)"
v_CHAR = INKEY()
IF v_CHAR=89 THEN
CLS
GOTO BEGIN
ELSE IF v_CHAR=121 THEN
CLS
GOTO BEGIN
ENDIF
PRINT "Press key to quit!"
SOUND 5,10000
END
EOP

INP$()
Description
To return one byte that received from serial port.

Syntax
INP$(expression)

Remarks
The result of the expression must be numeric. (0 or 1)

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0: COM1 (Serial port with cable on keyboard)

1: COM2 (Serial port mount on keyboard)
The returned value is a string

Example
DOWNLOAD "INP.BAS"
REM *****Total Milage*****
PRINT "******Distence******"
Milage1$=""
OUT 0;"~!@"
Milage2$=""
DO
Milage2$=INP$(0)
IF ASC(Milage2$)=13 THEN EXITDO
Milage1$=Milage1$+Milage2$
LOOP
PRINT Milage1$
END
EOP

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EOF()
Description
To return nonzero when the end of a file has been reached, or to return 0
if the end of file (EOF) has not been found.

Syntax
EOF(file number)

Remarks
If file pointer points to the end of the file, EOF returns non-zero.

Example
DOWNLOAD "DATA",10,1234567890
DOWNLOAD "EOF.BAS"
OPEN "DATA" FOR INPUT AS #1
C=0
Repeat:
IF EOF(1)>0 THEN GOTO End_of_file
READ #1;A
C=C+1
GOTO Repeat
End_of_file:
PRINT "PRESS ANY KEY!"
END
EOP

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LOF()
Description
To return the size of file.

Syntax
LOF(FileHandle)

Remarks
An integer is returned to indicate the size of file

Example
DOWNLOAD "LOF.BAS"
OPEN "DATA" FOR APPEND AS #1
WRITE #1;"ABC"
File_length = LOF(1)
PRINT "File_length= "+STR$(File_length)
CLOSE #1
END
EOP

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ABS()
Description
To return the absolute value of the expression.

Syntax
ABS(expression)

Remarks
The result of the expression must be numeric.

Example
DOWNLOAD "ABS.BAS"
X=ABS(5-12)
PRINT "Absolute value: "+X
K=INKEY()
X=5-12
PRINT "Value: "+X
END
EOP

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ASC()
Description
To return the value of the ASCII code for the first character of the
expression.

Syntax
ASC(expression)

Remarks
The result of the expression must be a string.

Example
DOWNLOAD "ASC.BAS"
PRINT "*** INPUT YOUR WORD ***"
INPUT "Only one world: ",A$
X=ASC(A$)
PRINT "ASCII code value "+STR$(X)+" = "+A$
END
EOP

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LEN()
Description
To return the length of the string.

Syntax
LEN(string expression)

Remarks
The maximum returned string length is 255.

Example
DOWNLOAD "LEN.BAS"
BEGIN:
PRINT "HOW MANY DIGITS?"
INPUT "ABC-DEF ",A$
X=LEN("ABC-DEF")
IF A$=STR$(X) THEN
PRINT "CORRECT! ANSWER IS "+X
ELSE
PRINT "WRONG! ANSWER IS "+STR$(X)
ENDIF
END
EOP

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FRE()
Description
Return the size of free memory.

Syntax
FRE( )

Remarks
It calculates and returns an integer to indicate free memory size of
keyboard in K Bytes.

Example
DOWNLOAD "FRE.BAS"
A=FRE( )
PRINT "REMAIN SPACE: "+STR$(A)+" K bytes"
END
EOP

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INT()
Description
To truncate an expression to an integral number.

Syntax
INT(expression)

Remarks
The result of the expression must be numeric.

Example
DOWNLOAD "INT.BAS"
PRINT "INTEGER OF 5/2 = ?"
K=INKEY()
A=INT(5/2)
PRINT "ANSWER IS: "+STR$(A)
END
EOP

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VAL()
Description
To return the numerical value of the string expression.

Syntax
VAL(expression)

Remarks
The result of the expression must be a string.

Example
DOWNLOAD "VAL.BAS"
PRINT "A=123, B=321, A+B=?"
K=INKEY()
A=VAL("123")
B=VAL("321")
C=A+B
PRINT "A+B= "+STR$(C)
END
EOP

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RND()
Description
RND returns a number between 0 and 1

Syntax
A=RND()

Remarks
N/A

Example
DOWNLOAD "RND.BAS"
A=RND()
PRINT STR$(A)
K=INKEY()
EOP

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CHR$()
Description
To return the ASCII character of the numerical expression.

Syntax
CHR$(expression)

Remarks
The result of the expression must be numeric.

Example
DOWNLOAD "CHR.BAS"
PRINT "*** INPUT YOUR VALUE ***"
INPUT " ",A
X$=CHR$(A)
PRINT "ASCII character "+X$+" = "+STR$(A)
END
EOP

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FREAD$()
Description
To read a number of bytes from specified file.

Syntax
FREAD$ (FileHandle, count)

Remarks
Count is the number of data bytes. Maximum count size is 255.

Example
DOWNLOAD "DATA",10,1234567890
DOWNLOAD "FREAD.BAS"
OPEN "DATA" FOR INPUT AS #1
SEEK #1,5
A$=FREAD$(1,5)
CLOSE #1
PRINT A$
END
EOP

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LEFT$()
Description
To return a number of the leftmost characters of the string expression.

Syntax
LEFT$(expression, count)

Remarks
The result of the expression must be a string.
Count is the number of the leftmost characters.

Example
DOWNLOAD "LEFT.BAS"
A$=CHR$(34)
PRINT "LEFT("+A$+"123456"+A$+",3) =?"
B$=LEFT$("123456",3)
K=INKEY()
PRINT B$
K=INKEY()
EOP

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RIGHT$()
Description
To return a number of the rightmost characters of the string expression.

Syntax
RIGHT$(expression, count)

Remarks
The result of the expression must be a string.
Count is the number of the rightmost characters.

Example
DOWNLOAD "RIGHT.BAS"
A$=CHR$(34)
PRINT "RIGHT$("+A$+"123456"+A$+",3) =?"
B$=RIGHT$("123456",3)
K=INKEY()
PRINT B$
K=INKEY()
EOP

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MID$()
Description
To return a number of characters begin from the starting parameter to the
specified length.

Syntax
MID$(String, Starting, Length)

Remarks
String: Can be a string or expression
Start: Character position in string at which the part to be taken begins. If
start is greater than the number of characters in string, Mid returns a
zero-length string ("").
Length: The numbers of characters to be returned.

Example
DOWNLOAD "MID.BAS"
A$=CHR$(34)
PRINT "MID$("+A$+"123456"+A$+",3,3) =?"
B$=MID$("123456",3,3)
K=INKEY()
PRINT B$
K=INKEY()
EOP

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STR$()
Description
Returns a string representation of a number.

Syntax
STR$(expression)

Remarks
The result of the expression must be a numeric.
Note: STR$() function can not be included in other functions.
Example: VAL(STR$(123)

Example
DOWNLOAD "STRING.BAS"
PRINT "1+2+3+4+5=?"
K=INKEY()
SUM=1+2+3+4+5
SUM$=STR$(SUM)
PRINT "SUM= "+SUM$
K=INKEY()
EOP

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SPC$()
Description
To insert a number of spaces in a string.

Syntax
SPC$(expression)

Remarks
The result of the expression must be numeric.

Example
DOWNLOAD "SPACE.BAS"
PRINT "PRICE";SPC$(5);"123.5"
K=INKEY()
EOP

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System Variables
YEAR
Description
Set and returns the year of Real Time Clock. The available numbers to set
YEAR variable begins from 00 to 99. The returned data iis a 4 digits
number. Ex: 1998,2001.

Syntax
YEAR=nn
Where
nn=00~99

A=YEAR

Remarks
The Real Time Clock is Year 2000 compatible.

Example
DOWNLOAD "YEAR.BAS"
YEAR$=STR$(YEAR)
PRINT "YEAR "+YEAR$
K=INKEY()
YEAR$=MID$(YEAR$,3,2)
PRINT "YEAR "+YEAR$
K=INKEY()
EOP

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MONTH
Description
Set and returns the month of Real Time Clock. The available numbers
begins from 01 to 12.

Syntax
MONTH=nn
Where
nn=01~12

A=MONTH

Remarks
N/A

Example
DOWNLOAD "MONTH.BAS"
MONTH$=STR$(MONTH)
PRINT "MONTH "+ MONTH$
K=INKEY()
EOP

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DATE
Description
Set and returns the date of Real Time Clock. The available numbers
begins from 00 to 99.

Syntax
DATE=nn
Where
nn=01~31

A=DATE

Remarks
The leap year timing is automatic

Example
DOWNLOAD "DATE.BAS"
DATE$=STR$(DATE)
PRINT "DATE "+ DATE$
K=INKEY()
EOP

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HOUR
Description
Set and returns the hour of Real Time Clock. The available numbers
begins from 00 to 23.

Syntax
HOUR=nn
Where
nn=00~23

A=HOUR

Remarks
N/A

Example
DOWNLOAD "HOUR.BAS"
HOUR$=STR$(HOUR)
PRINT "HOUR "+ HOUR$
K=INKEY()
EOP

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MINUTE
Description
Set and returns the minute of Real Time Clock. The available numbers
begins from 00 to 59.

Syntax
MINUTE=nn
Where
nn=00~59

A=MINUTE

Remarks
N/A

Example
DOWNLOAD "MINUTE.BAS"
MINUTE$=STR$(MINUTE)
PRINT "MINUTE "+ MINUTE$
K=INKEY()
EOP

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SECOND
Description
Set and returns the second of Real Time Clock. The available numbers
begins from 00 to 59.

Syntax
SECOND=nn
Where
nn=00~59

A=SECOND

Remarks
N/A

Example
DOWNLOAD " SECOND.BAS"
SECOND $=STR$( SECOND)
PRINT " SECOND "+ SECOND $
K=INKEY()
EOP

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IDNUMBER$
Description
IDNUMBER$ is read only at run time. The ID number can be set in the
Setup Utility. With password locked on, users cant change the ID number.

Syntax
A$=IDNUMBER$

Remarks
N/A

Example
DOWNLOAD "ID.BAS"
BEGIN:
PRINT "ENTER THE ID NUMBER:"
INPUT "",A$

IF A$=IDNUMBER$ THEN
PRINT "HELLO ~ WELCOME!"
K=INKEY()
END
ELSE
PRINT "WRONG ID -- TO NEXT!"
K=INKEY()
GOTO AGAIN
ENDIF

AGAIN:
PRINT "INPUT AGAIN? (Y/N)"
v_CHAR = INKEY()
IF v_CHAR=89 THEN
CLS
GOTO BEGIN
ELSE IF v_CHAR=121 THEN
CLS
GOTO BEGIN
ENDIF
PRINT "Press key to quit!"
SOUND 5,10000
END
ENDIF
EOP

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Appendix A Limitations of Keyboard Control

Language

The total numbers of nested IFTHENELSE, FORNEXT,

WHILEWEND and DOLOOP in a program cant exceed than
40.layers
The maximum numbers of nested GOSUBRETURN cant exceed than
40 layers.
The number of labels cant exceed than200.
200 long integer and float data type variables
100 double float data type variables
50 string data type variables
The maximum number of characters for variable name is 10 characters.
The maximum number of characters for label name is 20 characters.
The available memory for download is 128 KB
The numbers of downloaded file cant exceed than 50 files for SRAM, 150
files for flash memory (V1.08 and later versions).
15 files can be opened simultaneously in one program.
Maximum numbers of dimensions for array variable is 3 dimensions.
The total numbers of specified format of PRINT USING and OUT USING
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Appendix B Error Messages

(01) Syntax error

The statement syntax is not correct.
(02) IF without THEN
If statement without THEN keyword.
(03) IF without ENDIF
If statement without ENDIF keyword.
(04) ELSEIF without IF
IFTHENELSEELSEIF statement without ELSEIF keyword.
(05) ELSE without IF
IFTHENELSE statement without IF keyword.
(06) ENDIF without IF
IFTHENELSE statement without IF keyword.
(07) FOR without NEXT
FORNEXT statement without NEXT keyword.
(08) NEXT without FOR
FORNEXT statement without FOR keyword.
(09) EXITFOR without FOR
FORNEXT statement without FOR keyword.
(10) WHILE without WEND
WHILEWEND statement without WEND keyword.
(11) WEND without WHILE
WHILEWEND statement without WHILE keyword.
(12) DO without LOOP
DOLOOP statement without LOOP keyword.
(13) LOOP without DO
DOLOOP statement without DO keyword.
(14) RETURN without GOSUB
GOSUBRETURN without GOSUB keyword
(15) Mode error
File operation access error.
(16) File number error

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Illegal file handle number.

(17) File not found
The access file name does not exit in memory.
(18) Too many labels
The total numbers of label in the program is execeed than 200.
(19) Duplicate label
Declared twice of label name.
(20) Label not found
The specified label does not exit in program.
(21) Illegal function call
Function does not exit.
(22) Illegal variable
The variable name exits illegal letters.
(23) Variable not defined
The variable does not assigned value in the program.
(24) Array not defined
The accessed array does not exit.
(25) Out of string space
The string is longer than 254 bytes.
(26) Too many variables
The number of variables is larger than the definition.
(27) Too many formats
The numbers of specified format of PRINT USING command and OUT
USING command is larger than 15.
(28) Type mismatch
The data types of the two variables or returned values are not the
same.
(29) Port error
The port specified in OUT and FOUT command is other than 0 and 1.
(30) Stack overflow
The total numbers of GOSUBRETURN, WHILEWEND,
DOLOOP, FORNEXT, IFTHENELSE statement is larger than
the specified number.
(31) Division by zero

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The dividend is zero.

(32) Unknown operator
The operator is not defined in keyboard
(33) Expression too complex
Arithmetic expression is too complex.
(35) Duplicate array
Duplicate declare array variable.
(36) Out of memory
There is no t enough memory for download program or data file.
(37) Too many files
The total number of files stored in memory exceeds that 50.
(38) Unmatched brace
One of the right or left parentheses is missing.

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Appendix C RS-232 Pin Configurations

Host and Printer RS-232 PIN Definition:

A. RS-232 Serial Interface 9 Pin D Type connector define:

Host Device Printer

IBM PC Keyboard Keyboard Keyboard Axiohm TSC
COM1 COM1
COM1 COM2 COM2 COM2
(Note 1) (Note 2)
Pin 1 /CD + 5V + 5V + 5V + 5V + 5V
Pin 2 RXD RXD TXD TXD RXD TXD
Pin 3 TXD TXD RXD RXD TXD RXD
Pin 4 /DTR /DTR /DSR /DSR NC /DSR
Pin 5 GND GND GND GND GND GND
Pin 6 /DSR /DSR /DTR /DTR NC RDY
Pin 7 /RTS /RTS /CTS /CTS /RTS NC
Pin 8 /CTS /CTS /RTS /RTS /CTS RDY
+ 5V
Pin 9 RI + 5V + 5V + 5V + 5V

Note 1: Smart Keyboard Hardware SW1 & SW2 must ON .

Note 2: SMART KEYBOARD Hardware SW1 & SW2 must OFF .
Note 3: <-- symbol emblem INPUT , --> symbol emblem OUTPUT.

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B. RS-232 Serial Interface 25 Pin D Type connector define:

Host
Printer
RS-232C IBM PC PC-8801 ProTool+
Zebra
( Note 1 )
1 Protective Ground SHELL GND Frame GND Frame
GND
2 Transmitted Data TXD TXD RXD TXD

3 Received Data RXD RXD TXD RXD

4 Request to Send /RTS RTS /CTS /RTS

5 Clear to Send /CTS /CTS /RTS /CTS

6 Data Set Ready /DSR /DSR /DTR /DSR

7 Signal Ground GND GND GND GND

8 Received Line Signal Detector /CD DCD NC NC

9 (Reserved for Data Set Testing) NC NC + 5V 0.25A 5V

1A
10 (Reserved for Data Set Testing) NC NC + 5V 0.25A NC

11 Unassigned NC NC NC NC

12 Secondary Received Line Signal Detector NC NC NC NC

13 Secondary Clear to Send NC NC NC NC

14 Secondary Transmitted Data NC NC + 5V 0.25A NC

15 Transmission Signal Element Timing NC NC NC NC

16 Secondary Received Data NC NC NC NC

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17 Receiver Signal Element Timing NC RXC NC NC

18 Unassigned NC NC NC NC

19 Secondary Request to Send NC NC NC NC

20 Data Terminal Ready /DTR /DTR /DSR /DTR

21 Signal Quality Detector NC NC NC NC

22 Ring Indicator RI NC NC NC
23 Data Signal Rate Selector NC NC + 5V 0.25A NC
24 Transmitter Signal Element Timing NC TXC NC NC

25 Unassigned NC NC NC NC

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DATAMAX Ring TEC

SATO

1 Protective Ground CHASSIS Frame GND Frame GND Frame

GND
2 Transmitted Data TXD TXD RXD TXD

3 Received Data RXD RXD TXD RXD

4 Request to Send /RTS /RTS /CTS /RTS

5 Clear to Send /CTS /CTS /RTS /CTS

6 Data Set Ready NC /DSR /DTR /DSR

7 Signal Ground GND GND GND GND

8 Received Line Signal Detector NC NC NC NC
9 (Reserved for Data Set Testing) NC NC NC NC
10 (Reserved for Data Set Testing) NC + 5V NC NC
11 (Unassigned) NC NC NC NC
12 (secondary Received Line Signal Detector NC NC NC NC
13 Secondary Clear to Send NC To Be Left Unused NC NC
14 Secondary Transmitted Data + 5V 0.1A To Be Left Unused NC NC
15 Transmission Signal Element Timing NC NC NC NC
16 Secondary Received Data NC NC NC NC
17 Receiver Signal Element Timing NC NC NC NC
18 Unassigned NC NC NC NC
19 Secondary Request to Send NC To Be Left Unused NC NC
20 Data Terminal Ready BUSY /DTR /DSR /DTR

21 Signal Quality Detector NC NC NC NC

22 Ring Indicator NC NC NC NC
23 Data Signal Rate Selector NC + 5V NC NC
24 Transmitter Signal Element Timing NC NC NC NC
25 Unassigned NC To Be Left Unused NC NC

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Operation Guide