Storm Interface 450 Series USB Encoder Configuration Utility User Guide

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1 450 Series USB Encoder Configuration Utility

1.1 F.A.Q’s

1.2 Customising the Code Table

1.3 Updating the Firmware

1.4 Full Code Table Reference

1.5 Copyright Notice

1.6 Change History

2 Documents / Resources

2.1 References

3 Related Posts

450 Series USB Encoder
Configuration Utility

To customise the output codes just download and install the Configuration Utility from www.storm-interface.com
This lets you do the following :-

Scan the encoder in order to	Confirm the encoder is connected Show which version of firmware is installed Show which keypad is set (4, 12 or 16 key) Show which code table is selected (default, alternate or customised)
And also	Change the keypad setting Change the selected code table Change the buzzer volume (450i only) Change the brightness on illuminated keypads (450i only) Self test the encoder
For re-legendable keypads	Customise the code table by assigning a USB code to each key Add a modifier in front of each USB code Save this configuration Export or Import configuration files
For maintenance purposes	Update the encoder firmware if a new version is released Restore all settings to original factory defaults.

F.A.Q’s

Does this encoder need a special driver ?	No – it works with the standard USB keyboard driver.
Does the utility work on any pc ?	At present it does not run on Linux or Mac OS. The utility requires Windows 10 or later.

Download from www.storm-interface.com and install on a Windows PC (Win 10 or later)

Run the application.

Plug in the encoder + keypad.

Scan the encoder. The configuration will be displayed as below on the home screen.

If you have a standard layout keypad then the output from the default code table will correspond to the keypad
If you have a keypad designed to allow customisation of keytop graphics then you need to assign a code to each key.

The configuration file is saved to the pc and to the encoder when the Save Changes button is pressed.

Use the dropdown boxes to change settings on the 450i Encoder for

Brightness

Buzzer

LED Colour is White only

Press “Scan for Device” to find connected encoder

Device details are displayed
• Encoder Type
• Keypad
• Code Table
• Firmware Version
Press “Exit”

Press “Save Changes” to save your changes onto the pc and also onto the encoder
Press “Reset from Configuration File” to use the configuration that you have already created and saved

Press “Customise Code Table” to change the customised code table
See following pages for the Code Table Screen
To change the code table use the drop down box

Use the File Menu to Import /Export Configuration Files

For product updates / reset, use the buttons for

Updating the firmware if a new version is released
Reset all settings to factory defaults

Self Test the encoder

Customising the Code Table

The utility displays a screen that shows for each key

Which USB code is assigned
Which modifier ( if any ) is applied to the USB code.

Click on each position and select a USB code from the drop down list.

Add a modifier for each position if required.

Press “Apply” to reserve your changes.
This does not save the changes at this stage.

Press “Close” to return to the home screen

“Reset” reloads the default code table

Modifier
USB Code

The full list of USB Codes is shown on the following pages.
USB Codes that have been checked in Word are shown in the relevant column, for example :

			Un-shifted	Shifted
Code	0x04	gives	a	A

Where the same USB code gives a different character dependent on the host language setting then this is shown in the relevant language column.

The actual function of the USB code is determined by the application; not all codes have a function in every application.

Updating the Firmware

When you update the firmware the utility keeps a copy of your configuration (including any customised codes, and reloads it back on the encoder as part of the firmware update process

Download the new firmware from www.storm-interface.com,

Connect the encoder.

Press Scan for Device to find the connected encoder

Press Update Encoder Firmware and press Yes

Select encoder type and press OK

Browse to locate the firmware file and press Upgrade

The progress bar shows in green.

When progress is complete press Close

Unplug the cable

Re-connect the cable and press OK

Press Scan For and the new version of firmware will be displayed

Full Code Table Reference

450 Series USB Encoder with Firmware Revision 8v04 Using Generic HID Keyboard DriverWhen customising the code table on the encoder you can place a modifier in front of the USB Code				Any Language differences (using Word)
e.g. E1 , 34 will give you @				English U.K. ( if different to U.S.)		English U.S.			French	German	Spanish
USB Usage ID (Dec)	USB Usage ID (Hex)	Usage Name	Note	Un-shifted	Shifted	Un-shifted	Shifted	Num lock
00	00	Reserved (no event indicated)	9
01	01	Keyboard Error Roll Over	9
02	02	Keyboard POST Fail	9
03	03	Keyboard Error Undefined	9
04	04	Keyboard a and A	4			a	A
05	05	Keyboard b and B				b	B
06	06	Keyboard c and C	4			c	C
07	07	Keyboard d and D				d	D
08	08	Keyboard e and E				e	E
09	09	Keyboard f and F				f	F
10	0A	Keyboard g and G				g	G
11	0B	Keyboard h and H				h	H
12	0C	Keyboard i and I				i	I
13	0D	Keyboard j and J				j	J
14	0E	Keyboard k and K				k	K
15	0F	Keyboard l and L				l	L
16	10	Keyboard m and M	4			m	M
17	11	Keyboard n and N				n	N
18	12	Keyboard o and O	4			o	O
19	13	Keyboard p and P	4			p	P
20	14	Keyboard q and Q	4			q	Q
21	15	Keyboard r and R				r	R
22	16	Keyboard s and S	4			s	S
23	17	Keyboard t and T				t	T
24	18	Keyboard u and U				u	U
25	19	Keyboard v and V				v	V
26	1A	Keyboard w and W	4			w	W
27	1B	Keyboard x and X	4			x	X
28	1C	Keyboard y and Y	4			y	Y
29	1D	Keyboard z and Z	4			z	Z
30	1E	Keyboard 1 and !	4			1	!
31	1F	Keyboard 2 and @	4	2	“	2	@
32	20	Keyboard 3 and #	4	3	£	3	#
33	21	Keyboard 4 and $	4			4	$
34	22	Keyboard 5 and %	4			5	%
35	23	Keyboard 6 and ^	4			6	^
36	24	Keyboard 7 and &	4			7	&
37	25	Keyboard 8 and *	4			8	*
38	26	Keyboard 9 and (	4			9	(
39	27	Keyboard 0 and )				0	)
40	28	Keyboard Return (ENTER)	5
41	29	Keyboard ESCAPE
42	2A	Keyboard DELETE (Backspace)	13
43	2B	Keyboard Tab
44	2C	Keyboard Spacebar
45	2D	Keyboard – and (underscore)4	4			–	_
46	2E	Keyboard = and +	4			=	+
47	2F	Keyboard [ and {	4			[	{
48	30	Keyboard ] and }	4			]	}
49	31	Keyboard \ and \|				\	\|
50	32	Keyboard Non-US # and ~	2	#	~	\	\|
51	33	Keyboard ; and :	4			;	:
52	34	Keyboard ‘ and “	4	‘	@	‘	“
53	35	Keyboard Grave Accent and Tilde	4			`	~
54	36	Keyboard, and <	4			,	<
55	37	Keyboard . and >	4			.	>
56	38	Keyboard / and ?	4			/	?
57	39	Keyboard Caps Lock11	11
58	3A	Keyboard F1				F1
59	3B	Keyboard F2				F2
60	3C	Keyboard F3				F3
61	3D	Keyboard F4				F4
62	3E	Keyboard F5				F5
63	3F	Keyboard F6				F6
64	40	Keyboard F7				F7
65	41	Keyboard F8				F8
66	42	Keyboard F9				F9
67	43	Keyboard F10				F10
68	44	Keyboard F11				F11
69	45	Keyboard F12				F12
70	46	Keyboard PrintScreen	1
71	47	Keyboard Scroll Lock	11
72	48	Keyboard Pause	1
73	49	Keyboard Insert	1
74	4A	Keyboard Home	1			Home	Select line of text
75	4B	Keyboard PageUp	1			PgUp	Select text above
76	4C	Keyboard Delete Forward	1,14			Delete	Select text forward
77	4D	Keyboard End	1			End	Select to end
78	4E	Keyboard PageDown	1			PgDn	Select to page down
79	4F	Keyboard RightArrow	1			Goes right	Select to right
80	50	Keyboard LeftArrow	1			Goes left	Select to left
81	51	Keyboard DownArrow	1			Goes down	Select line down
82	52	Keyboard UpArrow	1			Goes up	Select line up
83	53	Keypad Num Lock and Clear	11			Toggles Numlock
84	54	Keypad /	1			/
85	55	Keypad *				*
86	56	Keypad –				–
87	57	Keypad +				+
88	58	Keypad ENTER				Enter
89	59	Keypad 1 and End				End		1
90	5A	Keypad 2 and Down Arrow				Down arrow		2
91	5B	Keypad 3 and PageDn				Page down		3
92	5C	Keypad 4 and Left Arrow				Left arrow		4
93	5D	Keypad 5						5
94	5E	Keypad 6 and Right Arrow				Right arrow		6
95	5F	Keypad 7 and Home				Home		7
96	60	Keypad 8 and Up Arrow				Up arrow		8
97	61	Keypad 9 and PageUp				Page up		9
98	62	Keypad 0 and Insert						0
99	63	Keypad . and Delete				.		.
100	64	Keyboard Non-US \ and \|	3,6			\	\|
101	65	Keyboard Application	12
102	66	Keyboard Power	9
103	67	Keypad =				= on Mac O/S only
104	68	Keyboard F13
105	69	Keyboard F14
106	6A	Keyboard F15
107	6B	Keyboard F16
108	6C	Keyboard F17
109	6D	Keyboard F18
110	6E	Keyboard F19
111	6F	Keyboard F20
112	70	Keyboard F21
113	71	Keyboard F22
114	72	Keyboard F23
115	73	Keyboard F24
116	74	Keyboard Execute
117	75	Keyboard Help
118	76	Keyboard Menu
119	77	Keyboard Select
120	78	Keyboard Stop
121	79	Keyboard Again
122	7A	Keyboard Undo
123	7B	Keyboard Cut
124	7C	Keyboard Copy
125	7D	Keyboard Paste
126	7E	Keyboard Find
127	7F	Keyboard Mute
128	80	Keyboard Volume Up
129	81	Keyboard Volume Down
130	82	Keyboard Locking Caps Lock	12
131	83	Keyboard Locking Num Lock	12
132	84	Keyboard Locking Scroll Lock	12
133	85	Keypad Comma	27
134	86	Keypad Equal Sign	29
135	87	Keyboard International115
136	88	Keyboard International216
137	89	Keyboard International317
138	8A	Keyboard International418
139	8B	Keyboard International519
140	8C	Keyboard International620
141	8D	Keyboard International721
142	8E	Keyboard International822
143	8F	Keyboard International922
144	90	Keyboard LANG125
145	91	Keyboard LANG226
146	92	Keyboard LANG330
147	93	Keyboard LANG431
148	94	Keyboard LANG532
149	95	Keyboard LANG68
150	96	Keyboard LANG78
151	97	Keyboard LANG88
152	98	Keyboard LANG98
153	99	Keyboard Alternate Erase7
154	9A	Keyboard SysReq/Attention1
155	9B	Keyboard Cancel
156	9C	Keyboard Clear
157	9D	Keyboard Prior
158	9E	Keyboard Return
159	9F	Keyboard Separator
160	A0	Keyboard Out
161	A1	Keyboard Oper
162	A2	Keyboard Clear/Again
163	A3	Keyboard CrSel/Props
164	A4	Keyboard ExSel


224	E0	Keyboard LeftControl
225	E1	Keyboard LeftShift
226	E2	Keyboard LeftAlt
227	E3	Keyboard Left GUI	10,23
228	E4	Keyboard RightControl
229	E5	Keyboard RightShift
230	E6	Keyboard RightAlt
231	E7	Keyboard Right GUI	10.24

Notes on the Code Tables 1-15, 20-34

1 Usage of keys is not modified by the state of the Control, Alt, Shift or Num Lock keys. That is, a key does not send extra codes to compensate for the state of any Control, Alt, Shift or Num Lock keys.

2 Typical language mappings: US: \| Belg: ƒÊ`’ FrCa: <}> Dan:f* Dutch: <> Fren:*ƒÊ Ger: #f Ital: u˜ LatAm: }`] Nor:,* Span: }C Swed: ,* Swiss: $’ UK: #~.

4 Typically remapped for other languages in the host system.

5 Keyboard Enter and Keypad Enter generate different Usage codes.

6 Typically near the Left-Shift key in AT-102 implementations.

7 Example, Erase-Eaze. key.

8 Reserved for language-specific functions, such as Front End Processors and Input Method Editors.

9 Reserved for typical keyboard status or keyboard errors. Sent as a member of the keyboard array. Not a physical key.

10 Windows key for Windows 95, and gCompose.h

11 Implemented as a non-locking key; sent as member of an array.

12 Implemented as a locking key; sent as a toggle button. Available for legacy support; however, most systems should use the non-locking version of this key.

13 Backs up the cursor one position, deleting a character as it goes.

14 Deletes one character without changing position.

15-20 See additional foot notes in the USB spec

21 Toggle double-byte/single-byte mode

22 Undefined, available for other front end language processors

23 Windowing environment key, examples are Microsoft left win key, mac left apple key, sun left meta key

24 Windowing environment key, example are Microsoft right win key, macintosh right apple key, sun right meta key

Copyright Notice

This document is provided for use and guidance of engineering personnel engaged in the installation or application of Storm Interface data entry products manufactured by Keymat Technology Ltd. Please be advised that all information, data and illustrations contained within this document remain the exclusive property of Keymat Technology Ltd. and are provided for the express and exclusive use as described above.

This document is not supported by Keymat Technology’s engineering change note, revision or reissue system. Data contained within this document is subject to periodic revision, reissue or withdrawal. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the information, data and illustrations are correct at the time of publication, Keymat Technology Ltd. are not responsible for any errors or omissions contained within this document.

No part of this document may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work (such as translation or adaptation) without written permission from Keymat Technology Ltd.

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Change History

Instructions for Config Utility	Date	Version	Details
	16 Aug 24	1.0	Split out from Engineering Manual

USB Configuration Utility	Date	Version	Details
4500-SW01	1 Aug 13	2.1	First Release
	20 Aug 13	3.0	Increased size of modifier button + Increased size of Select Code Combo box.
	12 Nov 13	4.0	Update in line with 8v04 release
	01 Feb 22	5.1	Update user agreement wording

450 Series USB Encoder Config Utility v1.0 Aug 2024

www.storm-interface.com

Documents / Resources

	Storm Interface 450 Series USB Encoder Configuration Utility [pdf] User Guide 450 Series USB Encoder Configuration Utility, 450 Series, USB Encoder Configuration Utility, Encoder Configuration Utility, Configuration Utility, Utility
	Storm Interface 450 Series USB Encoder [pdf] Instruction Manual 4500-10, 4500-00, 4500-01, 450 Series USB Encoder, 450 Series, USB Encoder, Encoder