SATO Smart Keyboard Programming Manual

SATO Smart Keyboard

Programming manual

SATO Group of Companies

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 The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
 Reproduction of this manual either in part or its entirety is forbidden.
 Note that the manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any injury or loss

incurred while using this manual.

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CONTENT

DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS ...........................................................................................5

FEATURES OF K012 .........................................................................................................6

SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................................................................6

COMMUNICATION INTERFACE .......................................................................................7

SAFETY REGULATION .....................................................................................................8

CHECK-LIST......................................................................................................................8

OPTIONS...........................................................................................................................8

KEYBOARD SETUP .......................................................................................................... 9

KEYBOARD OPERATION .................................................................................................9

POWER-ON UTILITIES .....................................................................................................9

AUTO EXECUTION ...........................................................................................................9

KEYBOARD INITIALIZATION ............................................................................................9

KEYBOARD CONFIGURATION SETUP.......................................................................... 10

KEYBOARD BIOS UPDATE.............................................................................................12

ON-LINE EDITING UTILITY .............................................................................................12

EXTENDED FILE MANAGER ..........................................................................................13

EXECUTE DOWNLOADED BASIC PROGRAM............................................................... 14

USING K012 ....................................................................................................................15

EDIT A PROGRAM ..........................................................................................................15

DOWNLOAD A PROGRAM..............................................................................................15

EXECUTE A PROGRAM.................................................................................................. 16

VARIABLES, CONSTANTS, FUNCTIONS, OPERATORS, AND EXPRESSIONS............17

VARIABLES .....................................................................................................................17

LONG INTEGER DATA TYPE VARIABLES......................................................................18

FLOAT DATA TYPE VARIABLES .....................................................................................18

DOUBLE FLOAT DATA TYPE VARIABLES ......................................................................18

STRING VARIABLES .......................................................................................................18

SYSTEM VARIABLES...................................................................................................... 18

FUNCTIONS .................................................................................................................... 19

NUMERIC FUNCTIONS...................................................................................................19

STRING FUNCTIONS......................................................................................................19

OPERATORS...................................................................................................................19

ARITHMETIC OPERATORS ............................................................................................ 19

STRING OPERATORS ....................................................................................................19

RELATIONAL OPERATORS ............................................................................................ 19

EXPRESSIONS ...............................................................................................................20

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ARITHMETIC EXPRESSIONS......................................................................................... 20

STRING EXPRESSIONS.................................................................................................20

RELATIONAL EXPRESSIONS......................................................................................... 20

COMMANDS AND STATEMENTS ...................................................................................21

TSKL COMMANDS..........................................................................................................22

<ESC>!R..........................................................................................................................22

<ESC>!W.........................................................................................................................23

SOUND............................................................................................................................24

CLS..................................................................................................................................25

CLEAR.............................................................................................................................26

CURSOR .........................................................................................................................27

LOCATE...........................................................................................................................28

PRINT…[USING] ............................................................................................................. 29

INPUT ..............................................................................................................................30

OUT .................................................................................................................................31

FOUT...............................................................................................................................32

OUT USING.....................................................................................................................33

DOWNLOAD....................................................................................................................34

EOP .................................................................................................................................35

OPEN...............................................................................................................................36

CLOSE.............................................................................................................................37

KILL .................................................................................................................................38

SEEK ...............................................................................................................................39

READ...............................................................................................................................40

WRITE .............................................................................................................................41

GOSUB…RETURN..........................................................................................................42

LOOP STATEMENTS.......................................................................................................43

DO…[EXITDO]…LOOP ...................................................................................................43

FOR…[EXITFOR]…NEXT ............................................................................................... 45

WHILE…WEND ............................................................................................................... 46

GOTO ..............................................................................................................................47

PROGRAM-CONTROL STATEMENTS ............................................................................ 48

IF…THEN…ELSE............................................................................................................ 48

END .................................................................................................................................50

DIM ..................................................................................................................................51

FREE ...............................................................................................................................52

REM.................................................................................................................................53

TSKL FUNCTIONS ..........................................................................................................54

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POS()...............................................................................................................................54

INKEY()............................................................................................................................55

INP$() ..............................................................................................................................56

EOF()...............................................................................................................................57

LOF() ...............................................................................................................................58

ABS() ...............................................................................................................................59

ASC() ...............................................................................................................................60

LEN() ...............................................................................................................................61

FRE() ...............................................................................................................................62

INT().................................................................................................................................63

VAL() ................................................................................................................................64

RND()...............................................................................................................................65

CHR$().............................................................................................................................66

FREAD$() ........................................................................................................................67

LEFT$()............................................................................................................................68

RIGHT$() .........................................................................................................................69

MID$()..............................................................................................................................70

STR$() .............................................................................................................................71

SPC$() .............................................................................................................................72

SYSTEM VARIABLES...................................................................................................... 73

YEAR ...............................................................................................................................73

MONTH............................................................................................................................74

DATE ...............................................................................................................................75

HOUR ..............................................................................................................................76

MINUTE ...........................................................................................................................77

IDNUMBER$....................................................................................................................79

APPENDIX A - LIMITATIONS OF TSKL ...........................................................................80

APPENDIX B - ERROR MESSAGES............................................................................... 81

APPENDIX C - RS-232 PIN CONFIGURATIONS.............................................................84

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.

Ctrl-C

Two keys with a dash, means to press them
simultaneously.

Italic

Italic letters represent explanations given in the
context.

Bold Italic Note. Important information.

The Keyboard

From PC, Scanner, Scale, etc.

To Printer

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Features of K012

 68 keys with keypad
 LCD screen (20 characters × 2 lines)
 Additional RS-232 port (COM 2) for another input device
 Maximum of 50 files can be stored in memory
 Upload or download files through both serial ports
 Real Time Clock (Y2K compatible)
 Built-in Euro logo (ASCII 176, 177)
 Floating point calculation
 Password security locking
 Auto execution function

Specifications

 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

Temperature

40°F~104°F (5°C~40°C)

Storage Temperature -4°F~140°F (-20°C~60°C

 Memory

FLASH 512 KB for system, 1 MB for application

SRAM 128 KB for system, 128KB for application

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Communication Interface

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

COM1 Port

Serial interface, COM1, is a 9-pin, male, D-style subminiature connector with cable. The pin
assignments are shown below:

Pin Configuration

1 Power input 5 volts, 250mA

2 RxD

3 TxD

4 DTR

5 Ground

6 DSR

7 RTS

8 CTS

9 Connected with Pin1 internally

COM2 Port

COM2 is a 9-pin, female, D-style subminiature connector with pin assignments as 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 EMC

Check-List

Verify the contents of the container according to the list below, if any parts are missing,
please contact your local representative.

 K012 keyboard unit
 K012 User’s Manual
 25 pin to 9 pin RS-232 converter
 2 screws for SI thread

Options

 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 to connecting the K012 COM1 port to the printer. The
COM2 port of the keyboard is used for downloading files from a PC or may be connected to
other input devices such as a bar code scanner or scale.

Keyboard Operation

 Power-on Utilities

 Auto Execution

At Power ON, the K012 will automatically execute a program without pressing any
key, if one of the downloaded programs is named “AUTO.BAS”.

Press ALT-F1, while applying power, to disable the auto execution function. This
should be done prior to keyboard configuration setup, on-line editing, initialization
and extended file manager utilities, if an auto execution file is downloaded in the

keyboard.

 Keyboard Initialization

Pressing ALT-CLEAR while turning on the printer power will initialize the keyboard.
All files stored in the SRAM will be deleted. Code page and country codes are set to
default values of 437 and 001 respectively. Both serial port communications
parameters are set to 9600 bps, no 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 (*) can’t be initialized.

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 Keyboard Configuration Setup

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

 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. Otherwise
“None” is shown on the display.

 UTILITY SETUP:

The code page, country code and key sound ON/OFF is set in UTILITY SETUP.

Setup Utility

COM1 SETUP

COM2 SETUP

DATE /TIME SETUP

UTILITY SETUP

PASSWORD SETUP

INFORMATION

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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 after each keystroke. It can be disabled by setting the key sound
OFF.

 PASSWORD SETUP:

K012 supports password security. With password locked on, the download/upload
programs, on-line editing, deleting files, firmware upgrade and extended file

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manager will be disabled. The maximum number of password characters is 14,
which are not case sensitive.

Note: If the password is lost, please contact the Customer Service
Department of your distributor or reseller.

K012 provides another password namely ID Number, which can be verified in
programs. The allowable maximum number of ID characters is 49. The ID number
is not case sensitive. The default ID number is T.S.C.

 Keyboard BIOS Update

Press ALT-SHIFT to enter the update BIOS utility.
Users can upgrade the BIOS by copying the firmware through the specified serial port to
the keyboard in the DOS environment.

If the check sum of the BIOS is not correct after being upgraded, “UPDATE FAIL” will
show on the LCD screen. Turn off the power and enter Upgrade mode again. If the
upgrade process is successful, K012 will boot automatically.

 On-Line Editing Utility

The On-line Editing utility can be accessed by pressing ALT-F2. This feature is useful
for modifying programs in the field. The available maximum editing characters are 79
characters x 250 lines. The ↑↑↑↑ and ↓↓↓↓ keys are used to scroll the files displayed on LCD
screen. Enter is used to select the program for editing. ALT-CLEAR is used to delete
the files stored in keyboard memory. F1 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 begin editing a new file. Permissible filenames are
up to 8 characters with 3 characters for the extension. Press F2 to save the file when
editing is completed.

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 Extended File Manager

Extended File Manager can be accessed by pressing ALT-D. Files stored in flash
memory are read-only. File listing, deleting, and the download utility must be operated
through Extended File Manager. The download and delete files process will be different
from files stored in standard memory. The operations of Extended File Manager are
described below:

 LIST FILES:

All the files stored in Flash memory will be listed. The BASIC files stored in Flash
memory will also be listed in the BASIC program file list by pressing FORM.

 ERASE FILES:

This utility delete all the files stored in Flash memory. The “KILL” command can’t
delete files stored in Flash memory.

 DOWNLOAD FILES:

Enter this utility before downloading files to Flash memory. Download files either by
DOS command or by K012 Windows software. Press the EXIT key to exit the
download utility.

Note:

1. ALL files will be deleted when you invoke the DOWNLOAD FILES utility.
Copy all the files again although only ONE file is appended.

2. With password locked on, the above utilities will be disabled.

EXTENDED FILE MANAGER

LIST FILES

ERASE FILES

DOWNLOAD FILES

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 Execute downloaded BASIC program

Press FORM to list all the BASIC files stored in the K012 smart keyboard. The UP and
Down arrow keys are used to scroll files displayed in LCD screen. K012 also supports a
hot key feature to find the program. For example: If the program is named DEMO.BAS,
press FORM and then press D. The K012 scrolls the files to the first one that begins
with D automatically. Execute the selected program by pressing ENTER.

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Using K012

By the end of this section, you will be able to

1. Edit a TSKL program file on a PC.

2. Download the program file to the K012.

3. Execute the program.

Edit A Program

To edit a program file, you need a plain text editor, for example: DOS Editor, Windows
Notepad or the enclosed K012 Windows software.

The following is an example of editing with a 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.

The advantages of using enclosed K012 Windows utility software is that users don’t have to
add header and end of program commands to the program file.

Download A Program

Users can download the program either by DOS commands or via the enclosed K012
Windows software.
Connect the PC and K012 together with the keyboard COM2 port.
Connect the K012 COM1 cable to the printer.

 Download the program with DOS commands:

Enter the commands as below:

C:\> MODE COM2 96,N,8,1 (sets communications for COM2 of your PC )
C:\> COPY MYPROG.BAS /B COM2

Where MYPROG.BAS is the name of program file, COM2 is the serial port of
your PC.

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 Download the program by K012 Windows software

Save the program file.
Select Utilities | Download File to download the program to the keyboard.

Note: 1. When downloading programs (*.BAS), please select BAS file extension in

the Download file dialog box.

2. The file name of downloaded file

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

Execute A Program

Reset the K012 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 (Taiwan Semiconductor keyboard Language).
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.

The maximum numbers of variable available in one program are listed below:

 200 long integer and float data type variables
 100 double float data type variables
 50 string data type variables

The range of data types in the system are listed below.

Data Type Identifier Byte Range Significant digits

Long integer % 4 -2147483648 to 2147483647 10

Float none 4 -9999999 to 9999999

7

Double float # 8

-999999999999999 to
999999999999999

15

String $ 256 254 characters N/A

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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.

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 bytes of data.

System Variables

System variables are the data maintained by the K012. 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 or 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 and 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 expressions or floating point expressions,
depending on the calculation value. In integral expressions, 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 K012 to work accordingly. Sometimes, commands followed by one or
several parameters, For example, INPUT A$. For more information refer to TSKL
Commands.

A statement is composed of one command or several commands, For example,
IF…THEN…ELSE.

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TSKL Commands

<ESC>!R

Description

This command is used to reset the keyboard. The keyboard will search for an
AUTO.BAS auto-execution program as the 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. The keyboard will enter BIOS upgrade
mode after receiving this command and disable the execution of any 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 and interval.

Syntax

SOUND frequency, interval

Where

Frequency: 0~15
Interval: 0~65535 msec,

Remarks

N/A

Example

FOR F=0 TO 15
FOR I=0 TO 65535
SOUND F,I
FOR J=1 TO 10
NEXT J
NEXT I
NEXT F

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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

CLS

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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

Selects cursor appearance.

Syntax

CURSOR mode

Remarks

The available modes for the cursor are listed below:
0: Hides the cursor.
1: Block with blinking cursor.
2: Fixed Underline cursor.
3: Block blinking 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 permissible value of the x parameter is from 0 to 79.

The permissible values of they parameter are 0 and 1. Where 0 and 1 are the first and
the second lines respectively of the LCD display.

Example

LOCATE 1, 1

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PRINT…[USING]

Description

The PRINT command is used to output the numeric data and strings to the LCD
display. TSKL also supports formatted output to LCD display with the PRINT USING
command.

The maximum number of specified formats for the 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 the LCD if there is no expression after the PRINT
command. The PRINT USING command sends (hex) 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) are used to specify the output format of
numeric data and string data respectively. If the actual value is greater than the
specified format, a “%” (percent) sign will be paced at the end of value.

Example

B=123.45
PRINT 12+3;ASC(“A”)
PRINT USING “###.##”,B;

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INPUT

Description

Input numeric data or strings from the keypad or K012 COM2 port and assign them to
variables.

Syntax

INPUT prompt; variables

Remarks

Prompt must be a string constant. The variable list contains the variable names to be
assigned.

The input value will pass to the variable if ENTER is pressed. Other input devices such
as a bar code scanner or scale may be connected to the COM2 port of the K012 to get
data instead of keying in data on the keyboard.

Example

INPUT “ENTER ITEM NAME”,ITEM$
INPUT PRICE

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OUT

Description

Output a data stream from the K012 serial port.

Syntax

OUT port; list of expressions[;]

Remarks

Port specifies the serial port to send data. It can be 0 (K012 COM1) or 1 (K012 COM2).
The List of Expressions consists of string or numeric expressions separated by
semicolons. The OUT command sends 0D0A (carriage return and line feed) at the end
of the expression except if the semicolon is used as the terminating character. Comma
(“,”) also sends 0D0A to the serial port.

Example

OUT 0;A;A$

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FOUT

Description

Output a specified file from the K012 serial port.

Syntax

FOUT Port, FileHandle, FileSize

Remarks

Port specifies the serial port to send data. It can be 0 (K012 COM1) or 1 (K012 COM2).
The number of FileHandle is between 0 and14. FileSize is expressed in bytes.

Example

OPEN “DATA1” FOR INPUT AS #1
FOUT 0,1,1024

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OUT USING

Description

Output a formatted data stream from the K012 serial port.

Syntax

OUT port USING “format”,list of expressions[;]

Remarks

Port specifies the K012 serial port to send data. It can be 0 (K012 COM1) or (K012
COM2) port.

List of expressions consists of string or numeric expressions separated by semicolons.
The OUT USING command sends 0D0A (carriage return and line feed) at the end of
the expression except if the semicolon (“;”) is used as a terminator. Comma (“,”) also
sends 0D0A to the serial port.

Example

OUT 0 USING ”####.## “,A
OUT 1 USING “\ \”,A$

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DOWNLOAD

Description

The “DOWNLOAD” keyword is the identifier to save files into K012 memory. The two
types of file that can be downloaded into keyboard memory are program files and data
files.

Syntax

Program file:

DOWNLOAD “FILENAME.BAS”

File contents…

EOP

Data file:

DOWNLOAD “FILENAME”, FILESIZE,<DATA FILE>

Remarks

Filename may be up to 8 characters with a 3-character extension.

The extension for program files must be BAS.

Data files can be any format of file. 0D 0A is used as separator of each data for a text
data file.

The FILESIZE parameter is expressed in 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. This keyword must be placed at the end of a program file if the
DOWNLOAD keyword is used in the program.

Syntax

EOP

Remarks

N/A

Example

Program file:

DOWNLOAD “DEMO.BAS”

CLS
PRINT “This is a test”

EOP

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OPEN

Description

To establish file handles for file access. Up to 15 files can be accessed in one
program.

Syntax

OPEN “filename” FOR mode AS #FileHandle.

Remarks

Filename is the name of the file.
Mode specifies 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

OPEN “DATA1” FOR INPUT AS #1
OPEN “DATA2” FOR OUTPUT AS #2

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CLOSE

Description

To clear file handles.

Syntax

CLOSE #FileHandle

Remarks

FileHandle must be a constant number, with which the file is opened.

Example

CLOSE #1

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KILL

Description

To delete file(s) in keyboard memory (SRAM only).

Syntax

KILL “filename”
KILL “*.*”
KILL “*”

Remarks

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

Example

KILL “DEMO.BAS”

Note: KILL cannot be used to delete files in Flash memory. For this you must use the

K012 Extended File Manager utility from the keyboard.

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SEEK

Description

Reposition a file pointer in a specified file buffer.

Syntax

SEEK #FileHandle, offset.

Remarks

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

Example

OPEN “DATA” FOR INPUT AS #1
SEEK #1,12

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READ

Description

Read data from a 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

OPEN “DATA” FOR INPUT AS #1
READ #1;A;A$

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WRITE

Description

Write data to an opened file.

Syntax

WRITE #FileHandle; list of expressions.

Remarks

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

Example

OPEN “DATA2” FOR OUTPUT AS #1
WRITE #1; “DATA”

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GOSUB…RETURN

Description

To branch to and 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 number of GOSUB…RETURN statements cannot exceed 40 in one
program.

Example

PRINT “MAIN ROUTINE”
GOSUB SUB1

PRINT “MAIN ROUTINE”
END
SUB1:

PRINT “SUBROUTINE”

RETURN

The execution result should be as follows:
OK
MAIN ROUTINE
SUBROUTINE
MAIN ROUTINE

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Loop Statements

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

 DO…LOOP

 FOR…NEXT

 WHILE…WEND

DO…[EXITDO]…LOOP

Description

Use a DO loop to execute a block of statements an indefinite number of times. There
are several variations of DO…LOOP statement, but each evaluates a numeric
condition to determine whether or not to continue execution.

Syntax

DO {WHILE | LOOP}
Statements
{EXITDO}
LOOP

Or

DO
Statements
{EXITDO}
LOOP {WHILE | LOOP}

Or

DO
Statements
{EXITDO}
LOOP

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Remarks

The total number of DO…LOOP statement in one program cannot exceed 40.

The maximum number of IF…THEN…ELSE, FOR…NEXT, WHILE…WEND, and
DO…LOOP statements available in one program is 40.

Example

A=1
DO WHILE A<10

A=A+1

LOOP
PRINT A

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FOR…[EXITFOR]…NEXT

Description

Executes a series of instructions by a specified number of times in a loop.
(As opposed to DO …LOOP which executes until a condition is met)

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 the K parameter is ignored, the default

increment is 1.

The maximum numbers of IF…THEN…ELSE, FOR…NEXT, WHILE…WEND, and
DO…LOOP statements available in one program is 40.

Example

The following sample program prints out the sum of numbers between 1 and 10:
SUM=0
FOR I=1 TO 10
SUM=SUM+I
NEXT I
PRINT SUM

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WHILE…WEND

Description

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

Syntax

WHILE expression

statements
WEND

Remarks

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

The total numbers of WHILE…WEND statement in one program can not exceed 40.

The maximum numbers of IF…THEN…ELSE, FOR…NEXT, WHILE…WEND, and
DO…LOOP available in one program is up to 40.

Example

A=10
WHILE A

A=A-1

PRINT “12345678”
WEND

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GOTO

Description

Branches from the program to a specified block of statements.

Syntax

GOTO label

Remarks

Label is a tag to mark a specified position in the program.
The Label name is limited to a maximum of 20 characters.
The total number of GOTO statement in a program cannot exceed 200.

Example

INIT:
SUM=0
INDEX=1
INPUT “S/N;”, SN$(INDEX)
IF SN$=”” THEN GOTO INIT

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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:

 IF…THEN

 IF…THEN…ELSE

IF…THEN…ELSE

Description

Use an IF…THEN 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 IF…THEN does not use an ENDIF statement.

Or

IF condition THEN
Statements
ENDIF

Or

IF condition THEN

Statements

ELSE
Statements
ENDIF

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Or

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 a statement following the ELSE is
present, it will be executed. Otherwise the next line of statement is executed.

If there are block of statements in IF…THEN …ELSE, ENDIF must be used at the end
of the IF…THEN…ELSE statement.

Limitations:

The total number of IF…THEN…ELSE statements in a program can not exceed 40.

The total numbers of IF…THEN…ELSE, FOR…NEXT, WHILE…WEND, and
DO…LOOP in a program cannot exceed 40.

Example

IF A>0 THEN PRINT “TRUE” ELSE PRINT “FALSE”

IF ANS=1 THEN

CLS

PRINT “Error!!!”

INPUT ANS
ENDIF

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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 the END statement, all variables will be released from memory and file handles
closed.

Example

END

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DIM

Description

An array is a collection of variables of the same type, referenced by a common name.
The 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,
in total, 11 elements of variable A (0 to 10).

Do not declare a duplicate array in the program without executing the FREE
statement.

The DIM statement sets all the elements of specified arrays to the following initial
values: numbers to zero and strings to null string.

The total number of array elements (no matter what kind of data type) cannot exceed
than 200 elements.

The maximum array variable name is 10 characters.

The maximum dimensions of an array variable is 3.

Example

DIM A(20)

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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

FREE A

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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 ***

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TSKL Functions

POS()

Description

Gets the current position of the cursor in the LCD display.

Syntax

POS()

Remarks

This function returns the value between 0~79.

Example

Cur_pos = POS()

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INKEY()

Description

To return the ASCII code of the character read from keyboard. The returned ASCII
code will not show on LCD display.

Syntax

INKEY( )

Remarks

All tasks are pending until a key is pressed.

Example

A=INKEY( )

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INP$()

Description

To return one byte received from a serial port.

Syntax

INP$(expression)

Remarks

The result of the expression must be numeric. (0 or 1)
0: COM1 (Serial port with cable on K012)
1: COM2 (Serial port mount on K012)
The returned value is a string

Example

A$=A$ + INP$(0)

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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

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:
END

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LOF()

Description

To return the size of a file.

Syntax

LOF(FileHandle)

Remarks

An integer is returned to indicate the size of file

Example

File_length = LOF(1)

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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

X=ABS(5-12)

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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

X=ASC(“A”)

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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

X=LEN(“A”)

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FRE()

Description

Return the size of free memory.

Syntax

FRE( )

Remarks

Calculates and returns an integer to indicate free memory size of the K012 in K Bytes.

Example

A=FRE( )
PRINT A

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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

A=INT(5/2)

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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

A=VAL(“1234”)

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RND()

Description

RND returns a number between 0 and 1

Syntax

A=RND()

Remarks

N/A

Example

A=RND()

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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

A$=CHR$(27)

Used, for example to send and ESCAPE or other control code to a printer.

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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

OPEN “DATA” FOR INPUT AS #1
A$=FREAD$(1,20)
CLOSE #1
END

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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

10 A$=LEFT$(“123456”,3)

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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

A$=RIGHT$(“123456”,3)

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MID$()

Description

To return a number of characters beginning 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

A$=MID$(“123456”,3,3)

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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 cannot be included in other functions.

Example: VAL(STR$(“123”)

Example

A$=STR$(12345)

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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

PRINT “PRICE”;SPC$(5);“123.5”

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System Variables

YEAR

Description

Sets and returns the year of the Real Time Clock. The YEAR variable may be set from
00 to 99. The returned data is a 4-digit number.

Ex: 1998,2001.

Syntax

YEAR=nn
Where
nn=00~99

A=YEAR

Remarks

The Real Time Clock is Year 2000 compatible.

Example

YEAR$=STR$(YEAR)
YEAR$=MID$(YEAR$,3,2)

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MONTH

Description

Sets and returns the month of the Real Time Clock. Allowable numbers are 01 to 12.

Syntax

MONTH=nn
Where
nn=01~12

A=MONTH

Remarks

N/A

Example

MONTH=12

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DATE (day)

Description

Sets and returns the date of the Real Time Clock. Allowable numbers are from 00 to

99.

Syntax

DATE=nn
Where
nn=01~31

A=DATE

Remarks

The leap year timing is automatic

Example

DATE=01

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HOUR

Description

Sets and returns the hour of the Real Time Clock. Allowable numbers are from 00 to

23.

Syntax

HOUR=nn
Where
nn=00~23

A=HOUR

Remarks

N/A

Example

HOUR=01

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MINUTE

Description

Sets and returns the minute of the Real Time Clock. Allowable numbers are from 00 to

59.

Syntax

MINUTE=nn
Where
nn=00~59

A=MINUTE

Remarks

N/A

Example

MINUTE=16

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SECOND

Description

Sets and returns the second of the Real Time Clock. Allowable numbers are from 00 to

59.

Syntax

SECOND=nn
Where
nn=00~59

A=SECOND

Remarks

N/A

Example

MINUTE=16

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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 cannot change the ID number. The factory default is:
T.S.C.

Syntax

A$=IDNUMBER$

Remarks

N/A

Example

IF IDNUMBER=”T.S.C.” THEN
GOSUB USER1
ENDIF

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Appendix A - Limitations of TSKL

 The total numbers of IF…THEN…ELSE, FOR…NEXT, WHILE…WEND and

DO…LOOP in a program cannot exceed 40.

 The maximum numbers of GOSUB…RETURN cannot exceed 40 layers.
 The number of labels can’t exceed 200.

 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 a variable name is 10.
 The maximum number of characters for a label name is 20.
 The available memory for download is 128 KB (SRAM).
 The number of downloaded files cannot exceed 50 files.
 15 files can be opened simultaneously in one program.
 Maximum numbers of dimensions for array variables is 3 dimensions.

 The total number of specified formats for PRINT USING and OUT USING statements

can’t exceed 15.

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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

IF…THEN…ELSE…ELSEIF statement without ELSEIF keyword.

(05) ELSE without IF

IF…THEN…ELSE statement without IF keyword.

(06) ENDIF without IF

IF…THEN…ELSE statement without IF keyword.

(07) FOR without NEXT

FOR…NEXT statement without NEXT keyword.

(08) NEXT without FOR

FOR…NEXT statement without FOR keyword.

(09) EXITFOR without FOR

FOR…NEXT statement without FOR keyword.

(10) WHILE without WEND

WHILE…WEND statement without WEND keyword.

(11) WEND without WHILE

WHILE…WEND statement without WHILE keyword.

(12) DO without LOOP

DO…LOOP statement without LOOP keyword.

(13) LOOP without DO

DO…LOOP statement without DO keyword.

(14) RETURN without GOSUB

GOSUB…RETURN without GOSUB keyword

(15) Mode error

File operation access error.

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(16) File number error

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 exceed 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 GOSUB…RETURN, WHILE…WEND, DO…LOOP,
FOR…NEXT, IF…THEN…ELSE 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 K012

(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 pin definitions

Host Device Printer

IBM PC K012 K012 K012 Axiohm

TSC

CLEVER

COM1

COM1

(Note 1)

COM1

(Note 2)

COM2 COM2 COM2

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 

Pin 9

RI + 5V  + 5V  + 5V  + 5V  + 5V 

Note 1: K012 Hardware SW1 & SW2 must ON.
Note 2 K012 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 definition

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 Carrier Detect 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

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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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 Carrier Detect 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 Tx 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 Tx Signal Element Timing NC NC NC NC

25 Unassigned NC

To Be Left Unused NC NC

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Operation Guide

Auto Execution Utility

Power on Execute the “AUTO.BAS” program automatically

Power-on Utility

Power on with ALT F1

Disable the auto execution utility

Power on with ALT SHIFT

Upgrade keyboard BIOS

Power on with ALT CLEAR

Keyboard initialization

Power on with ALT D

Extended file manager utility

Keyboard Utilities

FORM

Select BASIC files to execute

ENTER

Execute the selected item

EXIT

Exit sub-menu

← →

Select parameters

↑ ↓

Scroll files or cursor

ALT F1

Keyboard configuration setup

ALT F2

On-line editing utility

ALT F2 F1

Upload files

ALT F2 CLEAR

Delete files

ALT D

Extended file manager

ALT EXIT

Reset keyboard

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INDEX

<ESC>!R ........................................ 23

<ESC>!W ....................................... 24

ABS().............................................. 61

Appendix A Limitations of TSKL .....82

Appendix B Error Messages........... 83

Appendix C RS-232 Pin Configurations

....................................................... 86

Arithmetic Expressions................... 21

Arithmetic Operators ...................... 20

ASC() .............................................62

Auto Execution............................... 10

Check-List ........................................ 9

CHR$() ........................................... 68

CLEAR ........................................... 27

CLOSE........................................... 39

CLS ................................................ 26

Commands and Statements........... 22

Communication Interface ................. 8

CURSOR........................................ 28

DATE.............................................. 77

DIM................................................. 53

DO…[EXITDO]…LOOP ................. 45

Document Conventions.................... 5

Double Float Data Type Variables .. 19

DOWNLOAD.................................. 36

Download A Program...................... 16

Edit A Program ............................... 16

END................................................ 52

EOF() .............................................59

EOP................................................ 37

Execute A Program ........................ 17

Execute downloaded BASIC program14

Expressions.................................... 21

Extended file manager....................14

Features of K012..............................7

Float Data Type Variables............... 19

FOR…[EXITFOR]…NEXT..............47

FOUT..............................................33

FRE()..............................................64

FREAD$()....................................... 69

FREE..............................................54

Functions........................................20

GOSUB…RETURN ........................44

GOTO.............................................49

HOUR.............................................78

IDNUMBER$ ..................................81

IF…THEN…ELSE ..........................50

INKEY() ..........................................57

INP$() .............................................58

INPUT.............................................31

INT() ...............................................65

Keyboard BIOS Update.................. 13

Keyboard Configuration Setup........11

Keyboard Initialization ....................10

Keyboard Operation .......................10

Keyboard Setup..............................10

KILL ................................................40

LEFT$() ..........................................70

LEN() ..............................................63

LOCATE .........................................29

LOF() ..............................................60

Long Integer Data Type Variables...18

Loop Statements.............................45

MID$() ............................................72

MINUTE..........................................79

MONTH ..........................................76

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Numeric Functions ......................... 20

On-Line Editing Utility..................... 13

OPEN............................................. 38

Operation Guide............................. 89

Operators ....................................... 20

Options............................................. 9

OUT................................................ 32

OUT USING ................................... 35

POS() ............................................. 56

Power-on Utilities ........................... 10

PRINT…[USING] ........................... 30

Program-Control Statements.......... 50

Quick Start........................................ 6

READ ............................................. 42

Relational Expressions................... 21

Relational Operators ...................... 20

REM ............................................... 55

RIGHT$()........................................ 71

RND() ............................................. 67

Safety Regulation............................. 9

SECOND........................................ 80

SEEK..............................................41

SOUND ..........................................25

SPC$()............................................74

Specifications....................................7

STR$()............................................73

String Expressions..........................21

String Functions..............................20

String Operators .............................20

String Variables...............................19

System Variables...................... 19, 75

TSKL Commands ...........................23

TSKL Functions ..............................56

Using K012.....................................16

VAL()...............................................66

Variables.........................................18

Variables, Constants, Functions,

Operators, and Expressions ...........18

WHILE…WEND..............................48

WRITE............................................43

YEAR..............................................75