Maple Systems STEPware-100 - Manual (Page 54)

6. Choose the Done button to return to the Function Key Editor dialog box.
7. If you want to program a Key OFF Message, repeat steps 4 through 6 using the Edit
button in the Key OFF Message group box.
8. If you want to use the Repeat feature, in the Repeat group box, select the Enable
check box and then set the Interval and Max. Times.
9. Select the other options as described in the General Features section.
Shifted Function Keys
Each shifted function key has two states: normal and shifted. The function key is always
in the normal state unless a SHIFT key is being pressed. In the normal state, when the
function key is pressed, the Key ON (or Unshifted) Message is sent to the host controller.
If a SHIFT key is being pressed, the function key goes into the shifted state. In the
shifted state, when the function key is pressed, the Key OFF (or Shifted) Message is sent
to the host controller.
Configuring a Shifted Function Key
1. In STEPware-100, press F5 to open the Function Key Editor dialog box.
2. In the Assignment group box, select the function key.
3. In the Action group box, select the appropriate option button- Shifted F. Key.
4. In the Key ON ((Unshifted) Message group box, choose the Edit button to display the
Function Key ASCII String Editor dialog box.
5. Enter your ASCII string in the Char. row of the table.
6. Choose the Done button to return to the Function Key Editor dialog box.
7. To program a Key OFF (Shifted) Message, repeat steps 4 through 6 using the Edit
button in the Key OFF Message group box.
8. Select the other options as described in the General Features section.
Disabling a Function Key
If your application does not require all of the OIT’s function keys, the unused function
keys can be disabled so that no action occurs when the key is pressed. When you create a
new project using STEPware-100 the function keys default to disabled.
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