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SECTION 6. DEMO PROGRAM
The demo program, which is written in Visual Basic, can be used to do the following:
• Send command requests to the device and view the command responses.
• Guide application developers in their application development by providing examples, in
source code, of how to properly communicate with the device using the standard Windows
APIs. For the keyboard emulation interface type, typically an existing application is used to
read card data and no commands need to be sent to the device after the initial configuration
so the developer would probably not have to review this source code.
• Read cards from the device and view the card data. The keyboard emulation interface type
can also use other common applications to view card data such as Windows Notepad.
The part numbers for the demo program can be found in this document in Section 1 under
Accessories.
INSTALLATION
To install the demo program, run the setup.exe file and follow the instructions given on the
screen.
OPERATION
To operate the demo program perform the following steps:
• Attach the device into a USB port on the host.
• If this is the first time the device has been plugged into the host, follow the instructions on
the screen for installing the Windows HID device driver. This is explained in more detail in
the installation section of this document.
• Run the demo program.