SATO EUROPE

SATO Smart Keyboard

Programming Manual

SATO Europe
Im Hülsenfeld 13
40721 Hilden
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)2103 9592-0
Fax.: +49 (0)2103 55322

Issued September 2000

Keyboard Programming Manual

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.

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.

The Keyboard

To Printer
From PC, Scanner, Scale, etc.

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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
40°F~104°F (5°C~40°C)
Temperature
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 SETUP

COM2 SETUP

DATE /TIME SETUP

Setup Utility
UTILITY SETUP

PASSWORD SETUP

INFORMATION

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.

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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

EXTENDED FILE 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 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.

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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
-999999999999999 to
Double float # 8 15
999999999999999
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
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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
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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)

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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.

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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

TSC
IBM PC K012 K012 K012 Axiohm
CLEVER
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
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 Extended file manager....................14

<ESC>!W ....................................... 24 Features of K012 ..............................7
ABS().............................................. 61 Float Data Type Variables...............19
Appendix A Limitations of TSKL ..... 82 FOR…[EXITFOR]…NEXT..............47
Appendix B Error Messages........... 83 FOUT..............................................33
Appendix C RS-232 Pin Configurations FRE()..............................................64
....................................................... 86 FREAD$() .......................................69
Arithmetic Expressions................... 21 FREE..............................................54
Arithmetic Operators ...................... 20 Functions........................................20
ASC() ............................................. 62 GOSUB…RETURN ........................44
Auto Execution ............................... 10 GOTO .............................................49
Check-List ........................................ 9 HOUR.............................................78
CHR$() ........................................... 68 IDNUMBER$ ..................................81
CLEAR ........................................... 27 IF…THEN…ELSE ..........................50
CLOSE ........................................... 39 INKEY() ..........................................57
CLS ................................................ 26 INP$() .............................................58
Commands and Statements ........... 22 INPUT.............................................31
Communication Interface ................. 8 INT() ...............................................65
CURSOR........................................ 28 Keyboard BIOS Update ..................13
DATE.............................................. 77 Keyboard Configuration Setup........ 11
DIM................................................. 53 Keyboard Initialization ....................10
DO…[EXITDO]…LOOP ................. 45 Keyboard Operation .......................10
Document Conventions .................... 5 Keyboard Setup..............................10
Double Float Data Type Variables .. 19 KILL ................................................40
DOWNLOAD .................................. 36 LEFT$() ..........................................70
Download A Program...................... 16 LEN() ..............................................63
Edit A Program ............................... 16 LOCATE .........................................29
END................................................ 52 LOF() ..............................................60
EOF() ............................................. 59 Long Integer Data Type Variables...18
EOP................................................ 37 Loop Statements.............................45
Execute A Program ........................ 17 MID$() ............................................72
Execute downloaded BASIC program14 MINUTE..........................................79
Expressions.................................... 21 MONTH ..........................................76

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Numeric Functions ......................... 20 SEEK..............................................41

On-Line Editing Utility..................... 13 SOUND ..........................................25
OPEN ............................................. 38 SPC$()............................................74
Operation Guide............................. 89 Specifications....................................7
Operators ....................................... 20 STR$()............................................73
Options............................................. 9 String Expressions..........................21
OUT................................................ 32 String Functions..............................20
OUT USING ................................... 35 String Operators .............................20
POS() ............................................. 56 String Variables...............................19
Power-on Utilities ........................... 10 System Variables......................19, 75
PRINT…[USING] ........................... 30 TSKL Commands ...........................23
Program-Control Statements.......... 50 TSKL Functions ..............................56
Quick Start........................................ 6 Using K012.....................................16
READ ............................................. 42 VAL()...............................................66
Relational Expressions................... 21 Variables.........................................18
Relational Operators ...................... 20 Variables, Constants, Functions,
REM ............................................... 55 Operators, and Expressions ...........18
RIGHT$()........................................ 71 WHILE…WEND..............................48
RND() ............................................. 67 WRITE............................................43
Safety Regulation............................. 9 YEAR..............................................75
SECOND........................................ 80

SATO Europe 90