Lindy Cable Box 42867 User Manual

Multi-Platform  
KVM Converter Cable  
User Manual  
English  
LINDY No. 42867  
© LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED & LINDY-ELEKTRONIK GMBH - FIRST EDITION (August 2003)  
 
English Manual  
Keyboard emulations and software upgrades  
The internal software of the LINDY USB converter cable can be upgraded to fulfil two main functions.  
Utilize the latest features and functionality  
Emulate particular styles of USB keyboards so that extra keys may be supported. Keyboard styles  
supported include the Microsoft ® Office keyboard, the Microsoft ® Natural Pro keyboard and Sun ®  
workstation keyboard. Additionally for Sun ® systems, the converter cable can be made to declare a  
country code.  
IMPORTANT FOR SUN USERS  
The internal software of the cable “as supplied” does NOT enable the advanced PS/2 to SUN  
keyboard mapping, for the special SUN keys, which are not available on a PC keyboard. The  
firmware default setup is optimized for use with PCs, servers, notebooks and Mac computers. To  
access the advanced SUN key press equivalents and to change or set SUN keyboard country code  
reporting you must flash the firmware of the converter cable. However this is not necessary if you  
are using the cable with a LINDY CPU Switch Dual Multi Platform.  
This guide covers all of the steps needed to perform such changes, which are arranged into four main stages:  
Stage one  
Stage two  
Stage three  
Stage four  
Download upgrade files from the LINDY website.  
Create a startup diskette.  
Copy the files and edit the control file.  
Reconnect the USB converter cable and reboot.  
The necessary upgrade and keyboard files will be made available within the downloads section of the LINDY  
from the website.  
Keypress equivalents  
Note: To use the below Sun® equivalents you must  
The tables below provide equivalent keypresses on a  
standard PC (PS/2-style) keyboard that emulates special  
keys found on Apple®, Microsoft® or Sun® keyboards.  
first download the relevant files from the download  
section of the LINDY website (www.lindy.com).  
PS/2 Keyboard  
Left Ctrl  
Left Win Start (  
Left Alt  
Right Alt or Alt Graph  
Right Win Start (  
Right Ctrl  
Apple keyboard  
Left Control  
PS/2 Keyboard  
Right-[Ctrl] [F1]  
Right-[Ctrl] [F2]  
Right-[Ctrl] [F3]  
Right-[Ctrl] [F4]  
Right-[Ctrl] [F5]  
Right-[Ctrl] [F6]  
Right-[Ctrl] [F7]  
Right-[Ctrl] [F8]  
Right-[Ctrl] [F9]  
Right-[Ctrl] [F10]  
Right-[Ctrl] [1]  
Right-[Ctrl] [2]  
Right-[Ctrl] [3]  
Right-[Ctrl] [4]  
Right-[Ctrl] [H]  
Sun Keyboard  
Stop  
Again  
Props  
Undo  
Front  
Copy  
Open  
Paste  
Find  
Cut  
Mute  
Volume –  
Volume +  
Power *  
Help  
)
Left Command (  
Left Option (alt)  
Right Option (alt)  
Right Command (  
Right Control  
)
)
)
Windows Application Key  
no equivalent  
No equivalent  
On / off key  
* Certain PS/2 keyboards have a power key which will be  
mapped to perform the same function for a sun system  
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Software Updates  
Stage one – Download the upgrade files  
To download the files  
42867 from the item list to commence downloading.  
2. You will need to decompress the file you have just downloaded to a suitable location on your computer.  
Depending on the chosen option, there will be a collection of suitable files. As a minimum, there should be  
the following files:  
AUTOEXEC.BAT – instructs the computer to run the driver update and firmware upgrade  
programs.  
PS2USB.EXE – this is the upgrade program that causes upgrade data to be sent to the USB  
converter cable from your PC.  
A keyboard definition file that has the extension “.S19“, such as: “STANxxx.S19“.  
Where xxx is the upgrade version number.  
Stage two – create a startup diskette  
For this stage you will need a 3½” floppy diskette that is either blank or has existing contents that are no longer  
required. The write protect tab must be moved to the ‘unprotected’ position. Depending on your operating system,  
use one of the following to create a startup disk:  
To create a startup disk in Windows XP  
1. Insert a diskette into the floppy disk drive.  
2. Select ‘Start’ and then ‘My Computer’.  
3. Right mouse click on the ‘3½” Floppy (A:)’ icon and select ‘Format’.  
4. Check the ‘Create an MS-DOS startup disk’ box and select ‘Start’.  
To create a startup disk in Windows 95/98/ME  
1. Insert a formatted diskette into the floppy disk drive.  
2. Select ‘Start’, then ‘Settings’ and then ‘Control Panel’.  
3. Double click on the ‘Add/Remove Programs’ icon.  
4. Select the ‘Startup Disk’ tab.  
5. Click ‘Create Disk’ and follow the instructions.  
To create a startup disk in Windows 95/98 (alternative method)  
1. Insert a diskette into the floppy disk drive.  
2. Right mouse click on the ‘3½” Floppy (A:)’ icon and select ‘Format’.  
3. Select the ‘Full format’ option and ensure that the ‘Copy system files’ box is checked.  
4. Select ‘Start’ to format the disk.  
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To create a startup disk from MS-DOS or a DOS window within Windows 95/98  
1. Insert a diskette into the floppy disk drive and check that the drive is configured as drive A (it usually is).  
2. At the DOS prompt (C:\>) type: FORMAT A: /S  
And follow the instructions given by DOS.  
Stage three – Copy the files and edit the control file  
In order to choose the appropriate upgrade/keyboard emulation options, you now need to copy the downloaded  
files to the diskette and then edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT control file.  
1. Using Windows Explorer or the My Computer option, copy the downloaded and decompressed files from  
your computer to the floppy diskette.  
2. Using a text editor, such as Notepad or Wordpad, open the AUTOEXEC.BAT file on the floppy diskette  
(A:). The file will contain a command line similar to the one shown here:  
PS2USB STAN101.S19 /C21  
The command line above relates to the USB keyboard that you wish to emulate to the connected system.  
There are two parts to the line:  
The STAN101.S19 entry sends a new keyboard profile (in this case the standard driver with a  
version number 1.01). A list of keyboard profiles is provided below. If necessary, change this entry  
to match the required keyboard file.  
The /C21 suffix optionally sets a country code that will be reported to the USB-connected  
system(s). This is required only for Sun workstation systems, which require the country layout of  
the keyboard to be reported. A full list of country codes is provided opposite. The country code is  
not required for other kinds of computers and can be removed.  
3. When all the required changes have been made, save the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Do not change the name  
otherwise it will not be recognized by the system.  
USB keyboard drivers  
STANxxx.S19 – This is the standard driver that is suitable for most systems and is loaded  
by default into the USB converter cable.  
OFFxxx.S19 – This driver supports the extra keys found along the top of Microsoft Office  
Keyboards  
NRPOxxx.S19 – This driver supports the extra keys found along the top of Microsoft  
Natural Pro keyboards  
SUNxxx.S19 – This driver supports the extra keys found on Sun-style keyboards. Sun  
systems also require a country code to be specified – see previous page for details.  
The last three of these drivers provide support for the extra keys of these specialist keyboards and allow you to  
emulate them using combination key presses on a standard PS/2 style keyboard (a list of emulation key presses  
for a Sun keyboard are provided on the next page).  
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SUN Keyboard country codes  
Country  
nn code  
Country  
nn code  
Arabic  
Belgian  
Canadian-Bilingual  
Canadian-French  
Czech Republic  
Danish  
Finnish  
French  
German  
Greek  
Hebrew  
Hungary  
International (ISO)  
Italian  
Japan (Katakana)  
Korean  
Latin American  
Netherlands  
Norwegian  
01  
02  
03  
04  
05  
06  
07  
08  
09  
0A  
0B  
0C  
0D  
0E  
0F  
10  
11  
12  
13  
Persian (Farsi)  
Poland  
Portugese  
Russian  
Slovakian  
Spanish  
Swedish  
Swiss/French  
Swiss/German  
Switzerland  
Taiwan  
Turkish-Q  
UK  
14  
15  
16  
17  
18  
19  
1A  
1B  
1C  
1D  
1E  
1F  
20  
21  
22  
23  
24-FF  
00  
US  
Yugoslavia  
Turkish-F  
Reserved  
Not supported  
Stage four – Reconnect USB converter cable and reboot  
On the Windows based computer from which you will run the upgrade, ensure that its BIOS settings will allow it to  
boot from the floppy diskette drive, rather than booting immediately from the hard drive.  
1. Switch off the computer and remove the keyboard connector.  
2. Disconnect your USB converter cable (if connected) from its computer and KVM switch.  
3. At the end of the converter cable that has three plugs, locate  
the keyboard plug (purple with a  
icon) and connect it to  
the keyboard socket of the Windows-based computer. This  
is the reverse of the usual connection method and the cable  
will automatically detect this to prepare itself for the upgrade  
procedure.  
4. With the upgrade diskette installed in the drive, switch on the computer. The computer must boot from the  
floppy diskette and will then automatically perform the upgrade/apply the keyboard & country code. The  
upgrade process should take no more than two to three minutes and a progress indicator will be displayed  
on screen. Once the upgrade is complete, switch off the computer and disconnect the USB converter  
cable.  
5. Reconnect the USB converter cable between the USB-equipped computer  
and the KVM switch.  
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SUN system keypress equivalents  
IMPORTANT FOR SUN USERS  
The internal software of the cable “as supplied” does NOT enable the advanced PS/2 to SUN  
keyboard mapping, for the special SUN keys, which are not available on a PC keyboard. The  
firmware default setup is optimized for use with PCs, servers, notebooks and Mac computers. To  
access the advanced SUN key press equivalents and to change or set SUN keyboard country code  
reporting you must flash the firmware of the converter cable. However this is not necessary if you  
are using the cable with a LINDY CPU Switch Dual Multi Platform.  
Once the Sun keyboard emulator has been downloaded, you can emulate the extra keys on a Sun keyboard using  
the following PS/2 key press combinations.  
PS/2 Keyboard  
Right-[Ctrl] [F1]  
Right-[Ctrl] [F2]  
Right-[Ctrl] [F3]  
Right-[Ctrl] [F4]  
Right-[Ctrl] [F5]  
Right-[Ctrl] [F6]  
Right-[Ctrl] [F7]  
Right-[Ctrl] [F8]  
Right-[Ctrl] [F9]  
Right-[Ctrl] [F10]  
Right-[Ctrl] [1]  
Right-[Ctrl] [2]  
Right-[Ctrl] [3]  
Right-[Ctrl] [4]  
Right-[Ctrl] [H]  
Sun Keyboard  
Stop  
Again  
Props  
Undo  
Front  
Copy  
Open  
Paste  
Find  
Cut  
Mute  
Volume –  
Volume +  
Power *  
Help  
* Certain PS/2 keyboards  
have a power key which will be mapped  
to perform the same function for a SUN  
system.  
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Your warranty  
LINDY warrants that this product shall be free from defects in workmanship and materials for a period of three  
years from the date of original purchase. If the product should fail to operate correctly in normal use during the  
warranty period, LINDY will replace or repair it free of charge. Any faulty items are to be returned to LINDY at the  
owner’s expense. No liability can be accepted for damage due to misuse or circumstances outside LINDY’s control.  
Also, LINDY will not be responsible for any loss, damage or injury arising directly or indirectly from the use of this  
product. LINDY’s total liability under the terms of this warranty shall in all circumstances be limited to the  
replacement value of this product. This warranty goes on top of any applicable legal regulation and does not limit  
any customer rights compared to the legal regulations.  
Regulatory information  
This equipment should be used with high quality shielded LINDY cables only. Failure to use unshielded cables may  
result in the complete system not meeting EMC requirements.  
FCC statement  
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that  
is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio communications. It has  
been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the  
specifications in Subpart J of part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection such  
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a  
residential area may cause interference, in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take  
whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference. Changes or modifications not expressly  
approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.  
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