ADDER CCUSB Upgrade Note User Manual

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Software upgrades and keyboard emulations
The internal software of your USB converter cable can be upgraded to fulfill
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.
This guide covers all of the steps needed to perform such changes, which are
arranged into four main stages:
Stage oneDownload upgrade files from the Adder website.
Stage two Create a startup diskette.
Stage threeCopy the files and edit the control file.
Stage fourReconnect the USB converter cable and reboot.
USB Converter Cable
Software upgrade and
keyboard emulation guide 
						

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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.
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:

	

and follow the instructions given by DOS.
Now please follow Stage three.
Stage one - Download the upgrade files
To download the files
1 Access the Adder Technology Ltd website (
www.adder.com), enter
the Support section. Choose the upgrade option that best suits
your requirements and download it to your system.
2 Decompress the downloaded file. Depending on the chosen
option, there will be a collection of suitable files. As a minimum,
there should be the following files:
 AUTOEXEC.BAT – directs 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:
GENxxx.S19, OFFxxx.S19, SUNxxx.S19 and NPROxxx.S19.
Where xxx is the upgrade version number.
Now please follow Stage two. 
						

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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:



	
The command line relates to the USB keyboard that you wish to
emulate to the connected system. There are two parts to the line:
 The 
	 entry sends a new keyboard profile (in this
case the general driver with a version number 1.04). A list of
keyboard profiles is provided on the right. If necessary, change
this entry to match the required keyboard file.
 The

 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 required changes have been made, save the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Do not change the name otherwise it will not
be recognized by the system.
Now please follow Stage four.
USB keyboard drivers
 GENxxx.S19 - This is the general driver that is suitable for most
systems and is loaded by default into the USB converter cable.
When used with Adder MP-type KVM switches operation is totally
‘plug and play’ in most cases.
 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).
Country nn code
Arabic 01
Belgian 02
Canadian-Bilingual 03
Canadian-French 04
Czech Republic 05
Danish 06
Finnish 07
French 08
German 09
Greek 0A
Hebrew 0B
Hungary 0C
International (ISO) 0D
Italian 0E
Japan (Katakana) 0F
Korean 10
Latin American 11
Netherlands/Dutch 12
Norwegian 13Country nn code
Persian (Farsi) 14
Poland 15
Portuguese 16
Russian 17
Slovakian 18
Spanish 19
Swedish 1A
Swiss/French 1B
Swiss/German 1C
Switzerland 1D
Taiwan 1E
Turkish-Q 1F
UK 20
US 21
Yugoslavia 22
Turkish-F 23
Reserved 24-FF
Not supported 00
Keyboard country codes 
						

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1 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.
2 Switch off the computer and remove its keyboard connector.
3 Disconnect your USB converter cable (if connected) from its
computer and KVM switch.
4 At the end of the converter cable that has three plugs, locate the
keyboard plug (purple with 
 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 ugrade
procedure.
5 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.
6 Reconnect the USB converter cable between the USB-equipped
computer and the KVM switch.
Sun system keypress equivalents
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 Sun keyboard
Right-[Ctrl] [F1] Stop
Right-[Ctrl] [F2] Again
Right-[Ctrl] [F3] Props
Right-[Ctrl] [F4] Undo
Right-[Ctrl] [F5] Front
Right-[Ctrl] [F6] Copy
Right-[Ctrl] [F7] Open
Right-[Ctrl] [F8] Paste
Right-[Ctrl] [F9] Find
Right-[Ctrl] [F10] Cut
Right-[Ctrl] [1] Mute
Right-[Ctrl] [2] Volume -
Right-[Ctrl] [3] Volume +
Right-[Ctrl] [4] Power*
Right-[Ctrl] [H] Help
Stage four - Reconnect USB converter cable and reboot
Keyboard
connector
* 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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