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Wallboard keyboard emulator

Please note, in order to use Sensors and Sensor events, Premium (ENTERPRISE) license is required.

Requirements​

  • Android 4.0.6 application version
  • Windows 4.0.210 application version

Setup & Configuration​

  • Navigate to Devices menu, then select the device where you want to use the sensors.
  • Open the device settings by clicking on the icon

OR

  • Click on the device card, then Select Settings tab
  • Find sensor settings, then create a configuration from the following:

{
  "services": [
    {
      "uid": "keyboard-emulator",
      "type": "KEYBOARD_EMULATOR",
      "settings": {
        "rules": [
          {
            "type": "KEYBOARD|JOYSTICK|IR",
            "timeout": 50,
            "eol": "\r\n",
            "defaultId": "",
            "defaultEvent": "",
            "pattern": "(.*)",
            "idGroupIndex": 1,
            "ignoreModifiers":false,
            "eventGroupIndex": 2,
            "valueGroupIndex": 3
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

Parameters​

Type​

type is used to tell the device what kind of keyboard emulator is connected, usually if for example a barcode or NFC reader is used then the type has to be KEYBOARD

Timeout​

The timeout sets the maximum amount of time the device will wait for a new key press, if the timeout expires the received message will be sent to the target

Default ID and Default Event​

The defaultId and defaultEvent are used when the format is set to sensor, in this case these will added as an ID and as an Event to the sensor message

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