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13. PANEL
KEY MAPPER™ APPLICATION
The DNF Controls supplied Panel Key Mapper™ is a small Windows® application that
maps USP-S24 and USP-S48 key presses to HOTKEYs for Editors, Graphic devices,
Production Playout & Automation systems, as well as other Windows based applications.
For example, map USP-S24 Key: #2 to “SHIFT F3”
#10 to “CTRL SHIFT F10”
#23 to “CTRL ALT F1”
The USP-S24/48 connects to the Windows computer running Panel Key Mapper
(pkm.exe) over an Ethernet connection, eliminating USB connectivity issues in mission
critical applications.
The USP-S24/48 provides single button control for commonly used functions reducing
errors, which saves time and money.
Use the Key Mapper web page to create the HOTKEY key combinations used by the
Editor or other Windows applicaton. Use the Event Action Table to map a key press to
one or more Key Mapper entries and assign the Remote Device to transmit the HOTKEY
to. One HOTKEY can be sent to multiple remote devices.
INSTALLATION
Install the supplied pkm.exe and pkm.ini files in a folder on the Windows computer.
Edit the pkm.ini with Notepad.exe or other simple text editor. (Do not use a word
processor.) Change the Panel 1 IP address to the IP address of the USP-S24 or USP-
S48 that will send HOTKEYs to the computer. Change the Port number from 50000 to
any other port number if that port is already in use on the computer.
Add pkm.exe to the computer’s Start Up folder or create a Scheduled Task to launch the
application when the computer starts up. Or, using a mouse, double click on the
application to launch it. A black box will appear briefly on the screen and then disappear.
Check Windows’ Task Manager to confirm that pkm.exe is running.
LOGGING
pkm.exe will create a log file, pkm.log, in the same folder that it resides. Open the log
file with a text editor. Each time pkm.exe is launched the log file will show:
04/02/2011, 13:09:41 DNF Control Panel Key Mapper Log
04/02/2011, 13:09:41 pkm.exe startup
04/02/2011, 13:09:41 Console hidden
04/02/2011, 13:09:41 C:\temp\pkm.exe Version 1.3
04/02/2011, 13:09:41 Successfully opened file C:\temp\pkm.ini
04/02/2011, 13:09:41 Successfully processed file C:\temp\pkm.ini
04/02/2011, 13:09:41 Listening on Port 50000 for Panel Key Mapper commands
04/02/2011, 13:09:41 Accepting commands from Panel IP Address 192.168.10.62
where Panel IP Address and Port will reflect the pkm.ini entries.
Every command received from the USP-S24/48 will be logged as follows:
04/01/2011, 23:50:05 Received OID Value: KM_70:1