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This is a guide to the '''getkey''' C example project included in the EMAC OE SDK. It maps a character matrix to a keypad and provides functionality for inspecting and testing the associations between characters and keys.
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This is a guide to the '''getkey''' C example project included in the EMAC OE SDK.  
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'''getkey''' provides functionality for specifying, inspecting and testing associations between character-data and keypad-keys. It also provides a fine example of a C project that employs the EMAC OE SDK to interact with, via a SOM-150ES carrier board, that fascinating hunk of peripheral hardware: The E20-21/E020-25 longlife, spashproof, staticproof membrane keypad.
  
 
== Opening, Building and Uploading the Project Files ==
 
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To use the '''getkey''' program you will need the following hardware.
 
To use the '''getkey''' program you will need the following hardware.

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This is a guide to the getkey C example project included in the EMAC OE SDK.

getkey provides functionality for specifying, inspecting and testing associations between character-data and keypad-keys. It also provides a fine example of a C project that employs the EMAC OE SDK to interact with, via a SOM-150ES carrier board, that fascinating hunk of peripheral hardware: The E20-21/E020-25 longlife, spashproof, staticproof membrane keypad.

Opening, Building and Uploading the Project Files

1. Open the C/C++ editing perspective.

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2. Open the getkey project files.

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3. Build the getkey project.

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4. Upload the getkey binary to the target machine.

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Usage and Behavior

Hardware Requirements

To use the getkey program you will need the following hardware.

Som150 with keypad.JPG
SOM-150ES carrier board with keypad

Plugging the Keypad into the SOM-150ES Carrier Board

Plug the keypad into the HDR5 KEYPAD header of the SOM-150ES Carrier Board.
Example getkey howtopluginthekeypad 0.png

Make sure that you line up pin 0 of the keypad's ribbon cable with pin 2 of the header.
Example getkey howtopluginthekeypad 1.png

The Keypad Matrix File

The keypad matrix file specifies associations between keypad-keys and characters. For each key in the keypad's grid of keys we specify a character in a grid of characters.

Example getkey minimalkeypad.png           Example getkey matrixfile.png

In this example we see an E020-21 keypad on the left and an example keypad matrix file (Key-E020-21, included in the project) opened in a text editor on the right. You can edit the character matrix any way you like.

Using getkey

The getkey program is controlled from the console via command line parameters. You can specify the keypad device node, specify the keypad matrix file (see notes on the keypad matrix file, above), display the current matrix in the console and test individual character-key associations.

./getkey [-d device -b -g -s file] 
d
Specify the keypad device node. The default is /dev/keypad
b
Test an individual key-character association (via "read blocking"). The program will sleep until a key on the keypad is pressed, then output that key's character to the console.
g
Outputs the current keypad matrix (see notes on the keypad matrix file, above) to the console.
s
Specify the keypad matrix file. (see notes on the keypad matrix file, above). If a keypad matrix file is not specified then the character associated with the last keypad key pressed is returned.

Note on parameter order. Parameters are evaluated in order. If blocking (b) or device specifications (d) are used, they must be declared before the matrix arguments on the command line.

Usage Example. Mapping a Keypad Device Node to a Keypad Matrix File

./getkey -d /dev/keypad0 -s /path/to/this/file/Key-E020-21

The program will map the keypad at the device node /dev/keypad0 to the matrix file Key-E020-21. This associates each character in the grid of characters in the matrix file (see notes on the keypad matrix file, above) with a key in the grid of keys on the keypad.

Usage Example. Displaying the Character Presently Associated With a Key on the Keypad

./getkey -d /dev/keypad0 -b

The program will wait until a key is pressed on the keypad. When a key is pressed it will display the character associated with that pressed key, as specified in the keypad matrix file (see notes on the keypad matrix file, above).

For example:

root@som9g20:/tmp# ./getkey -d /dev/keypad0 -b
5
root@som9g20:/tmp#

In this case I pressed the 5 key on the keypad.

Usage Example. Displaying the Character Matrix Presently Associated with the Keypad

./getkey -d /dev/keypad0 -g

The program will display the character matrix (see notes on the keypad matrix file, above) presently associated with the keypad at /dev/keypad0.

root@som9g20:/tmp# ./getkey -d /dev/keypad0 -g
1 2 3 C   
4 5 6 D   
7 8 9 E   
A 0 B F   
root@som9g20:/tmp#

The character matrix displayed here is that of the Key-E020-21 file.