1-28 Product Overview
Keyboards
5932 Keyboards
TheNCR5932Keyboardsareintendedforharshretailenvironmentsandcontainan
internalmembranetoprotectagainstobjectssuchaspaperclips,staplewires,pins,
andsoforth,fromfallingbetweenthekeysanddamagingtheelectronics.This
technologyimprovesoverallreliabilitynottypicallyfoundinstandardPCkeyboards
or
manyretailkeyboards.
TheRealPOS50supportsthefollowingNCR5932Keyboards:
•NCR5932‐5xxxUSBAlphanumericBigTicketKeyboard
•NCR5932‐65xxPS/2CompactKeyboard
•NCR5932‐66xx104‐KeyProgrammablePOSKeyboard
Keyboard Power
TheRealPOS80suppliespowertothePS/2keyboardevenwhenintheOFFstate.This
isforconfigurationsthatrequiretheterminaltoturnonwhenakeyispressed.Most
NCRPS/2keyboardshaveaPowerONLEDwhichstaysilluminated,indicating
powerispresentinthekeyboard.Pressing
akeymayalsocausetonestobesounded,
butunlesstheterminalisconfiguredtopowerupwhenakeyispress,nothing
happens.