Configuring HID (Keyboard Emulation)

This section describes how the FxConnect HTTP POST Connection settings can be migrated to IoTConnector.

FxConnect Keyboard Emulation

The following screenshot shows the configuration options for KeyBoard Emulation that are available in the FxConnect.

IoT Connector only supports configuring the Line Ending in the keyboard emulation by default. The other parameters are not supported by the reader out of the box, but a DA application can be written and deployed on the reader that will provide similar functionalities. The following table lists the parameters and how they can be configured in the IoT Connector.

FxConnect to IoT Connector mapping of Key board emulation parameters.

Parameter	FxConnect	IoT Connector	Migration
Format	Output format is in Key-Value Pairs	Output format is in JSON. The Schema of JSON data payload is here…	Even though IoT Connector does not support configuring the data output format to anything other than JSON, a custom DA app can be written to convert data from JSON to Key-Value pairs
Delimiter	Supports Comma, Space and Tab as delimiters	No delimiter supported since the output is in JSON.	If the Output format is converted to a format other than JSON using a DA app, then the user is free to use any delimiter needed.
Line Ending	Supports LF, CRLF and CR	Supports LF, CRLF and CR	This setting is supported out of the box in IoT Connector and user can select the value while adding the Keyboard emulation data endpoint.
Timestamp Format	Supports UTC and Unix	Supports UTC only as part of the data JSON payload	If any other format of timestamp is needed then the user is free to write a DA app to convert it to said format.
Data Prefix, Data Suffix	Supports user defined values for prefix and suffix	Prefix and Suffix are not supported by default.	User can write a DA app to convert JSON data payload to any other format and modify it as needed before sending it out.

Important

For more information on DA apps, refer this….

Adding Keyboard Emulation endpoint in IoT Connector

To add a keyboard emulation endpoint in IoT Connector, go to Communication > Zebra IoT Connector > Configuration page Click on Add Endpoint button and select Keyboard Emulation in the Endpoint Type drop down. Enter the Endpoint Name and Endpoint description. Select the desired Line Ending in the drop and down and click on Add.