Remote keyboard

When connected to the MEGA65 by JTAG you can use the remote keyboard. Press button Keyboard in the lower right corner to switch into the remote keyboard mode. You will see a visual overview of the MEGA65 keyboard.

You now can type text in the Command field below the displayed MEGA65 keyboard layout to send it directly to the MEGA65:

Any supported char you then enter in the Command field will be sent right away and displayed on the MEGA65 screen. Whenever you press a key-leaving-line (ENTER, Cursor UP/DOWN) it will also delete the typed text in the Command field.

Use

The remote keyboard acts syntactically and not geographically. This means if you enter a supported key on your PC keyboard (even if it's not at the same position as on the MEGA65 keyboard) it will be printed the right way. This also works for the special keys like ESC, TAB, CTRL, SHIFTLOCK, etc.

Shortcuts

To access the graphical chars (printed on key front) you need to use the SHIFT key or the MEGA key (lower left corner of the displayed MEGA65 keyboard). While the SHIFT is mapped 1:1 the MEGA key is mapped to the OS key (Windows/Linux: Window flag key, OSX: Command key).
Depending on your OS a key combination with one of those two keys can already be defined and therefore do something different. In this case you can use the MEGA65 keyboard layout in the Console window. All MEGA65 keys which do not exist on a modern PC keyboard or key shortcuts blocked by the OS can still be sent. All those functional keys got marked orange when you hover the mouse pointer over the keyboard layout. Most keys will be sent as soon as you click on them. The keys ALT, CTRL and MEGA65 expects an additional key before sending. For example you want to switch the cursor color to light gray: click first on the MEGA key on the MEGA65 keyboard layout and then press the physical key 8 on your PC keyboard.
The CTRL key can be used the same way to access the first printed color set.

Overview

If you click on the question mark in the lower left corner of the MEGA65 keyboard a list of all accessible keys on the keyboard layout will be displayed in the Console window. In order to see the key list enlarge the M65Connect window or click on the Terminal button to hide the MEGA65 keyboard layout. You then can scroll the Console window to see all accessible keys.

List of functional keys on the MEGA65 keyboard

Key	Function

Key	Function
ALT	Not occupied *
Arrow Left	Print arrow left
Arrow Up	Print arrow up
CLR	Clear the whole screen
CTRL	Access to first color of number keys *
F1	Switch between 40 and 80 char mode
F2	Delete everything right from cursor
F3	Command DIR
F4	Command DIR "*=PRG"
F5	Jump to previous word
F6	Not occupied
F7	Jump to next word
F8	Command MONITOR
F9	Scroll down BASIC program
F10	Not occupied
F11	Scroll up Basic program
F12	Not occupied
F13	Delete char behind cursor
F14	Not occupied
HELP	Not occupied
HOME	Put cursor in the first position of the screen
MEGA	Access to lower left char of keys, second number color *
SHIFT	Access to lower right char of keys, special char on other keys
NO SCROLL	Pause scrolling text"
RESTORE	Not occupied
RUN STOP	Stop BASIC program or scrolling text
Rvs On	Entered chars will be inverted
Rvs Off	Entered chars will be printed the normal way

* Press related key on PC keyboard after activating it