Procedure

Read and understand all the steps in the procedure given below before you start this experiment.

• You will see a Start Simulation hyperlink in the SIMULATOR tab which follows this tab.

• After you click on the Start Simulation link a dialog will appear asking you to download “keypad_4.0.exe” application.

• Download “keypad_4.0.exe” at appropriate location you wish and then open or execute the application.

• Keyboard layout testing program initial window will appear showing four keypad layouts as below.

 

 

1. Select any one keypad layout by clicking on the layout itself.

2. A new window will open showing keypad , key time and graph area.

 

 

3. To go back to previous screen press EXIT button on the keypad itself.

4. The number which you dial on keypad will appear in blue display box on top of keypad.

5. SAVE key is non functional and is used for symmetry purpose only.

6. Begin dialing a 10 digit mobile number by clicking on the keys of the keypad. You need to press CALL key at end after dialing 10 digits.

7. Pressing CALL key at end will freeze the keypad and further dialing in prohibited.

8. The timer starts when any numeric key is clicked and keeps track of 10 digits dialed. Key press time will be displayed in the area next to it. The timer stops only after clicking CALL key at the end. So do not forget to press CALL key at the end.

9.Use CLEAR key to undo the last digit dialled while dialing a number. The timer and graph keeps recording the errors too.

10. Use print-screen at the end and save the experiment data as an image in a word file for future reference and analysis.

11. EXIT key should be used to go back to previous screen for selecting another keypad layout.