Technical Bulletin RE: Mac OS 10.4 (Tiger)

Apple has released an update, 10.4.3 (http://www.apple.com/ downloads/macosx/), which corrects the compatibility issues we experienced with previous versions. If you are using OS 10.4 (Tiger), please update to version 10.4.3 to use our X-keys devices.

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X-keys OS X Developer's Information

December 12, 2003

All X-keys devices have a Vendor Identification number or VID of 1523 (5F3 hex) and unique Product Identification numbers or PID which are list with the cookie reports. Communication with all X-keys devices are done using cookies in the Mac OS X environment. Each bit in the input and output reports corresponds to a cookie. This information assumes the user is familar with HID devices.

Cookie Reports

Cookies for X-keys Desktop
Cookies for X-keys Pro
Cookies for X-keys Stick
Cookies for X-keys Controller
Cookies for X-keys Editor
Cookies for X-keys Footpedal
Cookies for X-keys Switch Interface
Cookies for X-keys Matrix Board

Using Cookies to Read and Write Data

Download HID Utilities and HID Explorer
Using HID Explorer
Example of Writing LEDs
Example of Writing Unit ID