WedgeLink FAQs

A keyboard wedge is used when you are trying to get data from some type of measuring device into applications that cannot accept data from a serial port.  A software keyboard wedge reads data from a serial port and passes this data to a PC application in such a manner that the application thinks the data is entered via the keyboard. 

Software and hardware keyboard wedges are used extensively in data acquisition applications that include statistical programs, spreadsheets, barcode, LIMS, etc.  MicroRidge keyboard wedges can accept input data from any RS-232 serial device.  The data is then passed to a Windows application in such a manner that the application thinks the data is actually coming from the keyboard.