Keyboard Sensor

Keyboard Sensor
  • When the selected key is pressed, it sends one positive pulse to the connected controller(s)
     
  • When the selected key is released, it sends one negative pulse to the connected controller(s)
Key:
  • Keyboard Key that you want to trigger the sensor
All Keys:
  • Select this if you want every keyboard key to trigger the sensor
     
  • Use with a Python Script/Module
First Modifier:
  • A keyboard key which needs to be pressed while pressing the main key
     
  • Leave blank for none
Second Modifier:
  • A keyboard key which needs to be pressed while pressing the main key
     
  • Leave blank for none
Log Toggle:
  • Log toggle turns on/off saving of all keystrokes entered to a string property
     
  • Name of a Boolean Property
     
  • Boolean = True:
    • All keystrokes will be saved as a string to the Target (string property)
  • Boolean = False:
    • Keystrokes won't be saved
  • Key, First Modifier, Second Modifier and All keys can be left blank
Target:
  • Name of the String Property the keystrokes will be saved to
     
  • When the Log Toggle = True, all the keystrokes will be saved to Target string property
     
  • Saves all the keystrokes.  Not just the key(s) selected
     
  • Key, First Modifier, Second Modifier and All keys can be left blank
Keyboard:
  • The type of Sensor
Name:
  • Sensor name
Pin:
  • Enabled: 
    • Always display the Sensor
  • Disabled: 
    • Only display when the State Mask group the Sensor is linked to is being displayed
Checkbox:
  • Enabled:
    • Sensor is turned on
  • Disabled:
    • Sensor is turned off
True Level Trigger:
  • Enabled:
    • Selected key(s) pressed:
      • Sends a positive pulse to the connected controller(s) with each logic tic
    • Selected key(s) released:
      • Sends one negative pulse to connected controller(s)
    • Selected key(s) not pressed:
      • No pulse sent
  • Disabled:
    • Selected key(s) pressed:
      • Sends one positive pulse to the connected controller(s)
    • Selected key(s) released:
      • Sends one negative pulse to the connected controller(s)
    • Selected key(s) not pressed:
      • No pulse sent
  • The default logic tic rate is 60 per second
False Level Trigger:
  • Enabled:
    • Selected key(s) pressed:
      • Sends one positive pulse to the connected controller(s)
    • Selected key(s) released:
      • Sends a negative pulse to the connected controller(s) with each logic tic
    • Selected key(s) not pressed:
      • Sends a negative pulse to the connected controller(s) with each logic tic
  • Disabled:
    • Selected key(s) pressed:
      • Sends one positive pulse to the connected controller(s)
    • Selected key(s) released:
      • Sends one negative pulse to connected controller(s)
    • Selected key(s) not pressed:
      • No pulse sent
  • The default logic tic rate is 60 per second
Skip:
  • Used with True Level Trigger and False Level Trigger
     
  • Skips the number of logic tics entered before sending the next pulse
Level:
  • Enabled:
    • Switching from a State Mask group the sensor belongs to to a State Mask group it doesn't belong to:
      • Sensor is deactivated
    • Switching from a State Mask group the sensor doesn't belong to to a State Mask group it belongs to:
      • Sensor is activated. Uses last input before being deactivated
  • Disabled:
    • Switching from a State Mask group the sensor belongs to to a State Mask group it doesn't belong to:
      • Sensor is deactivated
    • Switching from a State Mask group the sensor doesn't belong to to a State Mask group it belongs to:
      • Sensor is activated
Tap:
  • Enabled:
    • Keyboard key pressed:
      • A positive pulse is immediately followed by a negative pulse (next frame)
    • Keyboard key released:
      • No pulse sent
  • Disabled:
    • Keyboard key pressed:
      • A positive pulse is sent to the connected controller(s)
    • Keyboard key released:
      • A negative pulse is sent to the connected controller(s)
  • True Level Trigger enabled and Skip = 0: 
    • Never has a chance to send a negative pulse
Invert:
  • Inverts the output of the triggers.
     
  • A positive trigger event sends a negative pulse.
     
  • A negative trigger event sends a positive pulse.
Note:
  • Sensors can be connected to more than one controller
     
  • Sensors connected to a controller(s) belong to the same State Mask group(s) as the controller(s)