Century Software’s ITX product line for iPhone and iPad support most devices that provide user input options. They also support some wifi devices.

Keyboards

Any Bluetooth keyboard is supported in TinyTERM on both iPad and iPhone. Dock keyboards that physically plug into the iPhone or iPad data port are also supported.

Scanners

TinyTERM supports any scanner that acts as a keyboard wedge. These devices all use the Bluetooth HID profile.

In addition, TinyTERM Plus and TinyTERM Enterprise support a number of hardware scanning attachments. This includes support for magnetic stripes, and 1D and 2D optically-scanned codes. A full list is available in the online documentation.

Serial Devices

WiFi-to-serial adapters are fully supported by TinyTERM. These devices generally create either an IP address for the RS232 port, or an ad hoc wireless network used only for the port. TinyTERM can communicate with either variety.

Neither the iPad nor the iPhone supports the Bluetooth SSD profile. This means that Bluetooth serial adapters cannot be supported by TinyTERM. The iOS option just isn’t there.

Serial cable support is currently disallowed for new applications by Apple. As such, no direct serial cable is supported by TinyTERM.

Century Software, Inc., has had a request to reduce the height of the title bar on TinyTERM ITX for iPhone.

The ability to hide the title bar entirely was added in TinyTERM ITX 2, TinyTERM Pro, TinyTERM ITX 3270, TinyTERM ITX 5250 and TinyTERM Enterprise. This feature is available in both iPhone and iPad versions.

CR 1018

Century Software, Inc., has had a request to add cursor crosshairs to TinyTERM ITX 3270 for iPad. This would draw horizontal and vertical lines on screen, centered on one corner of the current cursor position.

CR 1030

When using a hardware keyboard with TinyTERM ITX 3270 for iPad, either via dock or Bluetooth, the Enter key on the keyboard acts as a Return key. Century Software, Inc., has had a request to add a switch that would allow the option of using the Enter key as a 3270 Enter key instead.

CR 1028

Currently only the on-screen keyboard can be remapped when using TinyTERM ITX products for iPad and iPhone. Century Software, Inc., has had a request for an interface that would allow remapping the keys on an external keyboard, connected to the iOS device either by dock or by Bluetooth.

CR 1020

TinyTERM ITX products for iPad and iPhone — TinyTERM for iPad, TinyTERM ITX for iPhone, and TinyTERM ITX 3270 for iPad — only provide one host connection at a time. Century Software, Inc., has had a request to allow multiple sessions to be connected simultaneously on these devices.

CR 1017

The Linea-pro 4 includes a 1D or 2D barcode scanner, a 3-track magnetic stripe reader, and a rechargeable battery extender in a compact protective case for the iPhone 4 or iPod Touch. Century Software, Inc., has had a request to add support for this device to TinyTERM ITX for iPhone.

CR 1010

TinyTERM ITX version 1 for both iPad and iPhone could not use the function or arrow keys on an external keyboard, whether connected via dock or Bluetooth. That behavior was directly related to the way the keyboard presented itself to the iPad or iPhone under early versions of iOS.

With the release of TinyTERM ITX 2 and TinyTERM Pro for iPad and iPhone in July 2012, the arrow keys are fully usable. The function keys across the top of the keyboard are still reserved by iOS for its own functions, but the <b>option</b> key can be used with the number keys to mimic F1-F10 on an emulator keyboard. option-1 is F1, option-2 is F2, etc. Also, option-A through option-Z are Ctrl-A through Ctrl-Z, option-[ is the Esc key, option-dash (-) is Page Up, and option-= is Page Down.

To delete a configuration in TinyTERM for iPad or TinyTERM ITX for iPhone, swipe a finger over it from left to right. However, this is not a method used by all apps for deleting configurations. Century Software has received a request to change the way configurations are deleted.

CR 994

TinyTERM ITX includes an optional function key button bar that can be displayed below the emulator window. These keys act the same as the F1-F12 keys on a physical terminal.

This is particularly helpful on the Mac, since the function keys can be configured for many other uses in OS X. So can other non-alphanumeric keys. Century Software has received a request to add keys to that button bar, such as the Insert and Delete keys.

CR 988