The KB1700 is one of the most popular programmable kitchen bump bars on the market today. The unit is built to withstand the most demanding requirements of kitchen systems and other industrial applications. The keypad is built with high quality stainless steel dome disk switches that last more than 3 million cycles, and the unit is enclosed in special, high durability plastic that is UV-resistant which prevents color fading. The KB1700 is one of the easiest and most programmable kitchen bump bars on the market. All 17 tactile keys are programmable and the KB1700 supports a full set of alphanumeric, control, function, and international output codes. Using a powerful Windows-based programming utility that stores key definitions in a data file, an integrator can create a program layout for multiple keypads, rather than programming key by key, keypad by keypad. The KB1700''s I/O ports allow daisy-chaining of other input devices. It provides either a PS/2 or RS232C output and supports a true keyboard wedge functions, operating with or without a computer keyboard. The KB1700 also offers an internal beeper and comes with various legend sheet options.