Varia ^PKP command always returns to port 1 even if button port is different
Frequently Asked Questions
Written by Stephen Steiner
Updated at February 13th, 2026
Brand:
- AMX
Models:
- All Varia
Question:
Why does Varia return ^PKP on port 1?
Answer:
On the older Modero G5 panels if you set a button to a port other than 1 (Example: 10001:07:00) if this was used to send the command ^PKP (Show private keyboard) when the passcode was entered and done was pressed you would get a string returned from 10001:07:00, however on Varia panels this is not the case and the string is returned form 10001:01:00 or port 1.
- To overcome this the command ^PKP needs the optional data return port populated examples below:
- To use all the optional fields the example would be - [^PKP-password;Test;Hint;Success-;7]
- To just set the return port use [^PKP-;;;;7]