Setting Global General Properties For External Pushbuttons And/Or Leds; Setting Global Programming Properties For External Pushbuttons And/Or Leds - AMX MIO-R4 Operation/Reference Manual

Setting Global General Properties for External Pushbuttons and/or LEDs

Global (panel-wide) settings for external controls (pushbuttons and LEDs) are accessed through the new
External Controls entry in the panel's tree (displayed in the Pages tab of the Workspace Navigator
Window).
Use the Selection Tool to pick the external control that you want to configure (in the Design View
Window).
Once you have selected an external button, you can use the General tab of the Properties Control window
to set/edit general external control properties. To edit any of the properties in the table, click on an item
in the right-hand column to activate the field. Depending on the item selected, you can either set the item
manually, select from a drop-down menu, or both.
The following global, general button properties are supported for external controls:

Setting Global Programming Properties for External Pushbuttons and/or LEDs

Once you have selected an external control, you can use the Programming tab of the Properties Control
window to set/edit programming-oriented button properties. To edit any of the properties in the table,
click on an item in the right-hand column to activate the field. Depending on the item selected, you can
either set the item manually, select from a drop-down menu, or both.
The following global programming properties are supported for external controls:
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Name – This is the name of the selected external control. To give the external control a
specific name (other than Left Menu Button 1, etc.), click Name to activate the editable field,
where you can type the new name.
Disabled – This option allows you to disable the external control (default = No).
Password Protection – Choose the level of password protection to associate with this external
control (none, one, two, three, or four).
Page Flip – Click to view/create a list of page flips. Click the browse button (...) to open the
Button Page Flip Actions dialog.
Address Port – Select or enter the port to which the address code will be applied.
Address Code – Select or enter the address code sent to the master on the selected port.
Channel Port – Select or enter the port to which the channel code will be applied.
Channel Code – Select or enter the channel code sent to the master on the selected port.
Level Control Type – These options allow external buttons to directly control a level without
the need for NetLinx code. Select a level control type for the selected button (Absolute,
Relative or None). These options require additional parameters to be defined.
Absolute: The button acts like a preset and sets the level to the desired value.
Relative: The button increments or decrements the current level value by a fixed amount.
String Output Port – Select or enter the port to which the output string will be applied.
String Output – Specify the output string sent to the master on button push. Click the browse
button (...) to open the Enter Text dialog. Enter the output string and click OK (or Cancel to
exit without saving).
Command Port – Select or enter the port to which the command string output will be applied.
Command Output – Specify the command string sent to the master on button push. Click the
browse button (...) to open the Enter Text dialog. Enter the command output and click OK (or
Cancel to exit without saving).
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