Ensure Contiguous Code Assignment (Power Assign) - AMX KEYPADBUILDER Manual

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If it isn't important that the channels end up exactly where you had specified, just that they are assigned
as a group, you can select Keep Checking and Power Assign will do just that, subject to the Begin
Assignment At, Ensure Contiguous Code Assignment, and Split Across Port IDs settings.
One nice thing about the Power Assign palette is that it retains its settings after use, which is handy when
you need both the push channels and address codes to have the same numeric values.
First, use the Functions tab of the Workspace Navigator and click back and forth between the push
channel and address options. Look for a clear range of channels large enough and make a note of the start
channel. Next, open the Power Assign dialog.
Here's the setup you would use:
Check Begin Assignment At and Ensure Contiguous Code Assignment. Split Across Port IDs is optional
based on whether these channels will be used for System Calls or need to have mutually exclusive
feedback.
Then supply the device and channel values, click Channel under Function Code Type, and click Assign.
Next, click Address under Function Code Type, and click Assign again. If you didn't require both the
push channel and address to match, you're done. If they need to match, watch for an error in either of the
assignment operations. If this is the case, clear both the push channels and address codes using the Clear
Codes action settings.
While initially somewhat confusing, an immense amount of power is available in the options under
Function Code Action. Since the selection is retained after any operation, if you make a mistake, it's easy
to click Clear Codes and hit the assign button again. Remember that Power Assign processes the channel
assignments based on the order in the selection so, if the order is important to you, make sure to create
the selection using the Shift-Select technique.

Ensure Contiguous Code Assignment (Power Assign)

This is used when the channels have to be in order, with no breaks between them, as in a numeric
keypad. In these cases, since the order is important, use the Shift-select technique to select the buttons in
the order you want to assign the channels.
If you don't care what channels are assigned, uncheck this option, and KeypadBuilder will find the next
available free channels, skipping used channels and continuing on until all available channels have been
assigned.
In this case the values will be subject to whether or not you've set the Begin Assignment At checkbox.
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