External Controls (Pushbuttons/Leds) - AMX MIO-R4 Operation/Reference Manual

Working With Buttons

External Controls (Pushbuttons/LEDs)

TPDesign4 supports editing the properties for programmable external controls for panels that feature
external pushbuttons and LEDs (including R-4 remote controllers).
FIG. 44 External Pushbuttons Design View window
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Size Click to open the Size fly-out menu, where you can specify the size of the preview
image (25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, or Auto). The default size setting is Auto, which
automatically scales the preview image to fit the Button Preview window (which is
also scalable). These options only affect the size of the preview image, not the
button itself.
Background Click to open the Background fly-out menu, where you can specify the way that
the background color in the button preview windows appears. Depending on the
colors used, you may want to experiment with these options to help you view the
various aspects of the button (text, icon and/bitmap).
• None - no background color is displayed (so it appears white).
• Checkerboard - renders the background in a checkerboard pattern (helpful
when dealing with transparent buttons).
• Page Fill Color - renders the background in the same color as was assigned to
the page containing the selected button.
You can edit external control properties on both a panel-wide basis and on a page specific
button-by-button basis.
The global, panel-wide settings for external controls can be accessed and edited through the
External Controls entry in the Pages tab of the Workspace Navigator Window. Double-click
this entry to access External Pushbuttons Design View window, representing the size and
placement of the external buttons and LEDs, which may be selected like any other button for
editing (FIG. 44).
Page specific external controls settings are accessed via each page's Design View (with the
Page > Show External Controls option enabled).
TPDesign4supports copying and converting external controls between panels: When copying
a page between panels, or when converting between panel types that both support external
buttons, the configuration of the source external controls are copied to the destination controls
according to the type of control (general, LED, cursor up, cursor down, cursor left, cursor
right, or cursor select).
TPDesign4 Touch Panel Design Software (v2.10 or higher)