Setting Page-Specific General Properties For External Pushbuttons And/Or Leds; Setting Page-Specific Programming Properties For External Pushbuttons And/Or Leds; Copy/Convert External Controls Between Panels - AMX TPDESIGN4 V2.5 Instruction Manual

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Setting Page-Specific General Properties for External Pushbuttons and/or LEDs

Page-specific settings for external controls (pushbuttons and associated LEDs) which may override
any Global settings are set via the Design View of the page that you want to associate the external
controls with.
Double-click on a Page entry (in the Pages tab of the Workspace Navigator Window) to display the
selected page in a Design View Window.
Select Pages > Show External Controls to change the Design View to represent the layout of the
external buttons on the target panel.
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 control, you can use the General tab of the Properties Control
window to set/edit general 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.
Setting Page-Specific Programming Properties for External Pushbuttons and/or
LEDs
Once you have selected an external control, you can use the General tab of the Properties Control
window to set/edit general 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.

Copy/Convert External Controls Between Panels

TPDesign4 supports copying and converting the properties for programmable external controls
(external pushbuttons and LEDs) for NXD-CV7, MVP-7500, and MVP-8400 panels.
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.
TPDesign4 Touch Panel Design Program
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).
Double-click this entry to access a Design View Window representing the size and
placement of the external buttons and LEDs, which may be selected like any other button
for editing.
Working With Buttons
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