AMX Color Active-Matrix LCD Instruction Manual page 100

Figure 160
Function show button and
slider example
Note
Refer to the Function show
subsection for more informa-
tion.
Note
This allows up to 1020 button
combinations in the new G3
firmware.
Note
Level settings apply only to
Joystick buttons (Joystick and
Video Joystick button types),
and Bargraph buttons (Hori-
zontal and Vertical Bargraph
button types).
92 Touch Panel Program Reference
As shown in Figure 160, the upper-left corner of a button shows a base device num-
ber followed by a channel code number. The bottom-right corner of a button shows
the variable text number followed by the variable text channel.
Base device
number
3, 132
Button LIGHT
PANEL
Variable text
device number
Text channel
The new G3 firmware is designed to allow you up to 255 channels per device layer.
VAR TEXT DEV
the current button and touch panel page. The device range is 1 through 4.
VAR TEXT CHAN
channel code for the current button. The channel code range is from 1
through 255. Record the channel code settings if you want to create duplicate
buttons and their functions on another page. If AUTO ASSIGN is enabled in
the Protected Setup page, the touch panel prompts you to automatically or
manually assign the channel code. Select YES to allow the touch panel to
automatically assign the lowest available channel number.
LEVEL DEV
current button and touch panel page. The device range is 1 through 4.
LEVEL NUM
current button. The number code range is 1 through 8 except for bargraphs
and joysticks, where the range is from 1 through 7. Joysticks actually use two
level numbers. The first is for the X-axis and the second is for the Y-axis. You
only need to specify the first level. Record the channel code settings if you
want to create duplicate buttons and their functions on another page.
BUTTON TYPE
select the button type. After you select a button type, the Properties page re-
sets with specific options according to that button type. For example, if you
select the button type GENERAL, the BUTTON OPTIONS, FLIP, and
STRING operation bars appear in the Properties page.
2, 1
2, 255
1,255
Opens the keypad where you set the device number for
Opens the keypad where you set the variable text
Opens the keypad where you set the device number for the
Opens the keypad where you set the number codes for the
Opens the BUTTON TYPE menus (Figure 161) where you
Color Active-Matrix LCD Mini-Touch Panels
Channel code
number
Slider
Level channel
Level device
number