Programming; Overview; Animated Transitions - AMX MVP-9000i Operation And Reference Manual

Programming

Overview

You can program the MVP-9000i, using the commands in this section, to perform a wide variety of operations using
Send Commands and variable text commands.
A device must first be defined in the NetLinx programming language with values for the Device: Port: System (in
all programming examples - Panel is used in place of these values and represents all Modero panels).

Animated Transitions

Animated transitions are used to add motion and effects to the transition from one page to another on a panel. With
existing panel firmware, page flip transitions occur with the new page immediately drawing over the existing page on the
screen. With animated transitions, the old page is moved, faded, or overdrawn from the screen while the new page is
drawn. These operations use the OpenGL hardware accelerator to ensure smooth transitions.
Current panel firmware also supports animated buttons and popup page effects. This functionality is unchanged.
In all cases, once the transition is triggered, the old page is frozen. For example, if the old page had an animated button,
the motion on that button would stop as soon as the transition is triggered. If there is motion on the new page such as an
animated button or even a popup effect, this motion will operate even while the overall page itself is in motion as part of
the transition.
Seven different classes of transitions are supported. Each transition class is described below. All of the transition classes,
with the exception of Page Curl, are commanded transitions. Once the transition is triggered, it proceeds to completion.
Page Curl can be interrupted and directed by the person touching the LCD as described below.
Transition Classes
Slide
Slide with
bounce
Black glass
Fade
Page curl
Door with fade
Center door with
fade
The origin of the transition is the point on the LCD where the motion originates. In most cases, these locations are the
top, bottom, left and right of the screen. For example, a slide transition with a left origin will appear to slide in from the
left towards the right of the screen.
MVP-9000i 9" Modero® ViewPoint® Touch Panel with Intercom
Verify you are using the latest NetLinx Master and Modero firmware, as well as the
latest version of NetLinx Studio and TPD4.
The current page slides off of the screen and the new page slides in until it completely
covers the screen and stops. There is no gap between pages, so if the page
backgrounds match, this effect can give the appearance of moving around on a canvas
that is larger than the physical screen size.
This is the same as a slide transition, but with a bounce effect added when the new page
reaches the edge of the screen across from where it originated.
The existing page appears to move away from the viewer and off to the side. As soon as
it is completely off the screen, the new page moves in and toward the viewer from the
opposite edge of the screen. Both the old and new pages have a reflection on the bottom
that makes it appear that the page is sliding along black reflective glass.
The current page fades out while the new page fades in.
The existing page appears to be peeled away like a sheet of paper, revealing the new
page underneath. The new page has a shadow effect, and a faint reversed impression of
the old page can be seen through the back of the paper being flipped. This transition can
be interrupted by the user by holding a finger on the LCD and moving it around. The
corner of the paper will follow the user's finger until released, causing the transition to
proceed to completion. For the best effect, the button that triggers the page curl effect
should be placed near the corner of the screen from which the page curl will originate.
The new page moves over the existing page like a door with a hinge at the edge of the
LCD. In addition, the new page is semi-transparent, allowing the old page to be seen
through until the transition is finished, at which point the old page has faded away.
This transition operates as above, except that the hinge point is at the center of the LCD
rather than the edge.
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