AMX AXD-CP4, Instruction Manual

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Programming
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4" Color Touch Panels
Shorthand Variable Text Commands
The table below lists the shorthand variable text commands you can use with the touch panel. The
shorthand command data is one-byte, non-ASCII format except for pages, passwords, text, and
bitmap names.
Shorthand Variable Text Commands
@BMF
Sets multiple
attributes to a but-
ton, slider, or
gauge.
This command allows you to program up to 12 attributes on one command line.
Syntax:
"’@BMF’,<variable text address>,’<attribute data>’"
Variables:
variable text address = 1 - 255
attribute data:
’%R,<left>, <top>, <right>, <bottom>’ = Sets the rectangle position.
’%B’,<border styles> = See the Border Styles and Programming Numbers table on
page 36.
’%F’,<font styles> = See the Font Styles and Programming Numbers table on page 36.
’%T’,<button text > = ASCII characters (empty is clear)
’%P’,<bitmap> = Bitmap filename (empty is clear)
’%I’,<icon> = 1 - 255 (icon numbers are assigned in TPDesign3 project file)
’%J’,<text alignment> = 1 - 9 as shown the following alignment chart:
For %C1-%C6, see the Colors and Programming Numbers table on page 35 .
’%C1’,<on-state fill color>
’%C2',<off-state fill color>
’%C3’,<on-state border color>
’%C4’,<off-state border color>
’%C5’,<on-state text color>
’%C6’,<off-state text color>
Example:
SEND_COMMAND TP,"’@BMF’,255,’%T POWER |ON’
’%B’,’4’,’%C1’,’72’"
Sets the text on button 255 to POWER ON (appears on two lines), adds a triple-line bor-
der, and sets the On-state color to White.
@BMP
Adds a bitmap file
to a button.
Bitmap files are imported into TPDesign3; the numbers are assigned by the touch panel
during the download process.
Syntax:
"’@BMP’,<variable text address>,’<bitmap>’"
Variables:
variable text address = 1 - 255
bitmap = Bitmap chosen from a file location.
Example:
SEND_COMMAND TP,"’@BMP’,85,’Bitmap1’"
Adds the Bitmap1 file to button 85.
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