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Programming
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5.5" Color Passive Mini-Touch Panels
Button String Commands
The table below lists string commands you can assign to buttons by using the touch panel editor.
Select the PROPERTIES option in the Edit bar, press the target button, and
enter the string
command with the Touch Panel keyboard
. The control system receives the string command
when you press a button.
Shorthand Variable Text Commands (Cont.)
@SHO
Sets a specific
button to on or off.
Syntax:
"’@SHO’,<variable text address>,<button on/off>"
Variables:
variable text address = 1 - 255
button on/off=
0 : button Off
1 : button On
Example:
SEND_COMMAND TP,"’@SHO’,128,0"
Sets button 128 off.
@TXT
Adds text to a but-
ton.
Use the | character to display text on multiple lines.
Syntax:
"’@TXT’,<variable text address>,’<text>’"
Variables:
variable text address = 1 - 255
text = Enter button text to appear on the button.
Example:
SEND_COMMAND TP,"’@TXT’,2,’VCR|PLAY’"
Sets the VCR and PLAY text on variable button 2. The | character places VCR on a text
line above PLAY on the button.
@UNI
Adds Unicode text
to a button.
Characters for Middle Eastern languages, such as Arabic, are not supported within the
Unicode fonts because they are bi-directional. Buttons with Unicode fonts can only be cre-
ated and edited using TPDesign3 Touch Panel Design Program.
Syntax:
"’@UNI’,<variable text address>,’<text>’"
Variables:
variable text address = 1 - 255
text = Enter button text to appear on button.
Example:
SEND_COMMAND TP,"’@UNI’,2,’Foreign Text’"
Sets the Foreign Text on variable button 2.
Button String Commands
$CU
Turns the cursor
display On and
Off.
Syntax:
"$CU <cursor value>"
Variable:
cursor value = 0 (Off) and 1 (On)
Example:
$CU 0
Turns the cursor Off.