AMX TPI-PRO-4, Operation/Reference Manual

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NetLinx Programming
104 TPI-PRO/DVI (Total Presentation Interface)
"^" Button Commands (Cont.)
^BDO
Set the button
draw order.
Determines what order each layer of the button is drawn.
Syntax:
"'^BDO-<vt addr range>,<button states range>,<1-5><1-5><1-5>
<1-5><1-5>'"
Variables:
• variable text address range = 1 - 4000.
• button states range = 1 - 256 for multi-state buttons (0 = All states, for General buttons,
1 = Off state and 2 = On state).
• layer assignments =
1 - Fill Layer
2 - Image Layer
3 - Icon Layer
4 - Text Layer
5 - Border Layer
Note: The layer assignments are from bottom to top. The default draw order is 12345 .
Example:
SEND_COMMAND Panel,"'^BDO-530,1&2,51432'"
Sets the button’s variable text 530 ON/OFF state draw order (from bottom to top) to
Border, Fill, Text, Icon, and Image.
Example 2:
SEND_COMMAND Panel,"'^BDO-1,0,12345'"
Sets all states of a button back to its default drawing order.
^BFB
Set the feedback
type of the button.
This command only works on General-type buttons.
Syntax:
"'^BFB-<vt addr range>,<feedback type>'"
Variables:
• variable text address range = 1 - 4000.
• feedback type = (None, Channel, Invert, On (Always on), Momentary, and Blink).
Example:
SEND_COMMAND Panel,"'^BFB-500,Momentary'"
Sets the Feedback type of the button to 'Momentary'.
^BIM
Set the input
mask for the
specified address.
Syntax:
"'^BIM-<vt addr range>,<input mask>'"
Variables:
• variable text address range = 1 - 4000.
• input mask = Refer to the Text Area Input Masking section on page 204 for character
types.
Example:
SEND_COMMAND Panel,"'^BIM-500,AAAAAAAAAA'"
Sets the input mask to ten ’A’ characters, that are required, to either a letter or digit ( entry
is required ).