Art. No. SC 1000 KNX
4.2.4.1.14 Channel function "ASCII-Text"
The channel function "ASCII-Text" offers the user the option, according to the datapoint type
16,000, of showing texts received via the KNX Bus in the display of the Smart Control. The texts
are fed into the device using two 14-byte communication objects, which means that the text can
consist of a maximum of 28 ASCII characters. The separated texts are then combined into a
static text for display purposes, which is formatted to be one-line, left-flush and vertically
centred. If the length of the text exceeds the line width, the static text automatically becomes a
running text, which scrolls to the left at a rate of 5 px/500 ms. Upper and lower-case letters of
the Latin alphabet, the ten Arabic numbers and some punctuation characters can be displayed.
An "ASCII Text" KNX channel has a display element in the graphic interface. This channel
cannot be used to perform operations on the device since it does not have a sensor surface.
Depending on the number of ASCII characters received, the channel function can be used to
display a text of up to 28 characters.
For example, this channel function is used to welcome guests to a hotel (figure 51).
Figure 51: Example of a display element of the channel function
"ASCII text"
(A) ASCII text 1
(B) ASCII text 2
Status elements
A designation can also be assigned to the "ASCII Text" channel function in the ETS plug-in.
However, this text designation is not displayed in the display element of the device, but is
intended solely for orientation in the tree structure of the plug-in. This property is used to
simplify function selection, for example on the Start or Favourites page.
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Software "Smart Control 501511"
Functional description
