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A P P E N D I C E S
Let’s take a closer look at the various parts of this form, starting with the right side of
the form. At the top we see an ID box that we can use to scroll through the events. This is
followed by a Name field, where the event is given a name. To the right of that is an Event
Type drop down box, where the type of event will be selected. Note that, in the picture,
the Event Type is blank, and the tabbed area below displays a tab titled Undefined . The
tabbed area title and contents will change depending on the type of event selected. When
the Event Properties form is first viewed by clicking the New button on the main screen,
or selecting Events>New from the menu, this is how the form will look. We will take a
closer look at the various event type tabs later.
Worthy of note is the text displayed on the Undefined tab. This defines what is required
before an event being created is accepted by the software. If you try to proceed from the
currently viewed event to another by clicking Apply or OK , you will not be able to proceed
unless certain information is furnished. The event must have an Event Type specified, must
have at least one Day box checked, and must have a Name assigned.
Note that you can get away with not assigning signals to a Connect or Disconnect
Event; however, such events will do nothing when fired.
The left side of the dialog, at the top, gives you the tools for specifying when an event
will fire. The Start Time specifies the first time on a checked Day that the event will fire.
Enter the time in 12 hour mode, and specify AM or PM .
The Repeat Interval determines how often an event will fire on a checked Day . The
Repeat Interval is specified in hours and minutes. As an example, if the Repeat Interval
is specified to be 4 hours and 30 minutes, and the Start Time is 2:15:00 PM, the event can
be expected to fire on a checked day at 2:15, 6:45, and 11:15 (all these are PM times).
There are separate check boxes for each day of the week, Sunday through Saturday .
Events will not be fired on days that are not checked. For convenience, the Check All Days
and Uncheck All Days buttons are provided, with rather obvious consequences. The Invert
Selection button checks all unchecked Day boxes and unchecks all checked Day boxes.
The 1‑Time‑Only check box is a little less obvious. When this box is checked, once an
event fires it is deleted from the list. However, if the box is not checked, the fired event is
added at the bottom of the schedule, one week later in time than when it just fired.
Below the schedule settings are two buttons used to enter the event in the Event Manager
list. OK enters the current event in the list and closes the Event Properties dialog, while
Apply adds the current event to the list but leaves the Event Properties dialog in place. A
third button, Cancel , er – ah – cancels the event, and it is not added to the list.
Advancing the previously described ID spin box without first clicking Apply on the
current event results in a prompt that asks you to decide if you want to apply changes
before viewing the next event.
The previously discussed Request Config button on the left side of the dialog at the
bottom is used to fetch signals from a connected BLADE 3.
View Events
The Event Properties dialog shows you the properties of the event currently being
viewed. As mentioned above, the tabbed area will change depending on the Event Type .
Let’s look at this a little more closely.