Command for Showing a Button State

TurnipTruck

Greetings,

I have a 6-state button on G4 panels. Is there a send_command to tell the button which state to show from code?

Thanks!

GSLogic

TurnipTruck wrote:

Greetings,
I have a 6-state button on G4 panels. Is there a send_command to tell the button which state to show from code?
Thanks!

Studio -> Tools -> Software History -> MVP8400 -> find "^ANI"

"'^ANI-<variable text address range>,<start state>,<end state>,<time>'"

a_riot42

Yes, I believe the only way to do it is using the ^ANI command. So to just go to the fifth state you would write:

send_command ui,"'^ANI-500,5,5,1'"

    "'^ANI-<variable text address range>,<start state>,<end state>,<time>'" 
      Run a button animation. Time is in 1/10 seconds and is optional.  
        0 for state means current state. 
 
        Syntax:  
                SEND_COMMAND <DEV>,"'^ANI-<vt addr range>,<start state>,<end state>,<time>'" 
 
        Variables:  
                variable text address range = 1 - 4000. 
                start state = Beginning of button state (0= current state). 
                end state = End of button state. 
                time = In 1/10 second intervals. 
 
        Example: 
                SEND_COMMAND Panel,"'^ANI-500,1,25,100'" 
                Runs a button animation at text range 500 from state 1 to  
                 state 25 for 10 second. 

Spire_Jeff

You might also think about using a level to control the button.

Jeff

vining

If you make the button a multi state bar graph with states 1-6, range low = 1 & range high = 6 you can just send_level 1-6 to set the desired state. The ANI command work too but the level thing is a little easier to work.

a_riot42

Spire_Jeff wrote:

You might also think about using a level to control the button.

Jeff

That won't work with a multi-state general button will it?
Paul

DHawthorne

a_riot42 wrote:

That won't work with a multi-state general button will it?
Paul

It has to be a multi-state bargraph, not general. You won't even get the ability to assign it a level in a multi-state general. But there is functionally no other difference, so there is no reason not to re-define it I am aware of.

TurnipTruck

I am using a six state button with the ^ANI command. Leaving off the time parameter of the command makes thestate static until another command requests a new state. This method works well because I am providing feedback of signal strength from an RF receiver which reports its signal level as 1-6.

Thaks for all of your suggestions.