03 Jan HOW TO ADD A USER BUTTON
HOW TO ADD A USER BUTTON
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Welcome to another MachMotion minute, let’s make your day a little more automated! In this article we will talk about how to add text to display a value and add a user button to your MachMotion’s control software.
OVERVIEW
A step by step guide to adding your own user button, adding text and then assigning a value to MachMotion’s controller software.
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OUTPUT CONFIGURATION
1. First let’s make sure we are in a disabled state. To do this click the bottom button “Enable”, if it is flashing red we are in a disabled mode.
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2. Now go to the top menu and select “Configure”. In the drop down select “Mach…”, you should now see a window with our Mach Configuration settings.
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3. In the “Mach Configuration” window select the “Output Signals” tab. 4. Under “Device” select “HiCON”.
5. Under “Output Name” select “Output 0”.
6. Under “User Description” type “Light”.
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7. Now we set up the output. This is on Y0 of the Apollo board
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Setup Screen
8. Back in the MachMotion control software, select “Settings” in the right side tab panel.
9. Under “Settings” select the “Screen Configuration” button.
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10. Set the output that you are using from the drop down for “Button #1”. Now type in the text you want displayed when de/active.
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11. Make sure to click “Re-Compile Scripts” for the changes to take effect.
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12. Make sure to “Enable” the system by clicking the flashing red “Enable” button in the bottom left corner.
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13. Click the “Light On” button from the Machine tab to raise or lower the hood.
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