External Controls (Buttons/LEDs)
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Setting Global Programming Properties: External Pushbuttons
Global (panel-wide) settings for external controls (pushbuttons and LEDs) are accessed through the External
Controls entry in the panel’s tree (displayed in the Pages tab of the Workspace Navigator Window).
1. Double-click on the External Buttons entry to display a Design View Window representing the layout of
the external buttons on the target panel, which may be selected like any other button to edit their
properties.
Use the Selection Tool to pick the external control that you want to configure (in the Design View Window).
Once you have selected an external control, you can use the Programming tab of the Properties window to set/
edit programming-oriented button properties. To edit any of the properties in the table, click on an item in the
right-hand column to activate the field. Depending on the item selected, you can either set the item manually,
select from a drop-down menu, or both.
The following global programming properties are supported for external pushbuttons:
Address Port
Address Code
Channel Port
Channel Code
Level Control Type
String Output Port
String Output
Command Port
Command Output
Setting Global Properties for External LEDs
TPD4 allows you to set Global or Page-Specific properties for external controls (for projects targeted at panel
types that have external pushbuttons and LEDs). Global settings are panel-wide settings that apply to the
external controls regardless of the page currently showing on the panel. Page-specific properties are external
control properties that change according to the specific page showing on the panel.
Global (panel-wide) settings for external controls are accessed through the External Controls entry in the
panel’s tree (displayed in the Pages tab of the Workspace Navigator Window).
Double-click on the External Controls entry to display a Design View Window representing the layout of the
external controls (buttons and LEDs) on the target panel, which may be selected like any other button to edit
their properties.
Note that are no State properties to configure for external controls.
Setting Global General Properties: External LEDs
Global (panel-wide) settings for external LEDs are accessed through the External Controls entry in the
panel’s tree (displayed in the Pages tab of the Workspace Navigator Window).
1. Double-click on the External Controls entry to display a Design View Window representing the layout
of the external controls (buttons and LEDs) on the target panel, which may be selected like any other
button to edit their properties.
2. Use the Selection Tool to pick the external LED or group of LEDs that you want to configure (in the
Design View Window).
3. Once you have selected an external LED, you can use the General tab of the Properties window to set/edit
general external control properties. To edit any of the properties in the table, click on an item in the right-
hand column to activate the field. Depending on the item selected, you can either set the item manually,
select from a drop-down menu, or both.
The following general properties are supported for External LEDs:
Maximum command, string and text length = 4096 characters.
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