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External Controls (Buttons/LEDs)
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TPDesign4 (v3.2 or higher)
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Setting Global Programming 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 Buttons entry to display a Design View Window representing the layout of
the external 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 LED (or group of LEDs) that you want to configure (in the Design
View Window).
3. Once you have selected an LED, you can use the Programming tab of the Properties window to set/edit
programming-oriented LED 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 programming properties are supported for External LEDs:
Feedback
Address Port
Address Code
Channel Port
Channel Code
Setting Page-Specific Properties for External Controls
TPD4 allows you to set Global or Page-Specific properties for external controls (for projects targeted at panel
types that have external buttons/LEDs).
Global settings are panel-wide settings that apply to the external controls, regardless of the page
currently showing on the panel. See Setting Global Properties for External Pushbuttons for details.
Page-specific properties are external control properties that change according to the specific page
showing on the panel.
Page-specific settings are accessed via each page's Design View. With a page active, select Page > Show
External Controls or click Ctrl + B (see FIG. 227 on page 161).
To override the global property settings for an external control on a specific page:
1. Open a page (in a Design View Window).
2. Select Page > Show External Controls (or click the toolbar button) to display a graphical representation
of the panel around the page indicating the layout of the external controls for the target panel type.
3. Use the selection tool to select an external control for editing (via the
4. General and Programming tabs of the Properties Control Window.
Note that are no State properties to configure for external controls.
Setting Page-Specific General Properties: External Pushbuttons
Page-specific settings for external controls (pushbuttons and associated LEDs) which may override any Global
settings are set via the Design View of the page that you want to associate the external controls with.
1. Double-click on a Page entry (in the Pages tab of the Workspace Navigator Window) to display the
selected page in a Design View Window.
2. Select Pages > Show External Controls to change the Design View to represent the layout of the
external buttons on the target panel.
3. Use the Selection Tool to pick the external control that you want to configure (in the Design View
Window).
4. Once you have selected an external control, you can use the General tab of the Properties window to set/
edit general 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 page-specific, general button properties are supported for external pushbuttons:
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