Component: Rx/Tx Flasher (Advanced Shapes): Difference between revisions

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Author	Matrix Ltd
Version	2.0
Category	Advanced Shapes

Rx/Tx Flasher component

Simple indicator panel intended as a sub-component of communications components. The two arrow shapes can be set to flash by the host component to represent incoming and outgoing data packets. The panel can be labelled and use a custom icon for easy identification. The icon area can be set to open a pre-defined console window when clicked. LEDs can also be flashed by sending the component a User Notify event. Event 'Message ID' is ignored. Data should be: 1, to flash to Rx LED or 2 to flash the Tx LED.

Component Source Code

Please click here to download the component source project: FC_Comp_Source_Comms_indicators.fcfx

Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): FC_Comp_Source_Comms_indicators.fcfx

Detailed description

No detailed description exists yet for this component

Examples

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Macro reference

FlashRx

	FlashRx
Lights the Rx LED - the arrow on the left of the component. It will turn off again automatically when the time set by the Flash Time property has expired. Intended to be called when a comm's component has received a packet of data.
- VOID	Return

FlashTx

	FlashTx
Lights the Tx LED - the arrow on the right of the component. It will turn off again automatically when the time set by the Flash Time property has expired. Intended to be called when a comm's component has sent a packet of data.
- VOID	Return

SetConsole

	SetConsole
Register the handle of a console window. This console will be opened when the icon on the component is clicked (the area between the two arrows).
- HANDLE	Handle
Handle of the console to call up.
- VOID	Return

Property reference

	Properties
	Label
Text for the label at the top of the component.
	Icon
Path to a bitmap image to be displayed in the icon area between the two arrows. The image will be resized to fit the area - it should ideally be a square image, and must be less than 128 pixels along each side. To ensure that the icon displays reliably, it should be stored as one of the host component's resources.
	Flash Time (ms)
How long each LED should remain lit following a trigger event.
	Colors
	Tx On
LED colour when the transmit LED (right) is lit.
	Tx Off
LED colour when the transmit LED (right) is unlit
	Rx On
LED colour when the receive LED (left) is lit.
	Rx Off
LED colour when the receive LED (left) is unlit.

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 ==Component Source Code==
+Please click here to download the component source project: [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/wiki/componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_Comms_indicators.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_Comms_indicators.fcfx]
 Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/FlowchartView/?wfile=componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_Comms_indicators.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_Comms_indicators.fcfx]
 ==Detailed description==
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 ==Examples==
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-==Macro reference==
-{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
-|-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''FlashRx'''
-|-
-| colspan="2" | Lights the Rx LED - the arrow on the left of the component. It will turn off again automatically when the time set by the Flash Time property has expired. Intended to be called when a comm's component has received a packet of data.&nbsp;
-|-
-|-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
-| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
-|}
-{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
-|-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''FlashTx'''
-|-
-| colspan="2" | Lights the Tx LED - the arrow on the right of the component. It will turn off again automatically when the time set by the Flash Time property has expired. Intended to be called when a comm's component has sent a packet of data.&nbsp;
-|-
-|-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
-| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
-|}
-{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
-|-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetConsole'''
-|-
-| colspan="2" | Register the handle of a console window.  This console will be opened when the icon on the component is clicked (the area between the two arrows).&nbsp;
-|-
-|-
-| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-h32-icon.png]] - HANDLE
-| width="90%" | Handle
-|-
-| colspan="2" | Handle of the console to call up.&nbsp;
-|-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
-| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
-|}
-==Property reference==
-{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
+==Macro reference==
-|-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Properties'''
-|-
-|-
-| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-10-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" | Label
-|-
-| colspan="2" | Text for the label at the top of the component.&nbsp;
-|-
-| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-13-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" | Icon
-|-
-| colspan="2" | Path to a bitmap image to be displayed in the icon area between the two arrows.  The image will be resized to fit the area - it should ideally be a square image, and must be less than 128 pixels along each side. To ensure that the icon displays reliably, it should be stored as one of the host component's resources.&nbsp;
-|-
-| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-14-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" | Flash Time (ms)
-|-
-| colspan="2" | How long each LED should remain lit following a trigger event.&nbsp;
-|-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Colors
-|-
-|-
-| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-1-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" | Tx On
-|-
-| colspan="2" | LED colour when the transmit LED (right) is lit.&nbsp;
-|-
-| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-1-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" | Tx Off
-|-
-| colspan="2" | LED colour when the transmit LED (right) is unlit&nbsp;
-|-
-| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-1-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" | Rx On
-|-
-| colspan="2" | LED colour when the receive LED (left) is lit.&nbsp;
-|-
-| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-1-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" | Rx Off
-|-
-| colspan="2" | LED colour when the receive LED (left) is unlit.&nbsp;
-|}==Macro reference==
-{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
+===FlashRx===
+{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''FlashRx'''
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''FlashRx'''
 |-
 | colspan="2" | Lights the Rx LED - the arrow on the left of the component. It will turn off again automatically when the time set by the Flash Time property has expired. Intended to be called when a comm's component has received a packet of data.&nbsp;
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-{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
+===FlashTx===
+{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''FlashTx'''
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''FlashTx'''
 |-
 | colspan="2" | Lights the Tx LED - the arrow on the right of the component. It will turn off again automatically when the time set by the Flash Time property has expired. Intended to be called when a comm's component has sent a packet of data.&nbsp;
@@ Line 167: / Line 103: @@
-{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
+===SetConsole===
+{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetConsole'''
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''SetConsole'''
 |-
 | colspan="2" | Register the handle of a console window.  This console will be opened when the icon on the component is clicked (the area between the two arrows).&nbsp;
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 | width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 |}
 ==Property reference==
-{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
+{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Properties'''
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | '''Properties'''
 |-
 |-
@@ Line 210: / Line 145: @@
 | colspan="2" | How long each LED should remain lit following a trigger event.&nbsp;
 |-
-| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
+| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
-| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Colors
+| width="90%" class="mtx-class-propfolder" | Colors
 |-
 |-

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