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* Make sure that the Dashboard Panel is visible. If it is not, then click on the [[View]] menu and tick the check box next to 'Dashboard Panel'. | * Make sure that the Dashboard Panel is visible. If it is not, then click on the [[View]] menu and tick the check box next to 'Dashboard Panel'. | ||
* Select a suitable color for the background, such as dark green (red=0, green=128, blue=0) by clicking on the 'General options' tab.[[File:Panel Icon GeneralOpts.jpg|30px]] | * Select a suitable color for the background, such as dark green (red=0, green=128, blue=0) by clicking on the 'General options' tab.[[File:Panel Icon GeneralOpts.jpg|30px]] | ||
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| + | ==Add the switch== | ||
| + | * Click on the 'Inputs' toolbox and locate the 'Toggle Metal Panel' switch. | ||
| + | * Click on the down arrow next to it and then on the 'Add to dashboard panel' option. | ||
| + | : The switch appears at the center of the Dashboard panel. | ||
| + | * Add a label to identify it (as there will be others!) To do this: | ||
Revision as of 14:38, 1 June 2013
Open the Mounted LED flowchart
- Open the flowchart "System_Panel_Add_Mounted LED" which you created in Exercise - System Panel - Controlling Shapes.
- This time, set the Panel Properties to display sizes as 'Scale'.
- To do this, click on the down arrow next to 'World size' and select the 'Local scale'option.
Set up the Dashboard Panel
- Make sure that the Dashboard Panel is visible. If it is not, then click on the View menu and tick the check box next to 'Dashboard Panel'.
- Select a suitable color for the background, such as dark green (red=0, green=128, blue=0) by clicking on the 'General options' tab.30px
Add the switch
- Click on the 'Inputs' toolbox and locate the 'Toggle Metal Panel' switch.
- Click on the down arrow next to it and then on the 'Add to dashboard panel' option.
- The switch appears at the center of the Dashboard panel.
- Add a label to identify it (as there will be others!) To do this:
