Serial Communications, cont’d
3. For each button to be programmed, click the pull down menu above the numbered panel button and select a mode: 0 Single, 1 Toggle, 2 Press/Release, or 3 Continuous. See Button Modes in chapter 3, Operation, for definitions of the various button modes.
4. For each button to be programmed, click the numbered panel button.
a. If you selected toggle mode in step 3, the Toggle Mode Timeout window appears (figure
Figure 4-6 — Toggle Mode Timeout window
Click and drag the slider to select the number of minutes (1 to 255) interval you want to pass before the button times out. Select 0 for no button timeout.
Timeouts cannot be assigned to buttons that are set to operate in groups.
Click the 
in the upper right corner of the window to save the timeout value and close the window. The Button Codes window appears (figure
Figure 4-7 — Button Codes window
b. If you selected single, press/release, or continuous mode in step 3, the Button Codes window appears (figure
5. In the Button Codes window, click in the ASCII or Hex radio button to select the appropriate format.
Selecting the Hex radio button causes the CTL to convert the primary code that you will enter in step 6 to a hex value before saving it. Then, when you press the button, the CTL sends the hex value.
6. In the Button Codes window (figure
Codes that are intended to be hex codes must be in pairs. Use a leading 0 if necessary. Letters must be upper case.
Many common keyboard key codes, which are often required for ASCII or hex control of another device, are available in the selection buttons on the bottom of the window. Selections made in these buttons are displayed in the Code window as .
Click Program to save the command.
7. In the Button Codes window, click in the ASCII or Hex radio button to select the appropriate format.
Selecting the Hex radio button causes the CTL to convert the secondary code that you will enter in step 8 to a hex value before saving it. Then, when you press the button, the CTL sends the hex value.
8. In the Button Codes window, if applicable, enter the
desired secondary code in the Code 2 window.
Codes that are intended to be hex codes must be in pairs. Use a leading 0 if necessary. Letters must be upper case.
The control panel module will only send the secondary code for a button if that button is in toggle or press/ release mode.
Click Program to save the command.
9. Click the 
in the upper right corner of the window to close the window.
10. For each button set to toggle mode, if desired, click in the Group 1 or 2 checkbox to assign the button to a group. See Button Modes in chapter 3, Operation, for a definition of a group.
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