AMX NOVARA DCS1000 Device Configuration Software

For this example set the Time Delay Between Events period for 5 seconds (FIG. 28).

FIG. 28 Set Time Delay window - 5-second delay

4.Click Add to Script to add the Time Delay Between Events to the script, as Event 2.

5.Set the Button Feedback action to On, and add it to the script as Event 3 (FIG. 29).

FIG. 29 Event Script window - Event 2 = Delay Time 5 seconds, Event 3 = Feedback On

6.Download the program (see the Downloading the Program to the ControlPad section on page 46).

7.Press the configured Button (in this case, Button #1).

8.The button will flash for 5 seconds, then stay On.

RS232 Functions

The ControlPad can be configured to output an RS232 command on a Button action.

All RS232 commands are contained in Library files.

Opening RS232 Library Files

1.Clear the program by selecting File > New from the menu bar.

2.Click the Add RS232 Function button in the Command Bar to invoke the Select RS232 Function window, indicating the currently selected RS232 Library (FIG. 30).

FIG. 30 Select RS232 Function window

If the Device to control is in a different RS232 Library, click the Change Library button and select the library to display (in the Open dialog).

RS232 Library files use the file extension *PRR.

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AMX DCS1000, 1000 Series manual RS232 Functions, Opening RS232 Library Files