As shown in Figure 144, the upper-left corner of a button shows a base device number followed by a channel code number. The bottom-right corner of a button shows the variable text number followed by the variable text channel.

Figure 144

Function show button and

slider example

Base device

Channel code number

2, 1

Note

Refer to the Function show subsection for more information.

Button

Variable text device number

Text channel

3, 132

LIGHT

PANEL

2, 255

1,255

Slider

Level channel

Level device number

Note

G3 firmware allows up to

1020 button combinations.

The G3 firmware is designed to allow you up to 255 channels per device layer.

VAR TEXT DEV Opens the keypad where you set the device number for the current button and touch panel page. The device range is 1 through 4.

VAR TEXT CHAN Opens the keypad where you set the variable text channel code for the current button. The channel code range is from 1 through 255. Record the channel code settings if you want to create duplicate buttons and their functions on another page. If AUTO ASSIGN is enabled in the Protected Setup page, the touch panel prompts you to automatically or manually assign the channel code. Select YES to allow the touch panel to automatically assign the lowest available channel number.

Note

Level settings apply only to Joystick buttons (Joystick and Video Joystick button types), and Bargraph buttons (Horizontal and Vertical Bargraph button types).

ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels

LEVEL DEV Opens the keypad where you set the device number for the current button and touch panel page. The device range is 1 through 4.

LEVEL NUM Opens the keypad where you set the number codes for the current button. The number code range is 1 through 8 except for bargraphs and joysticks, where the range is from 1 through 7. Joysticks actually use two level numbers. The first is for the X-axis and the second is for the Y-axis. You only need to specify the first level. Record the channel code settings if you want to create duplicate buttons and their functions on another page.

BUTTON TYPE Opens the BUTTON TYPE menus (Figure 145) where you select the button type. After you select a button type, the Properties page re- sets with specific options according to that button type. For example, if you

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