Rotary switch

[RGV250]

Hi Steve,
Thanks, I haven't been able to look yet as FC does not like my Win 7 machine these days.

Regards,
Bob

[Steve-Matrix]

Sorry, but since Flowcode v10 we only support Windows 10 and 11.

[siliconchip]

Hi
Any info on setting this up please

Cheers bob

[Steve-Matrix]

Hi Bob. Not sure exactly what you need.

A new component and instructions on getting it to show in Flowcode are in a previous post in this topic.

Once you have that new component, you should see a new property called "Type" which is "Encoded" (i.e. the way that component worked previously, outputting a BCD/HEX encoding on up to 4 pins) or "Conventional" (i.e. how a non-encoded rotary switch works, with each position outputting to a specific pin).

[siliconchip]

Hi steve
Thanks for the reply the only type i have in the propertys box is under component and the type says rotary switch and cannot be changed below this i have num positions and common type and below that pins ?

Cheers bob

[medelec35]

Hi Bob.
Best advice is to follow what Steve said & download the modified component and place it in a directory for any custom components.
For example I save custom components within a directory I added called D:\Flowcode Non standard Components.
I then add the directory within File > Global Settings..> Locations tab > Look for components in ..
After adding the folder location (note if you add a semicolon at the end of the directory path, sub folder will also be included), reload your project: File > Reload
You can tell if Flowcode is using the modified component by going to Component Libraries, right click on the component and select Details.
You can then see the folder the component is located:

Rotary switch modifed1.png (62.31 KiB) Viewed 131 times

Look at Filename.
If you have downloaded the modified component and the path is correct then the properties for the convention switch settings will look like this:

Rotary switch modifed2.png (127.15 KiB) Viewed 131 times

[medelec35]

There is one other thing I should mention.
Flowcode automatically uses the latest component version.
Therefore if you have the same component in two different locations, the the location with the latest version will be used.
I mentioned this because when the official switch is updated and you update the component library, the location when selecting Details will change from your custom location to the official

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%ProgramData%\MatrixTSL\FlowcodeV11\Components

location

[Steve-Matrix]

Thanks, Martin.

For anyone using their own components folder, more info about this is on the following wiki page:
https://www.flowcode.co.uk/wiki/index.p ... irectories

[siliconchip]

Hi all
Ive downloaded again and now ive got it .. this is exactly what i was after brilliant thanks all at matrix and those who helped

Cheers bob

[Steve-Matrix]

Excellent. We'll get that officially released soon, but you should use this version until then.