View source for Component: Reed Switch (Magnetic)

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| width="20%" style="color:gray;" | Author
| Matrix Ltd
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| width="20%" style="color:gray;" | Version
| 1.2
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| width="20%" style="color:gray;" | Category
| Magnetic
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==Reed Switch component==
Simple on off switch triggered by the proximity of another object.

==Component Source Code==

Please click here to download the component source project: [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/wiki/componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_Reed_Switch.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_Reed_Switch.fcfx]

Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/FlowchartView/?wfile=componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_Reed_Switch.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_Reed_Switch.fcfx]

==Detailed description==















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==Examples==
















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==Macro reference==

===ReadState===
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| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadState'''
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| colspan="2" | Get the current collision state. The 'Polarity' property will affect whether a collision is represented by a high or low state.&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===SetTarget===
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| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetTarget'''
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| colspan="2" | Set the object that you want to test for collision with. If this is not called, or is called with handle = 0, collisions will be tested against every panel object that has 'Solid' status. NB) Specifying an object will save CPU power!!&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-h32-icon.png]] - HANDLE
| width="90%" | Target
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| colspan="2" | The object to test for collision with.&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===WaitUntilHigh===
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| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''WaitUntilHigh'''
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| colspan="2" | Pause the program until the detector goes high.  'Polarity' will affect whether high value represents a collision or separation. NB) In simulation, only use this macro if testing for collision with animated or timer driven objects!!&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


===WaitUntilLow===
{| class="mtx-class-macrotable wikitable"
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| width="10%" align="center" class="mtx-class-macrohead" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''WaitUntilLow'''
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| colspan="2" | Pause the program until the detector goes low.  'Polarity' will affect whether low value represents a collision or separation. NB) In simulation, only use this macro if testing for collision with animated or timer driven objects!!&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
|}


==Property reference==

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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Properties''' 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Connections
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Pin
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| colspan="2" | The chip pin that will receive the switch status.&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Polarity
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| colspan="2" | Select the pin state that will indicate that an object has been detected.&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Simulation
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-17-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Magnet Object
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| colspan="2" | Select an object from the panel to act as the magnet that triggers the reed switch.&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-15-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Range
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| colspan="2" | Distance within which the switch is activated. NB)  This is measured between the centre of the proximity switch and the centre of the target object.&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-21-icon.png]]
| width="90%" | Timer Interval (ms)
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| colspan="2" | Time in milliseconds between testing for proximity. Small time = Greater CPU load Large time = More like to miss activation if it is very brief.&nbsp;
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