Editing Key Mappings - Revision history

MartinW at 10:27, 19 September 2023

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-To set up or change key mappings, select the Key Mappings option from the Edit menu (Edit > Key Mappings...). For each numeric key, you can select a component and for each component, you can select the individual element that you wish to control with that key. For example if you wish to use the '0' key to control the 5th switch in a component named 'Switches1' then select 'Switches1' in the Component list for Key 0 and then select 5 in the Element list for Key 0.
+To set up or change key mappings, select the Key Mappings option from the Edit menu (Edit > Key Mappings...). For each key you can either enter an expression
 '''Key'''
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 '''Action'''
-This is the action that will be performed. This may be a pre-set action by the component (this depends on the component), a 'mouse-click' action on an object on the panel or a custom action which can be any calculation line for your flowchart.
+This can be any calculation line for your flowchart or a user macro call.
-Using Key mapping with elements that toggle will toggle the element on/off.
+'''Example'''
-''Setting up a click on a button''
+Here is a simple example showing key mappings in simulation.
-'''Example'''
+= Toggle Switch1
-Here is a simple example showing key mappings working with the MIAC component in simulation. Pressing the 'a' button on the keyboard or clicking one of the MIAC's keypad buttons will toggle the state of transistor output 1 in the simulation.
+= Toggle Switch2
-{{Fcfile|MIAC_KeyMapping.fcfx|Key Mapping Example}}
+= Toggle Switch3
-'''Worked Example'''
+D = Decrement Count variable
-[http://www.matrixtsl.com/mmforums/viewtopic.php?f=26&p=73365 A worked example of key mapping].
+{{Fcfile|Key_Mapping_Example.fcfx|Key Mapping Example}}

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−	~~<sidebar>Sidebar: Flowcode Help Overview:Components</sidebar>~~
	[[File:Gen_Edit_Menu_Key_Mappings.png\|right]]		[[File:Gen_Edit_Menu_Key_Mappings.png\|right]]
	Key mappings allow you to use the keyboard keys 0 to 9 or A to Z to control components attached to the microcontroller. For example if you have a bank of 8 push switches connected to the microcontroller, you could map the keys 1 to 8 to mimic the pushing and releasing of these switches when the flowchart is simulated.		Key mappings allow you to use the keyboard keys 0 to 9 or A to Z to control components attached to the microcontroller. For example if you have a bank of 8 push switches connected to the microcontroller, you could map the keys 1 to 8 to mimic the pushing and releasing of these switches when the flowchart is simulated.

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	{{Fcfile\|MIAC_KeyMapping.fcfx\|Key Mapping Example}}		{{Fcfile\|MIAC_KeyMapping.fcfx\|Key Mapping Example}}
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		+	'''Worked Example'''
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		+	[http://www.matrixtsl.com/mmforums/viewtopic.php?f=26&p=73365 A worked example of key mapping].

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	''Setting up a click on a button''		''Setting up a click on a button''
	Some components do not have key-mappings associated with them, but you can still simulate a click on any component. On the [[System Panel]] or [[Dashboard Panel]] right click on the component you would ordinarily click in simulation and select the ''Key Mappings'' menu. This will allow you to set up a key to simulate the click.		Some components do not have key-mappings associated with them, but you can still simulate a click on any component. On the [[System Panel]] or [[Dashboard Panel]] right click on the component you would ordinarily click in simulation and select the ''Key Mappings'' menu. This will allow you to set up a key to simulate the click.
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		+	'''Example'''
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		+	Here is a simple example showing key mappings working with the MIAC component in simulation. Pressing the 'a' button on the keyboard or clicking one of the MIAC's keypad buttons will toggle the state of transistor output 1 in the simulation.
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		+	{{Fcfile\|MIAC_KeyMapping.fcfx\|Key Mapping Example}}

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-<sidebar>Sidebar: What Is a Component?</sidebar>
+<sidebar>Sidebar: Flowcode Help Overview:Components</sidebar>
 [[File:Gen_Edit_Menu_Key_Mappings.png|right]]
 Key mappings allow you to use the keyboard keys 0 to 9 or A to Z to control components attached to the microcontroller. For example if you have a bank of 8 push switches connected to the microcontroller, you could map the keys 1 to 8 to mimic the pushing and releasing of these switches when the flowchart is simulated.

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 <sidebar>Sidebar: What Is a Component?</sidebar>
 [[File:Gen_Edit_Menu_Key_Mappings.png|right]]
-Key mappings allow you to use the keyboard keys 0 to 9 to control components attached to the microcontroller. For example if you have a bank of 8 push switches connected to the microcontroller, you could map the keys 1 to 8 to mimic the pushing and releasing of these switches when the flowchart is simulated.
+Key mappings allow you to use the keyboard keys 0 to 9 or A to Z to control components attached to the microcontroller. For example if you have a bank of 8 push switches connected to the microcontroller, you could map the keys 1 to 8 to mimic the pushing and releasing of these switches when the flowchart is simulated.
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 [[File:Gen_Component_Key_Mappings_01.png|left]]
 '''Key'''
-The key on the number keypad that you wish to map.
+The key-combination that you wish to map. This may be any alphabetic or numeric key, optionally combined with Alt, Shift or Control.
-'''Element'''
+This is the action that will be performed. This may be a pre-set action by the component (this depends on the component), a 'mouse-click' action on an object on the panel or a custom action which can be any calculation line for your flowchart.
 Using Key mapping with elements that toggle will toggle the element on/off.
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 Releasing the key will return the element to its low, inactive state.
-Using key mapping with scrollbars will increase/decrease the scrollbar value.''

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	'''Key'''		'''Key'''

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	To set up or change key mappings, select the Key Mappings option from the Edit menu (Edit > Key Mappings...). For each numeric key, you can select a component and for each component, you can select the individual element that you wish to control with that key. For example if you wish to use the '0' key to control the 5th switch in a component named 'Switches1' then select 'Switches1' in the Component list for Key 0 and then select 5 in the Element list for Key 0.		To set up or change key mappings, select the Key Mappings option from the Edit menu (Edit > Key Mappings...). For each numeric key, you can select a component and for each component, you can select the individual element that you wish to control with that key. For example if you wish to use the '0' key to control the 5th switch in a component named 'Switches1' then select 'Switches1' in the Component list for Key 0 and then select 5 in the Element list for Key 0.
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	To set up or change key mappings, select the Key Mappings option from the Edit menu (Edit > Key Mappings...). For each numeric key, you can select a component and for each component, you can select the individual element that you wish to control with that key. For example if you wish to use the '0' key to control the 5th switch in a component named 'Switches1' then select 'Switches1' in the Component list for Key 0 and then select 5 in the Element list for Key 0.		To set up or change key mappings, select the Key Mappings option from the Edit menu (Edit > Key Mappings...). For each numeric key, you can select a component and for each component, you can select the individual element that you wish to control with that key. For example if you wish to use the '0' key to control the 5th switch in a component named 'Switches1' then select 'Switches1' in the Component list for Key 0 and then select 5 in the Element list for Key 0.

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