Using the Data Console - Revision history

DavidA at 14:07, 5 August 2019

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 The Data Console can be used for creating counters, trackers and monitoring information etc. this information is displayed in the console to present relevant information and data to clarify the process of the program and is especially useful for demonstrating the program.
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 Assigning the handle variable with the value of 0 using a [[Calculation_Icon_Properties|Calculation icon]] or calling the [[API_System.DeleteHandle|System -> DeleteHandle]] API call will effectively remove the tab from the console window.
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 If we wanted to we could clear the user data from the console at the end of the loop by using the [[API_Console.SetLineText|Console -> SetLineText]] API function and passing an empty string e.g. "".

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 The '''Data Console''' allows the user to monitor raw data and display the process of a component fucnction and even the progress of the flowchart by writing to the console using [[Simulation Macro Icon Properties|Simulation Macros]] to send / write data to the console.

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	The '''Data Console''' allows the user to monitor raw data and display the process of a component fucnction and even the progress of the flowchart by writing to the console using [[Simulation Macro Icon Properties\|Simulation Macros]] to send / write data to the console.		The '''Data Console''' allows the user to monitor raw data and display the process of a component fucnction and even the progress of the flowchart by writing to the console using [[Simulation Macro Icon Properties\|Simulation Macros]] to send / write data to the console.

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 To create a new console tab you first need to create a global handle type variable to store the reference to the console window. This is basically a unique number which used to refer to that specific tab of the console window. To do this open the [[Project_Explorer|Project Explorer]] window and select the Globals tab. Next right click the Variables portion of the tree view and select Add New from the menu. In the Create a new variable dialogue that pops up give the variable a meaningful name such as ConsoleHandle, then switch the variable type to Object Handle and click OK. You should then get a Object handle variable appearing in the [[Project_Explorer|Project Explorer]] window.
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 The output and input text colour can be changed using the [[API Console.SetOutputRGB|SetOutputRGB]] and [[API Console.SetInputRGB|SetInputRGB]] simulation functions, to do so you must enter the required parameters; a [[Variable Types#HANDLE|Handle]] value for the '''ConsoleHandle''' parameter and a [[Variable Types#ULONG|ULONG]] value for the '''RGB''' parameter. This can be changed as often as necessary so specific text and data can be displayed in different colours to highlight important or relevant information.
 This type of functionality can be seen with the communications components where outgoing data is displayed in blue and incoming data is displayed in red.

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−	Next we need to assign the handle variable with a value by calling the Simulation API. To do this we add a [[Simulation_Macro_Icon_Properties\|simulation macro] icon to the Main flowchart and double click the item on the flowchart to edit the icon's properties. Inside the icon property window we first need to ensure that the Functions tab is selected and then scroll down to the Console section before clicking the + icon to see all the API calls related to the Console functionality.	+	Next we need to assign the handle variable with a value by calling the Simulation API. To do this we add a [[Simulation_Macro_Icon_Properties\|simulation macro]] icon to the Main flowchart and double click the item on the flowchart to edit the icon's properties. Inside the icon property window we first need to ensure that the Functions tab is selected and then scroll down to the Console section before clicking the + icon to see all the API calls related to the Console functionality.