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==DAC Quad (MCP4728) component==
Component to drive a quad digital to analogue converter (DAC) IC from Microchip via an I2C interface. Compatible with MCP4728 (12-Bit) devices.
==Detailed description==


==[[File:Component Icon adb523db_db13_4d19_bfa3_0fbc177e4d3f.png|Image]] DAC Quad (MCP4728) (MCP4728) component==
''No detailed description exists yet for this component''
Component to drive a quad digital to analogue converter (DAC) IC from Microchip via an I2C interface.
Compatible with MCP4728 (12-Bit) devices.


==Examples==
==Examples==
''<span style="color:red;">No additional examples</span>''
''<span style="color:red;">No additional examples</span>''


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==Downloadable macro reference==
==Downloadable macro reference==


===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>SetOutput</tt></u></span>===
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Sets the output voltage of the DAC
|-
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetOutput'''
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| colspan="2" | Sets the output voltage of the DAC 12-Bit: Range 0-4095&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Channel
|-
| colspan="2" | Range: 0-3 / 0=DAC Channel 0 / 1=DAC Channel 1 ...&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" | DAC_Value
|-
| colspan="2" | The value to output to the DAC&nbsp;
|-
| 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''
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12-Bit: Range 0-4095


'''Parameters'''
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ControlPins'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows Shutdown (SHDN) and Latch (LDAC) pins to be controlled directly if enabled.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:]] -
| width="90%" | Latch
|-
| colspan="2" | 0 = Data output driven from DAC register, 1 = Data output locked&nbsp;
|-
| 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''
|}


:[[Variable Types|BYTE]] ''Channel''
::Range: 0-3 / 0=DAC Channel 0 / 1=DAC Channel 1 ...


:[[Variable Types|UINT]] ''DAC_Value''
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::The value to output to the DAC
|-
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetInitialEEOutput'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Stores a DAC value into EE memory to be used on power up.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Channel
|-
| colspan="2" | Range: 0-3 / 0=DAC Channel 0 / 1=DAC Channel 1 ...&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
| width="90%" | DAC_Value
|-
| colspan="2" | The value to output to the DAC&nbsp;
|-
| 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''
|}




'''Return value'''
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Disable'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Disables the DAC output.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Channel
|-
| colspan="2" | Range: 0-3 / 0=DAC Channel 0 / 1=DAC Channel 1 ...&nbsp;
|-
| 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''
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:''This call does not return a value''


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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Enable'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Enables the DAC Output.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | Channel
|-
| colspan="2" | Range: 0-3 / 0=DAC Channel 0 / 1=DAC Channel 1 ...&nbsp;
|-
| 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''
|}


===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>ControlPins</tt></u></span>===
Allows Shutdown (SHDN) and Latch (LDAC) pins to be controlled directly if enabled.


'''Parameters'''
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|-
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetDeviceAddress'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Writes a new device address into EE memory. The use LDAC pin component property must be set to true and the LDAC pin should be unique for every MCP4728 device connected to the I2C bus.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | OldAddress
|-
| colspan="2" | Range: 0-7&nbsp;
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | NewAddress
|-
| colspan="2" | Range: 0-7&nbsp;
|-
| 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''
|}


:[[Variable Types|BOOL]] ''Latch''
::0 = Data output driven from DAC register, 1 = Data output locked


{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
|-
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Configures the SPI peripheral ready for communications and initialises the internal variables. DAC needs to be enabled before any output voltage can be generated.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| 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''
|}


'''Return value'''


:''This call does not return a value''
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|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''WriteLEDs'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Allows control of all 8-LEDs on the front of the Formula Flowcode.&nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
| width="90%" | LED_Byte
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
|-
| 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''
|}




===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>SetInitialEEOutput</tt></u></span>===
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Stores a DAC value into EE memory to be used on power up.
|-
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''
|-
| colspan="2" | Starts up the formula flowcode PWM for motor control and performs the wait for button press&nbsp;
|-
|-
| 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''
|}


'''Parameters'''


:[[Variable Types|BYTE]] ''Channel''
::Range: 0-3 / 0=DAC Channel 0 / 1=DAC Channel 1 ...
:[[Variable Types|UINT]] ''DAC_Value''
::The value to output to the DAC
'''Return value'''
:''This call does not return a value''
===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>Disable</tt></u></span>===
Disables the DAC output.
'''Parameters'''
:[[Variable Types|BYTE]] ''Channel''
::Range: 0-3 / 0=DAC Channel 0 / 1=DAC Channel 1 ...
'''Return value'''
:''This call does not return a value''
===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>Enable</tt></u></span>===
Enables the DAC Output.
'''Parameters'''
:[[Variable Types|BYTE]] ''Channel''
::Range: 0-3 / 0=DAC Channel 0 / 1=DAC Channel 1 ...
'''Return value'''
:''This call does not return a value''
===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>SetDeviceAddress</tt></u></span>===
Writes a new device address into EE memory.
The use LDAC pin component property must be set to true and the LDAC pin should be unique for every MCP4728 device connected to the I2C bus.
'''Parameters'''
:[[Variable Types|BYTE]] ''OldAddress''
::Range: 0-7
:[[Variable Types|BYTE]] ''NewAddress''
::Range: 0-7
'''Return value'''
:''This call does not return a value''
===<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u><tt>Initialise</tt></u></span>===
Configures the SPI peripheral ready for communications and initialises the internal variables. DAC needs to be enabled before any output voltage can be generated.
'''Parameters'''
:''This macro has no parameters''
'''Return value'''
:''This call does not return a value''
==Simulation macro reference==
''This component does not contain any simulation macros''




==Property reference==
==Property reference==
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Pull Down Option</u></span>


This property is of type ''Fixed list of ints'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''PDOption''.
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|-
''<span style="color:red;">No additional information</span>''
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
 
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Properties'''  
 
|-
 
|-
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>VREF Option</u></span>
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
 
| width="90%" | Pull Down Option
This property is of type ''Fixed list of ints'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''VREFOPtion''.
|-
 
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
''<span style="color:red;">No additional information</span>''
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
 
| width="90%" | VREF Option
 
|-
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Gain Option</u></span>
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
 
|-
This property is of type ''Fixed list of ints'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''GainOP''.
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
 
| width="90%" | Gain Option
Selects the maximum reference value for the DAC
|-
 
| colspan="2" | Selects the maximum reference value for the DAC&nbsp;
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Vref Voltage</u></span>
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-15-icon.png]]
This property is of type ''Floating point'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''VrefVol''.
| width="90%" | Vref Voltage
 
|-
Reference Voltage, Used to calculate the Voltage resolution.
| colspan="2" | Reference Voltage, Used to calculate the Voltage resolution.&nbsp;
 
|-
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Steps</u></span>
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-21-icon.png]]
 
| width="90%" | Steps
This property is of type ''Unsigned integer'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''Steps''.
|-
 
| colspan="2" | Number of discrete output states available from the DAC.&nbsp;
Number of discrete output states available from the DAC.
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-14-icon.png]]
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Control Bits</u></span>
| width="90%" | Control Bits
 
|-
This property is of type ''Signed integer'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''BITS''.
| colspan="2" | Number of digital control bits&nbsp;
 
|-
Number of digital control bits
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-10-icon.png]]
 
| width="90%" | Resolution
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Resolution</u></span>
|-
 
| colspan="2" | Maximum output resolution based on number of control bits.&nbsp;
This property is of type ''Line of text'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''Res''.
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-15-icon.png]]
Maximum output resolution based on number of control bits.
| width="90%" | Voltage Resolution
 
|-
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Voltage Resolution</u></span>
| colspan="2" | Specifies the Resolution per digital bit in terms of Voltage.&nbsp;
 
|-
This property is of type ''Floating point'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''VoltRes''.
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
 
| width="90%" | Device Address
Specifies the Resolution per digital bit in terms of Voltage.
|-
 
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Device Address</u></span>
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
This property is of type ''Fixed list of ints'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''DeviceAddress''.
| width="90%" | Channel
 
|-
''<span style="color:red;">No additional information</span>''
| colspan="2" | Channel selection&nbsp;
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
 
| width="90%" | SDA
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Channel</u></span>
|-
 
| colspan="2" | Pin used for SDA (data signal)&nbsp;
This property is of type ''Fixed list of ints'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_i2c1::CHANNEL''.
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
Channel selection
| width="90%" | SCL
 
|-
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>SDA</u></span>
| colspan="2" | Pin used for SCL (clock signal)&nbsp;
 
|-
This property is of type ''Single digital pin'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_i2c1::SDA''.
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
 
| width="90%" | Baud Select
Pin used for SDA (data signal)
|-
 
| colspan="2" | Baud rate option selector&nbsp;
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>SCL</u></span>
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-14-icon.png]]
This property is of type ''Single digital pin'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_i2c1::SCL''.
| width="90%" | Baud Rate
 
|-
Pin used for SCL (clock signal)
| colspan="2" | Baud rate to be used&nbsp;
 
|-
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Baud Select</u></span>
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-7-icon.png]]
 
| width="90%" | Stop Delay
This property is of type ''Fixed list of ints'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_i2c1::BAUD_LIST''.
|-
 
| colspan="2" | On older microcontroller devices there is a potential for the I2C hardware channel to lock up if there is not a 10ms delay between an I2C stop event and the next I2C start event. Most modern microcontrollers will not have a problem so this property can be disabled to speed up the I2C communications. &nbsp;
Baud rate option selector
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-7-icon.png]]
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Baud Rate</u></span>
| width="90%" | Use LDAC Pin
 
|-
This property is of type ''Signed integer'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_i2c1::BAUD''.
| colspan="2" | Allows the LDAC pin to be driven from an output pin on the microcontroller. If not used then tie the LDAC pin to GND to allow the DAC to function.&nbsp;
 
|-
Baud rate to be used
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
 
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Connections'''  
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Stop Delay</u></span>
|-
 
|-
This property is of type ''True or false'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_i2c1::StopDel''.
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
 
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Simulations'''  
On older microcontroller devices there is a potential for the I2C hardware channel to lock up if there is not  
|-
 
|-
a 10ms delay between an I2C stop event and the next I2C start event.
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-7-icon.png]]
 
| width="90%" | Simulation Comms
 
|-
 
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
Most modern microcontrollers will not have a problem so this property can be disabled to speed up the  
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-7-icon.png]]
I2C communications.
| width="90%" | DAC Output Scope Traces
 
|-
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Use LDAC Pin</u></span>
| colspan="2" | Selects if the scope traces are automatically generated or not&nbsp;
 
|-
This property is of type ''True or false'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''UseLDAC''.
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-7-icon.png]]
 
| width="90%" | Scope Traces
Allows the LDAC pin to be driven from an output pin on the microcontroller.
|-
 
| colspan="2" | Selects if the component pin connections are automatically generated on the data recorder window or not. Yes: Automatically add the component pins to a group on the data recorder which will reflect the sim data during simultion. No: Do not show the pin signals on the data recorder window.&nbsp;
If not used then tie the LDAC pin to GND to allow the DAC to function.
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-7-icon.png]]
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>DAC Output Scope Traces</u></span>
| width="90%" | Console Data
 
|-
This property is of type ''True or false'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''ScopeTraces''.
| colspan="2" | Selects if the console data is automatically generated or not&nbsp;
 
|-
Selects if the scope traces are automatically generated or not
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
 
| width="90%" | API
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Scope Traces</u></span>
|-
 
| colspan="2" | Specifies the injector component on the panel to interact with to provide comms simulation.&nbsp;
This property is of type ''True or false'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_i2c1::ScopeTraces''.
|}
 
Selects if the component pin connections are automatically generated on the data recorder window or not.
 
Yes: Automatically add the component pins to a group on the data recorder which will reflect the sim data during simultion.
 
No: Do not show the pin signals on the data recorder window.
 
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Console Data</u></span>
 
This property is of type ''True or false'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_i2c1::ConsoleData''.
 
Selects if the console data is automatically generated or not
 
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><u>Injector</u></span>
 
This property is of type ''Fixed list of ints'' and can be referenced with the variable name ''cal_i2c1::Injector''.
 
Specifies the injector component on the panel to interact with to provide comms simulation.

Revision as of 21:05, 16 November 2021

Author Matrix TSL
Version 1.0
Category Analog Output


DAC Quad (MCP4728) component

Component to drive a quad digital to analogue converter (DAC) IC from Microchip via an I2C interface. Compatible with MCP4728 (12-Bit) devices.

Detailed description

No detailed description exists yet for this component

Examples

No additional examples


Downloadable macro reference

SetOutput
Sets the output voltage of the DAC 12-Bit: Range 0-4095 
- BYTE Channel
Range: 0-3 / 0=DAC Channel 0 / 1=DAC Channel 1 ... 
- UINT DAC_Value
The value to output to the DAC 
- VOID Return


ControlPins
Allows Shutdown (SHDN) and Latch (LDAC) pins to be controlled directly if enabled. 
[[File:]] - Latch
0 = Data output driven from DAC register, 1 = Data output locked 
- VOID Return


SetInitialEEOutput
Stores a DAC value into EE memory to be used on power up. 
- BYTE Channel
Range: 0-3 / 0=DAC Channel 0 / 1=DAC Channel 1 ... 
- UINT DAC_Value
The value to output to the DAC 
- VOID Return


Disable
Disables the DAC output. 
- BYTE Channel
Range: 0-3 / 0=DAC Channel 0 / 1=DAC Channel 1 ... 
- VOID Return


Enable
Enables the DAC Output. 
- BYTE Channel
Range: 0-3 / 0=DAC Channel 0 / 1=DAC Channel 1 ... 
- VOID Return


SetDeviceAddress
Writes a new device address into EE memory. The use LDAC pin component property must be set to true and the LDAC pin should be unique for every MCP4728 device connected to the I2C bus. 
- BYTE OldAddress
Range: 0-7 
- BYTE NewAddress
Range: 0-7 
- VOID Return


Initialise
Configures the SPI peripheral ready for communications and initialises the internal variables. DAC needs to be enabled before any output voltage can be generated. 
- VOID Return


WriteLEDs
Allows control of all 8-LEDs on the front of the Formula Flowcode. 
- BYTE LED_Byte
 
- VOID Return


Initialise
Starts up the formula flowcode PWM for motor control and performs the wait for button press 
- VOID Return



Property reference

Properties
Pull Down Option
 
VREF Option
 
Gain Option
Selects the maximum reference value for the DAC 
Vref Voltage
Reference Voltage, Used to calculate the Voltage resolution. 
Steps
Number of discrete output states available from the DAC. 
Control Bits
Number of digital control bits 
Resolution
Maximum output resolution based on number of control bits. 
Voltage Resolution
Specifies the Resolution per digital bit in terms of Voltage. 
Device Address
 
Channel
Channel selection 
SDA
Pin used for SDA (data signal) 
SCL
Pin used for SCL (clock signal) 
Baud Select
Baud rate option selector 
Baud Rate
Baud rate to be used 
Stop Delay
On older microcontroller devices there is a potential for the I2C hardware channel to lock up if there is not a 10ms delay between an I2C stop event and the next I2C start event. Most modern microcontrollers will not have a problem so this property can be disabled to speed up the I2C communications.  
Use LDAC Pin
Allows the LDAC pin to be driven from an output pin on the microcontroller. If not used then tie the LDAC pin to GND to allow the DAC to function. 
Connections
Simulations
Simulation Comms
 
DAC Output Scope Traces
Selects if the scope traces are automatically generated or not 
Scope Traces
Selects if the component pin connections are automatically generated on the data recorder window or not. Yes: Automatically add the component pins to a group on the data recorder which will reflect the sim data during simultion. No: Do not show the pin signals on the data recorder window. 
Console Data
Selects if the console data is automatically generated or not 
API
Specifies the injector component on the panel to interact with to provide comms simulation. 
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