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Revision as of 12:18, 3 February 2023

Author Matrix TSL
Version 1.0
Category Indicators


Console Writer component

A simple component to aid in creating and wiriting data to a console tab. Allows text to be coloured and automatically appended with a timestamp.

Component Source Code

Please click here to download the component source project: FC_Comp_Source_temp/ConsoleWriter.fcfx

Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): FC_Comp_Source_temp/ConsoleWriter.fcfx

Detailed description

No detailed description exists yet for this component

Examples

A basic example using two circular knobs to simulate data e.g., temperature. Both xy chart and Console, log the data.

Logging Example





Macro reference

AddString

AddString
Adds text string to the console window. 
- STRING Data
 
- VOID Return


Clear

Clear
Clears the contents of the console tab. 
- VOID Return


CountLines

CountLines
Counts the number of lines in the console. 
- ULONG Return


GetTextLine

GetTextLine
Gets the string data from a specific line in the console. 
- LONG Line
Line number, -1 for the last line. 
- STRING Return


SetColour

SetColour
Allows for full RGB colour selection 
- BYTE R
Colour channel, Range: 0-255 
- BYTE G
Colour channel, Range: 0-255 
- BYTE B
Colour channel, Range: 0-255 
- VOID Return


SetColourIdx

SetColourIdx
Sets the text colour from the properties selection of colours. 
- BYTE Index
Range: 0-3 
- VOID Return


SetTextLine

SetTextLine
Sets the string data from a specific line in the console. 
- LONG Line
Line number, -1 for the last line. 
- STRING Data
 
- VOID Return


ShowConsole

ShowConsole
Pops up the console window and shows the correct tab. 
- VOID Return


Property reference

Properties
Console Name
Textual name of the console shown as the tab name at the top of the console window. 
Colour 0
Used to define a colour channel referenced by the SetColourIdx component macro call. 
Colour 1
Used to define a colour channel referenced by the SetColourIdx component macro call. 
Colour 2
Used to define a colour channel referenced by the SetColourIdx component macro call. 
Colour 3
Used to define a colour channel referenced by the SetColourIdx component macro call. 
New Line After Data
Automatically append a newline character after any data has been written to the console using the AddString component macro. 
Clear On Sim Start
Automatically clear the console tab when the simulation is started. 
Add Timestamp
Automatically adds a timestamp to the console after a newline character has been received. 
Timestamp
Date Format
Specifies the format of the date string. No - "DD/MM/YY" Yes - "MM/DD/YY"  
Time Separator
Characters that are used in between the time digits 
Date Separator
Characters that are used in between the date digits 
TimeStamp Separator
Characters that are used between the time and date strings when returning a full time stamp. 
Override Colour
Overrides the current selected colour when writing the timestamp. 
Timestamp Colour
Defines the colour of the time stamp text