Component: Port Matrix (Misc)

Author	Matrix Ltd
Version	1.1
Category	Misc

Port Matrix component

Create an accurately spaced array of up to eight components, each corresponding to a pin of the chosen port. If the cloned component has a property called 'pin', this will be set the the corresponding pin of the matrix port, and the component will behave as if it were connected directly to that pin. If there are less than eight clones, the unused upper bits of the port will be masked out to allow them to be used by other components.

Component Source Code

Please click here for the component source code: FC_Comp_Source_Port_Matrix.fcfx

Detailed description

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Examples

Industrial Tanks

A simple example showing the hoppers, valves and pipes working together. Each tank automatically empties in turn.

Industrial Tanks

Macro reference

	BarGraph
Turns on the first N pins of the array - for generating bar graph meters etc.
- BYTE	Length
How many pins to enable.
- VOID	Return

	AllOn
Turn on all of the pins in the array (unused port pins are unaffected)
- VOID	Return

	PinOn
Turn on the selected pin of the port.
- BYTE	Index
Index of the pin to set within the port.
- VOID	Return

	PinOff
Turn off the chosen pin of the port.
- BYTE	Index
Index of the pin to set within the port.
- VOID	Return

	PinToggle
Toggles the state of the selected pin of the port.
- BYTE	Index
- VOID	Return

	GetPin
Read the state of the selected pin of the port. Returns false if the index is out of range (0..7)
- BYTE	Index
Index of the pin to read.
- BOOL	Return

	GetHandle
Retrieves the object handle of the indexed clone. Returns zero for out of range indexes.
- BYTE	Index
Index of the object to get a handle for.
- HANDLE	Return

	AllOff
Turn off all used pins of the port (unused port pins are unaffected)
- VOID	Return

Property reference

	Properties
	Simulation
	Target Object
Choose an object that will be duplicated for each required pin of the chosen port. The object should have a property called 'pin' to which the pins of the port will automatically be attached.
	Count
Number of objects in the matrix. They will be assigned pins from the chosen port sequentially, beginning with pin0.
	Alignment
Which 3D axis the cloned objects will be arranged along.
	Spacing
The distance between cloned objects in the matrix.
	Connections
	Port
Choose a port to connect the matrix of objects to. Each will be assigned a single pin of the port automatically by the Port Matrix component.