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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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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 key you can either enter an expression
  
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'''Eg. Count = Count + 1'''
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Or enter the name of a user macro and the keyboard key within brackets and the  [[Macro_Icon_Properties|Parameter value]] will be passed - See the Flowcode example below.
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'''Key'''
 
'''Key'''
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'''Action'''
 
'''Action'''
  
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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.
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This can be any calculation line for your flowchart or a user macro call.
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'''Example'''
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Here is a simple example showing key mappings in simulation.  
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Keyboard keys pressed:
  
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1 = Toggle Switch1
  
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Using Key mapping with elements that toggle will toggle the element on/off.
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2 = Toggle Switch2
  
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Using key mapping with press to make elements will send the element into its high, active, state when the key is pressed.
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3 = Toggle Switch3
  
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Releasing the key will return the element to its low, inactive state.
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I = Increment Count variable
  
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D = Decrement Count variable
  
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''Setting up a click on a button''
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{{Fcfile|Key_Mapping_Example.fcfx|Key Mapping Example}}
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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.
 

Latest revision as of 10:27, 19 September 2023

Gen Edit Menu Key Mappings.png

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.


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

Eg. Count = Count + 1

Or enter the name of a user macro and the keyboard key within brackets and the Parameter value will be passed - See the Flowcode example below.


Gen Component Key Mappings 01.png


Key

The key-combination that you wish to map. This may be any alphabetic or numeric key, optionally combined with Alt, Shift or Control.


Action

This can be any calculation line for your flowchart or a user macro call.


Example

Here is a simple example showing key mappings in simulation.

Keyboard keys pressed:

1 = Toggle Switch1

2 = Toggle Switch2

3 = Toggle Switch3

I = Increment Count variable

D = Decrement Count variable

FC6 Icon.png Key Mapping Example

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