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==Console Writer component== | ==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. | 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. | ||
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| + | FREE | ||
==Detailed description== | ==Detailed description== | ||
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| + | A basic example using two circular knobs to simulate data e.g., temperature. | ||
| + | Both xy chart and Console, log the data. | ||
| − | + | {{Fcfile|Logging_Example.fcsx|Logging Example}} | |
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==Downloadable macro reference== | ==Downloadable macro reference== | ||
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| colspan="2" | Range: 0-3 | | colspan="2" | Range: 0-3 | ||
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| + | | 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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| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]] | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ShowConsole''' | ||
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| + | | colspan="2" | Pops up the console window and shows the correct tab. | ||
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID | | width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID | ||
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| colspan="2" | Automatically adds a timestamp to the console after a newline character has been received. | | colspan="2" | Automatically adds a timestamp to the console after a newline character has been received. | ||
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| + | | width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]] | ||
| + | | width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Timestamp | ||
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| colspan="2" | Defines the colour of the time stamp text | | colspan="2" | Defines the colour of the time stamp text | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:22, 9 November 2022
| Author | Matrix TSL |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Category | Indicators |
Contents
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 Pack
FREE
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.
Downloadable macro reference
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Clear |
| Clears the contents of the console tab. | |
 - VOID
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Return |
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CountLines |
| Counts the number of lines in the console. | |
 - ULONG
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Return |
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AddString |
| Adds text string to the console window. | |
 - STRING
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Data |
| - VOID
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Return |
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SetTextLine |
| Sets the string data from a specific line in the console. | |
 - LONG
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Line |
| Line number, -1 for the last line. | |
| - STRING
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Data |
| - VOID
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Return |
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SetColour |
| Allows for full RGB colour selection | |
 - BYTE
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R |
| Colour channel, Range: 0-255 | |
| - BYTE
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G |
| Colour channel, Range: 0-255 | |
| - BYTE
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B |
| Colour channel, Range: 0-255 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
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SetColourIdx |
| Sets the text colour from the properties selection of colours. | |
| - BYTE
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Index |
| Range: 0-3 | |
| - VOID
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Return |
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ShowConsole |
| Pops up the console window and shows the correct tab. | |
| - VOID
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Return |
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GetTextLine |
| Gets the string data from a specific line in the console. | |
| - LONG
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Line |
| Line number, -1 for the last line. | |
| - STRING
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Return |
Property reference
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Properties |
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Console Name |
| Textual name of the console shown as the tab name at the top of the console window. | |
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Colour 0 |
| Used to define a colour channel referenced by the SetColourIdx component macro call. | |
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Colour 1 |
| Used to define a colour channel referenced by the SetColourIdx component macro call. | |
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Colour 2 |
| Used to define a colour channel referenced by the SetColourIdx component macro call. | |
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Colour 3 |
| Used to define a colour channel referenced by the SetColourIdx component macro call. | |
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New Line After Data |
| Automatically append a newline character after any data has been written to the console using the AddString component macro. | |
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Clear On Sim Start |
| Automatically clear the console tab when the simulation is started. | |
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Add Timestamp |
| Automatically adds a timestamp to the console after a newline character has been received. | |
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Timestamp |
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Date Format |
| Specifies the format of the date string. No - "DD/MM/YY" Yes - "MM/DD/YY" | |
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Time Separator |
| Characters that are used in between the time digits | |
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Date Separator |
| Characters that are used in between the date digits | |
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TimeStamp Separator |
| Characters that are used between the time and date strings when returning a full time stamp. | |
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Override Colour |
| Overrides the current selected colour when writing the timestamp. | |
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Timestamp Colour |
| Defines the colour of the time stamp text | |
