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A simple joystick component allowing for easy mouse or touchscreen based analogue control.
 
A simple joystick component allowing for easy mouse or touchscreen based analogue control.
  
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==Detailed description==
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==Component Pack==
  
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==Examples==
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==Detailed description==
  
  
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==Downloadable macro reference==
 
  
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadAxisAsFloat'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Reads a single axis of the joystick and returns as a floating point value.&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:]] -
 
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadAxisAsInt'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Reads a single axis of the joystick and returns as a signed integer value.&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:]] -
 
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadByteFromIndex'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Reads an arbitrary byte of data from the current open file.  Return = Data byte read from the local sector buffer.  Experimental and potentially slow if navigating backwards through the file.&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u32-icon.png]] - ULONG
 
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| colspan="2" | Contains the position of the byte to be read from the file&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| 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]]
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''CreateFile'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Creates a file in the current folder location on the card. Default = Root Returns 0 for success File must be opened using "Open_File" after creation before writing any data.&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
 
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| colspan="2" | 8.3 format filename e.g."file.txt"&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ScanCurrentFolder'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Method for retreiving file or folder names for the card to allow for dynamic file opening or playback. Does not currently simulate. 0 - Filetype found and stored into string array, 1 - End of folder reached, 2 - Filetype mismatch 3 - Empty&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="90%" | Scan_Type
 
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| colspan="2" | Sets the scan to search for Files or Folders. 0 = Scan for files, 1 = Scan for folders&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| colspan="2" | Returns a byte of the name of the file or folder retreived from the Scan_Current_folder function. Return = ASCII byte at position Idx from the folder name or file name at position Current_Idx in the directory&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| colspan="2" | Reads a byte of data from the local sector buffer. Return = Data byte read from the local sector buffer. &nbsp;
 
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| width="90%" | Address
 
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| colspan="2" | 0 - 511 - Contains the position of the byte to be read&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| colspan="2" | Returns the number of bytes in the current sector that are used by the current open file. Return = 512 - Sector is filled with file data Return < 512 - Last sector of the file, Retval specifies how many bytes of data are remaining in the sector&nbsp;
 
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| colspan="2" | Searches for and opens a file for reading or writing from within the current directory on the disk. Returns 0 for success.&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
 
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| colspan="2" | 8.3 filename of the file we are trying to open e.g. "file.txt"&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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''<span style="color:red;">No additional examples</span>''
  
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
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| colspan="2" | Overwrites the current sector on the memory card with the contents of the local sector buffer. See write_byte_to_buffer function. Return = 0 - File sector written successfully. Return > 0 - File sector write error&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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==Downloadable macro reference==
  
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetFileIndex'''
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadAxisAsFloat'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Sets the current file index and used to switch between several open file streams.  Default = 0. &nbsp;
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| colspan="2" | Reads a single axis of the joystick and returns as a floating point value.&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="90%" | File_Index
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| width="90%" | Axis
 
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| colspan="2" | Range 0-1 Where 0=X, 1=Y&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-f32-icon.png]] - FLOAT
 
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
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| colspan="2" | Adds the contents of the data string parameter to the end of the currently open file. Returns 0 for success.&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u32-icon.png]] - ULONG
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| 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]]
 
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| colspan="2" | Initialise the comms to the Arduino board ready for commands to be sent.&nbsp;
 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-s16-icon.png]] - INT
 
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
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| colspan="2" | Decides if the joystick automatically returns to the center position when released. Yes: The joystick will return to the center when released. No: The joystick will remain in the current position when released.&nbsp;
 
| colspan="2" | Decides if the joystick automatically returns to the center position when released. Yes: The joystick will return to the center when released. No: The joystick will remain in the current position when released.&nbsp;
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Limits
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-15-icon.png]]
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-1-icon.png]]
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Connections'''
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
 
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Latest revision as of 17:22, 9 November 2022

Author Matrix TSL
Version 1.0
Category Controls


Joystick component

A simple joystick component allowing for easy mouse or touchscreen based analogue control.

Component Pack

SCADA

Detailed description

No detailed description exists yet for this component

Examples

No additional examples


Downloadable macro reference

Fc9-comp-macro.png ReadAxisAsFloat
Reads a single axis of the joystick and returns as a floating point value. 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Axis
Range 0-1 Where 0=X, 1=Y 
Fc9-f32-icon.png - FLOAT Return


Fc9-comp-macro.png ReadAxisAsInt
Reads a single axis of the joystick and returns as a signed integer value. 
Fc9-u8-icon.png - BYTE Axis
Range 0-1 Where 0=X, 1=Y 
Fc9-s16-icon.png - INT Return



Property reference

Fc9-prop-icon.png Properties
Fc9-type-16-icon.png Joystick Type
Defines the directions the joystick can travel. 
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Return To Center
Decides if the joystick automatically returns to the center position when released. Yes: The joystick will return to the center when released. No: The joystick will remain in the current position when released. 
Fc9-conn-icon.png Limits
Fc9-type-15-icon.png Y Min
 
Fc9-type-15-icon.png Y Max
 
Fc9-conn-icon.png Theme
Fc9-type-1-icon.png Box Colour
 
Fc9-type-1-icon.png Shaft Colour
 
Fc9-type-1-icon.png Knob Colour
 
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