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Allows property values exposed to the user to be saved and loaded using an external file. Simplifies the process of storing and retreiving the property values. Also works with nested properties using the "::" syntax.
 
Allows property values exposed to the user to be saved and loaded using an external file. Simplifies the process of storing and retreiving the property values. Also works with nested properties using the "::" syntax.
  
==Detailed description==
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==Component Pack==
  
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FREE
  
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==Detailed description==
  
''No detailed description exists yet for this component''
 
  
==Examples==
 
  
  
  
  
''<span style="color:red;">No additional examples</span>''
 
  
  
==Downloadable macro reference==
 
  
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Save'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Saves the registered property values to the config file.&nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 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''
 
|}
 
  
  
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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''No detailed description exists yet for this component''
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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;" | '''Load'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Loads the registered property values from the config file.&nbsp;
 
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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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==Examples==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''RegisterProperty'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Registers a property to be saved or loaded&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
 
| width="90%" | PropertyVariable
 
|-
 
| colspan="2" | Property variable exposed to the user, highlight property and variable is shown at the bottom of the window.&nbsp;
 
|-
 
| 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''
 
|}
 
 
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ClearBuffer'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Erases the contents of the buffer&nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 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''
 
|}
 
 
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadDigitalInputs'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Reads the state of up to eight digital inputs. Can pack a max of 8-bits together in a single operation&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
 
| width="90%" | StartAddress
 
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| colspan="2" | Coil Address Range 0 to (NumCoils - 1)&nbsp;
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
| width="90%" | AddressCount
 
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| colspan="2" | Range 1-8&nbsp;
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
|}
 
 
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''GetLastIncoming'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Gets a value from the last incoming command. Index 0 = 0 Read / 1 Write Index 1 = 0 Coils / 1 DigInput / 2 AnInput / 3 Register Index 2 = Address  Index 3 = Number&nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
 
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
|}
 
 
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetAnalogInput'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Sets the state of a single analogue input.&nbsp;
 
|-
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
 
| width="90%" | Address
 
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| colspan="2" | Coil Address&nbsp;
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
 
| width="90%" | Value
 
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| colspan="2" | Analogue Value range 0 - 65535&nbsp;
 
|-
 
| 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''
 
|}
 
  
  
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Starts up the UART to allow communications and initialises the states of the various  Modbus Coils, Inputs and Registers to 0.&nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 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''
 
|}
 
  
  
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''AppendStringToFile'''
 
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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;
 
|-
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
 
| width="90%" | Data_String
 
|-
 
| colspan="2" | Data to append to the end of the file&nbsp;
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
|}
 
  
  
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadFileSize'''
 
|-
 
| colspan="2" | Reads the entire size of the current file in bytes.&nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u32-icon.png]] - ULONG
 
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
|}
 
  
  
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetTimeAndDate'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Sets the current time and date.  Time = (Hour << 11) + (Min << 5) + (Sec >> 1) Date = (YearFrom1980 << 9) + (Month << 5) + (Day) Additional details can be found here: http://www.maverick-os.dk/FileSystemFormats/FAT16_FileSystem.html#TimeFormat&nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
 
| width="90%" | Time
 
|-
 
| colspan="2" | Sets the current Time in FAT Time format hhhhhmmmmmmsssss - S=Secs/2&nbsp;
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
 
| width="90%" | Date
 
|-
 
| colspan="2" | Sets the current Date in FAT Date format yyyyyyymmmmddddd - Y=Years since 1980&nbsp;
 
|-
 
| 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''
 
|}
 
  
  
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''
 
|-
 
| colspan="2" | Attempts to communicate with the SD card and if successful sets up the file system. Returns 0 for success. &nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
|}
 
  
  
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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''<span style="color:red;">No additional examples</span>''
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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;" | '''Initialise'''
 
|-
 
| colspan="2" | Initialise the comms to the Arduino board ready for commands to be sent.&nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 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''
 
|}
 
  
  
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
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==Downloadable macro reference==
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''ReadAnalogInput'''
 
|-
 
| colspan="2" | Reads a single digital input.&nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
| width="90%" | Channel
 
|-
 
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
 
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
|}
 
 
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
|-
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''PWMEnable'''
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Save'''
 
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|-
| colspan="2" | Allows pulse width modulated transistor outputs to be switched on or off. Bit 0 = Enable AB Bit 1 = A / Bit 2 = B Bit 3 = C / Bit 4 = D Bit 5 = Enable CD&nbsp;
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| colspan="2" | Saves the registered property values to the config file.&nbsp;
|-
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
| width="90%" | EnableMask
 
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="2" | Range 0-63 or 0b00000 to 0b111111&nbsp;
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 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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|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Load'''
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="2" | &nbsp;
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| colspan="2" | Loads the registered property values from the config file.&nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
 
|-
 
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|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''LCDClear'''
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''RegisterProperty'''
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="2" | Clears the MIAC display&nbsp;
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| colspan="2" | Registers a property to be saved or loaded&nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
 
|-
 
|-
| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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| width="90%" | PropertyVariable
|}
 
 
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''LCDClear'''
 
|-
 
| colspan="2" | Clears the LCD&nbsp;
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="2" | Property variable exposed to the user, highlight property and variable is shown at the bottom of the window.&nbsp;
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 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" | Forces the user to check if they are sure before overwriting previous values.&nbsp;
 
| colspan="2" | Forces the user to check if they are sure before overwriting previous values.&nbsp;
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
 
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Connections'''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
 
| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Simulations'''
 
|-
 
 
|}
 
|}

Latest revision as of 17:22, 9 November 2022

Author Matrix TSL
Version 1.0
Category Storage


Property Manager component

Allows property values exposed to the user to be saved and loaded using an external file. Simplifies the process of storing and retreiving the property values. Also works with nested properties using the "::" syntax.

Component Pack

FREE

Detailed description

No detailed description exists yet for this component

Examples

No additional examples


Downloadable macro reference

Fc9-comp-macro.png Save
Saves the registered property values to the config file. 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


Fc9-comp-macro.png Load
Loads the registered property values from the config file. 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return


Fc9-comp-macro.png RegisterProperty
Registers a property to be saved or loaded 
Fc9-string-icon.png - STRING PropertyVariable
Property variable exposed to the user, highlight property and variable is shown at the bottom of the window. 
Fc9-void-icon.png - VOID Return



Property reference

Fc9-prop-icon.png Properties
Fc9-type-20-icon.png Filepath
Sets the path of the file to write to. $(srcdir) default sets the path to be the same as the Flowcode project path. 
Fc9-type-10-icon.png Filename
 
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Show Dialogue On Load
Forces the user to check if they are sure before loading saved values. 
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Show Dialogue On Save
Forces the user to check if they are sure before overwriting previous values.