Micromod Micro-PWC: 53PW6000 MicroPWC Configuration Guide User Manual
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Micro-PWC CONFIGURATION GUIDE
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4.
Configure the Expression in the Expression Dynamics window. For purposes of this example,
enter True. The same expression should be used for all objects in the group simulating motion.
5.
Select the Blink option from the Settings When True area. The Blink Configuration window will
appear. Configure the settings for each of the objects using settings listed in the table below,
repeating steps
as necessary.
6.
Select File > Save and enter a name such as "DynamicLine" when prompted for the model
name. The new graphic is now placed in the disk location dedicated to storage of off-line
graphics (i.e., the off-line graphics directory).
7.
Select File > Install Current to install the model as a Graphic Display.
8.
When the graphic installed in Step
is displayed in an Operator Window, it will appear as a
gray line with a blue pulse along it.
Note that the only setting which differs between the 6 objects is the Phase setting; each segment is
assigned a consecutively higher Phase number, which means that the blink cycle for that object will begin
a tenth of a second after that of its predecessor. Also, the values entered for Duration 1 and Duration 2
added together equal the number of segments in the line. This allows the first pulse to end just before the
next begins.
VARIATIONS:
1.
To make the blue pulse appear to move more slowly, increase the length of the Period for all 6
segments, i.e., change the value entered for this parameter from 1 to a higher number.
2.
To have two blue pulses move along the line in this example, decrease the value of Duration 2
by changing the value entered from 5 to 2 or 3.
LINE
SEGMENT
NUMBER
EXPRESSION
PERIOD
PHASE
BLINK
COLOR 1
DURATION1
BLINK
COLOR2
DURATION 2
STEADY
COLOR
1
TRUE
1
0
4
1
15
5
15
2
TRUE
1
1
4
1
15
5
15
3
TRUE
1
2
4
1
15
5
15
4
TRUE
1
3
4
1
15
5
15
5
TRUE
1
4
4
1
15
5
15
6
TRUE
1
5
4
1
15
5
15
✎ Note
As the user becomes more familiar with the Grafx editor, the
number of steps necessary to create a graphic such as this one can
be decreased. For example, to create the original line with a color
pulse, the user might create just the first line segment and configure
its dynamics from scratch, then copy it to create the additional 5
segments of the line. It is then only necessary to change the values
configured in the Phase parameter for each segment.