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Notice User Level 2 is required to switch to Design Mode, which makes the UI Format column available for editing. |
The UI Format column in the Parameter Editor table configures the editing control available for each data object.
Custom UI Format settings for each object allow a clean and intuitive on-the-fly visualization of its value. For example, a dial and a slider for integer data within a well-defined min/max range, or a combo box for multiple-choice parameters.
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Notice The UI Format settings described below are not identical to the ones used for the UI Panel. However, if you drag a data object from the UI Panel or the Object Editor and drop it on the CANopen Node panel, appropriate conversions and additions are applied. |
The UI Format value is a list of key-value attribute pairs, delimited by semi-colons (“;”). The following is a description of the available attributes:
type
Defines the type of data to be visualized.
type |
Description |
integer |
Integer values are displayed as a textbox, a dial and a slider. See the range attribute to define min/max values. |
text |
Texts are displayed using a textbox only. |
combo |
A combo box. This is useful for objects that accept a limited set of different values with different meanings. The values available and their descriptions are defined using the options attribute. See below for more information and an example. |
range
Defines the minimum and maximum values. For example:
range:0,100
range:-100,100
options
Used with type:combo. This specifies a list of available options and their corresponding values.
Format:
options:<value_1>,<text _1>|<value_2>,<text_2> | ... (etc.)
For example, here is a combo box to choose between 4 different values (0, 1, 3 or 6):
type:combo; options:0,Reset|1,Profile Position|3,Velocity Mode|6,Homing Mode
Example UI Format Definitions
UI Format |
Description |
type:text |
A simple label or a text box. This can be used to display or edit (if writable) any value. |
type:integer; range:0,100 |
A textbox, a slider and a dial, accepting values between 0 and 100. |
type:combo; options:0,Reset| 1,Profile Position| 3,Velocity Mode|6,Homing Mode |
A combo box with the specified options (Reset, Profile Position, Velocity Mode, Homing Mode) and corresponding values (0, 1, 3, 6). |
