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Overview:

This mxm provides commands that act on variables, and these commands are positracked when they are used into a Medialon Manager timeline.

The first five commands, "Set Integer", "Set String", "Set Time", "Set Enum" and "Set Date" are simple positracked assigments.
The commands "Start Timer"/"Stop timer" manage accurate timers on Time variables.
The commands "Start Counter"/"Stop Counter" manage accurate counters on Integer variables.

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Installation (MXM):

No specific installation required.

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Creation (Device):

No device creation window.

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Commands (List Of):

Set integer:

Description: to set the value of an integer variable.
Parameters:
Integer variable: [Type: Integer]: Variable to set
Value : [Type: Integer]: New value.

Set string:

Description: to set the value of a string variable.
Parameters:

String variable: [Type: String]: Variable to set
Value : [Type: String]: New value.

Set time:

Description: to set the value of a time variable.
Parameters:

Time variable: [Type: Time]: Variable to set
Value : [Type: Time]: New value.

Set enum:

Description: to set the value of an enum variable.
Parameters:

Integer variable: [Type: Enum]: Variable to set
Index : [Type: Integer]: New current index.

Set date:

Description: to set the value of an date variable.
Parameters:

Date variable: [Type: Date]: Variable to set
Value : [Type: Date]: New value.

Set real:

Description: to set the value of a real variable.
Parameters:

Real variable: [Type: Real]: Variable to set
Value : [Type: Real]: New value.

Start timer:

Description: to start a timer on a Time variable.
Parameters:

Time variable: [Type: Time]: Variable to set.
Initial Value: [Type: Time]: Initial value of the variable.
Final Value: [Type: Time]: Value to reach.
Start from: [Type: Enum]: Defines the value to start from.
     Available Values:
     - "Initial value": The variable is first filled with the initial value      passed as 2nd parameter before the timer runs.
     - "Current value": The initial value passed as 2nd parameter is      ignored.

Stop timer:

Description: to stop a timer on a Time variable.
Parameters:

Time variable: [Type: Time]: Variable for which stop the timer.

Start counter:

Description: to start a counter on an Integer variable.
Parameters:

Integer variable: [Type: Integer]: Variable to set.
Initial Value: [Type: Integer]: Initial value of the variable.
Final Value: [Type: Integer]: Value to reach.
Incremental Value: [Type: Integer]: Value to add to the current value (can be negative).
Time Interval/Duration: [Type: Time]: Time between each incrementation ( period of the counter ) if "Time mode" is on "Use interval", total duration if "Time mode" is on "Use duration".
Start from: [Type: Enum]: Defines the value to start from.
     Available Values:
     - "Initial value": The variable is first filled with the initial value      passed as 2nd parameter before the timer runs.
     - "Current value": The initial value passed as 2nd parameter is      ignored.
Time mode: [Type: Enum]: Defines time parameter.
     Available Values:
     - "Use interval": the parameter "Time Interval/Duration" is an      interval (period of the counter).
     - "Use duration": the parameter "Time Interval/Duration" is a      duration (total time).
Usage: the parameters of the counters can also be variables affected by other commands: it is so possible to create sophisticated periodic changes, like special curves or accelerations, for example.

Stop counter:

Description: to stop a counter on an Integer variable.
Parameters:

Integer variable: [Type: Integer]: Variable for which stop the counter.

Real to ASCII:

Description: Convert a real value into an ASCII string (IEEE-754 standard is used). Returned String is compliant with Low Level Communicator MXM byte format.
Parameters:

String variable: [Type: String]: String variable which returns the ASCII value.
Real Value: [Type: Real]: Real value to convert.
Hex Coded ASCII: [Type: Enum]: Defines the form of the returned ASCII value.
     Available Values:
     - "No": The returned ASCII value is in Hex format not converted into ASCII value. An hex value of 3C will be returned as !3C.
     - "Yes": The returned ASCII value is in Hex format converted into ASCII value. An hex value of 3C will be returned as !33 !3C.

Note: Using this command doesn't cause the String variable to be positracked. In such cases, Set String command must be used.

ASCII to Real:

Description: Convert an ASCII string value into a real value(IEEE-754 standard is used). Passed string must be compliant with Low Level Communicator MXM byte format ('!XX' is used to express XX hex value).
Parameters:

Real variable: [Type: Real]: Real variable which returns the real value.
ASCII Value: [Type: String]: String value to convert.

Note: The command will automatically detect if the ASCII string is "Hex Coded ASCII" formatted (i.e a value of 4C is expressed as !34!3C) or not (i.e a value of 4C is expressed as !4C).


Note 2: Using this command doesn't cause the Real variable to be positracked. In such cases, Set Real command must be used.

 

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Variables (List Of):

Status: [Type: Enum]: Status of the device (iddle, ready)

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Support (Difference with previous versions):

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