Re: XPL-LCD

["Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Steve

> Looks fine to me, the device name is up to the developer as long as
the
> device knows what it means that ok.  As for type why not use input
rather
> than have a new type called button

Fair comment........


> Menu1 button 1
> device=11
> type=input
> current=high

Ok...........Is it compulsory to report the inactive state ???...ie if the
button is active high (pressed)

do you have to report the release of the button ???

Thanks
Frank






----- Original Message -----
From: <steve.cooper@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 2:23 AM
Subject: Re: [ukha_xpl] XPL-LCD


>
>
> Looks fine to me, the device name is up to the developer as long as
the
> device knows what it means that ok.  As for type why not use input
rather
> than have a new type called button.
>
> So I would be tempt to go for
>
> Menu1 button 1
> device=11
> type=input
> current=high
>
> Menu2 button 1
> device=21
> type=input
> current=high
>
> i.e. menu#button# just so it makes sense if you do different version
with
> different numbers of buttons.
>
> S.
>
>
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>                   "Frank Mc
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>                   <fmcalind@bigpo
>                   nd.net.au>
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>                   09/03/2005
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> Hi Guys
>             Im starting to do the schematics for my xPL-LCD  and i
have a
> few i/o available since im using the 16F876........I was thinking of
having
> a few buttons to send xPL Trigger messages to control stuff.....What i
was
> thinking of doing is say have maybe 4 buttons to control stuff and
also
> have
> a Menu Button....The Menu button allows you to scroll thru different
> menus.....ie lighting control Menu 1....Exstreamer Control Menu
> 2...etc........
>
> Of course each trigger would have to report a different id depending
on
> which Menu your in at the time
>
> Menu 1....Lighting
> ON /OFF /BRIGHTEN /DIM......
>
> Menu 2...Exstreamer
> ON/OFF/VOL UP/VOL DOWN
>
> Pressing Button 1 when in Menu 1 would send the  following trig
message
> device=button_1
> type=button
> current=on
>
> Pressing Button 1 when in Menu 2 would send the  following trig
message
> device=button_5
> type=button
> current=on
>
> Pressing Button 1 when in Menu 3 would send the  following trig
message
> device=button_9
> type=button
> current=on
>
> ETC.......Is this allowable...?????............
>
> Frank
> www.armaghelectrical.com.au
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