Velleman MML24CN User Manual

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MML24CN/MML24R_v5

VELLEMAN

Functions

Send Message

send the current text in the Message Window to the LED display board. Before

transferring, select the board’s ID (ID which you may set by “Set ID…” function). Also, set

which page to transfer to. There are 26 pages in all.

Run Page

run a specified page on the LED board

Links Pages to Run

link some pages in order to run more than one page, e.g. type A, B and C to run page A, B

and C

Set ID

set the ID of the LED board

Note: ID00 is used for the global call. If you use more than one sign, connect all the signs

in a network, e.g. from ID01 to ID05. Afterwards, you can send a message to the desired

sign entering the individual ID number. Use ID00 to send to all the signs.

Set Clock

set the date and time

Delete Page

delete specific page information on the sign

Set Brightness

set the display’s brightness over 4 levels

Display by Schedule

schedule a message to be displayed

Delete Page

delete some pages in the running messages

Delete Schedule

delete some items in the Schedule Table

Delete all

delete all the messages

7.6. Software

Configuration

• Go to “File”, “SetComm”.

• Select the COM port.

• Click on “OK” when your settings are complete.

7.7. Sending a Message

Use the “Send Message” icon to transmit the message to the LED board.

• In the Message Window, type in a test message, e.g. “WELCOME”.

• Click on the icon on the Toolbar to bring up the Message Window.

• Enter the sign ID number and select the page to send your message to. You have pages A to Z available. Each

page can be used to store a different message.

• Click on “OK” to send the message to the LED board. If the board did not receive your message, try sending the

message again.

7.8. BMP Graphic Editor

Use the BMP Graphic Editor to edit or create graphics of your own. To open this window, click on the “Bmp Graphics”

in the Menu Bar and then click on “Edit Graphics”.

Graphic

Library

Graphic Data Function Selection

Editor Area

Edit Area Selection

Editor

Toolbox

Colour

Selection

Display

Zoom In and

Zoom Out