Extron Electronics Annotator User Guide User Manual
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Command
ASCII command
(host to processor)
Response
(processor to host)
Additional description
Annotation
Annotation type
Set type
EX5)
DRAW
}
Draw
X5)]
Sets current annotation to
X5)
.
View type
E
DRAW
}
Draw
X5)]
View current annotation type.
Annotation coordinates
Location
EX5&
APNT
}
(no response)
Places the annotation location at
X5&
.
Complete annotation
E
ASTP
}
Astp
]
Indicates the end of an annotation
function.
NOTE:
All coordinate values sent to the Annotator are interpreted according to the guidelines for the current
annotation type.
Example: Draw a square
Esc
00000000APNT
}
Esc
00100010APNT
}
Esc
00200020APNT
}
Esc
00300030APNT
}
Esc
ASTP
}
Annotation color
Set color
EX5#
ACOL}
Acol
X5#]
Sets the color to
X5#
.
View color
E
ACOL}
X5#]
View current annotation color.
NOTE:
The color setting applies to all annotations.
Annotation object fill
Enable object fill
E
1FILL
}
Fill1
]
Enable fill for new objects drawn.
Disable object fill
E
0FILL
}
Fill0
]
Disable fill for new objects drawn.
View setting
E
FILL
}
X1)]
View current fill setting.
NOTE:
The fill setting applies to rectangles and ellipses drawn after the setting has been modified.
Text configuration
Set text font
EX5!
FONT
}
Font
X5!]
Set annotation font to
X5!
.
View font
E
FONT
}
X5!]
View current font file name.
NOTE:
Font files must be stored on the hardware in the nortxe-font folder.
Set text size
EX5@
TXSZ
}
Txsz
X5@]
Set annotation text size to
X5@
.
View text size
E
TXSZ
}
X5@]
View current text size.
Line configuration
Set line weight
EX5$
LNWT
}
Lnwt
X5$]
Set line weight to
X5$
pixels.
View size
E
LNWT
}
X5$]
View current line weight setting.
NOTE:
X1) = off/disable (0), on/enable (1)
X5) = Annotation type: 0 = Eraser, 1 = Pointer, 2 = Freehand, 3 = Highlighter, 4 = Vector line, 5 = Arrow
line (arrow at the endpoint of the vector), 6 = Ellipse, 7 = Rectangle, 8 = Text tool, 9 = Spotlight,
10 = Zoom tool,11 = Pan tool
X5! = Font selection; 16 character file name including *.FNT extension, 0 = default font (Arial)
X5@ = Font size; 8 to 63 point font (default = 8 pt)
X5# = Line color; 6 bit RGB, 64 total colors, e.g. 000000 = black, 010000 = dark red (33%),
100000 = medium red (66%), 110000 = bright red (100%), 001100 = bright green (66%),
000011 = bright blue (default), 111111 = white, 010101 = Dark gray (33%)
X5$ = Line weight; 1 to 63 pixels wide (default = 8)
X5& = Annotation coordinates; 8 digit number with first four being the X-coordinate, last four is the
Y-coordinate, limits = 1000,1000. Fixed for any output rate. Example, (0,0) = 00000000 = top left;
(500,500) = 05000500 = screen center.
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