How to create a display configuration – MoTeC Display Creator User Manual
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How to Create a Display Configuration
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Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014
How to Create a Display Configuration
To create a functioning display the following tasks are required.
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The tasks, sequence and dependencies shown below are provided to indicate functional relationships. Pages,
elements, channels etc. can be created, deleted, modified at any time, and at will.
Setup
It is best to define the display device and default font before performing any of the tasks below, see
. Changing the device after creating a display configuration will automatically resize all elements so as to fit
on the device's screen.
Task
When
Reference Links
1
Any time before 12
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Setup communications (messages and signals)
2
Any time before any of 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12
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Setup channels for use in the display elements
3
After 1 and 2
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Assign channels to signals
4
Create pages (each page covers the whole screen)
Any time
5
Create page display elements
Any time
6
Assign channels to display elements on each
After 2
relevant page
7
Define conditions on which pages are displayed
After 2
8
Create alarm displays (these are placed on pages)
Any time
9
Create/modify alarm display elements
Any time after 8
10
After 2
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Assign channels to alarm display elements
11
Define alarm conditions
After 2
12
Validate and configure device
Validate any time during creation to check
for issues. Configure device when ready, an
automatic validate step occurs first.
Configuration must be valid before the
system sends the display configuration to
the device.
Use this link to view a webinar showing the creation of a basic configuration using a DBC
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For C Series display/loggers, these tasks can be automatically performed by importing the DBC file that is
automatically generated by Dash Manager. If required, manual adjustments can still be made.
See
For D Series displays, importing a DBC file is not applicable. However, a quick display can be setup by
using one of the provided samples.
See
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For C Series display/loggers, if a DBC file is imported, all alarms are automatically set to display in the
Alarm Display element on the Overlay Page.
See