Contemporary Control Systems BASview - Manual (Page 12)

TD110500-0MC
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Advanced Colours
Advanced colours allow the colour and transparency of a component to change based on the value of the
attached point. The component may also be set to flash to help draw attention to it.
Use Advanced Colours
This option must be selected to enable advanced colours.
Conditions
The list of conditions determines what the current settings for the component will be. Each condition will
be tested, from the top of the list to the bottom of the list. The last condition that is true determines the
settings. The default settings are used if no other conditions are true.
Each condition contains the following settings:
Use Custom Settings
This option must be selected, otherwise the condition is ignored.
Colour
The colour to use if this condition is true.
Alpha
This is the "Alpha" or transparency to use if the condition is true. Zero is fully transparent, 1 is fully opaque.
Flash
If selected, the component will flash if this condition is true.
Value
The value to test for this condition. The point value must be greater than (not less than or equal to) this
value for the condition to be considered true.
Example — To change the colour of a label showing the state of an air filter:
Default - green (normal)
Point value is greater than 0 - red and flashing
(A digital value equates to 0 when OFF, 1 when ON.)
Example — To change the colour of text displaying a temperature to blue (too cold), green
(in range) or red (too hot):
Default - blue and flashing
Point value is greater than 65 - green
Point value is greater than 75 - red and flashing
Don't forget to save components with complicated settings as a template so they may be easily
recreated later.