Ext tally commands description – DNF Controls AnyWhere Interface Switch User Manual
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9. EXT Tally Commands Description
The External Tally Commands control the text and backlight displayed on the AnyWhere
Interface Switch’s LCD display face. The backlight is the color of the face of the switch─
Red, Green, Amber, or Dark.
Command Format:
[ + # + cmd + = + key# + data + ]
NOTE:
‘+’ has been added between command elements for ease of reading. Do not
include ‘+’ in the actual command.
The ‘[‘ and ‘]’ mark the beginning and end of the command text, respectively.
The ‘#’ immediately follows ‘[‘.
Replace ‘cmd’ with:
T followed by the font size and then text to be displayed on the switch face
C to set control the color of the switch’s backlight
The ‘=’ immediately follows ‘cmd’.
Replace ‘key#’ with the key number to be controlled: 1, 2, 3, or 4
Replace ‘data’ with the desired information. See examples below.
COMMAND
: (use the first letter only)
(C)olor of switch backlight
(T)ext displayed on switch face
BACKLIGHT COLOR:
0 = SOLID_DARK
1 = SOLID RED
2 = SOLID GREEN
3 = SOLID AMBER
4 = BLINKING RED FAST
5 = BLINKING RED SLOW
6 = BLINKING GREEN FAST
7 = BLINKING GREEN SLOW
8 = BLINKING AMBER FAST
9 = BLINKING AMBER SLOW
Example #1: Set switch #1 backlight to SOLID RED
Command is [ #C=11]
Example #2: Set switch #3 backlight to BLINKING AMBER FAST
Command is [ #C=38]