IDEC SmartAXIS Touch FT1A Series User Manual

2 Character Input
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■ Without Pressing the Character Input, Directly Entering Text from a Keypad on the Same Screen
Arrange a Character Input and a keypad on the same screen. In the properties dialog box for the Character Input, on
the General tab, under Keypad, select Current Screen for Type and select the Always Entry Mode check box.
■ Changing the Language and Entering Text
Select the Change Font with Device check box on the Format tab in the properties dialog box.
It is convenient to use this setting together with the text group settings.
The font and Popup Screen with this setting will change simultaneously with the text group change and text can be
entered with the same font as the text group.
Select the Use Dynamic Text check box in the Text Group Settings dialog box and specify the same device in
Trigger Device as the Trigger Device for this setting.
2.5 String Data Storage Method
The entered text is stored in the upper byte and lower byte according to the Storage Method of String Data
setting. Storage Method of String Data is configured on the System tab in the Project Settings dialog box.
For details, refer to Chapter 3 “3.1 System Tab” on page 3-19.
Example: When the destination device is LDR100 and the entered text is ABCDE
•When from Upper byte is selected for Storage Method of String Data
•When from Lower byte is selected for Storage Method of String Data
External device
Touch
FT_
FT SERIES_
FT SERIES
D100 :
4654
(Hex)
‘F’ ‘T’
D100 :
D101 :
4654
(Hex)
‘F’ ‘T’
2053
(Hex)
4552
(Hex)
4945
(Hex)
5300
(Hex)
‘E’ ‘R’
D102 :
D103 :
D104 :
D100 :
D101 :
4654
(Hex)
‘F’ ‘T’
2053
(Hex)
4552
(Hex)
4945
(Hex)
5300
(Hex)
‘E’ ‘R’
D102 :
D103 :
D104 :
‘ ’ ‘S’
‘ I ’ ‘E’
‘S’
(NULL)
‘ ’ ‘S’
‘ I ’ ‘E’
‘S’
(NULL)
Write text character
codes to devices
Press ENT
Display values of device as text
(Entry mode)
Display values of device as text
(Entry mode)
Display values of device as text
(Entry mode)
Enter text as
"FT SERIES"
Device
Stored value
Upper byte Lower byte
LDR100 'A' = 41 (Hex) 'B' = 42 (Hex)
LDR101 'C' = 43 (Hex) 'D' = 44 (Hex)
LDR102 'E' = 45 (Hex) 0
NULL terminating character
Device
Stored value
Upper byte Lower byte
LDR100 'B' = 42 (Hex) 'A' = 41 (Hex)
LDR101 'D' = 44 (Hex) 'C' = 43 (Hex)
LDR102 0 'E' = 45 (Hex)
NULL terminating character
When handling strings, 0 is written to the device as the NULL terminating character and treated as the end
of the string.

IDEC SmartAXIS Touch FT1A Series Specifications

General

Brand	IDEC
Model	SmartAXIS Touch FT1A Series
Category	Controller
Language	English