Chapter 10 Automated Devices
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Creating a new DDL with a Text Editor
When using a text editor for creating a new DDL, it is very important to be
precise with the syntax of the DDL so that the device will work properly.
Studying previously written DDLs is a good method to understanding the
intricacies involved. DDLs can be viewed in a text editor from the DDL
diskette which was included with your console. DDLs can also be printed
out directly from the console, provided a correct printer is attached. Please
see
Chapter 13 Printing
for more information.
Use a ".ddl " suffix when saving a DDL in a text editor; i.e. ABCLight.ddl
(a ".txt " suffix may also be used; i.e. ABCLight.txt).
A small sample DDL is shown below.
See Table 10.3 on the following page
for descriptions and valid values for each keyword used in a DDL.
Device ABClight
Trait Pan Trait Color
Type Continuous Type Indexed
Channel 1 Channel 3
Size 8Bit XAxis No
Invert No YAxis No
XAxis Yes Black No
YAxis No Default 0
Black No Index White,0
Master No Index Blue,51
Default 128 Index Yellow,102
Maximum 255 Index Red,153
Minimum 0 Index Green,204
Trait Tilt Trait Dimmer
Type Continuous Type Continuous
Channel 2 Channel 4
Size 8Bit Size 8Bit
Invert No Invert No
XAxis No XAxis No
YAxis Yes YAxis No
Black No Black No
Master No Master Yes
Default 128 Default 255
Maximum 255 Maximum 255
Minimum 0 Minimum 0
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