Connect-153 Mini Editor

The mini editor provides some control over the internal configuration of the digitizer. To access all the digitizer's standalone mode configuration settings use EditorX.

In standalone mode, each sensor/actuator port that is configured with a sensor processing setting will be shown as a button. When the port is both configured as well as active (on), it will be shown recessed as shown above. In host mode, all buttons are shown and they show recessed when the sensor input is turned on.

For each sensor/actuator port, below the on/off button, there is a grey/green slider indicating the current sensor value if it's an analog sensor, with an update frequency of approx. 20 Hz. For digital I2C sensors, since they usually output multiple parameters with different values which cannot be separately displayed by this slider, the slider shows the maximum value, ie. it remains green if sensor data data was received. Since the updating of these input level indicators is somewhat CPU intensive, for best real-time performance when using analog sensors, close (minimize) the digitizer view window. If an actuator is connected to the port, no level will be indicated.

By clicking on the menu below the on/off button the sensor or actuator can be selected, so that the digitizer can be configured for the sensor or actuator that is connected to the port. The available menu entries vary according to the digitizer firmware (the picture below shows the available menu entries for a WiDig with firmware 8.11).

Each sensor input on/off button also doubles as a control for turning an actuator output on or off by clicking the button while holding down the Alt key on the keyboard.

The field below the sensor/actuator menu allows you to enter the method (only applicable to digital I2C sensors or actuators).

If a sensor or actuator is selected from the menu while it is not physically connected to the port on the digitizer, the digitizer may output error messages. If the configuration error applies to a specific input, its input level indicator will switch between its minimum and maximum level each time an error message is received, and an error message text will be shown to the right of the interval field. Error message 90 as shown below refers to a configuration error, which in this case is the port being configured for a different sensor than connected.

The Auto-Load feature, when the toggle is set, saves the configuration to Connect's Windows registry entry. Now, when switching mode, or when Connect is re-started, the configuration will be loaded from Connect's Windows registry entry.

The Reset button sends a RESET message to the digitizer, which will instruct the digitizer to execute a software reset. Clicking the Reset button while holding down the option key on the keyboard, and while the digitizer is in standalone mode, will send a CLEAR CONFIG message to the digitizer, which will clear the digitizer's standalone configuration. See the digitizer's firmware specification for details.