Instruction manual

Programming

P+ Softwire Panels

Programming

Pushbutton Programming

Pushbuttons are individually programmable and can be used in any combination as single devices

or as a grouped arrangement. Bargraph LEDs are also individually programmable. They can be

used in association with any one of the pushbuttons or as independent display indicators.

The Axcess software program will display the following when you press one of the pushbuttons on

your panel:

PUSH [panel device number, button number]

The pushbutton response appears in the Axcess software program's PUSH window. You can press

the ALT + F keys on your keyboard to see what the pushbutton does in the software program. You

can also press the ALT + I keys to insert the pushbutton in the software program and enter the

pushbutton's function.

Pushbutton LEDs

Each LED in the panel's pushbuttons are assigned with feedback assignments. The following is an

example.

[Panel device number, button number of LED] = [RELAY, 1]

The LED will follow the status of device RELAY, channel, or relay number 1.

Bargraph Programming

The Softwire Panel is equipped with three bargraphs addressed as Bargraph 1, 2, and 3. Each

bargraph has eight LEDs, which respond to a SEND_LEVEL command of 0 - 255. Each LED that

lights represents an increment of 32 steps. To program LED bargraphs, statements similar to those

shown in the following example are included in the Axcess language program.

Bargraph Send_Commands

Command Description

'B_MODE-<Bargraph

#>,<Mode>'

Sets the specified bargraph to operate in one of the following modes.

• 0= (default) normal bar mode

• 1= normal dot mode (only one peak LED on at a time)

• 2= special bar mode (level 0 still has first LED on)

• 3= special dot mode (level 0 still has first LED on)

• 4= inverse normal bar mode

• 5= inverse normal dot mode

• 6= inverse special bar mode

• 7= inverse special dot mode

• 8= individual element, discrete mode

Send the BMODE command when system is turned on. The Softwire panel is set to Mode 0 when

power is initially applied.