Hardware manual

Impact Reference Guide Main Toolbar
4-5 Datalogic Automation Inc.
Print Control Panel tree
Use this button to print a formatted, expanded list of all properties and values in the currently selected appli-
cation, Control Panel, or control to a chosen printer. (Connector Control Events, Methods, and Links are not
listed.)
Print preview of Control Panel tree
Use this button to preview a formatted, expanded list of all properties and values in the currently selected
application, Control Panel, or control.
Print Control Panel tree to text file
Use this button to print an expanded list of all properties and values in the currently selected application,
Control Panel, or control to a text file.
Full Screen Design Viewing
Use this toggle button to preview the "look and feel" of the Control Panel you are creating in full screen
view. The preview pane is expanded and the control tree and palette are closed. You can move, resize, and
test controls in this view, but no live data is displayed.
Design/Run Mode
Use this toggle button to put the Control Panel in Run mode. You cannot move and resize controls in this
mode because they are live. If the Impact device is online, and the linked tools are running, controls will dis-
play live data from the vision program.
NOTE: If the Control Panel is connected to a device, and that device is put into Edit mode in VPM, a
"Device Locked" message is displayed. The Control Panel cannot set data or execute methods on the device
while it is locked. Check the check box marked "Don’t display this message again," to keep the message
from displaying again.
Program Preferences
This button opens a dialog to set the following parameters:
• Auto-create Control Panel .bak backup file: creates a backup file of the Control Panel (with a .bak
extension) each time the Control Panel Application file is opened.
• Remember last Device address entered: saves the current IP address when the Control Panel Appli-
cation file is saved.
• Use small icons: Small program and tool icons are displayed.
• Display debugging information: A window displays each property set or method execution with a
time and date stamp. This setting reverts to Off each time CPM is closed.
• Text Size: If default is selected, CPM will use Window’s default font size for all displayed text. If
Custom is selected, you can enter the font size you want CPM to use.
• Snap to grid during design: If this is selected, controls are aligned to a grid during design mode.
Enter the grid spacing, in pixels.