Software Instruction Manual

IQ–MSD Turbo 1.4 Advanced IQ System Software
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Off: Sets the color when the function monitored by the LED is turned off.
Invert: Swaps the on/off commands so that the LED uses the On color when the function it monitors is turned off
and visa versa.
Blink: Causes the LED color to blink when the function it monitors is turned on (or off if the Invert attribute is turned
on).
Border: Causes the LED to use a three-dimensional border that gives it a raised appearance. This border is
not affected by the color attributes. It is sometimes desirable to turn off the border when the LED is placed inside a
container. This causes it to blend into the container. See Figure 4.15 for some samples of LEDs with and without
a border.
Fig. 4.15 Sample LED Objects
Four sample LEDs are shown above. The two on the left are off and the two on the right are on. The smaller LEDs
have not border. This illustrates a characteristic of LEDs—even if the Border attribute is turned on, the border will
disappear when the LED is resized very small. When this happens, resizing the LED to a larger size will restore
the border.
Tip: You can add text to an LED that remains invisible until the LED is turned on. To do this, make the text the
same color as the Off color.
If desired, more than one LED can be linked to the same function of the same IQ component. For example, you
can create four LEDs to indicate the status of the Channel 1 IOC circuitry of the same amplifier.
To change the attributes of an object after it has been created, click on it with the right mouse button ({).