Owner's Manual (Complete)

Chapter 13—Displays
The Home Control Assistant 7
web tip: For details on the layers supported by your drawing program, refer to the drawing
program technical note on the web site.
Picture Files
HCA supports several formats for picture files that can be used for display backgrounds. The
supports formats are:
 Windows Bitmap files. These usually have a BMP file type
 Graphics Interface Format files. These usually have a GIF file type
 JPEG files. These usually have a JPG, JIF, or JPEG file type
HCA always reads these files from this disk each time HCA displays the display. Unlike, DXF
files, there is no method where these can be imported into your design file.
Since HCA reads them from the file for display each time, if you have some external Windows
program produce them periodically, your display in HCA will change over time as long as the files
are created with the same name.
If you are using an older PC with a video board with limited memory the display of the picture may
not be in the colors you expect.
Creating a Display
Now that you know about the different types of display, you’re ready to create a Display.
1. In the ribbon
Design category, press the New Display button. This opens the New Display
Wizard.