Dialog Box:
Commands

This Commands dialog box facilitates phrasing control commands and including them into the active Program. When you open the Commands dialog box, Chromeleon moves to the command of the current cursor position in the program. Edit the command and then click Ok to replace it. You can also add new commands after the corresponding number of empty lines.

Devices, commands, and properties are displayed hierarchically by default. For example, relays and inputs of a device are listed under the main device, channels of a detector are listed under this detector, and so on. To disable hierarchical presentation, deselect the Group by device hierarchy option on the context menu (right mouse click). In this case, relays, inputs, channels, etc. are displayed on the same level as the main devices.

The different display level settings (Normal, Advanced, and Expert) on the context menu determine the type and extent of the display.

• If you want to create a new command, select the appropriate instrument on the left side of the dialog box.

• Click the + character to display a list of all commands that are especially available for this instrument.

• Select the required command. On the right side of the dialog box, the system displays the current values and all editable parameters for the command.

• Assign new parameters to the command.

• The Help field provides a brief description of the command.

• Click OK to include the new command in the program. The active program line will be replaced by the new command.

• Click OK & Prev to include the new command in the program. The active program line will be replaced by the new command. Then the cursor moves to the previous line in the program. The Command dialog box reappears.

• Click OK & Next to include the new command in the program. The active program line will be replaced by the new command. Then the cursor moves to the next line in the program. The Command dialog box reappears.

• Enter comments on the executed commands in the Comments field. The text is included in the Audit Trail and in the PGM File. (For information about the Audit Trail, refer to Data Management  Audit Trails.)

A Commands dialog box is also available on the control panel. Use this dialog box to issue commands directly. To open the dialog box, select Commands on the Control menu on the control panel.

 Note:  

Select a device or command in the left list of the Commands dialog box. On the context menu, select the settings for device and command presentation. The Commands dialog box of the control panel inherits the settings made in the Commands dialog box of the PGM File and vice versa.