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RE: Ultritouch HR and Ultrix Carbonite Blade

Posted By James Peltzer 04-13-2026 09:31
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There are several places where you can grab controls for a Carbonite. If you want to keep the buttons from a specific ME visible, you should grab the controls from the "Buses" tab of "Live Assist". ------------------------------ James Peltzer Ross Video ------------------------------

RE: Script for DataSource radio button

Posted By James Peltzer 03-23-2026 09:23
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You'll want to post this in the XPression community. ------------------------------ James Peltzer Ross Video ------------------------------

RE: Button Rows

Posted By James Peltzer 03-23-2026 09:21
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You need to put your parameter into a container of some kind - containers can change the layout of the components inside. We have grids, tables, tabs, border layouts, wrapping 'flow' layouts, and more. For your specific requirement, a "simplegrid" with 6 columns makes the most sense: ...

RE: Dashboard STRUCT Table - Show working buttons inside cells

Posted By James Peltzer 03-18-2026 09:30
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You can get a good list of most widget hints available in the param edtior UI. They are largely the same for structs as they are for regular parameters: Once you create a basic parameter you can go to the source view to see the string used for that widget hint ------------------------------ ...

RE: Dashboard STRUCT Table - Show working buttons inside cells

Posted By James Peltzer 03-16-2026 09:56
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The table can only take parameters so you'll want to create a parameter with an INT_CHOICE or String/String Choice constraint and a Push Button or Toggle Button widget hint and then trigger tasks when that button parameter changes. ------------------------------ James Peltzer Ross Video -------- ...

RE: Web-generic node in Device Definition via OGP over CANbus not displaying Javascript web page

Posted By James Peltzer 01-09-2026 15:15
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Hi Jarrod The "web-generic" view is still tied to the now defunct Microsoft Internet Explorer Web View. Your best workaround would be to use an OGLML equipment type of "opengear-oglml" and provide an OGLML document with a tag. It takes a few more steps but this will give you access to the modern ...

RE: Change font size in choice constraint (dropdown)

Posted By James Peltzer 11-06-2025 12:10
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In general, you might be best to use alternate approaches to a combo box when designing for touch UIs. One common approach (you'll see it in many of the Carbonite menus) is to use a and a parameter with "toggle-buttons" widget hint. ------------------------------ James Peltzer Ross Video ------- ...

RE: Change Dashboard Font?

Posted By James Peltzer 11-06-2025 12:01
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Just a little more streamlined showing the html DashBoard trick for accessing additional fonts: Comic Sans MS " style="txt-align:west;size:Bigger;" top="138" width="544"/> Algerian " style="txt-align:west;size:Bigger;" top="223" width="544"/> Blackadder ITC " style="txt-align:west;size:Bigger;" ...

RE: Ultrix Salvos

Posted By James Peltzer 08-25-2025 10:49
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Hi Richard Presently actions that involve modifying the database are not supported through any mechanism other than the Ultrix user interface (it is not supported via ogScript, OGP, or any other external mechanism). This would include the creation or modification of a salvo. ------------------------------ ...

RE: Widget development - Internal / Extrenal api and params

Posted By James Peltzer 08-21-2025 16:42
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Here is an alternate example where the widget itself fires-up a jsonport and publishes a virtual device with an alarm state. It doesn't provide a full UI for the remote device but it does share its parameters. OK Warning! ERROR! OFF ...

RE: Issue with Column Width Adjustment in NK-D16-110-RCP Switchboard Overlay

Posted By James Peltzer 08-19-2025 14:36
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Hi Joseph If you're already modifying the custom panel to suit your needs, you can specify the width of the "Output" column by getting the column model directly from the JTable component and specifying its preferred width. You'll need to add an ogscript block and give the lvlstatus tag and ID so you ...

RE: Widget development - Internal / Extrenal api and params

Posted By James Peltzer 08-18-2025 10:06
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Hi Richard You're right that any parameter defined within a widget will not impact your overall status. Your best bet would be to add a config parameter to your widget to pass the OID of the parameter from "ACTUAL CONTENT" that you want it to modify for its status info - your widget can modify the ...

RE: Custom panel active button highlight

Posted By James Peltzer 08-13-2025 11:30
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Hi Gareth The most common way to have a button with state (selected vs unselected) would be to us a Param instead of a Button. You can do a single toggle button or an array of toggle buttons if you have multiple choices. Off On One Two Three if (this.getValue() ...

RE: Dimension change of array parameter in Dashboard is not reflected in DataLinq

Posted By James Peltzer 08-12-2025 15:08
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Hi Timon This is a known limitation of the protocol DashBoard uses to stream its data to XPression - it is additive only with no remove message. The only workaround presently would be to use the XML data source for your parameters and use DataLinq's XML input. ------------------------------ James ...

RE: Maintaining a TCP connection to a device

Posted By James Peltzer 08-12-2025 09:41
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Hi Richard It depends on exactly how persistent you need the connection to be. rosstalk.sendMessageWithResponse will hold the connection open long enough to read a single response from the server but will still ultimately close it. If you truly need a persistent connection, this is done via the tag ...

RE: Copying controls between custom panel files

Posted By James Peltzer 08-07-2025 09:23
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Hi Richard If you have parameters defined inside of custom panels and want to share their data elsewhere to other panels on other DashBoards, you'll want to do a search in this forum for 'jsonport'. We have posts like this one that go into detail about how to achieve this. Quick shortcut note: ...

RE: dashboard custom panel does not track dynamic changes

Posted By James Peltzer 08-06-2025 11:16
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Nothing there should 'block' you from selecting a source. In general, since you have your own parameters and you're trying to sync them with another parameter, you'll want to have ogscript tasks assigned to 'params.statusByDestination', 'Sources', and 'Destination'. One important part of your script ...

RE: need help with the Dashboard MIDI controller

Posted By James Peltzer 08-05-2025 09:57
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There are several ways to get the data from the MIDI side and to update it. DashBoard was designed around a feature called "AutoWire" where you define a "Device Class" or parameters you want to have receive data from a MIDI Panel or joystick and if the MIDI config defines a parameter with the same OID ...

RE: dashboard custom panel does not track dynamic changes

Posted By James Peltzer 08-05-2025 09:47
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You need to change from using your own parameters to actually reading and responding to params.statusByDestination from the Ultrix itself if you want to track the live data. ------------------------------ James Peltzer Ross Video ------------------------------

RE: dashboard custom panel does not track dynamic changes

Posted By James Peltzer 08-05-2025 09:33
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Hi Ferhat Where is the parameter defined? If it lives on a device, then any panels pointed at that device should see the updates come through. If it is defined in the panel, then you're correct that only the panel's copy of the parameter will be updated. The solution most people use if they want ...