Canvas also includes an easy-to-use feature that allows the user to create lists of actions to be completed without the use of scripting. These action lists can be tied to the change in a tag value, opening and closing the page, and other actions similar to a script. The [Action Command Editor] can be accessed from the [Script Editor] window by pressing the 
icon and selecting ‘Create New Action Commands’.
In the [Action Command Editor] the user can choose from a list of actions, and create a series of actions to be executed.
Action | Description |
|---|---|
Open Page | Opens the selected page. Users can select the page by name or by its unique index. |
Close Page | Closes the selected page. Users can select the page by name or by its unique index. |
Set Tag Value | Sets the selected tag to a specified value. Users can select a constant value to write to the tag, or write another tag’s value to the selected tag. |
Toggle Tag Value | Toggles the selected tags' value between 1 and 0. Only ‘BOOL’ type tags can be used with this action. |
Enter Tag Value | Open a pop up keyboard that allows the user to enter a value to be written to the selected tag. Users can write numeric values or string values to a tag, though the tag must be the correct type to support the entered data. Ex: For a text entry, the tag must be a ‘STRING’ type. |
Run Script | Runs the selected script in a new thread. This will not interrupt the operation of currently running scripts. |
Import Script | Runs the selected script. This will interrupt any currently running scripts until the imported scripts has completed. |
Enable/Disable Schedule | Enables or disables the selected schedule. |
Save Alarm CSV | Saves the Alarm Summary to a CSV. Users can select to save the file locally on the Xpanel, to a USB, or to a SD card. Users can also delegate a specific alarm label to be saved in the CSV, all other labels will not be included in the CSV. |
Save Data Log CSV | Saves the selected Data Log. |
Start/Stop Data Log | Starts or stops the Data Loggers actions depending on the configuration of the action. |
Add Row to Data Log | Adds a new entry to the Data Log. |
Open Login Window | Opens the login window for the user. |
Press Key | Enters the user specified keystroke. Function codes are used to enter specific key strokes, those key codes can be found at the following link: Qt Namespace | Qt Core 5.15.10 |
Send Screen Notification | Opens a notification window on the screen. |
Exit Project | Exits the project and canvas runtime. |
Open Config Menu | Opens the Xpanel Settings menu. |
Set Translation Language | Sets the language according to the one specified in the Action List. |