Motec Display Creator User Manual

USER MANUALDisplay Creator- Graphics Software for Customising Colour Displays

10 About AlarmsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comAbout Origin PointsThis topic applies to alignment of ele

Display Creator Tabs 11www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014Display Creator TabsDisplay Creator contains six

12 Display Creator TabsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comChannels & Functions TabThis tab allows manua

Display Creator Tabs 13www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014Communications TabThis tab allows manual setup of

14 Display Creator TabsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comCompoundOptionally, a message may contain further

Display Creator Tabs 15www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014LocationType Used to set the format of the receiv

16 Display Creator TabsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comAlarms TabThe Alarms tab is used to create any nu

Display Creator Tabs 17www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014Alarm PropertiesGeneralCritical Checkbox — Check

18 Display Creator TabsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comConditionContains the statements that specify the

Display Creator Tabs 19www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014Pages TabThe pages defined on this tab comprise t

Printed documents are not controlledWhile every effort has been taken to ensure correctness, MoTeC, its employees, contractors and authorisedrepresent

20 Display Creator TabsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comExampleThe example below is similar to one of the

Display Creator Tabs 21www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014Page Management and PropertiesPages are created a

22 Display Creator TabsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comProperties that govern the created display config

Display Creator Tabs 23www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014Overlay PageOn a device, the Overlay Page is alwa

24 Page ElementsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comPage ElementsElements can be added to a page, these and

Page Elements 25www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014Selecting Elements on a PageSelecting elements on a page

26 Page ElementsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comRight-Click Menu Element Placement FunctionsApart from s

Page Elements 27www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014Sizing Resizes all selected elements to either the width

28 Page ElementsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comSpacing Equally spaces elements, or removes spaces betwe

Page Elements 29www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014Elements moved from bottom to top.RectangleRectangleLeft

Table of ContentsCopyright ...2Introduction ...

30 Page ElementsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comEllipseEllipseLeft Space between the left margin of the

Page Elements 31www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014ImageImageLeft Space between the left margin of the page

32 Page ElementsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comStatic TextUsed to display text.TextX Space between the

Page Elements 33www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014Channel ValueThis element is used to display a selected

34 Page ElementsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comHorizontal Bar GraphA Horizontal Bar Graph element graph

Page Elements 35www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014☛The Configure Ticks window displays the current configu

36 Page ElementsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comThis configuration gives the result shown at right.

Page Elements 37www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014Creating a Non-Linear ProgressionTo create a non-linear

38 Page ElementsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comAdding SweepsSweep elements are bracketed sections of th

Page Elements 39www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014Vertical Bar GraphA Vertical Bar Graph element graphical

4 MoTeCDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comAlarm Icon Element ...

40 Page ElementsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comConfiguring TicksWhen a bar graph is first created a Con

Page Elements 41www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014Create Representative Tick Mark TextSometimes the tick m

42 Page ElementsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comCreating a Non-Linear ProgressionTo create a non-linear

Page Elements 43www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014Adding SweepsSweep elements are bracketed sections of th

44 Page ElementsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comDialA Dial element graphically displays the value of the

Page Elements 45www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014☛The Configure Ticks window displays the current configu

46 Page ElementsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comCreate Representative Tick Mark TextSometimes the tick m

Page Elements 47www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014Creating a Non-Linear ProgressionTo create a non-linear

48 Page ElementsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comAdding SweepsSweep elements are bracketed sections of th

Page Elements 49www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014SwitchA Switch element controls the contents of an area

Introduction 5www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014IntroductionDisplay Creator is a unique application used t

50 Page ElementsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comExample of a SwitchThis is an example of a fuel indicato

Page Elements 51www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014With the low fuel image element selectedThe condition of

52 Page ElementsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comAlarm DisplaysAn Alarm Display element is a parent or gr

Page Elements 53www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014Alarm DisplayLeft Space between the left margin of the p

54 Page ElementsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comAlarm Icon ElementThe Alarm Icon element is a child of t

Page Elements 55www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014Alarm Channel Value ElementThe Alarm Channel Value eleme

56 Importing a DBC fileDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comImporting a DBC fileA DBC file is created in Dash

Importing a DBC file 57www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014On completion of the import, the Communications a

58 Importing a DBC fileDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comSubsequent Imports of a DBC FileBecome familiar w

Importing a DBC file 59www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014Communications tab after import

6 About CAN Signals and ChannelsDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comAbout CAN Signals and Channels☛Messages,

60 Importing a DBC fileDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comUpdating a DBC File ImportOnce a DBC file has bee

Importing a DBC file 61www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 20141. An initial import is done.2. Changes are made

62 Importing a DBC fileDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comCommunications tab after update

Importing a DBC file 63www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014Imported DBC File AlarmsWhen a Dash Manger config

64 Importing a DBC fileDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comThe imported alarm is automatically selected to d

Configure Device 65www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014Project ValidationA display configuration cannot be s

66 TroubleshootingDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comTroubleshootingChannel values are not displaying on th

How to Create a Display Configuration 7www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014How to Create a Display Configura

8 Functional OverviewDisplay Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014 www.motec.comFunctional OverviewThe process flow and functions i

About Element Selection 9www.motec.com Display Creator User Manual – MoTeC Ⓒ 2014 Published 1 July 2014About Element SelectionThis topic applies to se