Graphic Meter
A fully customisable meter which can be associated with any meter from any default control panel. The meter is split into a maximum of eight stages, each of which can comprise of up to fifty steps. Each stage can be customized with a bitmap from the Gallery.
Properties
Scale Position
Sets the position of the scale relative to the control.
Centre
Centers the scale text horizontally.
Show Scale
Shows the scale on the control.
Subrange
Sets a range within which the fader will have control.
Subrange Minimum
Sets the lower limit for the subrange value.
Subrange Maximum
Sets the upper limit for the subrange value.
User Value
When set to Yes will use a user given value in place of the true values in the visible scale.
User Value Minimum
Sets the lower limit for the user defined values.
User Value Maximum
Sets the upper limit for the user defined values.
Inverse Scale
When set to Yes reverses the travel of the meter scale.
Tick Position
Defines the values at which to show tick marks on the scale.
Marks Type
Sets the mark type to be used on the scale. Circle, line or none.
Show Tick Labels
Shows or hides the value labels on the scale.
Colour
Sets the colour of the scale.
font
Sets the font type visible on the scale.
Major Tick Size
Sets the size in pixels of the major tick marks.
Minor Tick Size
Sets the size in pixels of the minor tick marks.
Scale Adjust
Sets the position of the scale relative to the control.
Gap Size
Sets the gap size between the text and the tick marks.
Steps in Stages 1-8
Sets the number of steps to be used in each section of the meter travel.
Horizontal
Switches the meter between horizontal and vertical travel.
Gap
Sets the gap between meter images.
Mode
Switches between normal and advanced mode on the meter.
Advanced Setup
Enabled when 'Advanced Mode' is selected. Clicking on the button to edit launches a dialog where the meter LED colours may be selected.
See BLU-8 or BLU-8v2 for an example of a practical application of this advanced setup feature.