Meter Design

• Control Info: Shows control type. This propery is Read only.
• Locked: Specifies if the control is locked out so that it cannot be moved or re-sized.
  • Checked = Locked
  • Unchecked = Unlocked

• Addresses: Enables panel designer to edit addressing information with the added benefit that the values can be validated as a group before being applied to the device.
  This editor also allows the user to assign multiple parameters to the control. Click to select Parameter Address Editor.
  • Properties correspond to the system explorer.
• Information: Shows information about the Parameter Address.
  • Read only. Properties correspond to the system explorer
• Maximum: Maximum parameter value.
  • The largest parameter value.
• Minimum: Minimum parameter value.
  • The smallest parameter value.
• Reset Text: Optional text to display in right click context popup.
• Value Equation: When specified, this equation combines the attached parameter’s values and returns the value that the control will display.
• Gain Reduction: Check if this meter is to be a Gain Reduction style. The negative dB gains are reported (shown) as increasing positive gains.

• Location: Control location (in pixels) of the control on the Custom Panel. Change X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) values in relation to upper left corner.
  You can also drag the control to a different location
• Size: Control size (in pixels). Change width and height values. You can also re-size the control manually.
• Border: The margin, in pixels around the outside of the LEDs.
• Background Image: Brings up the Select Background Image window
• Background Color: background color used in the gradient behind the meter itself. Brings up the Select Color window.
• Tool Tip Text: The text that appears on control mouse-over.
• Tab Index: Determines the position of the control in the tab order
• Tab Stop: Specifies whether the control appears in the tab order.
  • Checked = Appears
  • Unchecked = Does not appear
• Anti-Aliasing: When checked, the meter will draw with anti-aliasing.
• Tool Tip Text: Text that appears on control mouse-over.
• Optimized for Speed: Enables the meter to draw faster.

This decreases the aesthetic properties of the meter.

• Outer Radius: The fractional position of the outermost portion of the segments.
• Inner Radius: The fractional position of the innermost portion of the segments.
• Starting Angle: The clockwise angle, in degrees where 0 is straight up
• Ending Angle: The clockwise angle, in degrees where 0 is straight up.
• Separation Angle: The angle, in degrees separating each segment
• Segment Count: The total number of segments in the display.
• Segment Height: The height of individual LEDs in the meter.
• Segment Width: The width of individual LEDs in the meter.
• Segment Spacing: The distance, in pixels between segments.
• Off Color: The color of the Off segments. Brings up the Select Color window.
• High Color: The color of the upper section of the meter Brings up the Select Color window.
• Mid Color: The color of the mid-section of the meter. Brings up the Select Color window.
• Low Color: The color of the lower section of the meter. Brings up the Select Color window.
• Peak Color: The color of the peak line.
• Gradient Fraction: Determines which portion of a meter section is gradient filled.
• Draw Peak: If checked, the peak line will be displayed.
• Peak Thickness: The thickness, in pixels of the Peak Line.
• Peak Decay Rate: Percent of the meter that the Peak Line will drop per second.
• Border Style: The border style drawn around the meter. Select from drop down list
• Segment Border Color: The total number of segments in the display.
• High Threshold: The value at which the upper section ends, and the mid-section begins.
• Mid Threshold: The value at which the mid-section ends, and the lower section begins.
• Orientation: The orientation of the meter; Vertical or Horizontal. Select Left to Right, Right to Left, Top to Bottom, or Bottom to Top.
• Top Border: Distance, in pixels, between the top edge of the control and the top of the meter.
• Bottom Border: Distance, in pixels, between the bottom edge of the control and the bottom of the meter.
• Left Border: Distance, in pixels, between the left edge of the control and the left side of the meter.
• Right Border: Distance, in pixels, between the right edge of the control and the right side of the meter.

• Display Scale: When checked, the scale is enabled.
• Font: Click on “…” to select desired font. Brings up a Font Select window. Selects from Windows fonts
• Background Color: The background color of the text area. Brings up the Select Color window.
• Fore Color: The foreground color for the scale. Brings up the Select Color window.
• Scale Location: Placement for the scale (the scale must be enabled first). Right or Bottom, Left or Top
• Custom Ticks: Customized ticks for the control. Parameters must be set first.
• Scale Count: The number of scale entries to display.
• Scale Space: Space to allocate for the scale.