Panel Button User Attachment

You can attach a user select function to any button on the control panel. This function can work in with the function already assigned to that button or replace the button function entirely.

User functions are attached to the physical button on the panel, and not the function of the button. This means that if a user function is attached to a crosspoint button, changing the bus map, or using the shifted bus, does not affect the attachment to the original button. For example, if you attach a custom control to a crosspoint button on ME 1, the custom control runs if you press that button, or Shift and that button. If you assign the ME or MiniME™ to a different panel row, the custom control attachment follows the ME or MiniME™ to the new panel row.

If you include a button in a custom control that has another custom control attached to it, the command to run the second, attached, custom control is ignored when the initial custom control is run. This does not apply to actual custom control buttons.

Note:
The Panel Attachments personality option must be set to On for user functions attached to control panel buttons to be executed when that button is pressed.

User functions are attached either after (Post-Attach), before (Pre-Attach), or instead-of (Replace) the function of the button.

Tip:
If you attach a custom control to a crosspoint button on the keyer bus, the Show CCs on Key Bus personality option allows you to have the name of the custom control shown on the mnemonic for that button.

Keep the following in mind:

Keep the following in mind when working with panel attachments:

  • The Pre and Post attachments operate with the existing function of the button.
  • You cannot assign multiple attachments to the same button.
  • Attachments are assigned to maps. Each map can be assigned to an ME or MiniME™.
  • Attachment map assignments are panel slot based and can be different for Main and Satellite panels.
  • You cannot attach a function to a mnemonic button.
  • Delays will automatically be added between pre, current, and post attachments to ensure that all functions are executed in the correct order.
  • The system will not check if a function has completed before triggering the next function assigned to the button. For example, if you attach a custom control in the pre position to a button, the cc will trigger before the normal function of the button, but may no complete before the normal function is triggered.