Manual Data Input (MDI)¶
MDI Interface¶
The MDI Interface uses a QLineEdit named mdi_command_le to enter commands.
For touch screens there are two options a NC Popup is a touch screen that has G and M words and a number keypad or a Keyboard Popup has a full keyboard.
To enable a popup add a Dynamic string type Property to the mdi_command_le QLineEdit and name it input and set the value to either nccode or keyboard.
Dynamic Property
Setting the value
NC code popup window
Keyboard popup window
MDI history uses a QListWidget named mdi_history_lw to display the MDI history. You can click on a line in the history display to copy the command to the MDI Interface, ready for running.
MDI Controls¶
The following QPushButtons can be used to execute, copy, and clear MDI command history
Run MDI Command |
run_mdi_pb |
Copy the MDI History to the Clipboard |
copy_mdi_history_pb |
Clear the MDI History |
clear_mdi_history_pb |
The MDI history is kept in a file named mdi_history.txt in the configuration directory.
MDI Button¶
MDI buttons execute a MDI command when the button is pressed. These are created by adding two dynamic properties called function and command to a QPushButton.
Note
If the command property is not found, the button will not be enabled!
Select the button then create a dynamic property by pressing the green plus sign in the Property Editor
Then select string:
Name the property function and click OK
Set the value of the property to mdi
Add a property called command
Set the value of the property to your valid MDI command
