TOOTHPIC RF Solutions, TOOTHPIC Datasheet - Page 21

• Manufacturer Part Number: TOOTHPIC
• Description: MODULE, BLUETOOTH, DATA ACQUISITION
• Manufacturer: RF Solutions

Specifications of TOOTHPIC

• Svhc: No SVHC (15-Dec-2010)

User Interface Development in FlexiPanel Designer
Before developing the application in MPLAB, create the user interface in FlexiPanel Designer. It is good
practice to do this first as the result is a more user-friendly application. The following steps create the user
interface:
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1. Download FlexiPanel Designer from www.FlexiPanel.com and start the application.
2. In the Target Device menu, set the target device to ToothPIC.
3. In the Insert menu, select Insert Control > Insert Text. You have created a text control. By default it is
4. In the Insert menu, select Insert Control > Insert Button. You have created a button control. In the
5. The controls have been ‘logically’ defined. If you stopped at this stage, the controls would be perfectly
and World texts. The application won’t win any beauty contests, but as a tutorial it must be kept
simple. Clickable image controls produce the ‘coolest’ user interfaces if you have the time to develop
appropriate graphics for the application.
fixed, meaning the user cannot modify it, and has a maximum of 16 characters. In the properties list
box on the right, change the Control Properties > Data Storage type to RAM. This is because we will
be modifying the contents frequently and we don’t care if the value is lost if power is removed. In the
same properties list, change the Initial text to Hello. Note the variety of controls which are possible –
right up to sophisticated controls such as matrices (charts) and images.
properties list box on the right, change the Control Properties > Title to Change Text. Note how the
controls you have created are displayed in the list in the central section of the screen. The Control
Name is how you will refer to controls in your application code; the ID value it creates is how
ToothPIC services refers to controls internally.
useable on any FlexiPanel client device. However, you may wish to improve the layout on certain
platforms such as Windows and Pocket PC. In the properties list box on the right, select Pocket PC
properties. The screen appearance will change to show the layout of controls of the Pocket PC. Drag
the controls as shown in the following diagrams. (Click on the + to move a control and the arrow to
resize it.)
9-Apr-06
Toothpick 3.0.00007
DS380-8
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