Quick start

This section provides a simple workflow for how to use the Segment LCD Configurator.

1. Launch the Segment LCD Configurator

   from the Device Configurator.

2. On the Segment LCD Configurator toolbar, click the

   Edit Displays

   

   button to open the

   Display Editor

   dialog.

3. On the Display Editor dialog toolbar, click the

   Add New Display

   button. In the new row, select the

   Type

   and specify the display

   Name

   and number of

   Symbols

   .

   
   
   
   
   

4. Close the dialog by clicking the

   X

   button or pressing [

   Esc

   ].

5. On the Segment LCD Configurator toolbar, specify the number of

   Common

   and

   Segment

   LCD connections corresponding to the mapping table dimensions. See the

   Mapping table

   section for more information.

6. On the Display view, left-click and hold a pixel of the symbol, drag it onto the mapping table below the Display view, and release the mouse button on the desired cell.

   
   
   
   
   

7. Repeat this process for all display pixels.

8. Save the configuration and close the Segment LCD Configurator.

   Back on the Device Configurator, there are several tasks in the Notice List, which correlate to the number of Common and Segment signals you configured.

   
   

   

   
   

9. Double-click one of the task icons to jump to the Parameters pane for the corresponding connection parameter. Click the pull-down menu and select the appropriate signal.

   
   
   
   
   

10. Repeat the process for every task.

11. When finished, save and close the Device Configurator; see

    Code generation

    .