CatNet Systems CH-1 Help

Animation is a standard .GIF animation as can be seen on many web sites. Any editor that supports GIF animation may be used to generate custom animations. Click the Select button to upload and/or choose a GIF animation.

Animate when...

This option specifies when the GIF file should animate. When not animating, it will display the first image in the animation.

The choices are:

Always - Always animate regardless of the point value, even if no point is attached.
Point is ON (non-zero) - Animate when the point is ON or has any non-zero value.
Point is OFF (equals zero) - Animate when the point is OFF or is equal to zero.
Point value is less than minimum - Animate when the point value is less than the value specified in "Minimum" below.
Point value is greater than maximum - Animate when the point value is greater than the value specified in "Maximum" below.
Point value is in min/max range - Animate when the point value is greater than or equal to "Minimum" and less than or equal to "Maximum".
Point value is out of min/max range - Animate when the point value is less than "Minimum" or greater than "Maximum".
<Convert value to a single frame relative to min/max> - Instead of animating, this option will divide the number of frames in the animation in to the range specified in "Minimum" and "Maximum" and display a single frame based on the point value. For example, with a min/max range of 0-100 and an animation with 10 frames, a point value of 0-9 would display frame #0 (the first frame). A value of 10-19 would display frame #1, etc. A common use for this option would be to show damper or valve positions.

Minimum

The minimum point value used in controlling animations. See "Animate when..." above.

Maximum

The maximum point value used in controlling animations. See "Animate when..." above.

Stretch to Fit

If selected, this option allows the animation to be stretched or shrunk. If not selected, the animation will always be displayed at its default size.

Maintain Aspect Ratio

If selected, this option keeps the width to height ratio the same as it is stretched. If not selected, the animation can be distorted as it is stretched.

Smoothing

This option will smooth a stretched animation so it appears less jagged. It does hurt performance, so it should not be used with a large number of animations, or with very big animations.