Devices

Kalipso - Using - Environment - File Menu - Devices

In Kalipso, each Project has to be associated with a Terminal. Kalipso already has a list of predefined Terminals that can be used on your Projects. It’s possible that you may have to add a Terminal of your own.

• Group - A Terminal can be associated with a customized group. For instance, you can define manufactures as groups. Kalipso offers a set of start terminals, such as "Casio", "Honeywell", among other recognized brands. These are system groups. Choosing a specific group the information in the table below in the window changes showing the specific data for that group.

A Group can be used to organize Terminals. A Group is an abstract identity. You can use it to group Terminals by manufacturer or anything else.

System groups are non-editable .

In addition to the suggested groups, it is possible to create a new group. For this purpose, a new group can be added by clicking on the icon on the right.

In the same window you can find four buttons: add, edit, duplicate and delete. These buttons allow the management of the terminals in the logic of the objective of each button.

Only after creating a new group is it possible to edit or delete it.

New group

When you click to add or edit a group, the following window appears.

On the right side are three buttons that allow you to edit an existing group, add a new group or delete a group (except if the group is one of the pre-installed ones available in Kalipso).

In the same window is a table with the following basic data:

• Name - Name of the group.

• Type - It is usually just terminals.

• Description - Brief description of the terminal group.

To add or edit a group a new window appears:

The options are:

• Name - Name of the group. The group name cannot contain spaces.

• Description - Brief description of the terminal group.

• Image - If you want, you can add an Image to your group, to better identify it.

Add or Edit a device

Tab - General

Identification

• Name - Name of the device.

• Group - Area where you can associate with a pre-existing group or create a new one.

• Description - Terminal description.

Details

• Ratio - You can define the ratio in pixels or auto

• Operating System - Write the Terminal’s Operating System. It’s informative, no interference with your Project.

Screen

• Width - Width of the screen (to check Terminal definitions or use “Get Screen Dimensions” Action).

• Height - Total height of the screen (to check Terminal definitions or use “Get Screen Dimensions” Action).

Bar's Height

• Title Bar - Windows title bar height

• System Bar - System bar height

Scroll Bar

• Thickness - Although this value is filled by default, you can use “Get Screen Dimensions” Action to know this value.

Tab - Keys

Each Terminal has a different set of Keys. These Keys can be used as Events. This way, you can define a Key to trigger Actions. Using the “Keys.exe” application on your PDA, you can know what code is associated with each Key. To define a Key, insert its Name and Code. Also, you can load the Operative System’s default Keys.

Tab - Image

If you want, you can add an Image to your Terminal, to better identify it.