Thread Subject: GUI controlpanel

I have a complex industrial system modelled in simulink. I now need
to create a GUI controlpanel that allows me to see the ON/OFF status
of different components like valves etc. Where can I get hold of a
simpel LED-like indicator to use in GUIDE? Just being able to change
between two different graphic symbols (e.g. an ON lamp bitmapfile and
an OFF lamp bitmapfile) would do.

I've found a quick and free solution...

I made a couple of 15 pixel square images of and LED on and off -
mine were round with a background colour matching the gui window.

Then do the following:

Create a checkbox,
Set the string property to nothing.
Set the 'cdata' property to the image you want.
Set the 'enable' property to inactive (or use guide to do this)

eg.

red_led=imread('red_led.jpg');
set(handles.indicator1,'cdata',red_led);
set(handles.indicator1,'Enable','inactive');

I guess you could buy an activex control also?

Thomas Bruun Clausen wrote:
>
>
> I have a complex industrial system modelled in simulink. I now need
> to create a GUI controlpanel that allows me to see the ON/OFF
> status
> of different components like valves etc. Where can I get hold of a
> simpel LED-like indicator to use in GUIDE? Just being able to
> change
> between two different graphic symbols (e.g. an ON lamp bitmapfile
> and
> an OFF lamp bitmapfile) would do.

Thomas Bruun Clausen wrote:
>
>
> I have a complex industrial system modelled in simulink. I now need
> to create a GUI controlpanel that allows me to see the ON/OFF
> status
> of different components like valves etc. Where can I get hold of a
> simpel LED-like indicator to use in GUIDE? Just being able to
> change
> between two different graphic symbols (e.g. an ON lamp bitmapfile
> and
> an OFF lamp bitmapfile) would do.

What I have done on several of my GUI's is simply use a static text
box and use the set command to change the background colour property.
You could also change the string property to give you an on/off
legend.

% Set all LED's to Red_Colour
set(handles.Entropy_LED,'BackgroundColor',[1 0 0]);
set(handles.Focus_LED,'BackgroundColor',[1 0 0]);
set(handles.ColHist_LED,'BackgroundColor',[1 0 0]);
set(handles.EdgeHist_LED,'BackgroundColor',[1 0 0]);

% Set the LED to green
set(handles.Focus_LED,'BackgroundColor',[0 1 0]);

Hope that this helps

Dave Robinson