ControllerMate Tutorial: Multiple Pages

Using Multiple Programming Pages in ControllerMate

Our Windows users are used to the Layer concept. On Mac, it doesn't work quite the same way, but you can still execute multiple "layers" of programming. This concept is called Pages in ControllerMate, and here's how you do it.

In the main ControllerMate Window, be sure that "Programming" is selected. Then, create two new pages by clicking the little green P icon near the bottom left corner of the main ControllerMate window.

Edit the first page (in the Inspector window) to be named Green Page. Page two, name Red Page. On each page you will need to drag a button from the Palette window. This works best if you use the same button on each page. For this tutorial, my examples use Button #1 on the XK-24.

Setting up the Green Page

The first thing to do is to make sure the Green Page is highlighted in order to add programming to it.

Second, take that Green Page text and click and drag it to the programming area. It will become a building block that can snap into place underneath the Button #1 block.

In the Inspector window edit the properties of the page block so that When turned ON: reads Disable target.

Then, grab the Red Page text and drag that to the programming area. It snaps right into place under the Green Page block. In the Inspector window, the properties should be edited so that When turned ON: reads Enable target.

And finally, the finishing touch: turning on the red LED. Go back to the Palette window (select Controllers and select your device if necessary). Scroll down the button list to the LED section and find the Red LED. This can be dragged over just like any other building block. It belongs right under the Red Page block.

And finally, the finishing touch: the red LED. I need to go back to my Palette window, select Controllers and select my device. Then, I can scroll down to the LED section and find the Red LED. This can be dragged over just like any other building block. It belongs right under the Red Page block.

Setting up the Red Page

Now, highlight the Red Page in order to add programming to it. Programming this page is going to be a lot like the first one, so we will speed up the explanation a bit.

Drag the Green Page text over and connect it to Button #1. Make sure the properties are set to Enable target.

Drag the Red Page text over and connect it to the previous block. Set the properties to Disable target.

Drag the Green LED over and drop it underneath the previous block.

Testing it Out

ControllerMate On the Green Page, I set Button #2 on my XK-24 to type (using a Text block), "It's not easy being green." On my Red Page, I have the same button set to type (also in Text), "Seeing red again." You can set both to send any sort of text that makes sense to you.

Pressing Button #1 cycles through the pages (you can watch them enable and disable in the ControllerMate window!) and the red and green indicator lights on the XK-24.

Start by testing the Green Page (green LED lit) in the Output box in ControllerMate, or any application that allows text entry, such as TextEdit. Press Button #2 to see if you get the correct output.

Pressing Button #1 again will turn the green light off and the red light on. To be sure everything works correctly, test Button #2 on this page too.

Great! Now, you can toggle between two different sets of programming on Mac whenever you want. You can even create more pages to cycle through, applying these same concepts.

Any questions can be sent to tech support. More detailed programming information can be found at Ordered Bytes

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ControllerMate Tutorials

Using Multiple Programming Pages in ControllerMate

Setting up the Green Page

Setting up the Red Page

Testing it Out