RC MONSTRO

Control panel with support for 8 widgets, capable of overriding signals and receiving feedback from external electronics.

Each widget is connected to 2 output slots and 3 input slots, i.e. any widget 'x' is connected to OUTx, OUT(x+8), INx, IN(x+8) and IN(x+16).

• OUT0-7 Raw signal, same as any other RC object. If override mode is enabled, the override value is reported here instead.

• OUT8-15 Reports widget focus. For example, if a slider is dragged and held at 0, the raw signal is 0, but the focus signal is 1. When the slider is released the raw signal remains at 0 and the focus signal turns 0 as well. This can be used to create a recoil effect, when the focus value is 0, send a 1 (inverted focus signal) to the IN16-23 (Override enabled/disabled), when the slider is released it will recoil back to 0 (or another value as set through IN8-15).

For a button, the focus signal is always equal to the raw signal, unless the raw signal is overridden (see below).

• IN0-7 Feedback input. Report the current value of the widget here. The current value will be displayed as a visual hint on screen. For example, a button will light up as if pressed, and a slider will show an extra knob at the feedback position. Can be used to, for example, create a toggle button (scroll down to see examples).

• IN8-15 Set the override-value. The value received here is the alternative output value used when override mode is enabled (see below).

• IN16-23 Toggles override-mode and selects which output signal to use. A binary value of 0 means the control panel output value is used (from widgets on the screen), and a binary value of 1 means the widget is ignored and the value is overridden and read from IN8-15 instead.

Examples

1) Toggle button

We want a button that each time pressed changes its state. We want the state to be reflected on the visible button. Add a button widget to OUT0, and connect OUT0 to a Sparsifier. Then connect the Sparsifier to a Toggler. The output of the Toggler is the value we want. Send the toggler output to IN0 (feedback value) and also your own electronics. You now have a toggle button.

2) Slider with recoil

Add a slider widget to OUT0. Connect OUT8 (focus) to an Inverter and then to IN16 (Override enable/disable). The slider will now recoil to 0 when not focused (inverted focus value = 1), if you want it to recoil to another value than 0, for example 0.5, then connect something to IN8 (Set value). 0 is the default value for override if nothing is connected.

3) Slider with springy recoil

We want to create a slider with a recoil effect that acts like a spring and does not instantly go back to 0. Add a slider widget to OUT0. Connect OUT8 (focus) to an Inverter and then to IN16 (Override enable/disable). Connect OUT0 (raw signal) to your own electronics and separately to a Square component. Connect the Square component to IN8 (Override value).

Socket information

• OUT0-7 Raw signal
• OUT8-15 Focus signal (0 or 1)
• IN0-7 Feedback/report current value
• IN8-15 Override value
• IN16-23 Override enabled/disabled