Practical recipe

Configure a Slider.

Send a continuous value in the range expected by your target and keep the control synchronized with feedback.

Recipe outcome

A value control that stays accurate.

Moving the slider sends a mapped value. Changes made on the device or in the application move the slider back to the reported position.

Slider value→Range mapping→TargetSlider position←Event value←Feedback

Build it

Add a Slider to a panel, give it a clear title, and choose the orientation and appearance that fit the panel.

Slider appearance and title

Show the most important visual Slider settings and the resulting item.

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Set the minimum, maximum, and initial value. Use a range that makes sense to the person operating the panel.

Slider minimum and maximum

Show the range fields and the value displayed by the configured Slider.

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Select the outgoing interface and a command that accepts the current item value. Configure mapping when the target uses a different range.

Slider Command and value mapping

Show interface, command, target range, and the field that receives the current Slider value.

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Create an Event for the reported value and use the matching Remote Option to apply that value to the Slider.

Slider feedback Event

Show the incoming value, any reverse mapping, and the Remote Option that changes the Slider position.

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Interface examples

Map the Slider to a DMX channel value from 0 to 255.

Control a camera function and follow values reported by the XML gateway.

Control a mixer parameter and keep the panel synchronized with changes on the console.