Microchip Technology APGDT001 User Manual

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3.8.1.2

DEVELOPING AND STORING MESSAGE CONTENT

To manually add message content to the “Master Frames” field: 

1.

Click the Add button. A second window displays for creation of the new mes-
sage.

2.

Type the message in the text box.

3.

Click OK.

To load a pre-existing message to the “Master Frames” field:

1.

From the pull-down menus, select File>Open. The “Open” dialog box appears.

2.

In the dialog box’s list box, select the desired 

*.ini

 file.

3.

Click Open.

To delete some message content: 

1.

In the “Master Frames” field, select the content to be deleted by doing one of the 
following:

• To select adjacent rows of content – Click on the first row, scroll down to the 

last row and hold down <Shift> while clicking.

• To select non-adjacent rows of content – Hold down <Ctrl> while clicking each 

row.

2.

Click Delete.

To edit some message content: 

1.

In the “Master Frames” field, select the content line to be edited

1.

Click Edit. A second window displays to edit hte message.

2.

Make and corrections or additions to the message in the text box.

3.

Click OK

To send a message: 

1.

In the “Master Frames” field, select the content to be sent by doing one of the 
following:

• To select adjacent rows of content – Click on the first row, scroll down to the 

last row and hold down <Shift> while clicking.

• To select non-adjacent rows of content – Hold down <Ctrl> while clicking each 

row.

2.

Click Send.

The highlighted message content is sent, working top-to-bottom through the 
“Master Frames” field.

The message is sent once. (For information on continually sending the 
highlighted message content, see Section 3.8.3 “Checksum Group”.)