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Serial Port Tool focuses on
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N-Button User Manual
N-Button
creates up to 255 widgets that float on your desktop to control
external devices, send specified data, run
applications or send http request. It supports Serial Port/USB and Network connection between PC and devices.
N-Button makes it possible to control relay controller boards of
National Control Devices without any programming!
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Install |
- Download N-Button Lite version zip file.
- Unzip the download file.
- Bouble click setup.exe file.
- Follow the default instrution to finish the installation.
- The N-Buttton icon will be shown on your desktop.
- Double click the N-Buttton icon to run it. It also
can be run by clicking Start -->All Programes -->N-Button -->N-Button
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- N-Button Manager will be shown on your screen.

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N-Button Manager |
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The type of relay board and connection way must be
selected on N-Button Manager before creat any widget to control
the relay boad.
- N-Button supports three types of relay board ( ProXR,
R4XPro/R8XPro and R1X/R2X) and other device.

- N-Button supports Serial Port/USB and
Network connecion between the device and the computer.

- N-Button supports Auto run after login
Windows.

- N-Button supports settings for Show Order,
Hide/Show Hotkey, Opacity and Background of widgets.

- Five types of widgets can be added on N-Button Manalger,
Relay Button, Relay Status, A/D Meter,
Customized Button and Label.

- N-Button supports up to 255 widgets.
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Add Relay Button |
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Click "Add Relay Button" on
N-Button Manager to show Properties - Relay Button dialog.
- This dialog is used to set control action and appearance
for Relay Button widgets.
- Relay Button widget can be set to control single relay
or multi relays. It can turn on/off relays, toggle relay status, and set status
of relays.

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Right-click a created Relay Button, selecting Properties option on pop-up menu
to edit its properties.

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Add
Relay Status |
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Click "Add Relay
Status" on
N-Button Manager to show Properties - Relay Status dialog.
This dialog is used to set relay ID and appearance for
Relay Status widgets.
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Relay Status is used to indicate the specific relay's status. It has three
status, On/ Off and other(unknown). The widget will be refreshed automatically
when a relay's command is issued. If it fail to get the status of the relay, it
will show the status of unknown. Use Relay Status widgets with Relay Button
widgets together to control the relays and show their status on the desktop.

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Right-click a created Relay Status, selecting Properties option on pop-up menu
to edit its properties.

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Add AD
Meter |
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Click "Add
AD Meter" on
N-Button Manager to show Properties - AD Meter dialog.
- This dialog is used to set relay ID and appearance for
A/D Meter widgets.
- AD Meter widget will read the value of A/D channel and show the value on the screen.
The raw value of A/D channel is 0-255. The meter can map the value to different range, like 0-5, which is voltage on A/D channel or other value you want.
The widgets can update the value at specific interval automatically as well as refreshed manually.

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Right-click a created AD Meter, selecting Properties option on pop-up menu
to edit its properties.

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Add Customized Button |
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Click "Add
Customized Button" on
N-Button Manager to show Properties - Customized Button dialog.
- This dialog is used to set action and appearance for Customized Button widgets.
- Customized Button can be set to send specified data to any other connected devices besides relay boards.
It also can be set to open a file, a folder or a program, run any application and send http request.

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Right-click a created Customized Button, selecting Properties option on pop-up menu
to edit its properties.
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Add Label |
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Click "Add
Label" on
N-Button Lite Manager to show Properties - Label dialog.
- This dialog is used to show a static text or an image.

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Right-click a created Label, selecting Properties option on pop-up menu
to edit its properties.
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Exit |
- Right click N-Button icon on status bar to show pop-up menu.
- Click Exit item to quit N-Button.

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