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The Panel editor is a tool available with CANoe PRO that allows a user to create custom panels for input and output.  Panels can be made, for example, to model a cars dashboard and can be used to test the real world counterpart for proper functionality.



The primary area for working within the Panel Editor is the grey area, representing the panel’s workspace.  This area is bordered by a black line, which defines the size of the actual panel.  Changing the size of this line will in turn change the size of the finished panel.  Panel elements cannot be placed outside this border.  To place a panel element you have two methods:
1. Click a button in either the green or blue fields, and click on the open space within the workspace
2. Click the Elements menu, select the desired element, and click on the open space within the workspace

The blue shaded field contains pre-defined elements that most standard CANoe panels can take advantage of.

• Text
• Bitmap
  Static bitmap on a panel.
  Used to achieve the layout of the panel.
• Frame
  Used to achieve a visual grouping of panel elements.
• Push button
  Used to execute two actions, one when the switch is pressed, and one when it is released.
• Switch
  Two actions can be executed with this two-stage switch, one the first time the switch is activated and the other on the second activation of the switch.
• Radio button
  Used to activate or deactivate assigned actions for example.
• Input/output control
  Used to display or manually set data (e.g. float, integer) such as the flashing period of a traffic light.
• Slider
  Used to set a value within a defined value range by the mouse.
• Meter
  Serves to display a value range you have specified.
• Bitmap push button
  Used to execute two actions, one when the button is pressed down and one when it is released.
• Bitmap switch/indicator
  Used to create a multi-stage switch or to have states displayed by previously defined bitmaps for example.
• Value tables box
  Used to select or display symbolic values from value tables of the CAN database (CANdb).
• Hex editor
  Used to input and display large quantities of data (hexadecimal / text representation).
• Multi display
  Serves to display various types of contents. Most significant besides numbers (float and integer) and texts (char[]) are the various messages (CAN, LIN,… and J1939 PGNs) that can be displayed with the CAPL function putVatuToControl.
• Panel control button
  Serves to open panels.
• Panel recorder
  Serves to save or load switch values of selected environment variables for a panel.
• Panel help
  Serves to call any desired Help text file during a measurement run.

The green shaded area contains ActiveX elements that can be customized to your choosing.

• Alarm_States_Indicator
  This element is used to display alarm states.
• AnalogGauge
  Serves to display a value range you have specified. The scale can be captioned any way.
• BitmapSlider
  With this slider, a value within a defined value range can be set with the mouse and keyboard. For the appearance of the adjustment path, either a predefined type can be used or user-defined bitmaps assigned. Similarly, it is possible to be able to assign the slider a user-defined bitmap or icon.
• Bitmap_Button
  In contrast to the bitmap button panel element this element can also be scaled. A custom transparency color may also be for the element. Additional state information can be entered on the States page.
• Bitmap_Switch
  In contrast to the bitmap switch/display panel element this element can also be scaled. A custom transparency color may also be specified for the element. Additional state information can be entered on the States page.
• ClockControl
  As time and pulse-giver, one can select between system time and CAPL. If CAPL is selected as pulse-giver, then the element can be assigned a value using an environment variable
  This element can be used for the following application cases:
  - Time display
  - Stopwatch
  - Countdown
• FileSelection
  This element enables the interactive selection of files and folders. Application areas are, for example, the specification of configuration or log files.
• LCDDisplay
  Serves to display whole numbers and decimal numbers
• MessageDisplay
  With the help of message display elements all signals of a message can be displayed in tabular form.
• MessageGroupControl
• Slider
  With this slider, a value within a defined value range can be set with the mouse and keyboard. Any foreground and background color can be assigned to the element for the adjustment path.
• SpinControl
  You can use this control to adjust a value within a defined value range.
• Static_Bitmap
  In contrast to the bitmap panel element this element can also be scaled. A custom transparency color may also be specified for the element.
• VectorBar
  You can use this display control to show values of a signal or environment variable as a bar graphic.
• Vector_MessageControl

The area shaded in red contains different layout features that can be used to clean up the look of a CANoe Panel.

• Change Grid
• Window Settings
• Re-load Bitmaps
• Update panel
• To foreground
• To background
• Center
• Grouping of Elements
• Left justified
• Right justified
• Same level
• Center in group
• No space in x direction
• No space in y direction