Snapshot Bank

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Snapshots allow you to save or store settings of selected controls in your design, and to recall the settings for different events or purposes. Snapshot Banks are where you select, or specify, the controls to be able to save their settings.

The following information is contained in this topic:

The Snapshot hierarchy:

Global Snapshot Bank

Jump to User-defined Snapshot Banks.

The Global Snapshot Bank is in the Snapshot pane by default, and cannot be deleted. It consists of the Global Snapshot Bank and the Global Snapshot Controller component. The Global Snapshot Bank contains all the controls in your design; you cannot add controls or components to the Global Snapshot Bank.

Controls

There are no controls for the Snapshot Banks. Refer to the Snapshot Controller topic.

Properties

The Global Snapshot Bank/ Controller Properties can be set by selecting either the Global Snapshot Bank in the Snapshots pane, or the Snapshot Controller Global in the Schematic.

Property

Function

Choices

Snapshot Count

Sets the number of Snapshots in the Snapshot Bank.

1 through 24

Control Pins

There are no Control Pins for the Snapshot Banks. Refer to the Snapshot Controller topic.

User-defined Snapshot Banks

The user-defined Snapshot Bank allows you to group the controls of one or more components, the settings of which can be saved in up to 24 different sets of values for each Snapshot Bank. These sets of values, or Snapshots, can be retrieved, when needed, to set all the controls in the Snapshot Bank to the values saved in a Snapshot.

A Snapshot Bank consists of a Snapshot Controller, and all the controls and components you add to it.

Adding User-defined Snapshot Banks

  1. In the left-side pane click the Snapshots accordion bar.
  2. Click the in the Snapshot accordion bar.
  3. Select Create a new Snapshot Bank. The new Snapshot Bank is created with the default name of Snapshot 1. You can rename the Snapshot Bank in the Properties.

OR

  1. Select one or more components or controls from components.
  2. Click the in the Snapshots pane.
  3. Select Create a new Snapshot Bank from Selection. The new Snapshot Bank is created with the default name, and the selected components/controls added to the bank.

Controls

There are no control s for the Snapshot Banks. Refer to the Snapshot Controller topic.

Properties

Property

Function

Choices

Name

User-defined name for the Snapshot Bank. The default is Snapshot Bank n; the number in the default name increments for each new Snapshot Bank added.

User Defined

Snapshot Count

Sets the number of Snapshots in the bank.

1 through 24

Mode

Normal Mode - All functions are enabled.

Write Protect Mode - The Save buttons for all the Snapshots in the Snapshot Bank are disabled so that settings cannot be overwritten.

Scene Mode

Normal

Write Protect

Scene

Adding Controls to Snapshot Banks

TIP:   After you have added components and/or controls to a Snapshot Bank, you can select either the control/component in the Snapshots pane, or the control in its control panel, and press Ctrl+F to open Context Finder and locate its counterpart.

IMPORTANT:   Only adjustable controls, and controls with values can be added to a Snapshot. You cannot, for example, add a meter or trigger type control to a Snapshot.

Generally speaking, all controls added to a Snapshot Bank are in all the Snapshots in that Bank. If a control's value is not in a Snapshot because the Snapshot was saved before the control was added to the Snapshot Bank, the control goes to its default value when the Snapshot is loaded.

There are two different ways to add controls to the Snapshot Bank.

Control Pins

There are no Control Pins for the Snapshot Banks. Refer to the Snapshot Controller topic.

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