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Table of contents
1. General .................................................................................................................................................................. 3
2. Prerequisites ........................................................................................................................................................ 4
3. Quickguide MIE Basic .......................................................................................................................................... 5
4. MIE Programming Basic ...................................................................................................................................... 6
4.1. System Requirements ......................................................................................................................................... 6
4.2. The sign editor .................................................................................................................................................... 7
4.3. The bus editor ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
4.4. Templates editor ................................................................................................................................................. 9
4.5. Creating a new programme ............................................................................................................................... 11
4.6. Entering text into a template area ..................................................................................................................... 12
4.7. Select/deselect text ........................................................................................................................................... 13
4.8. Scrolling text on MobiLED signs ....................................................................................................................... 14
4.9. Change font ....................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.10. Change colour ................................................................................................................................................. 16
4.11. Adjusting text ................................................................................................................................................... 17
4.12. Cut, copy and paste ........................................................................................................................................ 18
4.13. Automatic formatting ....................................................................................................................................... 19
4.14. Rotating text .................................................................................................................................................... 20
4.15. Importing data from Zedit ................................................................................................................................ 21
4.16. Output file generating ...................................................................................................................................... 22
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1. General
The MIE (Mobi Info Edit) is a text editing software, developed by Mobitec. It provides an easy and dynamic way of
editing text and graphics which will be presented in a Mobitec information system.
It is assumed that the personnel administrating this editing tool are well informed about the functionality of the Mobitec
information system. A detailed description of the system has therefore been left out in this section.
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2. Prerequisites
System requirements for this editing tool:
Windows 2000/XP
The output-file will be saved to a Smartcard or an USB memory stick. All depending on the type of control unit being
used in that specific installation.
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Function
Add
Edit
Opens a dialogue box to edit information for the highlighted type of sign in the scrolling list.
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This is where new buses are added, edited and removed from the system. The bus editor gives an overview of the
available buses and signs in the system. See illustration below.
Button
Function
Add
Edit
Opens a dialogue box to edit information for the highlighted bus in the scrolling list.
Edit signs Opens a dialogue box for adding, editing and removing the signs which the bus contains.
Remove
Close
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A list of predefined basic templates already exist at start-up. They are adapted to the measures of the existing basic
sign types in the software. For ease of use, the areas in each format are colour-coded.
A format for an exterior sign may look like this:
Area
Line
Destination
Via
When a sign is added in a bus a predefined template for that sign is also added at the same time. It is possible to
change template for a certain programming.
The change of template is only applicable for the active programming. If the standard template should be replaced
for a certain sign, this is done in the Bus editor.
Changing template for a sign:
1. Activate the sign whose template should be changed. See illustration, where the front sign is highlighted.
2. Click Templates.
3. If a standard template should be chosen: click one of the predefined standard templates in the list. A blue frame
indicates the chosen template. See illustration.
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When a programme is unbounded, no text can be entered or edited in the line number area of the sign. The driver
then chooses line number from the control unit in the bus.
3. Click the OK button. The window closes and the work space becomes visible again.
4. The new programme is activated and text can be entered.
Information
Description
Mandatory
Destination number
Bus
No
??? Depends on whether a Bounded
Line number is used or not. Anders
MacKey will ask Lisa Esberg.
Description
No
When a programme is unbounded, no text can be entered or edited in the line number area of the sign. The driver
then chooses line number from the control unit in the bus.
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Template for sign with three empty areas; Line number, destination, and Via destination
To enter text into an area:
1. Click the text area to activate the cursor.
2. Enter the chosen text. Press Enter for a new row in the same area. To toggle between the different areas, use
Tab or click the chosen area.
If the programme has been created with an unbound line number, the line number area can not be edited. The line
number is chosen on the control unit later on.
The illustration below presents a sign where text has been entered into all areas.
Template for sign with three areas; Line number, destination, and Via destination
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When the sign is in text mode, several buttons appear in the tool field. These are used for text editing. All available
buttons for text editing are shown below.
Button
Function
Align text vertically to the left
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Function
Cuts out the selected text to Clipboard
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When a sign in a programme has been activated, the following functions are available:
Button
Function
Automatic formatting of the selected text in the current rotation
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The altering time interval can not be set separately for each rotation. I.e. one time interval goes for all rotations in the
programme.
Button
Function
Add
Remove
Removes a text rotation from a sign. (If the sign has only got one rotation, the text will be cleared from the
sign).
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3. A dialogue window will appear, showing the signs available in the Zedit-file.
4. Select a bus name at the top and the sign types to the right.
Import can only be made to the same type of sign as the one programmed in Zedit. Press the Import button.
5. If the import was performed correctly this is indicated. If errors occurred, these will be listed.
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The Out file wizard is a tool which step-by-step helps the user to create an out file for the control unit. Open the Out
file wizard:
1. Choose Control unit and Bus from the scrolling lists. The control unit can be either ICU 400, ICU 600, or AIC.
2. Follow the self-instructive dialogue windows 1-4. Name and Create out file.
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