CODESYS Use other fonts

CODESYS Use other fonts

How to use other fonts (i.e. Chinese)

Steps to do on the CrossControl devices

1. Remount the file system in read-write mode
This is only valid for iMX5, iMX6 and Intel Atom devices.

# sudo mount -o remount,rw /

(Use the command mount -o remount,rw / in cc-auto script)

2. Copy the attached SimSun.ttf to the correct folder
iMX5 (VC/VA and XA/XS):      /usr/lib/fonts/
iMX6 (VS/VI2):                     /usr/share/fonts/truetype or
                                           /usr/share/fonts/ttf
iMX8 (V700):                        /usr/lib/fonts/
Intel Atom (X900):                /usr/lib/fonts/

3. Remount the file system in read-only mode
This is only valid for iMX5, iMX6 and Intel Atom devices.

# sudo mount -o remount,ro /

(Use the command mount -o remount,ro / in cc-auto script)

4. Reboot
Steps to do on PC/Laptop:
- Install the attached SimSun.ttf on your PC by right-click and press install.

 

Steps to do in CODESYS IDE:
1. Check the box “Use Unicode strings” in the Visualization Manager:

 

2. Choose the font SimSun for each string that is present in VISU:

 

Disclaimer:
Please note that this is a work-around and that the installed font will be removed during an OS update.

Attachment:
ChineeseCharacters.project
SimSun.ttf

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