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diff --git a/ui/code_templates.py b/ui/code_templates.py
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+++ b/ui/code_templates.py
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ Namespace available in all kinds:
math — Python math module
vars — shared SignalProcessor._script_vars dict (read/write)
state — per-channel persistent dict (survives between evaluations)
+
+`vars` is the bridge from the Control Panel into Channel math: a button's
+"On Action Script" (ui/control_editor.py) and every Channel script here see
+the *same* `vars` dict. e.g. a "Zero" button sets
+ vars['zero'] = channels.get('force_raw', 0)
+and a Channel reads it back with `vars.get('zero', 0)` — see the
+"custom_script" template below. Same pattern for an operator-entered
+constant like specimen length: a Setpoint control's On Action Script sets
+`vars['specimen_length_cm'] = value`, and a Channel divides by it.
"""
BUILTIN_TEMPLATES: dict = {
@@ -27,6 +36,14 @@ BUILTIN_TEMPLATES: dict = {
result = x[0]
""",
+ "scale_offset": """\
+# scale/offset also settable from a Control Panel button's On Action Script,
+# e.g. vars["offset"] = -x[0] to zero the reading on press
+scale = vars.get("scale", 1.0)
+offset = vars.get("offset", 0.0)
+result = x[0] * scale + offset
+""",
+
"derivative": """\
prev_v = state.get("v", x[0])
prev_t = state.get("t", t)
@@ -99,11 +116,14 @@ SCRIPT_TEMPLATES: dict = {
"expression": "x[0]",
"function": """\
+# "offset" can be set here or from a Control Panel button's On Action Script
+# (vars is the same dict on both sides)
offset = vars.get("offset", 0)
return x[0] - offset
""",
"custom_script": """\
+# Wire a "Zero" button to this: On Action Script -> vars["zero"] = channels.get("<signal_id>", 0)
zero = vars.get("zero", 0)
result = x[0] - zero
""",