Using Netlinx Studio - AMX AXT-CA10 Instruction Manual

Using NetLinx Studio

Upon completion of the Design XPress wizard the next step is to use NetLinx Studio to open the
created project file. From this point on, this document assumes the installer has a good
understanding of NetLinx Studio (it can be a difficult installation if the installer is a first time
Design XPress user and a first time NetLinx Studio user).
To open the workspace, use the Open Workspace option in the File menu and navigate to the folder
where your project file resides. Once the workspace is open, expand all branches of the Navigator
view to see the files that have been created in the project. There is also an option in DXP-PRO
(upon completion of a project) that provides a popup dialog that gives you the option to
automatically open the newly created workspace in NetLinx Studio.
There is only one file under the Source Code branch: Main.axs. This is the main file and contains
most of the system configuration information entered into the application/wizard. All other
NetLinx software files are under the Include branch of the tree. There are a lot of include files
because the software is broken up by function. For example, Lights_Tp.axi contains the software
for controlling lights via the touch panels. All of the touch panel files are located under the User
Interface branch. The text files and report file are located under the Other branch.
To compile your project, open up the main source file and then select the Build Active System
option under the Build menu (or click on the Build Active System icon from the toolbar below the
Main menu). Any time changes are made the software has to be compiled.
Remember that the page flips for the touch panel are code-driven by the Master
containing the downloaded project file information.
If the target Master (ex:192.192.192.192) does not contain the compiled project files
from NetLinx Studio and/or is not configured as the target Master within the G4
panel's System Connection firmware page; page flips will not work.
The action of pressing a location on the panel sends this request to the target Master,
which then replies back to the panel with the corresponding action to take. Without
the proper codes loaded on the target Master, the panel page or button doesn't have
the any destination action information.
Before beginning:
1. Setup and install your NetLinx Master (NI Controller or NXC-ME260/64).
2. Verify you have installed the latest version of NetLinx Studio on your PC.
3. If an update is necessary, download the latest Studio software from www.amx.com > Tech
Center > Downloadable Files > Application Files > NetLinx Studio 2.2. This program is
used to setup a System number, obtain/assign the IP/URL for the connected NetLinx Master,
and transfer firmware KIT files to the Master.
4. Verify a proper connection of an Ethernet cable from the Controller to an Ethernet Hub.
5. Connect an RS-232 programming cable from the Program Port on the Master to the rear COM
port connector on the PC being used for programming. This step is used if the Master is
currently not using and IP Address for communication.
6. Verify that the NetLinx Master is receiving power and is turned On.
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