Device Mapping; Device Mapping Dialog - AMX NETLINX STUDIO V2.4 Instruction Manual

Working With Systems and System Files

Device Mapping

The Device Mapping dialog allows you to map files to System devices for file transfers. To access
the Device Mapping dialog, select a System (in the Workspace tab of the Workspace Window) and
select Project > Device Mapping. Alternatively, you can access the Device Mapping command via
the Device Mapping command in the Source File, User Interface, and IR File context menus, or use
the toolbar button.

Device Mapping Dialog

The Device Mapping dialog consists of two windows. The File View window (on the left) presents
a view of the Projects, Systems and System Files contained in the open Workspace file, in a tree
structure similar to the one displayed in the Workspace tab of the Workspace Window.
The Device View window (on the right) presents a view of devices specified in the
DEFINE_DEVICE section of the selected System's Master Source Code file, with their associated
device numbers. There is also a <Custom> listing, which allows you to specify a D:P:S assignment
other than what is specified within the Master Source Code file.
Once a file has been mapped to a device, the mapping assignment is indicated in the File View
window of the Device Mapping dialog as well as in the Workspace tab of the Workspace Window.
The file mapping information is saved with the Workspace file, and this association is maintained
until the mapping information is removed (via the Remove option in the Device Mapping dialog, or
the Delete command in the System File Device Map context menu.
Workspace mappings are only updated when the source code file is saved.
NetLinx Studio makes it easy to map System files to devices on the bus for file transfer operations:
1. Select and open the Project containing the Source Code file to be mapped to a device (in the
Workspace tab of the Workspace Window).
2. Select the System containing the file.
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Double-click the Project folders to show the System folders.
Double click to expand the System folders to show the System File folders (Source, User
Interface and IR only, since these are the only file types that can mapped).
Double-click these folders to view the System files.
With a file selected (in the File View window), select a target device for the file in the
Device View window, and click the Map button to map that file to the selected device.
If you select <Custom>, the Enter DPS dialog will prompt you to enter the D:P:S
assignment of the device you want to map to.
Files can be mapped to multiple devices.
In Axcess, Master Source Code files are always mapped to the Master Controller
(device = 0), and cannot be mapped to any other device. This does not apply to NetLinx
Master Source Code files.
NetLinx Studio (v2.4 or higher)