Device Number Ranges - By Device Type; Communication Parameters - AMX VISUALARCHITECT 1.1 Manual

Setting Device Properties

Device Number Ranges - By Device Type

VA strictly enforces the following device number ranges (entered in the Device Number field in the
Device Properties window):
Device Number Ranges - By Device Type
• Device Type
• AXLink General
• AXLink UI
• NetLinx Card Frames
• ICSNet NetLinx devices (NXI, NXM-COM2, NXM-IRS4, etc.)
• ICSNet Landmark devices (PLH-VS8, PLH-AS16, PLB-AS16)
• P3 Devices
• PCLink Devices
• ICSNet Panels DMS, IMS, future panels
• Dynamic devices (NetLinx Devices with no device number assigned) 32001-32385
• Virtual devices.
• Dynamic Virtual Devices (used by some older AMX-written modules) 36865-37863
• Module Virtual devices (non-echoing devices)
• Duet Virtual Devices

Communication Parameters

Every time you add a device of any kind to the System diagram, you should at least review the Device
Properties for the device, including the Communication Parameters. The communication parameters
indicated for each device depend on the Connection Type specified for the selected device. The
connection types supported by VA are:
There are several Ethernet connection types supported by VA (selectable only if
Ethernet is selected as the Connection Type).
By default, Serial devices are always added to the system with RS-232 set as the
Connection Type. Change the Connection Type to match the device's requirements
via the Connection Type field in the Device Properties window.
When you select a Device Element in the System diagram (FIG. 64), the device properties for the
selected device are displayed in the Device Properties window.
Device Element in the System diagram
FIG. 64
80
Ethernet Connections
IR Connections
Modem Connections
Serial (RS-232) Connections
TCP/IP Connections
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Allowed Device Number Range
1-255
128-255
301-3060 - start at frame number 25.
First Slot = (frame # * 12) + 1
5001-5999
6001-6999
7001-7999
8001-8999
10001-31999
32768-36863 - start at 33001
37865-40999
41000-42000
VisualArchitect v1.1