Step 5: Confirm And View The Current Amx Usb Device Connections - AMX NXD-1700VG Instruction Manual

IP Address of computer
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Assigning Communication Settings for a Virtual Master
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4. Click the Communications Settings button to open the Communications Settings dialog.
5. Click on the NetLinx Master radio button (from the Platform Selection section) to indicate that you are working as a NetLinx
Master.
6. Click on the Virtual Master radio box (from the Transport Connection Option section) to indicate you are wanting to configure
the PC to communicate directly with a panel. Everything else such as the Authentication is disabled because you are not going
through the Master's UI.
7. Click the Edit Settings button (on the Communications Settings dialog) to open the Virtual NetLinx Master Settings dialog
(FIG. 74).
8. From within this dialog enter the System number (default is 1).
9. Click OK three times to close the open dialogs, save your settings, and return to the main NetLinx Studio application.
10. Click the OnLine Tree tab in the Workspace window to view the devices on the Virtual System. The default System value is one.
11. Right-click on the Empty Device Tree/System entry and select Refresh System to re-populate the list. The panel will not appear
as a device below the virtual system number (in the Online Tree tab) until both the system number used in step 7 for the VNM is
entered into the Master Connection section of the System Settings page and the panel is restarted.
The Connection status turns green after a few seconds to indicate an active USB connection to the PC (Virtual Master). No
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Lock icon is displayed because this USB connection is not secured (requiring a username/password).
If a few minutes have gone by and the System Connection icon still does not turn green, repeat the USB connection and
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Virtual Master setup procedures (outlined in this section). Refreshing the System sends out a request to the panel to
respond and completes the communication (turning the System Connection icon green).
Step 5: Conf irm and View the current AMX USB device connections
Use the CC-USB Type-A to Mini-B 5-wire programming cable (FG10-5965) to provide communication between the mini-USB
Program port on the touch panel and the PC. This method of communication is used to transfer firmware KIT files and TPD4 touch
panel files.
NOTE: A mini-USB connection is only detected after it is installed onto an active panel. Connection to a previously powered panel
which then reboots, allows the PC to detect the panel and assign an appropriate USB driver.
1. Verify this direct USB connection (Type-A on the panel to mini-USB on the panel) is configured properly using the steps
outlined in the previous two sections.
2. With the panel already configured for USB communication and the Virtual Master setup within NetLinx Studio, its now time to
verify the panel is ready to receive files.
3. Click the OnLine Tree tab in the Workspace window to view the devices on the Virtual System. The default System value is one.
4. Right-click on the System entry (A in FIG. 75) and select Refresh System to re-populate the list. This causes a refresh of all
project systems, establishes a new connection to the Virtual Master, and populates the System list with devices on your
particular system.
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