Toolbox; Toolbox - System Devices - AMX VISUALARCHITECT 1.1 Manual

Toolbox

The Toolbox in VA is dual-purpose:

Toolbox - System Devices

If you are in the System tab of the Diagram Area, the Toolbox provides thumbnail images of the devices
that you can add to your system (FIG. 10). In this scenario, use the Toolbox to select AMX hardware and
third-party devices to add to the system. The Toolbox provides thumbnail images of the devices that you
can add to your system for easy identification.
FIG. 10 Toolbox - System Devices
Click on the tabs to view the different categories of devices.
AMX Device categories include: Central Controllers, Expansion devices, Networking devices, Touch
Panels, Keypads. The Devices category represents third-party (non-AMX) controlled devices in the
system.
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If you are in the System tab of the Diagram Area, the Toolbox provides thumbnail images of
the devices that you can add to your system. In this scenario, use the Toolbox to select AMX
hardware and third-party devices to add to the system.
Refer to the Adding Devices to the System section on page 49 for details.
If you are in a UI tab of the Diagram Area, the toolbox provides access to all elements
available within the template selected for this touch panel. In this scenario, use the Toolbox to
select template elements to incorporate in your panel navigation layout.
Refer to the Defining Touch Panel Navigation section on page 101 for details.
To view details on any AMX device, simply mouse-over the thumbnail.
To view a listing of third-party devices that can be added to the system, click on the Devices
tab.
Right-click on any device thumbnail to access the Toolbox System Devices context menu.
To add a device to the system, simply click and drag it into the System tab of the Diagram
Area.
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