Adding Non-Ir Controlled Devices To The Device Database; Manually Adding Non-Ir Controlled Devices To The Device Database - AMX VISUALARCHITECT 1.1 Manual

Working With the Device Database
c. Click the Browse (...) button next to the new search path to open the Browse For Folder dialog.
Select the directory that the new IRL file was saved to, and click OK.
d. Click Update to update the Device Database to include the new files (as well as any other
device files saved in the same directory).
e. Once the database update is complete, click the Close button to exit the Device Database
Manager dialog.
Once the Refresh, Rebuild or Update operation has been started, it cannot be
cancelled. Do not exit forcibly exit the program while a device database operation is
in progress.
At this point, the file should be represented in the Devices tab of the Toolbox, in the appropriate device
type folder.
Modules and IRLs/IRN files stored on media such as CDs cannot be added to the
device database.

Adding Non-IR Controlled Devices To the Device Database

VA uses a Device Database to populate the list of supported devices (displayed in the Devices tab of the
Toolbox).
In order for a non-IR (controlled device to be available for inclusion in your projects, it must be
represented in the device database with a Control Strings Definition (*.CSD) file.
IR-controlled devices rely on IRL and XMD files for support in VA. See Adding IR
Devices to the Device Database for details.
There are two ways to approach adding a non-IR controlled device to the Device Database:
Either way, in order for any new devices to be represented in the Devices tab of the Toolbox (so that they
can be added to your System), the Device Database must be updated to include the new file(s), via the
Device Database Manager dialog.

Manually Adding Non-IR Controlled Devices To The Device Database

To manually add a Serial-controlled device to the Device Database, so that it appears in the Device tab of
the Toolbox, you will define custom control strings for the device in the Control Strings Definition
dialog:
1. Select File > Control Strings Definition > New Definition to open the New Control Strings
Definition dialog. Use this dialog to define a new control string for one or more a specific functions,
for a selected device type. The drop-down menu in this dialog allows you to select the device type
that you want to define a new control string for.
2. Select a device type and click OK to proceed to the Control Strings Definition dialog.
3. In the Properties window (FIG. 23):
a. Enter the name of the device's Manufacturer (in the Manufacturer field).
b. Enter the model name/number of the device (in the Model field).
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Manually adding the device by defining custom control strings in the Control Strings
Definition dialog.
Downloading the device's VA-compatible module file from the InConcert Resource Center.
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