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AMX i!-ConnectLinx Instruction Manual

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  • Page 1 ! S o l u t i o n s...
  • Page 2 ANY REASON AND UPON WRITTEN NOTICE TO LICENSEE. In the event that AMX terminates this License, the Licensee shall return or destroy all originals and copies of the AMX Software to AMX and certify in writing that all originals and copies have been returned or destroyed.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction .......................1 Supported Operating Systems ..................1 Minimum PC Requirements ....................1 Installing i!-ConnectLinx ....................2 Using i!-ConnectLinx ....................3 Standard Actions ....................... 4 Action Arguments ......................6 Action Persistence and Distribution................... 7 International Issues / Localization ..................8 Programming........................
  • Page 4 Table of Contents i!-ConnectLinx...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    NetLinx™ actions to the outside world. i!-ConnectLinx allows a programmer to define and program actions that can be utilized by other user interfaces or processes outside the NetLinx Control System. For instance,...

  • Page 6: Installing I!-Connectlinx

    3. The Welcome To i!-ConnectLinx Setup dialog appears, reminding you to close all Windows programs before going any further. Click Next to proceed. 4. In the Select i!-ConnectLinx Install Location dialog, use the Browse button to navigate to a directory other than the default install directory, if desired. Click Next.

  • Page 7: Using I!-Connectlinx

    NetLinx module. Adding the module definition and all it’s parameters to your code is all that is required. In order to use i!-ConnectLinx, you need to program and define a series of actions in the NetLinx Control System. The key to the i!-ConnectLinx engine is the virtual device,...

  • Page 8: Standard Actions

    Standard actions are actions defined by AMX and supported natively by i!-ConnectLinx. When adding actions to i!-ConnectLinx, it is best to use the standard action if it is available. That way, the action can be executed regardless of which system the i!-ConnectLinx compatible technology was programmed to control.
  • Page 9 Therefore, the " " macro includes the VCR source select and the standard transports. To load a set of actions by macro, simply send a command to i!-ConnectLinx with the macro you want added. For example: DATA_EVENT[vdvCLActions]...

  • Page 10: Action Arguments

    Each argument is provided an ID at the time it is added. The ID’s start at one and are numbered sequentially to each argument as they are added. When i!-ConnectLinx posts the argument value, it supplies the ID number as well. For numbers and levels, this ID is the level number to which the argument is posted.

  • Page 11: Action Persistence And Distribution

    NetLinx Master. It may not always be practical to keep all the i!-ConnectLinx action list files on the NetLinx Master. For instance, in a corporate environment with 20 NetLinx Masters in various conference rooms, a user outside the company needs to have direct access to each NetLinx Master through the firewall in order to download the files.

  • Page 12: International Issues / Localization

    When i!-ConnectLinx starts up, the text is read from this file and used for all standard actions. Programming i!-ConnectLinx appears on the NetLinx bus as a NetLinx device. This device has 1 port with channels, levels, commands and strings like most other devices. Channels...

  • Page 13: Commands

    Get the action description for Name. Returns ACTION string and 'GET ACTION-[Name]' mulitple argumnet strings (NARG, LARG, SARG and EARG). Get the UUID for this i!-ConnectLinx. Returns a UUID string. 'GET UUID' Get the room info for this i!-ConnectLinx. Returns ROOM NAME, 'GET ROOM INFO' ROOM LOCATION and ROOM OWNER strings.

  • Page 14: Strings

    Using i!-ConnectLinx i!-ConnectLinx Commands (Cont.) Get the room info for this i!-ConnectLinx. Returns a ROOM 'GET ROOM NAME' NAME string. Get the room info for this i!-ConnectLinx. Returns a ROOM 'GET ROOM LOCATION' LOCATION string. Get the room info for this i!-ConnectLinx. Returns a ROOM 'GET ROOM OWNER' OWNER string.

  • Page 15: Module

    Using i!-ConnectLinx Module The i!-ConnectLinxEngineMod Module definition code is displayed below. DEFINE_MODULE 'i!-ConnectLinxEngineMod' mdlCL(vdvCLActions) Where is a unique module name. mdlCL i!-ConnectLinxEngineMod Module Parameter A virtual device number for programming NetLinx actions. vdvCLActions i!-ConnectLinx...
  • Page 16 AMX reserves the right to alter specifications without notice at any time. brussels • dallas • los angeles • mexico city • philadelphia • shanghai • singapore • tampa • toronto* • york 3000 research drive, richardson, TX 75082 USA • 469.624.8000 • 800.222.0193 • fax 469.624.7153 • technical support 800.932.6993...

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