Configuring And Using Usb With A Virtual Master; Step 1: Setup The Panel And Pc For Usb Communication; Step 2: Confirm The Installation Of The Usb Driver On The Pc - AMX NXD-700i Operation/Reference Manual

Configuring and Using USB with a Virtual Master

NetLinx Studio can be set up to run a Virtual Master where the PC acts as the Master by supplying its own IP
Address for communication to the panel. The PC is first equipped with the USB driver, the panel is then
configured for USB communication, and then Studio is configured to act as the Master.
For a personal computer to establish a connection to a Modero panel via USB, the target computer must have
the appropriate AMX USB driver installed. This installation is bundled into the latest TPDesign4 software
setup process or can be downloaded independently from the main Application Files page on www.amx.com.

Step 1: Setup the Panel and PC for USB Communication

1.
If you do not currently have the latest version of TPDesign4, navigate to www.amx.com > Tech Center >
Downloadable Files > Application Files > NetLinx Design Tools section of the website and locate the
File Transfer 2 executable (FT2Setup.exe).
This will install the native RNDIS USB driver when executed.
2.
Download this executable file to a known location on your computer.
3.
Launch the Setup.exe file and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.

Step 2: Confirm the Installation of the USB Driver on the PC

The first time each AMX touch panel is connected to the PC, it is detected as a new hardware device and the
panel-specific USBLAN driver becomes associated with it.
Each time thereafter, the panel is "recognized" as a unique USBLAN device and the association to the driver is
done in the background. When the panel is detected for the first time, some user intervention is required during
the association between panel and driver.
1.
After the installation of the USB driver has been completed, confirm the proper installation of the large
Type-A USB connector to the PC's USB port, and restart the PC.
If the panel is already powered, continue with step 3.
The panel MUST be powered and configured for USB communication before
connecting the mini-USB connector to the panel's Program Port.
2.
Connect the terminal end of the Ethernet cable to the connector on the side of the touch panel and then
apply power.
3.
After the panel powers up, press and hold the Front Setup Access button for 4 seconds to continue with
the setup process and proceed to the Setup page.
4.
Insert the mini-USB connector into the Program Port on the panel.
It may take a minute for the panel to detect the new connection and send a signal to the PC, as indicated
by a green System Connection icon. If this is the first time for installing the USB driver, a USB driver
installation popup window appears on the PC.
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This window states that the panel has been detected by the PC as a USB-compliant device and the
PC is installing an appropriate USB driver to establish a proper communication to the panel.
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This driver was installed on the PC during the installation of the latest NetLinx Studio and
TPDesign4 software application installations. These applications should be installed prior to
setting up a USB connection to the panel.
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Windows
5.
Click Yes when told that a digital signature was not found.
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This action accepts the installation of the new AMX USB driver. The panel is now configured to
communicate directly with the PC.
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This process completes the association between driver and device. Each time the same touch panel
is connected to the computer, the driver is automatically loaded (using a unique name - example
USB LAN LINK #1, #2).
Each time a different touch panel is connected to the computer, the previous procedures will need
to be repeated.
6.
Navigate back to the System Settings page.
NXD-700i & NXT-CA7 7" Modero Touch Panels
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notes that the driver does not contain a Microsoft
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digital signature.
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