Writing Data From The Dl900 Software To The Nx-586E; Reading Data From The Nx-586E To The Dl900 Software; Location Programming For The Nx-586E - GE NetworX V3 Installation Manual

Writing data from the DL900 software to the NX-586E

Note: In the next steps, COM and POS can be connected to any 12 VDC source, and DATA does not need to be
connected.
Start the DL900 upload/download software.
1.
Select: Program>Setup>Direct Connect Settings.
2.
Select the correct port number and baud rate. Protocol must be Binary (default). The baud
3.
rate should match the NX-586E. Default is 9600. Click OK.
Select the account to use.
4.
Select: Download>Write Panel Data To 586.
5.
You will be warned this could overwrite user codes (if they were changed by the user).
6.
Select the location in the NX-586E where the data will be stored.
7.
Note: This will overwrite the existing data without further prompting.
A screen will appear indicating that the data is being sent. When this screen disappears,
8.
the process is complete.

Reading data from the NX-586E to the DL900 software

Note: In the next steps, COM and POS can be connected to any 12 VDC source, and DATA does not need to be
connected.
Start the DL900 upload/download software.
1.
Select: Program>Setup>Direct Connect Settings.
2.
Select the correct port number and baud rate. Protocol must be Binary (default). The baud
3.
rate should match the NX-586E. Default is 9600. Click OK.
Select the account to use.
4.
Select: Download>Read Panel Data From 586.
5.
Select the location in the NX586E from which the data will be retrieved.
6.
A screen will appear indicating that the data is being read. When this screen disappears,
7.
the process is complete.

Location programming for the NX-586E

The only location used on the NX-586E is location 0. The seven segments have the following
functions and meaning:
Table 39.
Segment 1 Used to set the task to perform (read or write) and display the result of the task requested.
0 = Idle condition
1 = Read panel configuration into a file
2 = Write a file's configuration into the panel
10 = Working
11 = Invalid command; installer entered a value other than 1 or 2
12 = Invalid file number; installer entered a file number other than 1-4
13 = Incorrect panel type; the panel and file types do not match
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