AMX NXD-500i manual Prepare NetLinx Studio for communication via the USB port

Upgrading Modero Firmware

6.Press the on-screen panel’s connection USB connector.

Reboot button to save any changes and restart the panel. Remember that the type must be set to USB prior to rebooting the panel and prior to inserting the

7.ONLY AFTER the unit displays the first panel page should the mini-USB connector THEN be inserted 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, indicated by a green System Connection icon.

If a few minutes have gone by and the System Connection icon still does not turn green, complete the procedures in the following section to set up the Virtual Master and refresh the System from the Online Tree. This action sends out a request to the panel to respond and completes the communication, turning the System Connection icon green.

8.Navigate back to the System Connection page.

Step 2: Prepare NetLinx Studio for communication via the USB port

1.Launch NetLinx Studio 2.x (default location is Start > Programs > AMX Control Disc > NetLinx Studio 2 > NetLinx Studio 2).

2.Select Settings > Master Communication Settings from the Main menu to open the Master Communication Settings dialog (FIG. 32).

IP Address of computer

(not needed as this is a direct USB connection)

FIG. 32 Assigning Communication Settings for a Virtual Master

3.Click the Communications Settings button to open the Communications Settings dialog.

4.Click on the NetLinx Master radio button from the Platform Selection section to work as a NetLinx Master.

5.Click on the Virtual Master radio box from the Transport Connection Option section to configure the PC to communicate directly with a panel. Everything else, such as the Authentication, is greyed- out because the communication is not going through the Master’s UI.

6.Click the Edit Settings button on the Communications Settings dialog to open the Virtual NetLinx Master Settings dialog (FIG. 32).

7.From within this dialog, enter the System number (default is 1).

8.Click OK three times to close the open dialogs, save the settings, and return to the main NetLinx Studio application.

9.Click the OnLine Tree tab in the Workspace window to view the devices on the Virtual System. The default System value is one.

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