Introduction
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DXP-PRO v1.1 - Programmer’s Guide
Introduction
Design XPress - Professional (DXP-PRO)™ is a software package developed to assist AMX
dealers in quickly designing, installing, and programming a control system. The type of control
system created using DXP-PRO allows the selection and control of audio/video sources,
audio/video switchers, display devices, room lighting, and audio/video conference equipment
(among other functions).
DXP-PRO allows control from AMX's CV6 (6" wired touch panel), CA10, CV10 (10.4" wired
touch panels), as well as the entire line of Modero (G4) touch panels (refer to the
Supported Touch
Panels
section on page 5). A wizard-based graphic user interface (GUI) helps a dealer quickly step
through the process of entering information specific to the system being created.
The DXP-PRO Project Wizard also allows you to specify the type of NetLinx Master Controller
used to control the system. DXP-PRO supports NetLinx Integrated Controllers such as: NI-700,
NI-2000, NI-3000, NI-4000, and the NXI equipped with an NXC-ME260/64 Master card. The
wizard only allows you to choose a NetLinx Master that is able to accommodate the devices and
functions specified within your project.
Once the steps outlined in the wizard are completed, it automatically generates all NetLinx program
files, touch panel files, and a comprehensive report file for the system. While these
auto-generated program files can be used as-is, they can also be modified using NetLinx Studio™
and TPDesign4. These applications allow you to customize the NetLinx code and touch panel files
to accommodate specific client desires as well as those unique requirements always found in
custom installations.
This manual will take you through the steps required to generate a system using the DXP-PRO
wizard.
New Features available within version 1.1
Enhanced Automation
This new feature is added as a selectable option within the
Touch Panel Interfaces
dialog
page. Enhanced Automation allows you to exclude specific buttons from the Navigation
menu, such as Display, Lights, Macros, and Relay buttons. It also allows you to
customize the DXP-PRO generated touch panel file information by copying buttons from
the underlying pages and providing that functionality onto the current page.
De-selecting these (
Display, Lights, Macros, and Relay
) radio boxes specifies which
buttons will be excluded from the output touch panel pages (within the project file) for
the chosen touch panel.
You can have multiple instances of DXP-PRO generated projects open in NetLinx
Studio at any time.