AMX NetLinx Master-Ethernet Card/Module NXC-ME260, Programming Manual

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WebConsole - System Options
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Refresh List : Click this button to regenerate the device listing by looking for broadcasting
devices. This causes the Master to send out a message asking devices to resend their NDP
device announcements. The list is then updated as those devices send back their
announcements to the Master.
The information displayed can not only include Masters and devices on this system but
Masters and devices on other systems as well. By default, the target Master always appears in
the list.
Clear List : Click this button causes the entries to be temporarily deleted from the page, either
until you refresh the list (using the Refresh List button), or until the Master begins to detect
any multi-cast transmissions from System Devices.
NetLinx Device Details (Cont.)
Column Description
Status:
Indicates the Master or device state:
•
This Master : Indicates its the target Master currently being used and being browsed to. Its
this Master’s web pages which are currently being viewed.
• Orphan : Indicates that the device is currently not yet “bound” or assigned to communicate
with a particular Master. This state shows an adjacent Bind button which is used to bind the
device to the Master whose web pages are currently being viewed.
• Searching : Indicates that the device is trying to establish communication with it's
associated Master.
• Bound : Indicates that the device has established communication with it's associated
Master. This state shows an adjacent Unbind button which is used to release/disassociate
the device from communicating with its current Master.
• Lost : Indicates that the device has tried to establish communication with it's associated or
“bound” Master, but was after a period of time, unable to establish communication.
Due to system delays, message collisions, and multicast routing, not all devices may
respond immediately.