Using the DXP-PRO Wizard
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DXP-PRO v1.1 - Programmer’s Guide
Adding a New System Macro to the Project
1.
Click the
Add
button to open the
Macro Steps
dialog.
2.
Enter a name for the new macro in the
Macro Name
text field.
3.
Click the
Apply
button to access the other macro steps tabs (
Delay
,
Device Function
,
Routing,
Lighting Presets
,
Channel Presets
,
Relays
, and
Custom
).
4.
Select the tab associated with the first step in your macro. For example you might want to turn
on the receiver as the first step in the macro. In this case, select the
Device Function
tab, and
select
Projector
from the
Device
drop-down list.
Depending on the tab selected, and the device, preset or function selected within that tab, a
second set of options may become available. In the case of a projector, the additional options
include Serial (
RS-232)
commands and
Video Inputs
. If you had selected a CD player, the
additional options would include IR Commands and Functions.
Use these additional options to specify which function you want to include in this step of the
macro. To return to the Projector example, you could select
Power On
from the
RS232
Commands
drop-down list, to specify that the projector should turn on as the first step in this
macro.
5.
Generally, when creating macros, you should insert a delay between each step (open the
Delay
tab, adjust the delay time if necessary (in 1/10-second increments), and click
OK
).
6.
When you've added all the desired steps to the new macro, click the
OK
button.
Using the Macro Steps for... dialog for System Macros
Refer to the
Editing an existing Macro within the Project
section on page 62 and
Using the Macro
Steps for....dialog to edit the macro steps
section on page 63 for information on using the
Macro
Steps for
dialog to edit and make changes to Macro steps.
Editing Your Project
Any modifications you need to make to your project should be done through the Design XPress -
Professional Project wizard. Remember that any changes to the IR file, either selecting a different
file or remapping functions, may affect other screens on the wizard.
All custom additions to the generated system need to be made to the Custom.axi include file. AMX
does not recommend making modifications to Main.axi or any other Include file.
Creating an Existing Design XPress - Professional Project
There are three ways to create a new Design XPress - Professional (DXP-PRO) project file. All
three methods work the same way; they each launch the Design XPress - Professional Project
Wizard, which steps you through the process of designing and configuring a DXP-PRO system:
Click the
Create New Project
button on the Main Screen.
Select
File > New
.
To see a good example of how a typical macro is structured, open the macro
included in the sample project (select the "Pan" macro from the Macros list and click
the
Edit
command button).
