Using the DXP-HT Project Wizard
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DXP-HT v1.3 - Programmer’s Guide
To modify the macro steps, click the
Edit
button at the bottom of this dialog.
Building the Project
Once you have gone through all of the configuration screens, it is time to build your project.
1.
Click the
Finish
button at the bottom of any screen. DXP-HT will ask you if you want to save
your project as the current revision or as a new revision.
New revisions will always be 1 greater than the highest revision for the project.
2.
Select the radio button (from the Select NetLinx Platform dialog) that corresponds to the
NetLinx Master being used to control this system
Select the type of NetLinx Master Controller that will be used from the available choices
(
NI-700
,
NI-2000
,
NI-3000
,
NI-4000
and
NXC-ME260/64
).
Enter the IP Address of the target NetLinx Master and click OK. Although the IP Address
is not necessary to finish the project, this information is required by NetLinx Studio(v2.x
or higher) when uploading the project to the target Master.
Once you have made your selection, DXP-HT compiles all of the data from the wizard and
builds the NetLinx Program and touch panel files.
After having successfully completed; the program prompts to automatically view the report file
(in HTML format) and/or open the completed project within NetLinx Studio.
3.
Place a checkmark adjacent to your choices and click OK to continue.
Your project files will be located in the Design XPress - Home Theater directory under the
folder projects. Typically the installed directory will be:
<drive:>\Program Files\AMX Control Disc\Design XPress Home Theater
We recommend that you view and print the project HTML report from within the web browser.
This report gives you information vital to properly installing the project. This report is saved in
the Projects folder of Design XPress - Home Theater.
The APW workspace file is then displayed within the Workspace tab in NetLinx Studio.
Located below the project is a User Interface folder that contains the TPD4 panel files that
were previously selected and created within the Touch Panel Interface dialog.
4.
Click the
Build Active System
icon from the area just below the Main menu. This action starts
the NetLinx compilation of the Main.AXS file into the following directory:
<drive:>\Program Files\AMX Control Disc\Design XPress Home Theater
5.
Save the workspace file by navigating to the Main menu within NetLinx Studio and selecting
File > Save Workspace as
.
6.
Click
Save
from the Save Workspace dialog.
Some of these options may be disabled, based on the specifications and
requirements of the Project. If the project calls for more ports than the NI-700
provides (2 Serial and 1 IR), it is not selectable as a system controller from the Select
NetLinx Platform dialog.
