User Guide

Understanding the Report File
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esign XPress Installer’s Guide
Understanding the Report File
The report file (report.html) automatically generated by Design XPress should be used as a step-by-
step guide to installing the system. The report is broken down into the following five sections:
 Installation Instructions
 Device Addressing
 Wiring/Connections
 General Information
 AMX Recommended Equipment List
Device Addressing
This section defines the device IDs of all the devices defined by Design XPress. The devices listed
in this section must be set to the given device IDs. If this is not done the system will not behave
properly. This section is divided up by device type: touch panels, DMS keypads, SB2 keypads, door
phones, amplifiers, and miscellaneous. The report will detail which room each device is in and
what its device ID must be set to. For example:
Keypad 1 is located in Kitchen, NetLinx address 10001:1:0
Most devices will need to have their device IDs set using NetLinx Studio. The exceptions to this are
the touch panels.
For G3 panels, device IDs must be set from the setup screen on the panel itself. Make sure when the
device ID is set that the number of devices used on the touch panel is also set. Design XPress uses 4
devices on each touch panel. So, if the touch panel is set to use device ID 128 with 4 devices used,
that panel will actually occupy device IDs 128, 129, 130, and 131.
This does not apply to G4 panels, since their device address is set by the TPD4 file.
Wiring/Connections
This section details the locations where all of the cables will connect. It will define the connections
for all of the AMX equipment as well as the audio source equipment, IR ports, and any other
connection that must be made. Examples:
Touch Panel 1 (Study) is connected to video switcher output 1
Mom's CD is connected to NetLinx using IR port 2, IR pulse time 3/10 second
Tuner is connected to audio switcher input 1
DMS keypad 2 (Dining) connects to Mic Hub 1, PHASTlink Port 2
Mic Hub 1, line out 1 connects to audio switcher mono input 16L
Go through this section of the report one item at a time and perform each connection. Use this
section as a list of connections to make and check them off as you go.
General Information
This section of the report details the user interface file names for each touch panel and DMS
keypad, which files need to be transferred to the master, which group each audio zone is in, the
locations of each device, lighting scene addresses, file names of the generated NetLinx software,
etc.