Specifications
Configuration and Firmware Update
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NI Connection and Firmware Updating
6. Click Reboot (from the Tools > Reboot the Master Controller dialog) and wait for the System
Master to reboot. The STATUS and OUTPUT LEDs should begin to alternately blink during
the incorporation. Wait until the STATUS LED is the only LED to blink.
7. Press Done once until the Master Reboot Status field reads *Reboot of System Complete*.
8. Click the OnLine Tree tab in the Workspace window to view the devices on the System.
The default System value is one (1).
9. Right-click the associated System number (or anywhere within the tab itself) and select
Refresh System. This establishes a new connection to the specified System and populates the
list with devices on that system.
10. Use Ctrl+S to save your existing NetLinx Project with the new changes.
Recommended NetLinx Device numbers
Using the ID Button to Change the Controller’s Device Value
1. Access the Device Addressing dialog (FIG. 35) by selecting Diagnostics > Device Addressing
from the Main menu.
If the Master does not appear in the Workspace window, make sure that the Master’s
System Number (from within the Device Addressing tab) is correctly assigned. If
there is a problem, use a system value of zero (0) on the Master.
• 1 - 255 • Axcess Devices use Axcess standards
• 301 - 3072 • NetLinx CardFrames start at frame number 25 - (frame# * 12) + Card #
• 5001 - 5999 • ICSNet NetLinx devices: NXI, NXM-COM2, NXM-IRS4, etc.
• 6001 - 6999 • ICSNet Landmark devices: PLH-VS8, PLH-AS16, PLB-AS16
• 7001 - 7999 • InConcert Devices
• 8001 - 8999 • PCLink Device: PCLink devices are PC programs
• 10000 - 31999 • ICSNet Panels: DMS, IMS, and future panels
• 33001 - 36863 • Virtual devices: these start at 33001
• 32001 - 32767 • Dynamic devices: the actual range used by Master
• 32768 - 36863 • Virtual devices: the actual range used by Master
FIG. 35 Device Addressing dialog (using the ID mode to set the NI Controller device value)
Enter the new Controller value
Assign the
new value to
the Controller
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