User Guide
Configuring Communication
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NXP-TPI/4 NetLinx Touch Panel Interface
5. Do not alter the Master Port Number value (this is the default value used by NetLinx).
6. Enter a username and password (into their respective fields) if the target Master has been previously
secured.
7. Press the Back button to open the Protected Setup page.
8. Press the on-screen Reboot button to both save any changes and restart the TPI/4.
Master Connection section - NetLinx Master Ethernet IP Address - Listen Mode
In this mode, you must add the TPI/4 IP Address into the URL List of the Master (using NetLinx
Studio). This mode sets the TPI/4 to "listen" for broadcasts from the Master (using the TPI/4’s IP from
its URL list).
1. Obtain either a Static IP for the TPI/4 (from your System Administrator) or a DHCP Address from
the IP Settings of the System Connection page.
The DHCP/Static field (in the IP Settings section of the System Connection page) must be set
to DHCP to get Dynamic IP information for the TPI/4.
Press the on-screen Reboot button (from the Protected Setup page) to both save any changes
and restart the TPI/4.
After power-up, press the front panel SETUP button to access the Setup page.
Navigate to the Setup > Protected Setup > System Connection page and note the newly
obtained Dynamic IP Address information from the IP Settings section. This information is
then entered into the URL List for the connected NetLinx Master.
2. Toggle the ICSNET/Ethernet field until Ethernet is selected (from the Master Connection section of
the System Connection page).
3. Press the Mode field (to set the connection Mode) until the choice cycles to the word Listen.
4. Enter a username and password (into their respective fields) if the target Master has been previously
secured.
5. Select the OnLine Tree tab from the Workspace window.
6. Select Diagnostics > URL Listing from the Main menu (FIG. 27).
7. Enter the System and Device number for the specific Master associated with your TPI/4
(as seen in the Online Tree tab).
8. Click Add and enter the IP Address of the TPI/4 into the Add URL dialog box.
9. Click OK to enter your IP Address and add it to the list.
10. Click Done once you are finished adding your TPI/4 information to the list.
FIG. 27 URL List dialog
System Address
reflects the value
set in the Device
Addressing tab
Used to obtain an
existing URL
Used to set the
URL List
List from Master
on Master