NV96xxV NV9000 Virtual Control Panels Windows Setup Guide UG0020-05 31 Aug 2012 www.miranda.
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Virtual Control Panels This document tells you how to install and set up virtual control panels on computers running Windows. Introduction Miranda’s virtual panels are software control panels (a.k.a. GUIs) for NV9000 router control systems. A virtual panel runs on a computer connected to your NV9000’s house network or to your NV9000 router/panel network.
Virtual Control Panels Introduction NV9640V NV9640 NV9641V NV9641 NV9642V NV9642 NV9647V — NV9654V NV9654 Virtual panels use the same configurations as the corresponding physical panels. Using a virtual control is the same as using the matching physical control panel except for a few minor points. Physical panels have tactile pushbuttons. Some physical panels have displays; others have GPIO buttons at the rear of the panel.
NV96xx Virtual Panels Windows Setup Guide This document discusses a few configuration issues. If you want to understand panel configuration refer to the NV9000-SE Utilities User’s Guide or its help files, or to the NV9000 User’s Guide and its associated control panel user’s guides. Requirements Virtual panels run under Macintosh and Windows, subject to the following constraints: • Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or Windows 7. • Mac OS X, version 10.4.x or newer, with JRE (Java runtime environment) 1.6.
Virtual Control Panels Installation Double-click the installation program and wait a few seconds while it loads. Then you will see its initial screen: Click ‘Cancel’ if you wish to quit; click ‘Next’ to proceed. If you have a previous version of the virtual panel, you will be asked for permission to uninstall it: Respond ‘Yes’ if you want to proceed with your installation. The next screen allows you to specify where to install the software: We recommend that you use the default installation folder.
NV96xx Virtual Panels Windows Setup Guide The next screen summarizes your choices so that you can make changes if necessary: Click ‘Cancel’ if you wish to quit; click ‘Back’ if you want to go back to the previous screen. Click ‘Install’ to start the actual installation. The next screen is a progress indicator: The installation does not take long. The final screen appears indicating that installation is complete: If the installation fails, call Tech Support.
Virtual Control Panels Installation C:\Program Files\NVISION\‹panelname›\‹panelname›.exe The default path in the start menu Start > Programs > NVision > ‹panelname› The installer places a shortcut to your virtual panel on your desktop. Initial Setup At some time after you install the virtual panel, and before it becomes operational, you must perform a brief setup.
NV96xx Virtual Panels Windows Setup Guide In general, a “local port” value of 0 will be suitable. If, after setting up your virtual panel, it fails to function (because of firewall or security protection), set the local port to a non-zero value, corresponding to an enabled port on your firewall. Multiple panels need distinct local port numbers. (A zero value tells the operating system to use the next available port.) S The term “host” refers to the active system controller.
Virtual Control Panels Usage NV9000-SE Utilities knows nothing about “virtual panels.” Virtual panels can be considered “virtual hardware panels” and to create a configuration for a virtual panel in NV9000-SE Utilities, you create a hardware panel configuration of matching type. For example, go to “HW panels” and create an NV9616 panel configuration to use with an NV9616V virtual panel. A panel configuration consists of a configuration file (with a suffix such as .601, .640, etc.) and a .legends file.
NV96xx Virtual Panels Windows Setup Guide Differences between virtual panels and hardware panels 1 Virtual panels have no GPIOs. GPIO configurations apply to the NV9605, NV9640, and NV9641 hardware panels and are ignored by the virtual panels. 2 Virtual panel buttons are relegendable. Buttons on some physical panels have fixed legends (plastic button inserts). (The NV9616, NV9640, NV9641, and NV9642 physical panels do have relegendable buttons.
Virtual Control Panels Usage In most case, you will find .legends files in the following folder in the NV9000 system controller (and not on your PC): C:\NVision\envy\usersys\live\ (A .legends file provides the fixed button text for the panel configuration.) Set Font Size... Use this command to select the text size for your virtual panel. The command presents a dialog having these choices: The panel retains its selected font size from session to session.
NV96xx Virtual Panels Windows Setup Guide Connect Use this command to connect a virtual panel to the router control system. Disconnect Use this command to disconnect a virtual panel from the router control system. About Use this command to obtain the current software revision data: It is especially important to know this information when you are placing calls to technical support. Exit Use this command to close the virtual panel application. It is automatically disconnected.
Virtual Control Panels Notes This is an example of such an exchange: Hints Multiple Instances of the Same Virtual Panel Every instance starts with the last saved .INI file for that virtual panel type. (There is one and only one .INI file for any application program.) Resizing the Panel that is Displayed with No Frame When the panel has no frame, dragging the lower right corner works, but does not provide any feedback until you release the cursor. Then the frame displays at its new size.
NV96xx Virtual Panels Windows Setup Guide Caveat about Reconfiguration If you reconfigure a virtual panel while it is on-line, you might see button text that does not conform to the new configuration. Therefore, after you reconfigure a virtual panel, open its context menu, choose ‘Set Parameters’ and click ‘OK’. Doing this forces an update of the button text. IP Addresses When you are viewing control panels in your system (using NV9000-SE Utilities), active virtual panels appear in the list.
Virtual Control Panels Notes Upgrading Old Virtual Panels If you install a new virtual panel, it will not work properly with the .INI file of an old virtual panel. There are 3 ways to solve this problem. • Use the Windows ‘Add or Remove Programs’ command to remove the old virtual panel software entirely before installing the new software. • Delete the .INI file from the old virtual software folder. The new virtual panel will initialize properly if there is no old .INI file.
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