Overview

NetLinx Studio supports asynchronous communications (send and receive to and from the bus on all available communications ports simultaneously). You can send and receive NetLinx Source Code files to and from the Master Controller or bus device.

    • NetLinx Source Code files (.AXS) can be sent to the Master Controller, or other control devices on the bus. Source code files must be successfully compiled before they can be sent.
    • Touch Panel UI files created in TPDesign4 (.tp4) or TPDesign5 (.tp5) are sent to the Master, either serially or over TCP/IP. G4 and G5 panels are connected to the Masters via TCP/IP and cannot be sent over AxLink. You can choose to include buttons and pages only, or include fonts, bitmaps and/or icons in the transfer.
    • IR library files (.irl/.irv) are sent to IR-controlled devices on the bus, or directly to a System device (i.e. Touch Panels).
    • NetLinx Studio only transfers TP4 files to G4 devices and TP5 files to G5 devices that have matching device types and resolutions. For example, this feature would prevent you from accidentally transferring an R-4 Remote type TP4 file to a MVP touch panel.
    • The File Transfer dialog (Tools > File Transfer) provides an easy to understand approach to file transfer while still providing a high level of flexibility.
    • The Virtual NetLinx Master option allows you to transfer files directly to G4 and G5 devices without the need for an intermediate NetLinx Master.

USB Transfers

NetLinx Studio supports file transfers to several G4 touch panels via USB connection, for situations where the target panel is not connected to a NetLinx Master. In this situation, you will use a USB connector on your PC to connect directly to the panel, using your PC as a Virtual NetLinx Master. When you select Virtual NetLinx Master as the Transport Connection Type (in the Communications Settings dialog, you can perform direct transfers to a touch panel via either TCP/IP or USB connection. See

Transferring Files Using a Virtual NetLinx Master USB Connection on page 156.

NOTE: USB transfers require that you configure the Master Connection setting on the panel itself to USB prior to attempting a USB transfer. See the

Configuring the Touch Panel for Virtual NetLinx Master USB Transfers section on page 155

for more information.

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