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Checklist
To use the files from the AMX Support Package and follow along with the examples you will need:
- A Windows desktop or laptop with an Ethernet port and the latest Rane Halogen (1.1.0 or higher) and AMX NetLinx Studio and TPDesign software installed.
- An AMX NetLinx controller. The NI-700 is sufficient.
- An AMX Modero NXT-CV7 touch panel. Alternatively, you could create a new TPDesign project targeting a different touch panel model and copy the example over.
- An Ethernet switch and cables for the PC, controller and touch panel.
Although you ultimately connect a HAL to your control system, all of the integration and testing can be accomplished without a HAL.
This guide assumes that the reader has had some exposure to AMX programming and is able to navigate the AMX software. A typical workflow for developing an AMX application is:
- Define constants for devices, buttons and levels in NetLinx Studio.
- Code event handlers and feedback statements in NetLinx Studio.
- Compile the program and transfer it to your controller.
- Draw a custom touch panel user interface in TPDesign.
- Assign device channel numbers from the program to buttons and sliders in the user interface.
- Compile the user interface and transfer it to your touch panel[s].
Once your application is running, you can use NetLinx Studio’s debugger to set breakpoints, watch variables and step through your program.
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