Articles in category (Netlinx)
Inc and Dec Time
16 August 2010 > 0 comments
Here is an easy to implement NetLinx function that will increment and decrement a time variable by a +/- seconds offset. It limits you to 24 hours and is pretty self-explanatory.
Hope you can find value in it and remember how easy this is in AMX!
>>read moreStandard IP Setup
17 April 2010 > 0 comments
I’d like to point out the benefits of a “standardized IP setup” for an AMX control systems. This way, I’ll deliver AMX workspaces with the correct IP assignment and mappings so that it is easier to load. It will also be easier to connect laptops to the system. My suggestions below account for scalability and are typical for a commercial project where the control system network is isolated from the customer’s IP network.
>>read moreFancy Power Feedback
30 July 2009 > 0 comments
Here are a couple of fancy feedback statements for projector on and off buttons…
>>read moreIF(dvDEV.PORT)
30 July 2009 > 0 comments
I’m running into more and more IP controlled devices in the AMX world of control. I have gotten into a habit of checking if a DEV variable has a value with IF(dvDEV) and it has worked all these year…
>>read moreTandberg MXP with TVS
07 July 2009 > 0 comments
I had recently programmed an AMX control system that controlled a Tandberg 6000MXP codec that utilized an external camera switcher, the Tandberg TVS. It took some time to make it work and here is what I learned.
>>read morePanel Tweet - Here it is
06 April 2009 > 3 comments
A month ago, I teased about our very first product, Panel Tweet. Today I’m happy to announce it’s arrival. You can find it here on our new products page….
>>read moreSEND_STRING 0
29 December 2008 > 0 comments
I do a lot of run-time debugging with SEND_STRING 0,”‘Some Message’”. Normally the messages are short and sweet and all is good in NetLinx. When the messages get larger, NetLinx starts to push back and you don’t get what you expect. The master sends you an indicator that something is wrong:…
>>read moreNetlinx connectivity
04 November 2008 > 0 comments
Many times in a corporate setting, it is necessary to merge the isolated A/V control network into the corporate network of the customer. This post is a step by step list to help you make the correct assignments as well as enlighten you to the complexity that it can take on.
>>read moreGUI Module Integration
31 October 2008 > 0 comments
GUI module development is often over-looked during the development phase. It is not merely a mechanism to write some test code for the comm module. On the contrary, it can be more important than the comm module. If the GUI fails to be intuitive, than it brings down the entire system.
>>read moreModules, play nice
31 October 2008 > 0 comments
What do I mean by play nice? It is simply the fact that modules must be developed with a consideration of integration with a larger system full of multiplicity and complexity.
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