Getting started with MAX

m.quinti

Dear all,

I am getting started with the MAX products, specifically the MMS-04S.
I need to accomplish a complete automation with moderos.
I found in the website the MAX4Plus Show for TPDesign4. Ok, but and the Netlinx programming?
How do I do that, working with the MMS-04S?

I had read an old answer in this forum which says something about to install the " UI module in your NetLinx master", what that means?

Someone can help me?

Thank you veru much

DHawthorne

Search devices on the Inconcert section for MAX. Pick a model - they all have the same module file named amx_max4plus_comm_rev1_65.zip . You will find everything you need in there. The communications protocols are the same, only the server capacity changes between them.

John Gonzales

To add a little more on the basics of it, there are three total files that you'll need to use... the UI module, the comm module, and the AMX_MAX4Plus_Main.axs file. When you download the .zip file that Dave mentioned you'll see all three of those. Open up the xxx_main.axs file, and you can cut and paste the code from that file into your main program. You'll need to change the line (lines 1403 - 1405 in the _main.axs file) that says:

// PARAMETER TO PASS TO THE COMM MODULE
CHAR strIP_ADDRESS[20] = '192.168.xxx.xxx'   // To use IP control, set to IP address of MAX
		    // This variable is not volatile, so a different IP will survive reboot

with the correct IP address of your Max server.

Also make sure in line 1429 where you define the UI module, that you use your correct variable for the touchpanel that you defined under DEFINE_DEVICES | (*REAL TP's*) . Besides that, cut and paste the appropriate pages into your touchpanel file and you should be good to go.

Hope it's not too basic of an answer, but just wanted to cover the "install the 'UI module in your NetLinx master', what that means?" part of the question.



--John