Working with Online Devices
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Virtual/Dynamic Devices
The bottom entry for devices under the Master in the online tree is the Dynamic/Virtual Devices folder (FIG. 218).
Note that each dynamic/virtual device uses a single port (Port 1).
Online Tree Context Menu
Right-click on any device or folder, or click the Display command button (in the Online Tree tab of the Workspace Bar)
to open the Online Tree context menu. See the Online Tree Context Menu section on page 222 for details.
Setting Online Tree Preferences
Options for setting Online Tree preferences are available via the Online Tree context menu (see page 140), and the
Online Tree - Zero-Config tab of the Preferences dialog (see Preferences dialog - Online Tree - Zero Config tab on
page 209).
Viewing Online Devices and Ports
If you are connected to a System with online devices, you can view the online devices, device properties, and device port
properties in the Online Tree:
1. In the Online Tree, click the Display command button and select Refresh Network Online Tree.
2. All devices currently connected to the Master are displayed in the Online Tree. The number of Masters in this
System, total number of devices online, and the total number of ports in the System are indicated in the (read-only)
Master(s), Devices and Ports fields a the bottom of this tab (FIG. 219).
• Found NDP
Devices:
A device is "Found" if the device has been bound to a NetLinx Master and is communicating
with that NetLinx Master. Found devices inherit the System Number of the NetLinx Master it is
"Found" by.
If the device has been configured with a valid Device Number, it will communicate with the
NetLinx Master as that Device Number. If it has not been configured with a valid Device
Number, it will request a Dynamic Device Number from the NetLinx Master and use the
Dynamic Device Number to communicate with the NetLinx Master.
FIG. 218
Master Controller Device Components - Dynamic/Virtual Devices
FIG. 219 Online Tree - total Master(s), Devices and Ports in the System
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