You can also create copies of hardware devices by dragging Device Icons from the Found
Devices tab into the Design tab. This operation is covered in more detail under Edit
Operations.
To rename the design:
1. In the Design tab,
<CLICK> the device you wish to rename.
2. Either
<R+CLICK> on the Device Icon, or select Rename from the Edit or R-click
popup menu. Because designs do not control hardware, there is no need to go online or
login as with renaming hardware devices from the Found Devices tab.
3. Type a name in the Rename Device dialog, and
<CLICK> OK.
Site Files
Description
DX Navigator allows you to save the entire contents of the Design tab to a file on your
computer’s hard drive. By saving designs into Site Files, users can archive the settings of one
or many DX series hardware devices to a single file on disk. Conversely, by allowing you to
work offline, users can setup or reconfigure or and entire DX system without having to be on
site or have hardware connected.
Site Files store every device design parameter setting (see Device Designs
) for an unlimited
number of designs present in the Devices tab. They can be created, saved, and opened
without affecting the operation of online hardware devices. Like Device Names, Site File
names are reflected in the Title Bar of the Main Window. Site Files have the extension ‘.DXN’
and can be saved to any directory on disk.
Menu Commands
The Site File commands are located under the File menu in the Main Window.
• New Clears the contents of the Design tab and creates a new Site File.
Launching DX Navigator creates a new Site File by default.
• Open Opens the selected Site File, replacing the current contents of the
Design tab with the contents of the Site File.
• Save Stores the current contents of the Design tab to the named Site
File. Saving a new, untitled Site File opens the Save As dialog
and prompts you to name the new file.
• Save As Stores the current contents of the Design tab to a Site File with a
prompt to rename the file. The Main Window Title Bar changes to
reflect the new name.
• Recent File At the bottom of the File menu is s list of the four most recently
opened Site Files. Selecting any listed Site File opens the file.
Edit Operations
Description
DX Navigator allows you to copy Device Window settings within and between the Design and
Found Device tabs using keyboard shortcuts (e.g.
CTRL+C for Copy, etc.) using commands
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