Interlogix NX-588E - Manual (Page 2)

2 NX-588E USB Flash Programmer Installation Instructions
8. Click OK, and then click Next.
9. A screen appears indicating that the driver has not passed
a Windows certification test. Select Continue anyway.
10. Click Finis h.
Programming your NX-588E
Program your NX-588E so the settings you choose in the
DL900 software download onto your NX-588E and onto the
control panel. You can do this directly from your PC or first to
your NX-588E and then on to your control panel.
Using the DL900 software to connect to your panel
To directly download a configured template to the control
panel, use the NX-588 as an interface by doing the following:
1. Connect the NX- 588E to the PC’s USB port.
2. Connect the cable, from the NX-588E to a NetworX panel
using alligator clips:
• Red to POS
• Black to COM
• Green to DATA
3. Start the DL900 download software.
4. Select the account to use.
5. Select Download/Direct connect. You can also use the tool
bar or the F11 key.
Note: DL900 software version 2.20 or newer autodetects
the NX-588E.
6. A DL900 window displays when the NX-588E is detected.
If you don’t want the window to display in the future select
the Do not show this screen again option and click OK.
7. Download as normal.
Writing DL900 files to the NX-588E
To write data from the DL900 to the NX-588E, do the following:
1. Connect the NX- 588E to the PC’s USB port.
2. Start the DL900 download software.
3. Select Download/Write panel data to 586/588. The system
warns you that this will overwrite user codes (if you have
changed them).
4. A DL900 window displays indicating NX-588E detection. If
you don’t want the window to display in the future select
the Do not show this screen again option and click OK.
5. Select the location in the NX-588E where you want the
data stored. This overwrites the existing data and does not
prompt you in the future.
A screen prompts you that the data is being read. The process
is complete when this screen closes.
Note: Programming information for the modules is not read or
written to or from the NX-588E.
Reading data from the NX-588E to the DL900
To read data from the NX-588E to the DL900, do the following:
1. Connect the NX- 588E to the PC’s USB port.
2. Select Download/Read panel data from 586/588 to start
the DL900 download software.
3. A DL900 window displays indicating NX-588E detection. If
you don’t want the window to display in the future select
the Do not show this screen again option and click OK.
4. Select the location, in the NX-588E, where you want to
retrieve data from.
A screen prompts you that the data is being read. The process
is complete when this screen closes.
Note: Programming information for the modules is not read or
written to or from the NX-588E.
Uploading a configuration file to the alarm panel
To upload a configuration file directly from the NX-588E to the
panel, without a computer, do the following:
1. Attach the cable to the proper terminals on the NX panel
using three alligator clips. See “Using the DL900 software
to connect to your panel
” above.
2. If you have a keypad installed in partition 8, keypad 8, you
must remove it during this operation.
3. Enter *, 8 on a partition 1 keypad.
4. Enter the 4- or 6-digit program code. (Default is 9713.)
5. Enter 2, 5, 5, # when prompted for the device number.
6. Enter 0, # when prompted for the location. See Table 1
below for a complete list of tasks and results.
7. To read (store the NX panel configuration into a file on the
NX-588E), do the following:
• Enter 1, *.
• Enter the number of the file (1 to 4) in which you wish to
save it.
• Enter *, #.
Table 1: Segm ent 1 tasks and results
Tas
k Result
0 Idle condition.