Echelon NodeBuilder FX - Manual (Page 92)

78 Creating and Using Device Templates
Introduction to the NodeBuilder Project Manager
A NodeBuilder project collects all the information about a set of devices that you are developing. You
will create, manage, and use NodeBuilder projects from the NodeBuilder Project Manager. The
project manager provides an integrated view of your entire project and provides the tools you will use
to define and build your project.
To create a NodeBuilder project, you start the NodeBuilder Project Manager from the LonMaker tool
(recommended) or directly from the NodeBuilder program folder. You will typically start the project
manager from the LonMaker tool because it simplifies the process of associating the NodeBuilder
project with the LonMaker network.
You can use the same NodeBuilder project with multiple LonMaker networks, and you can use a
LonMaker network with multiple NodeBuilder projects; however, you can only use a LonMaker
network with one NodeBuilder project at a time.
The NodeBuilder Project Manager initially contains three panes: the Project pane (left), the Edit pane
(right), and the Results pane (bottom). These panes can all be moved and resized, and the Project and
Results panes can be closed; however, the NodeBuilder Project Manager displays all the three panes by
default.
The following table describes the three panes in the NodeBuilder Project Manager:
Pane Description
Project Provides a hierarchical view of all the components in the NodeBuilder
project. The Project pane lets you browse the files used in the
NodeBuilder Project. See the following section for further description
of the Project pane.