Echelon NodeBuilder FX - Manual (Page 94)

80 Creating and Using Device Templates
Settings Opens the NodeBuilder Project Properties dialog with the Project
tab selected. The Project tab displays the project settings.
Properties Displays file properties of the NodeBuilder project file (.NbPrj
extension). The properties include the file name, location, size, and
the dates on which the file was created, last modified, and last
accessed.
The Project folder may also contain the following three folders: Device Templates, Devices, and
Hardware Templates.
• The Device Templates folder contains all of the device templates that have been created in this
NodeBuilder project. See Creating Device Templates in Chapter 5 for more information on device
templates.
• The Devices folder contains a list all devices in LonMaker drawings that have been associated
with device templates in this NodeBuilder project. See Building an Application Image in Chapter
8 for more information. Note that the Devices folder will not appear if the NodeBuilder project is
not associated with a LonMaker network.
• The Hardware Templates folder contains a list of the hardware templates available in this
NodeBuilder project. See Using Hardware Templates in Chapter 5 for more information on
hardware templates.
Creating a NodeBuilder Project
To create a NodeBuilder project, you must first start the NodeBuilder Project Manager. You can start
the NodeBuilder Project Manager from the LonMaker tool, or you can start it standalone 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.