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Device Options
The Device category contains the following options.
Device Options
XIF Search Path Specifies the path that the LonMaker tool uses to search for device
interface (XIF) files. You can enter multiple directories by
separating them with semicolons.
Scope: All networks, current LonMaker computer
NXE/APB Search Path Specifies the path that the LonMaker tool uses to search for device
application files (.NXE and .APB extensions). You can enter
multiple directories by separating them with semicolons.
Scope: All networks, current LonMaker computer
Enable Automatic
Channel Selection Automatically assigns the appropriate channel to a new device
shape, thereby skipping the Device Wizard. This option is cleared
by default.
The device shape must contain both the definition of the device
template that will be used and the channel type information. This
feature will therefore not work for the Device shape in the
LonMaker Basic Shapes stencil. To accelerate network design,
create custom device master shapes for each of the device types that
you typically use.
The order of the criteria used by the LonMaker tool to select the
appropriate channel is as follows: (1) closest qualified channel to
device shape where the channel is within 1 ½ times the width of the
device shape; (2) most recently used or created channel; and (3)
other available defined channels. If no channel can be selected using