INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
MODEL IRS232A
‘ADVANCED’ IR TO RS232 MODULE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Title
Page
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................. 3
FEATURES AND SPECIFICATION ..................................................................................................................... 3
COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS (minimum).......................................................................................................... 3
INCLUDED HARDWARE & SOFTWARE ITEMS ................................................................................................. 3
HARDWARE CONNECTIONS............................................................................................................................. 3
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .............................................................................................................................. 3
STARTING DRAGON DROP-IR .......................................................................................................................... 4
SERIAL PORT SELECTION ................................................................................................................................ 4
PLANNING THE SYSTEM................................................................................................................................... 4
PROGRAMMING THE IRS232A .......................................................................................................................... 5
Select Base Unit............................................................................................................................................... 5
Verifying Com Port Communication (“Who Am I” Firmware Version Verification)............................................... 5
Configuring The IRS232A................................................................................................................................. 6
Changing The Code Group Manually With An RC68+ Programmer (Optional) .................................................. 7
Associating IR Trigger Commands With ASCII Strings...................................................................................... 7
Character Conversion Utility ............................................................................................................................. 8
Editing Command Strings................................................................................................................................. 8
Testing Commands From The IRS232A ........................................................................................................... 8
Transferring A Project To The Irs232a .............................................................................................................. 9
TEACHING RC68+ COMMANDS TO A HAND-HELD CONTROLLER OR KEYPAD FROM AN RC68+ ............. 10
TEACHING RC68+ COMMANDS TO A HAND-HELD CONTROLLER OR KEYPAD FROM DRAGON DROP-IR10
SAVING AND BACKING-UP FILES ................................................................................................................... 10
Automatic Save.............................................................................................................................................. 10
Save Project As.............................................................................................................................................. 10
Backing-Up Project Files ................................................................................................................................ 11
Using Backup Files......................................................................................................................................... 11
Backing-Up SmartPad and Palette Files ......................................................................................................... 11
TROUBLE SHOOTING...................................................................................................................................... 11
TABLE 1 - IRS232A CONNECTOR PINOUT INFORMATION ............................................................................ 12
TABLE 2 - DEFAULT SETTINGS....................................................................................................................... 12
