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Model RS232IR
© 2002 Xantech Corporation.
b) Scroll the list (if necessary) and click on the filename for each palette of the components to be controlled. (e.g.
pioneercd.pal, rcadss.pal, etc).
As each file name is selected, the palettes will appear side-by-side, left to right, with the filename in each title
bar.
NOTE 1:
The various palettes and window boxes can be moved and sized (except the virtual keypads) for
ease of use.
NOTE 2:
Each palette can be edited by clicking the Edit Palette bar or closed with the X button in the title bar.
PROGRAMMING IR COMMANDS AND SEQUENCES
Associating RS232 Commands with IR Control Codes
1. Select an ASCII string in the RS232 window. It will be highlighted in a blue background.
2. In the appropriate palette, click on the command to be associated to the selected ASCII string.
3. The code name (function/brand/component) for that ASCII string will appear in the Command List.
4. To remove a code from the command list, right click on the code, it will disappear, showing that it has been
erased.
5. Move the ‘Write/Protect’ switch on the RS232IR module to the ‘Write’ position.
6. From the File menu, select Base Unit Transfer. The project should be transferred to the RS232IR. If the
project does not transfer, check connections,
Figure 1
, and Com Port connection in ‘Preferences’. Try the
Base Unit Transfer again. The project should transfer.
7. Move the ‘Write/Protect’ switch to the ‘Protect’ position.
Programming Sequences
All buttons on the RS232IR can be programmed to send a single IR command or IR sequences of up to 40
commands.
1. Click the ASCII string to be programmed.
2. Open all palettes to be used in the sequence.
3. In the palettes, click on the commands in the order of the sequence to be sent.
4. The code names (function/brand/component) for that ASCII string will appear in the order selected in the command
list.
5. To remove a code from the command list, right click on the code, it will disappear, showing that it has been
erased.
Editing Sequences
1. The Command List can be edited by dragging and dropping any command on the list to any position on the
list. Left click/hold and drag the command to be moved. As you drag upward and you want the command
between two existing commands, drop it on the lower one. As you drag downward, drop it on the upper one.
2. You can delete any command on the list by Right Clicking on the command.
Timed Delays
1. Timed delays can be placed in a sequence. Click the left “<” and right “>” arrows under “DELAY” in the
Command List window for the number of seconds you want (i.e. 2 = 2 seconds).
2. Double Click within the “Delay” outline. This will place the desired delay at the end of the Command List.
Delays can also be dragged into the Command List to the desired position.
3. Left Click and Drag the “Delay 2 Sec” line and drop it between any two commands you have placed on the
Command List.
5.
Move the ‘Write/Protect’ switch to the ‘Write’ position.
4. From the file menu, select “BASE UNIT TRANSFER”. The project should be transferred to the RS232IR. If
the project does not transfer, check the connections,
Figure 1
, and Com Port connection in
‘PREFERENCES’. Try “BASE UNIT TRANSFER” again. The project should transfer.
5. Move ‘Write/Protect’ switch to ‘Protect’ position.
Testing Commands and Sequences
From Dragon
1.
With the
PC connected to a PCIR, a connecting block and components as shown in
Figure 1
select the
“TEST” button in the virtual RS232IR window. It will be highlighted in red.
