Appendix B: NetLinx Control
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N7142 User Manual
IR Port 2
Using the NetLinx Studio application, download the appropriate IR file to the N-Series device to use the appropriate channels. Port
2 is used to send IR commands. Some tuning of the NetLinx
Pulse Time
,
IR Command Holdoff
, and
IR Repeat Holdoff
on the N-
Series device may be required. The Pulse Time is controlled in the SNAPY code. The
IR Command Holdoff
and the
IR Repeat
Holdoff
are controlled on the
Advanced
section of the N-Series device
Settings
web page. See
to see where to find these
options.
IR Command Holdoff
• This is the delay between IR commands portions.
• To set the IR Command Holdoff, issue the following string command:
SEND_STRING <DEV>, ’setSettings:ircmdtime:<time in ms>’
• The default value is 25 ms.
IR Repeat Holdoff
• This is the repeat delay between IR commands.
• To set the IR Repeat Holdoff, issue the following string command:
SEND_STRING <DEV>, ’setSettings: irc2rtime:<time in ms>’
• The default value is 90 ms.
FIGURE 58
Advanced IR Port Settings
Serial Port 3
Port 3 is used for serial commands. Any string sent with the send string command will be output through the serial port. Data
returned from the serial port will be from the device also on port 3.
