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1. The three lines of the example shown here result in the same Each line will transmit the Bytes RS232 to the RS232 interface followed by newline and carriage return The first line is plain ASCII text the second Hex data and the third decimal data Bytes coded in hexdecimal notation are preceded by x followd by two character representing the byte each 0 F Bytes in decimal notation consist of Ae and three numbers 0 9 n and r are ASCII control characters and stand for newline and carriage return respectively All characters will be transmitted Blanks between bytes in hexadecimal or deci mal notation will be sent as well 2012 IRTrans GmbH 13 i Rtrans Software Manual 4 sending IR codes A simple means of sending IR commands is the send IR code dialogue of the IRServer The dialogue is opened by selecting send IR command in the IRServer context menu or by selecting send in the GUIClient Dropdown menus allow the selec tion of a remote and command SI IRTrans GUI Client Send IR Codes ual Mode Send AnalogInputs Remote Select remote and command by using the dropdown menus Command LED Select Defaut v Device ID If multiple IRTrans devices are Bus ID Ne connected select the device that will send the code with bus id and device id 4 1 IRTrans GUI Client The IRTrans GUIClient can be used if the IRServer is running on a different PC Th2. 2012 IRTrans GmbH 2012 IRTrans GmbH i Software Manual Rtrans 2 4 IRServer parameters IRServer Startup Parameter IRTrans Devices Configuration dialogue of the IRServer Idi use LAN E com com2 F com3 com4 IPs Additional COM Ports Free Device String E Only Check 1st LAN Device on statup Z No USB Reconnect Startup Delay ms RS232 Baudrate 38400 IRServer Debug Options Loglevel Loglevel 0H E Show RCV Timing E Show Send Timing E Show Hexdump E Show Timestamp General IRServer options E XBMC Suppor V Start Web Interface V Start LIRC Interface IRDB Translator via SBUS RServer Commandiine Options Cancel Save amp Restat Save Settings Altering IRServer settings can be done using the IRServer Parameter dialogue This dialogue can be accessed out of the taskbar untilitys context menu IRTrans Devices Here you can select where the IRServer will search for IRTrans devices on star tup It there are IRTrans Ethernet devices with fixed IPs or COM ports the adresses can be entered directly Using the textbox free device string a device string as it would be used in a shell can be entered ref to command line options IRServer Debug Options This can be used to enable debug information and control what type of messages the debugger displays The debug option is set to off by default General IRServer Options This are general options for
3. IP Sei 3 d RCMM Detection Force RCMM Detection Map out toggle bit at RCMM Togglebit Number of toggle bits VI RC5 Detection IR Duty Cycle 1 2 e Ignore RC5 Togglebit IE Laam free ACS Timing V Nomale Repeaterkennung V RC6 Detection V Erweiterte Repeaterkennung V Ignore RC6 Togglebit V Repeat am Ende ignorieren E 56kHz R Step Keyboard Leam long button presses V Repeat Timing beim Senden o ee RCMM Detection The IRTrans will try to decode IR code to the RCMM stan dard If codes should be misidentified as RCMM codes this option may be disabled In most cases this will not be needed Strong RCMM Detection This will improve RCMM detection by widening the detection windows This will improve the probability that RCMM codes are correctly detected but at the same time increase the risk of non RCMM codes being falsely identified as RCMM This will work most efficiently with a special fast IR receiver RCMM Togglebithandling Some devices use RCMM with an additional toggle bit Examples are some Kathrein STBs Using this option the IRTrans will automatically generate the toggle bits RCMM devices not using toggle bits will not work correctly when this option is enabled Detect RC5 RC 6 Codes Enables automatic RC5 RC 6 detection Some devices use codes similar to RC5 RC6 code which are then falsely identifi ed as RC5 RCE In this case automatic detection may be disa
4. LearnB amp O Code 1 NoSort E Map out toggle bit EI IR Timeout IR Toler SE 30 Code IRRCV 1110101000000000001111000001000001011 0 IRTransLAN 10 22 35 5 D Finish Learning Device Local After successfully learning a command the window should look like this Repeat these steps for all commands you want to learn 2012 IRTrans GmbH i Rtrans Software Manual 3 1 1 special modes The default settings most likely do not need to be modified but there are few cases when special learning modes are delivering better results Learning Repeat Codes Some remotes use a different code when holding a button This mode can be used to learn these type of codes When using this learning mode hold down the button for a few seconds RAW mode The IRTrans firmware normally decodes IR commands and stores them in a less space consuming format Refer to database format for details In rare cases this will not work correctly so it may be necessary to store the command as raw data Storing commands this way requires multiple times the memory so this mode is only recommended if the remote cannot be learned any other way RAW Repeat It is possible to learn repeat codes in raw mode as well As when learning normal repeat codes hold down the button on the remote Toggle Command Very rarely remotes use multiple commands in turns when buttons are pressed repeatedly Use the Toggle Command mode to learn
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6. daemon debug_code lt device gt hexdump hexfile lt file gt baudrate lt baud gt http_port lt port gt logfile lt file gt loglevel lt level gt netmask lt mask gt no_lirc no_reconnect set_id lt id gt stat_timeout lt to gt tcp version xap 2012 IRTrans GmbH Run the server as daemon nur Linux Display received IR condes Select the IRTrans device by device ID COM Port USB Device ID IP adress automatic search when using usb or lan multiple devices may be sperated by commas the bus IDs will then be assigned according to this order The server will display the entire communication between hardware and software This can be used to send com mands from other system through the IRTrans hardware as above Output will be written to lt file gt RS232 Baud rate Activate webserver Listening on lt port gt Save log to lt file gt set loglevel 0 no messages 1 only fatal errors 2 only errors 3 show informational messages 4 Debug Information similar to the IP Access settings Only clients within the spe cified netmask may access the IRTrans The format is ip bits 192 168 0 0 24 defines a standard Class C network IP 32 specifies a single client This parameter may be used more than once disable LIRC The IRServer will not try to reconnect if communication is lost to an IRTrans device set bus ID of new modules timeout in s after whi
7. Application Add IRTrans LAN Device Version IP IRTrans Ethernet E6 08 42 10 22 35 5 Configure The appropriate IRTrans device or server can be chosen from the respective tabs and by clicking configure the configuration dialogue will show The configuration dialogues are identical to the device status IRServer parameter dialogue The IRConfig Java application requires Java Runtime Environment JRE version 1 6 or later IRTrans WiFi modules connected by USB will show in the USB devices tab 6 Clients There are several different clients available to use the IRTrans devices This in cludes PC software smartphone tablet apps and home automation products Getting these third party software to work with IRTrans is covered in the respecti ve user manual of the client Communication with the IRServer usually requires no intervention 6 1 APIs For writing own software there are several different APIs application program ming interfaces Documentation can be found in the IRTrans API handbook 28 2012 IRTrans GmbH sl Software Manual IRirans 7 Advanced Options 7 1 Devices with integrated IR database IRDB option The integrated IR database allows operation without a PC running the server software Parts of the servers functionality have been integrated in the IRTrans It is however not possible to implement the entire IRServer on a microcontroller Devices with integrated IR database can offer the
8. GmbH 29 i Rrtrans Software Manual ten Therefore all needed remotes must be selected every time the IRDB is flashed Transfer of the database to the IRTrans is done by pressing the button flash When flashing the database to the device the entire memory is overwrit Concluding the procedure the IRDB file may be saved on the PC Write a filena me to the textbox and click save Saved IRDB files may be loaded again by selecting them from the dropdown menu and clicking Load It is not possible to read the IRDB data from the IRTrans The built in IR database may be deactivated by unchecking IR database active Then the IRTrans will behave like an equivalent model without IRDB IRDB receive active means that the IRTrans will search for the IR command in ist database and send the decoded command to the network The default action upon receiving an IR command can be configured using the textbox default action Additionally it is possible to set different actions for spe cific remotes or even commands The default setting r c r n causes the IR Trans to broadcast the received command to the network r stands for the remote c stands for the command r n are ASCII control characters for car riage return and new line When an IP adress is specified at IP Port the IR Trans will not use broadcasts instead it will send the decoded command to the given adress IR Action
9. Properties of the command to be sent Command properties Send Sendmask Sendemaske selects devices on a bus IPA Reap rap ea ap ea ea ea a ey a ep ed a 151413 121110 98 76 54321 0 Timeout after this command when using Macros Timeout ms 100 E Send when ena eg a Selection of LEDs internal external mier If multiple IRTrans devices are connected via the IRTrans bus the sendmask can be used to select which modules will actually transmit Timeout is the pause after the command is sent before the next macro command will be sent This settings can be made for each command individually 2012 IRTrans GmbH i Software Manual Rtrans Properties es S P P Options available for receiving commands Command Settings Remote Command Receive Mask ANCA Ral eal eal eal ea eal ead ead ead a ea a ea Receive mask to select which devices on the bus 151413 12111098 76543210 will be able to receive IR Transmitter Deut SOE Sg Action upon receiving a command forwarding GE to the PC or bus Transmit SBUS Standard D Repeat Co d i jepeat Commands Repeat Accelerator improves performance when holding buttons Toggle Macro activate Toggle Macro Relais Control On Receive Relais 1 kg There are some options available that can be set for received commands as well If using multiple IRTrans Devices on the IRTrans bus the IRTranslator can be set to react to specific devices
10. brackets are optional but must be used in the shown order 4 2 2 IR database irclient lt ip gt flashirdb lt bus gt lt actionstring gt lt remotelist gt irclient lt ip gt loadirdb lt bus gt lt filename gt irclient lt ip gt reload irclient lt ip gt remotelist irclient lt ip gt commandlist lt remote gt Parameter flashirdb load a list of remotes to the IR database lt bus gt Bus ID lt actionstring gt Action string for received commands ref to 7 2 lt remotelist gt list of remotes loadirdb load GUIClient irdb file lt bus gt Bus ID lt filename gt filename of the database file without irdb reload reload IR database of the server remotelist print a list of remotes commandlist print a list of commands for lt remote gt 2012 IRTrans GmbH 15 i Rtrans Software Manual 5 Settings 5 1 IRTrans Device Status dialogue The IRTrans modules offer a wide range of settings and parameters Theycan be configured using the Device Status dialogue The Device Status dialogue can be opened with the IRServer taskbar utility the GUIClients mode selection or with IRRemote IRTrans devices can also be configured using the I RConfig Java application This makes using the IRTrans possible an a variety of platforms No matter how the device status dialogue is opened there are always the same options and parameters available Because there are numerous parameters they have been divided to a number of ta
11. only by setting the receive mask The IR send LED option is available for groups and sets the LED to send IR for the entire group rather than configuring every single command individually The options forward to PC and forward to SBUS set if at all and using which format the IRTRanslator will forward data to the PC or bus The settings for repeat commands can improve performance with buttons that are held down e g volume Generally the IRTranslator will never be able to transmit commands as fast as the regular remote because commands need to be received first and the transmit again The repeat accelerator can be used to send commands multiple times for each received IR command Repeat after controls when the IRTranslator starts to tansmit multiple commands und number of repetitions controls how many times a command is repeated after being received once Receive Timeout ist the time out to IRTrans waits after receiving an IR command before reception of a new command is possibe The default setting can be used as reference and changes should be made step by step 2012 IRTrans GmbH 33 i Rtrans Software Manual As with the regular IR database the Translators IR database must be flashed to the device The lower section of the IR Translation dialogue uses the same but tons and operating principle as the device database dialogue e genon ava poweron Ka X Save the configuration to a file and fl
12. the RServer For example the Web Interface can be disabled if not used IRServer Commandline Options Additional options can be entered with command line parameters After changing settings restarting the IRServer is required for the settings to take effect i Rtrans Software Manual 3 IR database 3 1 learning IR commands Learning IR codes can be done by the learn command dialogue which is acces sible through the mode menu of the GUIClient or the IRServer taskbar utility First a remote must be selected Enter a new name to the textbox or select a remote in the dropdown menu This name is also the filename for the IR command database file When selecting an existing remote this database file will be amended with new commands and already existing commands will be overwritten S EI IRTrans GUI Client Learn IR codes bek mia Code Device Mode Send Analog Input First select a remote or write a new name to the textbox Open Create Remote hd Open Create Remote opens the remote for learning Timings Commands zE 2 Select the appropriate device if more than one IRTrans is connected 0 IRTransLAN 10 22 35 5 e Local Finish Learning Remote and command names are not case sensitive IRTrans only supports basic ASCII characters Special characters and mutuated vowels will result in errors 2012 IRTrans GmbH Software Ma
13. this type of commands 3 1 2 additional parameters Device If multiple IRTrans devices are connected to the PC a selection can be made with wich device codes are to be learned Carrier Frq If the carrier frequency is known it can be entered here When using the universal codelearning receiver the measured carrier frequency will be shown here Inac curacies of a few kHz ususally have no adverse effects Entering a frequency the receiver cannot analyze will not enable the IRTrans to receive this type of carrier frequency Generally it is not required to input anything in this box 1 0 2012 IRTrans GmbH I Software Manual Rtrans receiver Here the receiver for learning IR codes can be selected IRTrans devices with only one receiver offer only the active receiver to select aside external receivers Receiver types are configured using the device settings dialogue calibration When learning very long IR Codes especially for air conditioners rounding er rors might add up so that the IR code might no longer be recognized This option allows to record additional calibration data with the IR code When the codes are sent these calibration data is used to correct the rounding errors These rounding errors only occur for IR codes longer than 50 80 bytes Therefore that option generally is only needed for the IR Codes used by air conditioners The different values define how often the calibration data inserted into the IR Code ever
14. 4 Device Info Firmwareupdate A 20 CNL NIE tie ee Ate eege 21 5 1 0 IP EE pcdecsdclavndensalnasdendatucs rad eens e aeeie a eaaa 22 De Lie E E V E E eege eege 23 518 R TEE 24 5 1 9 Power On 25 DMO RS232 EE 26 2012 IRTrans GmbH H Software Manual Rtirans 5 settings cont 5 2 Webinterface c ccccceceeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeceeeeecegaaaeeeseeesesenaeeeeeeeees 27 5 3 IRConfig f r Windows 27 5 4 IRConfig JAVA application 28 Ge TE 28 LEET 28 7 Advanced OPtlONS 2 0 sscccscsccieecscasecs cee cedeessateceaeercdessatavetineerteederss 29 7 1 Devices with integrated IR database RIDE 29 7 2 Administration of the IRDR 29 FIAR MANS AU ON EE 31 7 4 advanced IRServer Configuration 0 0 0 eeceeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeneeeenteeeeneaa 34 7 4 1 IRServer command line Options 35 7 5 Database files additional miormatton cc eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeee 36 7 6 1 IRTrans standard Tomat 36 7 6 2 IRTrans RAW Format ssseesesnneessesesrnrrsneerrrnnnnnssrernnnnnsnseent 37 RI ue 38 2012 IRTrans GmbH 3 I RTrans Software Manual 1 Introduction Architecture of the IRTrans system IRTrans module w IRTrans bus IRTrans Bus e g IRTrans USB module IRTrans LANController Device ID 1 15 Device ID 0 IRServer PA E Ee learn commands IR command database device settings IRTrans module w o IRTrans bus e g IRTrans Ethernet Client Device ID 0 Overview Architectu
15. 5 FREQ 56 D 232 408 232 304 336 200 128 520 232 3 RAW141 FREQ 56 D 216 424 216 320 320 216 112 536 216 The TIMING section remains empty because all timing data is included in the commands 1 Name of command RAW 41 Number of pulse pause pairs in this command FREQ 56 carrier in kHz D 232 408 pulse pause times in us Using the IRTrans RAW format codes will be stored as pulse pause times in us Pulses longer than 2040us will be stored as two bytes with leading zeroes Editing RAW codes manually generally does not make sense it is too complica ted 2012 IRTrans GmbH 37 sl James Software Manual 7 6 IRRemote IRRemote is a simple programmable remote control with graphic user interface When starting IRRemote there will be a sample remote r fy IRTrans Client Ws Le Mode Remote Send Analog Inputs co Feller Hauptfenster der IRRemote Anwendung Noch nicht gelernte Befehle erscheinen grau und sind deaktiviert This remote can be customised by editing the file remote irm in the IRTrans fol der The default remote irm will act as a template for own settings Editing remote irm The remote irm file can be opened and edited by any standard text editor MAIN FRMPIX 400 300 SEP 0 45 END 500 45 MOD 10 10 SIZE 40 25 PANEL TV MOD 60 10 SIZE 40 25 PANEL CD MOD 110 10 SIZE 60 25 PANEL Feller END The MAIN section defines the area of the remot
16. ash the database to the IRTranslator Filename Load Device 0 0 E6 08 42 It is not possible to read out the IR database from the IRTranslator as well For later access and modifications save the database file to the PC 7 4 advanced IRServer configuration The basic options described in Chapter 2 3 normally are sufficient for operation of the IRServer There are however a few advanced parameters that can be modifi ed by specifying parameters to the commandline options textbox or when run ning the server in a command line environment The list with all the options can befound on the next page For testing it is often required to get status reports an debug information When running from the command line starting the IRServer may look like this irserver loglevel 4 debug_code lan The IRServer will now write debug information to the command line Received IR commands will also be displayed evel 4 debug_code lan Init Server Socket done er On Dual Transmitter Drive t 128KB IR Flash 6x83186371 H aic6 Init communication Loi IRTrans LAN 88 H 11 06 SN 65569 IP Addr 16 22 5 2 Commands gt v35 co H im 1 Commands aci Remote 33 Comman d Command Calib Commands CCF RAW CCF Error rev mediacenter next mediacenter 34 2012 IRTrans GmbH I Software Manual Rtrans 7 4 1 IRServer command line options The IRTrans Server supports the following optional parameters
17. bled Ignore RC5 RC6 Togglebit ignorieren RC5 and RC6 codes normally use togglebits There are a few remotes that use RC5 RC6 without toggle bits In this case automatic toggle bit handling can be be disabled Standard RC5 RC6 remote will not work correctly when this option is disabled 2012 IRTrans GmbH 19 i Rrtrans Software Manual 56kHz R Step Keyboard Allows using an IR keyboard with R Step protocol A 56kHz receiver is needed Learn long button presses Some devices use long button presses several seconds to call up configuration menus for exmaple Using this option these codes can be learned In contrast to the normal learning procedure the but ton needs to be depresses as long as needed when using this option Map out Togglebit at Number of Togglebits This allows manually map ping out toggle bits in an IR code To do that the position of the toggle bit s has to be set 0 62 Furthermore the Number of togglebits must be selec ted The codes have to be learned using this setting and the option map out toggle bit of the learn dialogue IR Duty Cycle The IRTrans devices have high power IR transmitters Some times these transmitters are too powerful so the receiver will be overdriven and receive errors occur The parameter duty cycle allows to reduce trans mitting power Standard 1 2 high power Einstellungen fur Wiederholcodes Repeat Erkennung etc Normally this should not be changed The IRTran
18. bs If an option should not be available with the IRTrans connected it will show but be disabled grey 5 1 1 General Tab General 7 IR Send 7 IR Receive V Intemal LEDs active d Extemal LEDs active Status Input for int LEDs Status Input for ed LEDs Self Repeat Emulate all extemal outputs en ous EE Some IRTrans devices offer a selection of SBUS Post used 23 Seras gt functions to one physical input or output Which option will be used can be selected here Set Default IR send receive Can be used to disable the sending or receiving function of the IRTrans default both on Internal LEDs active This allows disabling the internal LEDs This does not override a direct selection of LEDs by a client using the IRTrans API External LEDs active same as with internal LEDs Self Repeat Using this option the IRTrans can be used as a repeater Re ceived codes will be transmitted by the same IRTrans An example would be relaying IR transmissions into a closet Self Repeat via internal LEDs Activates self repeat with internal LEDs This can lead to echoes or endless loops of commands if the IRTrans can See irs own transmission or the remote device receives both the original and the IRTrans code 16 2012 IRTrans GmbH i Software Manual Rtrans 5 1 2 IR receive ig IRTrans GUI Client Device Status Ee 2 Optionen fir den IR Empfang General IR Receive IR Codes Device I
19. ch the cache for the device status is re read IRServer starts in TCP mode shows the server version Enables the built in xAP interface 35 i Rtrans Software Manual 7 5 database files rem additional information IR commands are stored in ASCII type database files They usually are managed by the IRServer software but can be changed manually with any texteditor Detai led information how to manually write database files can be found in chapter 7 5 Deleting the database file will delete the appropriate remote from the command database It is important to stick to the correct syntax Errors may lead to instability of the software database This can be achieved be restarting the IRServer software or by selecting reload IR database in the context menu When altering or deleting database files it is neccessary to reload the IR The database file is split into three sections REMOTE TIMING and COMMANDS The section REMOTE contains the name of the remote irrespective of the type of database file The name specified by NAME must be identical to the filename TIMING and COMMANDS will vary depending on the type of information stored 7 5 1 IRTrans standard format This format is the standard for commands learned by IRTrans devices Timing information is stored independently from the command data There is no restric tion to the number of timings stored in a database file The individual fields of a timi
20. connected to This will protect against locking out oneself For example entering the IP 192 168 0 0 with netmask 255 255 255 0 will allow all clients from the subnet 192 168 0 X to access the IRTrans Entering 192 168 0 3 with 255 255 255 255 will only allow access to the client using the IP adress 192 168 0 3 If nothing is entered here there are no access restrictions to the IRTrans Due to limited computing power it is not possible to fully protect an microcontroller against attacks Therefore setting up a firewall to protect the IRTrans in hostile environments is strongly recom mended Using this tab the device password for entering the web based configuration in terface and the IPAssign tool can be set By default the account data is Login admin Password irtrans lost the IRTrans will have to be reset to factory defaults to resgain ac It is recommended to change the default password If the password is O cess 2012 IRTrans GmbH sl Software Manual Je 5 1 7 IP Relay E IRTrans GUI Client Device Status Mode Send Analog Input IP Relay configures how received IR commands are forwarded to the network Device Info State Inputs WLAN IP IP Access IP Relay IR Bus Accept IR Relay fom Send IR Relay to Send UDP ASCII Results to sourceport UDP RCV IP Port V Broadcast IR Relay IP Relay allows using Ethernet to relay IR code to other IRTrans devices This works with
21. d when closing the learn command dialogue 2012 IRTrans GmbH 11 Rtrans Software Manual 3 2 Database files rem IR commands are stored in ASCII type database files They usually are managed by the IRServer software but can be changed manually with any texteditor Detai led information how to manually write database files can be found in chapter 7 5 Deleting the database file will delete the appropriate remote from the command database It is important to stick to the correct syntax Errors may lead to instability of the software When altering or deleting database files it is neccessary to reload the IR database This can be achieved be restarting the IRServer software or by selecting reload IR database in the context menu 3 3 learn CCF Codes The CCF Standard allows the huge IR Code database of the Philips Pronto system with IRTrans as well Currently all Mode 0 1 5 and 6 Codes are sup ported First Block 0001 0002 0005 0006 CCF Codes for many devices can be found on the internet e g www remotecentral com For further information about Philips Pronto go to www pronto philips com Using the file ccf rem as a template CCF codes can easily be integrated in the IRTrans IR Code database The tool CCFExtractor is another comfortable opti on to do that Even the learn IR command dialogue has a feature for entering CCF codes ig IRTrans GUI Client Learn IR Codes peel S soe When clicking Add CCF Cod
22. e a small window pops up where CCF data can be IRTrans pasted Mode Send AnalogInputs 7 g Add linked Import 2 Timings Command IRTrans Hex 34 Commands Add CCF Add RS232 Hexcode Command CCF Code KN Enter CCF Hexcode into the field below 2012 IRTrans GmbH i Software Manual Rtrans 3 4 Linked commands Already learned commands can be linked to other remotes After selecting the remote and naming the command click on add link Now select the remote and command the link will point to 3 5 Import IRTrans Hex IR command data in the IRTrans Hex format can be pasted directly using the import IRTrans Hex feature To get IRTrans Hex data call get IRTrans Hex from the IRServers context menu 3 6 add RS232 command IRTrans modules with RS232 interface can also be used to send data to the RS232 port instead of transmitting IR To do that name the remote and command as usual and click on Add RS232 Command ig IRTrans GUI Client Learn IR Codes Le ZS S Dialogue for adding RS232 commands Mode Send Analog Input demo Add linked Added Import 2 Timings Command IRTrans Hex 5 Commands Add CCF Add RS232 Hexcode Command Eens RS232 data can be entered as ASCII string Enter RS232 string into the field below as HEX or as decimal code RS232 n r x52 x53 x32 x33 x32 n v a122 a123 a062 a063 a062 n r J
23. e GUIClient connects to the Server on the specified IP and makes most of the servers functions available This includes sending IR learning commands and configuring IRTrans devices IRTrans GUI Client Mode Send Analog Input The mode menu offers the following selections e Device Status e Learn IR commands e Device database e IR Translator e P adress Additionally the GUIClient has the same send dialogue as descibed above as well as an overview of analog inputs if applicable 14 2012 IRTrans GmbH sl Software Manual IRirans 4 2 IRTrans ASCII Batch Client The IRTrans ASCII Client works on Windows and Linux The Client uses the command line interface and allows learning and sending commands as well as setting status flags of the IRTrans When starting the ASCII client the IRServers IP adress must be included in the call if the server runs on the same machine this will be irclient localhost Re place localhost with the servers IP if running on a different computer The IRClient offers a text based menu but can be used for batch control 4 2 1 sending IR commands irclient lt ip gt lt remote gt lt command gt sendmask bus led Parameters lt ip gt IP adress of the IRServer lt remote gt name of remote lt command gt name of command sendmask sendmask for IRTrans bus ref to 5 1 8 bus Bus ID led LED selection i internal e external 1 8 LED Parameters in square
24. e that will always be visible Use this section to create panels for different devices MOD lines define different panels After the MOD tag enter the position of the Button for this selection SIZE defines the size of the button Name the butten with PANEL this name will also be shown in the Remotes menu 38 2012 IRTrans GmbH I Software Manual Rrirans CD FRMPIX 460 280 LBL 10 250 SIZE 300 30 TEXT CD SLED 1 SDEVICE 0 POS 10 10 SIZE 100 30 TEXT Power On REMOTE Yamaha COMMAND PowerOn POS 120 10 SIZE 100 30 TEXT Power Off REMOTE Yamaha COMMAND PowerOff END TV FRMPIX 250 220 LBL 10 200 SIZE 300 30 TEXT Topfield FONT 14 SLED 4 POS 10 50 SIZE 30 30 TEXT 1 REMOTE Topfield COMMAND 1 POS 50 50 SIZE 30 30 TEXT 2 REMOTE Topfield COMMAND 2 END CD opens the section corresponding to PANEL CD FRMPIX allows to set window size in pixels LBL adds Text SDEVICE is used to select the Bus ID for sending vgl Kap X x and SLED selects the LEDs SLED can have the following values 1 internal LEDs 2 external LEDs 3 All LEDs 4 12 External LED Nr output 1 8 4 corresponds to output 1 If SDEVICE and or SLED are not specified the default values of the de vice settings will be used With POS X Y a button will be generated at the X hrozintal and Y vertical coordinates 0 0 is the top left corner of the window REMOTE and COMMAND ass
25. er this option is needed is pretty straightforward Relaying doesn t work and the codes in the rem file are longer than the codes displayed by Detected IR commands 455 kHz B amp O Codes Using this checkbox learning of 455kHz B amp O codes will be enabled This will only work when a 455kHz receiver is selected either Universal colearning receiver 455kHz receiver or 455kHz plasma shielded receiver All other learn receive options are set to optimized valu es for B amp O codes automatically No sort of IR Codes Received IR codes will not be sorted according pulse length This might ease recognition of codes especially with codes that use many different timings Always RAW Mode All IR codes will be received in RAW mode Also all IR codes will be relayed in RAW mode This option is rarely needed Framelength for IR Repeat When measuring timings for IR repeats the whole code frame length will be used IR code pause Without this option the pause length will be measured This was the operating mode of ealier firmware versions Normally the new mode will work more reliable this option is available only to be compatible to earlier versions and should normally be left activated 1 8 2012 IRTrans GmbH sl Software Manual Je 5 1 3 IR Codes ig IRTrans GUI Client Device Status iii Mode Send AnalogInputs 7 Parameter fiir spezielle IR Codes IR Receive IR Codes Device Info State Inputs WLAN IP
26. erface as well The web interface can be opened by using the IRTrans IP adress as an URL in any com mon internet browser First there is a login page tel IRTrans modules with ethernet interface LAN PoE WiFi offer a web based configuration tool IRTrans WiFi General Config Default Login and Password IR Receive n r Login Login admin IR Codes Password WLANIIP Settings Toga Password irtrans Access Rights IR Relay Change Password Logout Reboot System R10 The available options are logically identical to those available in the device status tabs ref to 5 1 Irrespective of the IP Access restrictions it is always possible to gain access to the webinterfrace from its own subnet This prevents locking onesels out 5 3 IRConfig for Windows The IRConfig application included in the windows software package is identical to the device status dialogue It can be used to configure alle IRTrans devices with USB connection IRConfig will automatically detect IRTrans USB modules If there are multiple modules present it will show a selection dialogue 2012 IRTrans GmbH 27 sl Jans Software Manual 5 4 IRConfig Java Application There is a Java application available for configuring IRTrans modules and ser vers This enables cross platform use of IRTrans modules When starting the IRConfig Java tool there is a selection dialogue IRConfig Java
27. es not to receive the IRTrans codes correctly Selecting too large values for these two options will cause the IR Trans not to distinguish between small differences in the codes This may lead to errors The standard values usually yield good results 2012 IRTrans GmbH 17 i Rtrans Software Manual IR Receive Timeout This value controls maximum pause lenghts within an IR code A pause longer than the specified value will terminate the code Setting this value too small will cause the IRTrans to stop receiving prematu rely On the other hand smaller values can improve performance with repea ted codes When altering this value it is recommended to make small steps and test the results too large rather than too small Otherwise it can happen that codes are When learning codes for the database the timeout value should better be not learned completely Idle Timeout This timeout is used to resynchronize between two different IR codes It is the minimum time between discrete IR commands The standard valus 5ms is usually suitable for most scenarios smaller values might im prove the repeat speed when holding a button depressed Receive long repeats Normally 2 IR repeats are evaluated when receiving an IR code Rarely IR codes consist of 2 repeats and a 3rd different code This option can be used to relay such codes Normal learning is not affected because during learning the IRTrans uses more repeat cycles Checking wheth
28. ey box It is recommended to use WPA2 encryption with at least 15 characters for the passphrase IRTrans devices can operate with key lengths up to 31 characters Further options allow fine tuning network settings an can be left at default values The lower part of the tab is used to configure IP settings This is available for all Ethernet based IRTrans devices Use DHCP The IRTrans will request an IP adress from the DHCP server Unchecking this box will enable manual setting of IP adress IP Address IP adress of the IRTrans device when using DHCP the assig ned adress will be displayed here Netmask Subnet mask Gateway Standard gateway NTP Server If an NTP timeserver is available it can be entered here The IRTrans will automatically synchronize ist clock to the server allowing timers to run commands at specific settings Timezone Allows setting of timezone Daylight savings time Enables daylight savings time 2012 IRTrans GmbH 21 i Rtrans Software Manual 22 5 1 6 IP Access J IRTrans GUI Client Device Status lel m Mode Send AnalogInputs Access restrictions can be defined in the IP IR Codes Device Info State Inputs WLAN IP IP Access IP Reri gt Access tab IP Netmask Allow Access from Device Password zeseeeg z Using the IP access tab access to the IRTrans can be restricted Access to the web based configuration frontend is never blocked from the subnet thr IRTrans is
29. following IRServer functions on their own e Send IR codes from the database Send CCF codes Receive IR codes and decode to plain text if present in the database Listing of remotes and commands enclosed in the databse Administration of the IR database has to be done by a PC with the IRServer soft ware This includes learning commands programming macros etc The IR datab se memory is sufficient for 1000 1500 IR commands 7 2 Administration of the IRDB IR commands can only be learned with the PC software The IR commands are stored in database files on the PC which can now be selected and written to the IRTrans database For this use the Device Database dialogue There are no restrictions on how many remotes may be selected The device database can hold approximately 1000 1500 commands 128k EI IRTrans GUI Client IRDB Upload Ooo be Mode Send AnalogInputs Select the needed remotes by right click gt select IRDB AnaloglO 1 acer beamer S bose lifstyle v35 ee Selected remotes will show bold and demo amp denon dvd red 2 dream pe Device DB active V IRDB receive active IRDB receive via LAN relay E Relaiscontrol via LAN relay al Send codes to AUX RS232 port d IP Port Default Action Ze Zeen Size IRDB 128K StatusOK OK Status Eror ERROR Ze Dieren load Jl Save JL Ges Flash Device 0 0 E6 08 42 10 22 35 5 00 22 2e 08 v Fash II Sa 2012 IRTrans
30. g problems with interfere ce a lower value can be set The Classic mode allows operation with old IRTrans Bus modules will not work 24 All IRTrans modules must use the same Baud rate Otherwise the bus 2012 IRTrans GmbH i Software Manual Rtrans 5 1 9 Power On EI IRTrans GUI Client Device Status mems Mode Send AnalogInputs IP Access IP Relay IR Bus Power On 5232 Display ale PowerOn configuration tab PowerON Remote Command Enable Wake On USB WakeOnLAN MAC Address a EI PowerON Remote Command The remote control command to switch the PC on Ethernet devices The IRTran will send an Wake on LAN package magic packet to the given MAC adress If that will wake up the PC from standby or even switch on depends on the configuration of the PC USB devices The PowerOn command is only releavant if the PC the IRtrans is connected to is switched off The IRTrans will then generate an USB resu me event that will wake up the PC Depending on the configuration of the PC this will not work when the PC is in S3 Suspend mode because waking up from S3 is not defined by USB standards Devices with PowerOn option Here the built in relay will be activated and mimic the operation of the PCs power switch This will work even if the PC ist completely shut down PowerOFF Remote Command This option is only available on USB de vices with PowerOn option If the PC is runni
31. ie Default Action Act 1 Act 2 Act 3 Act 4 Act 5 Act 6 Act 7 A sequence of up to 8 actions can be Binary Data d UDP RS232 EZ Control Mode defined for every command if needed It is also possible to enter binary data or transmit something to the RS232 ports Selection of RS232 Ports is done by the dropdown menu UDP IP Port Relais control settings configure how I Relaiscontrol ai slg Non OF On TosdeO Pulse E internal relays if present react L o TI Gei By right clicking a remote or command different settings can be specified It is even possible to define sequences of up to 8 actions IRTrans devices without the IRDB option send raw IR data to the network IRDB receive via LAN relay allows to use the IRTrans integrated database to decode received commands that are broadcast by other devices on the network 30 2012 IRTrans GmbH sl Software Manual IRirans 7 3 IR Translation only IRTranslator The IRTranslator database is administered in the IR Translation dialogue In principle this is identical to the regular IRDB First enter a name for the new remote and click on new remote This will be the IRTranslator remote and shows in the left collumm of the window E IRTrans GUI Client Translator Configuration Leit Mode Send AnalogInputs translator_demo New Remote The received commands can now be selected above the left collumm Add com
32. ign the appropriate command to the button Commands not available in the IR database will be deactivated and shown grey The panel is closed with the tag END After that the next panel can be ope ned 2012 IRTrans GmbH 39
33. l search for IRTrans devices automati cally and launch as a taskbar utility The IRServer functions can be accessed by right clicking the IRTrans taskbar icon Detected IR commands are displayed in the window Detected IR commands Testing the software can now be done by pointing an IR remote to the IRTrans and pressing a button Received IR Codes g y If the received command is 0 mediacenter ok S11101010000000000011110000010000100010 already learned it is decoded 0 mediacenter stop S11101010000000000011110000010000011001 0 demo pause 20111111111111111201111111111111110 and shown as remote O 20010001111101111200100011111011110 d 0 21101101111111111211011011111111110 command Unkown commands are displayed as raw data in the IRTrans standard format ref to 3 2 1 Normally you will get raw data because most likely the commands are not in cluded in the small database that comes with the IRTrans The next step is to learn the IR codes This is covered in detail in chapter 3 1 2 2 launching the IRServer automatically upon system startup Mostly the IRServer should be started automatically on system startup On Windows the RServer shortcut link simply can be copied to the Autostart folder The IRServer launches automatically to the taskbar On Linux there has to be made an entry to a rc file Starting the IRServer with the parameter daemon launches the server as a background proce
34. mand will generate a new translation Simply select the remote where the com mand to be sent is stored and drag the command from the right collumm to the appropriate received command In the example shown below the IRTranslator will transmit irtrans volt when mediacenter vol was received Translations that have been contructed like this are always executed EI IRTrans GUI Client Translator Configuration b Mode Send Analoglnputs Beispielkonfiguration IR Translation mit global g ltigen bersetzungen und Gruppen mediacenter x Include Names Deen _ trans GC 3 Config E power S E ittranslator_demo are gt mediacenter vol SA ittrans F gt mediacenter vol ittrens B S mediacenterred B a mediacenter play d denon dvd play E mediacenter green gt mediacenter play da sky hd play Se Filename itranslator_deme E Load Save Eat Device 0 0 6 08 42 sl mah If different devices need to be operated by the same buttons but different com mands they will need to be divided into groups In the example there are two groups of commands one activated by mediacenter red the other by mediacenter green Groups can be generated by selecting a received command and clicking add group The IRTranslator will now change the active group according to the received command When the mediacenter red group is active it will trans
35. mit denon dvd play when mediacenter play is received when the green group is active sky hd play accordingly 2012 IRTrans GmbH 31 i Rtrans Software Manual 32 E IRTrans GUI Client Translator Configuration eu Mode Send AnalogInputs Example configuration Add Command New Group Add Shiftkey AddMaco mediacenter z E Include Names stop D denon dvd Ss EI mediacenter green Z 7 S mediacenter play 4 skyhdplay Da mediacenter 1 mediacenter 1 ma gt Shiftkey mediacenter 1 mae wb mediacenter 2 mae Hl mediacenter power itrans power 4 acerbeamer poweron de denon dvd poweron 10 7 m Macro mediacenter power Filename EE v Load Save Bat Device 0 0 6 08 42 gt Fash Some remotes use shift key to have different commands on one button A Shift key can be generated with add shiftkey either globally or in a group A shiftkey generally behaves similar to a group but is only valid for the next command After this command is sent the IRTranslator will change back to the last active group Macros send multiple commands automatically In the example the macro mediacenter power will send commands to three different devices The default pause between commands is 100ms but can be changed Additional options can be set by right clicking on the command to be sent Properes
36. nfo State Inputs WLAN RCV1 38kHz Receiver x 7 Active Please note The selection of a receiver that is not connected or built into the device will cause problems with IR receiving Most of these parameters should be left f x R at Bergen geg eostve long repeats untouched Only change them if Receive tolerance 96 v Gama weg of 1R codes experiencing problems IR Receive Timeout 90 ms Always RAW Mode Idle timeout 5ms e Framelength for IR repeat ve RCV 1 RCV 2 Here the receiver type can be selected Devices with only one receiver only offer one selection Receivers marked with EXT are connected to the external receiver input Check the appropriate hardware guide if there is a jumper to be set The ckeckboxes can be used to activate or deactivate the receivers If an IRTrans has multiple receivers only one should be active at a time Selecting a wrong type of receiver e g wrong modulation fre quency will cause the IR reception to fail Receive Filter Use this to filter IR noise Pulses shorter than the specified time will be discarded The larger this value the more resistant the IRTrans will be to noise However this value must be smaller than the shortest IR pul ses used in the commands Receive Tolerance This value defines the tolerance when receiving IR sig nals Larger values make the IRTrans less susceptible to inaccuracies of the IR codes but might cause other devic
37. ng and the PowerOFF IR com mand is received the relay will shut the PC down by pressing the power but ton WakeOnLAN MAC Adress Enter the MAC adress of the PC to wake up by Wake on LAN 2012 IRTrans GmbH 25 I RTrans Software Manual 5 1 10 RS232 EE The RS232 tab configures the RS232 IP Access IP Relay IR Bus Power On RS232 Display Sa settings Serial Bus 3 Input x RS232 Mode _ Output D Baudrate 9600 X Parity None X Data Bis 8 EI Stop Bits 1 X V Transmit RS232 Data via UDP Transmit UDP Data via RS232 Port Some IRTrans modules can switch the RS232 interface between se veral physical connectors They can be selected by using the Port selec tion RS232 Mode Sets the RS232 mode IRTrans modules that only offer a uni derectional RS232 interface can be set to send or receive Baudrate RS232 Baudrate 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 und 115200 Baud are supported Parity Data Bits Stop Bits detailed settings for RS232 communication RTS CTS Handshake activates RTS CTS handshake Transmit RS232 Data via UDP data received by RS232 is forwarded via UDP Transmit UDP Data via RS232 data received via UDP is forwarded to the RS232 interface Relay IR Codes via RS232 received IR commands are forwarded to RS232 26 2012 IRTrans GmbH i Software Manual Rtrans 5 2 Webinterface Some of the settings are available through the web int
38. ng have the following meaning TIMING O N 3 1 400 1672 2 400 2848 3 400 6168 RC 1 RP 0 FREQ 57 FREQ MEAS 0 Number of the timing N 3 number of time values 1 400 1672 1st pulse pause pair times in us resolution Bus IRCH number of repetitions RP O pause between repeats in ms FL 100 Framelength of the IR signal replaces RP FREQ 57 carrier in kHz FREQ MEAS frequency has been measured SB Code uses a start bit RS Start bit is repeated RC5 RC6 Code uses RC5 RC6 standard NOTOG RC5 RC6 toggle bit will not be used Some of the fields can be left missing 36 2012 IRTrans GmbH I Software Manual Rtrans The Timings are used to generate commands COMMANDS play T O D 21111001111101111211110011111011110 pause T O D 20111111111111111201111111111111110 stop T O D 20111101111111111201111011111111110 play Name of command T 0 This command uses timing 0 D 2111100 actual command data Refers to pulse pause pair No The pulse pause pair number used by the command does not coincide with the pulse pause pair number of the timings If the code uses a start bit this will be coded as S and refers to the first pulse pause pair at all times Then counting will start at 0 7 5 2 IRTrans Raw Format If a command can not be learned using the standard format the raw format is used TIMING COMMANDS 1 RAW 41 FREQ 56 D 232 408 232 304 336 200 128 520 216 2 RAW 4
39. nputs WLANAP IP Access IP Relay IR Bus Power On l IRTrans Bus options IRTrans modules equipped with the IRTrans 2 wire bus RS232 USB LANCon troller devices offer a serial bus to connect up to 15 additional bus module to one busmaster The IRServer can access up to 16 busses so a total of 256 devices are imaginable Sendmaske By default received IR commands are forwareded to all mo dules sharing the same bus By using the sendmask the device can be confi gured to accept such relays only from specific modules When used by a graphical user interface the sendmask will be visualised as 16 checkboxes but with textbased interfaces this is a 16 bit number with the corresponding bits set SBUS Receive If this option is set the IRTrans will react to commands co ming through the 2 wire bus If not the IRTrans will ignore all commands from the 2 wire bus thus acting as recevier only if reception is enabled SBUS send corresponding setting for sending received IR commands to the 2 wire bus Remote control SBUS IR commands received by bus modules and sent via the 2 wire bus will be forwarded to the PC Repeat IR Codes via SBUS Received IR commands will be forwarded the IRTrans bus When this option is not set no IR relaying will be done but sending commands is still possible SBUS Baudrate The IRTrans bus normally uses a baud rate of 38400 Baud When using very long cables or experiencin
40. nual i Rtrans After naming the remote commands can be learned For learning the remote should be held at a distance of about 0 5m 2ft from the IRTrans Holding the re mote closer to the IRTrans may result in overdriving the receiver Then the IR codes will not work correclty Additionally the button of the remote should only be pressed as short as possible EI IRTrans GUI Client Learn IR Codes AnalogInputs Mode Send irtrans Add linked Import Command IRTrans Hex Add CCF Add RS232 Hexcode Command Learn command with timing e l Codelearning Receiver X Learn long button presses E Calibration OFF e LearnB amp O Code NoSort E Map out toggle bit Oo met DECH Code 1 Timings 33 Commands Sr play IR Carrier IRRCV Device 0 IRTrans LAN 10 22 35 5 M Finish Learning Local Now new commands can be learned Assign a name for the command and click on Learn Command After that the button on the remote has to be pressed briefly Usually commands are learned in Learn command with timing mode The software will output the detected IR code and an case the universal codelearning receiver is used the measured frequency EI IRTrans GUI Client Learn IR Codes enm Mode Send Analoglnputs IRTrans 2 34 gt IR Carrier 35 MEAS Learn command with timing e Codelearning Receiver Learn long button presses E Calibration OFF e
41. out additional hardware Servers and IRDB By default alle received IR commands are distributed as broadcast to the network and transmitted by all IRTrans devices Accept IR Relay from This can be used to accept IR relay only from spe cific IP adresses Send IR Relay to Here specific targets for IP relay can be configured Nor mally it is sufficient to use broadcasts but when relaying to a different net work specific targets must be entered Broadcasts will not be routed Broadcast IR Relay Sends out a bradcast for every IR code received The receiving function of the IRServer utilizes these broadcasts If the server is located in a different subnet it must be entered as targed using Send IR relay to Send UDP ASCII Results to Sourceport When receiving commands via the UDP ASCII interface the IRTrans can send the acknowledgement either to the sourceport or the default IRTrans port 21000 Selection is made by checking or unchecking this box UDP RCV IP Port If the IRTrans is equipped with IRDB it can send the de coded command to the specified adress upon reception 2012 IRTrans GmbH 23 i RTrans Software Manual 5 1 8 IR Bus iR IRTrans GUI Client Device Status of Mode Send AnalogInputs Sendmask IR Repeater 151413 12111098 76 543210 V SBUS receive SBUS send d Remotecontrol SBUS V Repeat IR Codes via SBUS 38400 v SBUS Baudrate Set Default State i
42. re of the IRTrans system Architecture of the IRTrans system The IRTrans software is based on a Client Server structure Acces to the IR Trans hardware is handeled by the IRServer This way it is usually not neccessa ry to change client software when updating the IRTrans firmware The IRServer software is available for Windows MAC and Linux based platforms There are several ways to issue commands to the IRServer Either by software on the PC running the server or via local network or even the internet VPN The basic functions of the IRServer are H Cofigure IRTrans modules device settings H IR command database H Learn new IR commands Send IR commands e Decode received IR codes also for troubleshooting e Log errors and diagnostic information 4 2012 IRTrans GmbH i Software Manual Rtrans 2 IRTrans Server 2 1 Installing the software and first tests The core of the IRTrans system is the IRServer application The setup program setup exe installs the RServer as well as other tools with default settings for the type of IRTrans module chosen during the installation process These settings can be modified for simplicity it is best to choose the type of IRTrans module that will be used during initial testing The installation program creates unless otherwise selected during installation start menu shortcuts to the IRTrans software After the installation is finished the IRServer can be started The IRServer wil
43. s will automatically detect repetitions of IR codes Very rarely there are problems with code repetitions In this case repeat detection can be adapted as well as deactivated 5 1 4 Device Info Firmwareupdate From this tab the firmware update dialogue can be opened A firmware up date is usually not recommended unless there are problems with the current version E IRTrans GUI Client Device Status SS Mode Send AnalogInputs The device info tab shows hardware revision firmware versions and GE EE capabilities of the device Hardware Version V23 V2 1 IR Receiver 38 kHz IR Outputs 1 Features IR Version 6 08 42 LAN Version 11 11 06 00 22 3e 08 09 1d 10 22 35 5 Update Firmware KS 20 2012 IRTrans GmbH i Software Manual Rtrans 5 1 5 WLAN IP i IRTrans GUI Client Device Status E crnima The WLAN IP tab is used to configure IR Codes Device info State Inputs WLAN IP IP Access IP Bee gt wireless as well as wired Ethernet Mode Send Analog Input SSID interfaces Channel S Power Auth Mode WLAN Preshared Key Use DHCP Wi Timezone 1CET D Daylight savings time Ce If applicable WLAN settings will be made here Scan searches for available networks The network may be selected from the SSID menu If the SSID is kown it can be entered directly to the SSID box Enter the WLAN Password in the WLAN Preshared K
44. ss 2012 IRTrans GmbH 5 I Rtrans Software Manual 2 2 1 IRServer as Windows service During setup the IRServer may be installed as a Windows service This is only recommended for experiencecd users since access rights to services are very limited Additionally when running as a service the IRServer can not control the PC because services are not allowed to emulate keyboard or mouse inputs 2 3 IRServer menu When the IRServer is running access to the IRServer context menu can be gai ned by right clicking the IRTrans taskbar icon All the Servers as well as the IR Trans modules settings are accesible out of this menu IRServer Parameters IP Assign LAN Only IR Config USB WiFi IRServer context menu Reload IR Database Stop IRServer Restart IRServer A DR A P Diagnostics allow viewing of informational messages pagra by the IRTrans Server as well as monitoring detected Loglevel 0 Off IR commands Detected IR Commands Learn IR Code Send IR Code The IRServer context menu offers all the selections Device Status f available in the GUIClient mode selection as well Device Database IR Translation HTML Pages Get IR Hexcode Analog Inputs About Exit Maybe the IRTrans icon is not visible Windows hides some of the taskbar icons to save space Hidden Taskbar utilities are accessible by clicking the small arrow Which symbols are hidden can be configured by the windows control panel 6
45. y 10 30 or 75 bytes Using more calibration data will limit the availab le memory for the IR code itself In most cases it will be enough to use the 30 or 75 byte option Learn long button presses Some devices require long several seconds button presses for example to calla configuration menu Using the Option learn long button presses those codes can be learned In contrast to the usual learning procedure the button must be held down as long as is required by the device Learn B amp O Code This enables to learn the special B amp O IR codes If no appropriate receiver is sel ected Universal codelearning receiver 455kHz recevier 455kHz plasma shiel ded receiver this option will have no effect No sort IR codes normally are sorted according impulse length This deactivates the sort ing function Wait Timeout The time in s the IRTrans software waits to receive an IR command until timing out If no IR code is received within the specified time after pressing the learn button a timeour error will occur If the learn dialogue is closed while the timeout is running the software may free ze until the timeout runs down After that everything will function normally Other options The further available options are identical to those described in the device set tings They will be discussed in the device settings section If modifications are made to parameters during learning these changes are only temporarily and will be discarde
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