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1. 0605 RedEye RedEye Pro Setup RedEye RedEye Pro Setup y a 0 http redeye_e0101 90267 local 82 setup server html v C W Wikipedia en Q ES La yom RedEye Settings Wi Fi LAN Maintenance RedEye Pro Exit Identification Identification Rooms Name RedEye Pro Devices Serial Number Activities Save Cancel Custom Variables Identification In this section you can change the name of your RedEye room and also view its serial number If you are editing a RedEye Pro room other than the root there is an editable description field in addition to the name field Click Save after you make changes to store them Selecting a Room to Edt gt 1 Room Setup Note This section applies only to RedEye Pro Because RedEye Pro has so many connectivity options it is possible to use it to control more than one location simultaneously In RedEye parlance we call these zones of control rooms Each room definition consists of two things 1 A room name 2 A list of connected ports We use the room name to identify the room within the application The port list determines which devices are available within the room because each device is attached to a port In order to add edit or delete rooms you need to first select the RedEye Pro root room as described in Selecting a Room to Edit Adding a Room Click on the Add New Room link to add a room to RedEye Pro The Add New Room dialog box w
2. Activities Watch TV ID 193 Type 0 Devices SD Cable ID 191 Type 1 Sony TV ID 138 Type 0 Commands By Name Commands By ID 0 ID 186 Type 16 139 Name 3 Type 19 1 ID 187 Type 17 140 Name Volume Down Type 31 2 ID 189 Type 18 141 Name Power Type 0 3 ID 139 Type 19 142 Name 4 Type 20 4 ID 142 Type 20 143 Name Right Type 50 5 ID 145 Type 21 144 Name Channel Up Type 27 6 ID 147 Type 22 145 Name 5 Type 21 Advanced The Advanced section of the maintenance page contains functionality that may be useful if you are having trouble with your RedEye unit Download Database downloads a copy of your RedEye unit s internal SOLite database Maintenance 109 Upload Patch allows you to upload special patch tgz files which our technical support team may create for you to resolve a particular problem with your software or configuration Factory Reset erases all of the configuration data stored on your RedEye unit and resets it back to default networking 110 Maintenance Selecting a Room to Edit The far right tab on the setup page is the room editing tab Normally this tab displays your RedEye room name If you are using a RedEye Pro with at least one room defined you will see a drop down menu instead of a single room name Selecting any item in the drop down menu including the root RedEye Pro allows you to edit that room
3. Display N Also when adding devices to a RedEye or a oF RedEye Pro you will need to specify Model Name 4 The port to which the device is Description attached Manufacturer Tap on the Manufacturer row to choose a manufacturer from the RedEye system s list of Known manufacturers You can scroll quickly through the list or jump to a particular spot by using the alphabetical index on the right edge of the screen just as in OS s built in Contacts application When you find the appropriate manufacturer tap on it to select and then tap the Save button to return to the Add a Device screen Cancel Add Manufacturer Save ThinkFlood If you do not see the manufacturer of your Q wlejRit yjujtjojp device in the list you can Add a A s D F G H m K Manufacturer by tapping on the plus gt 0 button in the lower left corner of the screen Fl x G v B N M a Doing so presents you with a box into which you can type the new manufacturer space name Enter the name and tap Save 123 Done Please note that our database will not Adding a Device 37 contain infrared control codes for manufacturers not already in the manufacturer list Device Type Tap on the Device Type row to identify the kind of device you are adding to your RedEye configuration The RedEye app will use this information to locate infrared control codes in our online database If you do not see the appropriate device type in the list you can choose Other
4. R RedEye User Manual for software version 2 13 0 Contents Par LOVE Wire E A 1 INMTOdUCIO Nardo 3 VOCIIRICA SUD DOM COMAC usina ita 3 Basic CONCOMS ana 4 AVE ANSE COT ON ease a ecco o PP A 4 Radio regu ncy cOn Oli dance tee ieexesaneolnsctasdeeatcesaseeneee 4 Hs e e ro E A aes ee ee eee 5 senal RS 232 CONTO L ausencia miro EESE EEE EEEE ERENS 5 Internet Protocol IP CONTFOl o coocccocccccncccnconncncnoncncncncnncnnnncnnonnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnaninnnnnns 6 ne A T COMIN en E E S E nena 7 AS aaa T PONTO e A T ROOI ae E A E E A E 8 Opening the Box RedEye WiFI ccooccoccccocccocccoccconcconaconcnconnnonaronaronanonannos 10 een 10 Step 2 Install the App or Download Software Updates oocooccoccoccoccocionconnonnconoononnnnnos 11 Step 3 Connect to your RedEye oocccocccccccccccococococonoconnnonnnncnonnnonnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnonarenaninos 12 COC CHING MIA DS E E E 12 OVS CH VARAS ta 12 Step 4 Launch the RedEye App and Install Updates ooccoccconconnconconnoonconinanons 12 Opening the Box RedEye Pro iio siii 14 Step 1 Install Rack Mounting Kit OptiONal occoocccocccocccocncococococonononononnnncnnoronanonos 14 gt 2 020m PIU IA eee tet eee a nee ee ne eee en eee 14 Step 3 Connect to Your RedEye Pro c occcccccocococococccocncoconononococnnnnnnononoconnnnnnnnnnnaronaninos 15 Step 4 Launch the RedEye App and Install Updates occoccconcocnconi
5. been locked with a password the application will prompt you to enter the password If you forget your password you can remove the password lock by performing a network reset please note RedEye Locked that this will also reset the network configuration for your RedEye unit Please enter the password to unlock configuration for this unit Preferences ai ca SS RedEye mini allows you to toggle O recognition for the RedEye mini on and A AR S SA Y off If you are not using a RedEye mini alwe r T Yjul1fo P and want to listen to music through your headphones while using your RedEye A Ss D F G H K system you will need to turn off the Mhor aa RedEye mini switch If you are using a A gt PA x G v B N M 44 RedEye mini you must turn on this switch or the application will not power up your Pes space RedEye mini 24 Main Setup and Preferences Screen Auto Lock allows you to override the Auto Lock preference for your iOS device while the RedEye application is open By default Screen Auto Lock is set to Yes which means that your iOS device s screen will go to sleep after the amount of time you have specified in Settings gt General gt Auto Lock If you turn off Auto Lock then while the RedEye application is open your iOS device will never go to sleep The benefit of preventing the iOS device from going to sleep is that you will not have to wait for the WiFi radio to turn on again or for the mini to reboot bef
6. coordinate of the control typing a Distribute Wil value into this text box moves it to the appropriate horizontal offset Appearance If you have more than one control Shortcut Gesture selected the Align and Distribute l Actions Toggles buttons become available When you click on an Align button all the Tips controls are aligned to the axis of the first control in the selection the one marked with the yellow number 1 In other words if you have selected three controls and you selected the one at the far left first then clicking on the Align right edges button will move all the other buttons so that their right edges line up with that first left most control You can align left right top and bottom edges as well as vertical and horizontal centers If you click one of the Distribute buttons all of the controls will be evenly distributed between the positions of the first selected yellow 1 and last selected highest yellow number controls You can distribute along either the horizontal or the vertical axis Editing Activity Layouts 153 Appearance In the Appearance section you can change the look of your label control s You specify the exact Width in relative pixels The relative pixel measurement assumes a display width of 320 0 pixels For iPad we scale up the size by 40 On other screens Android phones and tablets PCs running the browser app the exact scaling factor depends on the size and
7. of assigning Static IP Enter the MAC address for the wireless client receiving the reservation addresses but basically what you need is the MAC address MAC Address 00 23 87 00 04 E2 Enter the IP address you want to reserve for the client The IP address you for your Red Eye reserve will only be given to the client with the MAC address or DHCP Client ID conveniently printed on the dedic label on the unit s underside IPv Address NOTE all RedEye MAC Click done when you are finished addresses begin with 00 23 87 so you may be able to locate Cancel Go Back bone the MAC address through your DHCP server as well The screenshot pictured here shows how to reserve a static IP address on an Apple Airport using the Airport Utility Next open the RedEye app to the Main Setup screen and tap on the Find RedEye by IP Address row Then tap Add Room You will see two rows in 28 Find RedEye by IP Address which to enter your RedEye serial number and the static IP Address you just reserved Your serial number is printed on the bottom of the RedEye unit After entering the serial number and IP Address tap the Save button in the top right corner RedEye Serial IP Address Deleting an IP Room You can delete IP rooms that you no longer use From the Main Setup screen in the RedEye app tap on the Find RedEye by IP Address row to go to the IP Rooms O Foi01 Pis screen From here tap on the Edit button i
8. SHOMCHES GESUS ii AA AAA A 147 ACHONS I TODOS siete rei soctbcs etal a a sea oat saeidea a aawntde eaddinecaiees ee oad eoee 147 TIDS aena at ule ita tease Sianeli ted A E Gut Gedetl buat ten E leweeaneetGR 148 Control Details Meri ii 149 O OO O ne eee ee Cee ee ee 149 POSION A SA A aes aaa A essed ae asec cele a 149 PADD CAI Ci A ii 150 A eee Pe Eee 150 SHOMCULY CEST eno 151 ACUONS TODO Sis A sic 151 DOS OCA A gu A 152 Control DES MA 153 A o PEE A dato E aie TE 153 POSO did ii di E A 153 Appeal aNG sosie a a o 154 SOCA GOSH C ea E ane a E ae eee 155 ACUSE TODOS A a is 155 HDS ii AA AAA A AAA AA AA 156 Gontrol DetallS ATM lidad aida 157 VW SEA AA O eee aa eas 157 POSUIM id tara 157 PUD IC AV AINCG ss a ii a 158 ATM VALS ress ase sole ish o bint uae ee ane ieee 158 SHOMCHES CESSNA A A ii 159 ACUSA TOO GIOS iaa 159 A acne Sulu E nurse Se hats cul aad sath diatia 159 Control Detalls C amero 160 VIO WEEE ene Ro OO 160 A A A 160 APPEAR e e a 161 A A coinage bi aeniiaclaate 161 TID AP OE or O etek eal a ge Mee elated eae nee ae eee cee escnea ee 162 ControlDetalls Textrield ui ira 163 O e o II aoa nen A T T 163 PCV ANC See cers sh as i ie E 164 TOXE FIOO VAMOS A A pes lut dian Gee 165 FICHONS 7 TOOGICS na ea 165 A o ed sn deaitees saison caw ead ret dae aac 165 CUSTOM VaANIADIGS 2 sitccsncaienlasiecds a dde dee oa 166 AQUINO Vales a e E da a E 166 Etna V ARADO Sai ai a EE 166 Deleting Vamos elace ceeded alte taxied eee ne
9. SHOMGCULCSSS NIG cia 69 SNONCUTK Coe tere eee ar A A others eee 70 A ceca ea chon eae a ae a staat sited ta lane suse cte seers E 70 Editing Slider Detalle 71 A nenweakaretedi ued es setubaen teeta Gere ode desea oasdtend wives AOS adville 11 AMAT dde 71 A A ae aihct ale se aieted a ndaee N e ESTE 11 A A EAS 71 SNONMCUECGESUILS cis 72 SIIORICUE INC WS occ aeeauee 73 ACUO it O E es ec cs eines A ee ees noe id 13 Editing Camera DetallS culinaria 74 Names a ae icalis 14 PND DC ALAN e dul eee elt 14 AP e A Pa 75 EdIINg ATMEL Detallada ai e 76 IN ING nit bcda 76 AMEME TDS ta 76 APODO AMC ee leas 76 UT MIL VAUS nur did 77 ACUM e ad dees Tf Editing Text Field Details iuris 78 NM T e a el ee de nl od ld 78 A e o audaedbluveceueveluuendenebanlen 78 APPLE o ad eE 78 Text Y arladDle ud A ee ee 79 ACUM da E ela taste set dada 79 ROOM GUIDE SOU 80 Guide ACUVIY dd e ats 80 Guide Action Delay Perih siii A c 80 FFAG ACI di load adenda 80 ROOM S isa 82 ACUVI ES iu S 83 launenhingah PACUIVINY ste edi 83 CHANGING ACUSE css 83 Shutting Down an AGUVILY ac AS 83 Adjust Togale Commands x tl E E E EE SA 83 EnannerGUide nas 85 SO iveae carmen sous pennants wooden sk 85 SEICCUNG a IPPO MIR Aaa 85 CUSTOMIZING a Channel Lineup cccceccseccecceecseecuecseccsecsucteesseeneussecceessecttesaueneesseenees 85 Making Changes to Guide Settings ooococonoconoconoconocononanocanononononononononenonenononos 86 FVO oc See eee CEO
10. Text Color is the color of the actual characters you type into the text field whereas Background Color is the color of the text field behind the characters To adjust either color tap on the appropriate color row RedEye displays a color picker to help you choose the color you want You can enter color values directly using Hue Saturation and Value HSV Red Green and Blue RGB or hexadecimal formats You can also drag the crosshair cursors to find the color you want The gradient along the bottom adjusts the color brightness the larger top gradient allows you to choose hue along the x axis and saturation along the y axis The currently selected color appears in the upper right corner Tap Save once you have found your desired color Text Variable The Text Variable field identifies the variable to which your text input will be saved We use a State variable for the text value so that we can push the entered text down into the RedEye where it is processed and sent to the device you are controlling typically via a script or command For more information on scripting please refer to the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual Action The name and format of the last section on the page changes depending on the Text Field Type but in all cases this is where you determine how the input text is processed Once you finish entering text in the text field your text is stored in the text variable and then the action you specify here uses the va
11. activity from the clipboard Export Activity Layout Copy the XML below and use it to create a new layout via the Import functionality Y a Ce tw COAL de e lo os VGL SS AG YM SHS Mw ar Of de e A esmeePeweeeeeeeeeeeewew ew A AAA ls a e ds a al de ee de Y E LPR RERE EERE SEER ESE REE ESE EEE EE Y AN Be ad dl de de e SS AGY SAU ORK GC Sat SS LOGGE ST Y KM Y amp Vad Lt ol Hr rr rr rr rr ene eens nnnanrdrdan nn nn nn nn n ns nnnarndrhan nn nn nn See nro9 9mnm lt nn rs y Ym Ls di di e o les e e o Ms VC TO EIA FEA Ud dd a o rd A I ASG Y AN Mm ce 7 es dd A dr arc ML Yr YS Md de oe ACY Md 0147 At ee eS Cde ee se ee ee sno e y OK You can customize the exported XML layout Information on the format of the XML document is available in the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual Importing an Activity Layout If you have a previously exported XML layout from another device or activity you can import it onto the current device by clicking on the Import link in the Layout section Paste the full XML document into the window and click on the OK button RedEye will then load the layout into an editor window where you can make changes before hitting the Save button to finish If the layout window opens to an Activity Setup 137 empty layout then there was a problem with your XML document missing information or incorrect formatting being the most likely issues
12. combination of IR and RF gives you the best of both worlds compatibility with a 4 Basic Concepts wide array of equipment over IR and the ability to control your equipment from any room in your house over RF The RedEye mini functions using only infrared IR signals and offers a range of up to about 30 feet depending on the sensitivity of the equipment you are controlling Contact closure A contact is basically electronics jargon for a switch When a contact is closed the switch is on current is flowing When it is open it is off current stops The light switch the most familiar of control devices is a simple contact closure apparatus RedEye Pro provides two types of contact closure One type is the contact closure sensor a device which determines when a switch is flipped For example this could be tied to a garage door opener a magnetic strike plate or something more sophisticated such as a light or humidity sensor The other type is a contact closure relay a switch that turns on or off another piece of equipment such as a pump or a sprinkler system Serial RS 232 control RedEye Pro is able to interface with devices that use serial communications specifically the RS 232 standard RS 232 has been around since the 1960 s when it was developed for the telecommunications industry and used primarily in modems It generally provides point to point communication i e a direct connection between two de
13. 138 Editing Activity Layouts Although you can edit the layout for any activity using an iPhone or iPad certain things about personal computers make it significantly easier to do so Namely the presence of a keyboard and mouse and a larger monitor all make for a more precise and satisfying experience For this reason the ability to edit activity layouts was one of the first bits of functionality that we developed for the browser application When you select an activity for layout editing a fresh window or tab opens in your browser On the left hand side of this window you will find the existing control layout On the right hand side are detail about the layout and the currently selected control s 600 RedEye Showroom Setup i RedEye Showroom Setup x i RedEye Showroom Setup x 4 3 redeye_e0101 90267 local 82 setup activityLayout html activityid 193 amp srid 192 C Wr Wikipedia en Q th l B y 3 Activity Layout gt as E Guide A y gt iE Zoom 200 MA j iPhone iPod v touc Guide Lines gt lt Layout Lines v Position Appearance Shortcut Gesture Actions Toggles Delete Selected Add Control Save Changes Cancel Changes Selecting Controls Click on a button to select Shift click to select additional controls Shift clicking on an already selected control deselects it When you select each control a small yellow number appears in the upper right hand corner of t
14. Advanced Options preference turned on you have a choice of control types to add If you choose to add a button the New Button screen will appear as described above If you add any other type of control the setup screen for that control appears Moving a Control To Move a Control tap on the control to select it and drag to the desired position As you drag the button will snap into alignment with other controls and the edges or center of the screen When the control snaps into alignment it will display grid lines so that you can see the other objects with which it is aligned at that moment 60 Editing Activity Layouts Your activity layouts are not limited to the space immediately visible on screen If you drag a control below the bottom of the screen the layout area will expand Volume automatically the farther you drag the larger the layout area You can flick to scroll y up and down in the layout area N Deleting a Control To Delete a Control first tap the control to select it Once selected the control will appear with a thin blue border to deselect a control tap on a blank area of the layout screen Then tap on the Trash Can icon to delete Undo and Redo To Undo or Redo changes to the activity layout including adding moving or editing control tap on the Undo and Redo e icons as appropriate The left arrow steps backward through your changes Undo and the rig
15. EJ revino Of x Add New Toggle Value Command URL http redeye_e0101 90267 local Icgi bin play_iph sh devicedata Capture New Control Signal CaptubnWHTY 201 Test Command Delete Command OK Cancel For each toggle value you can specify a Name and a Description You can also choose an Icon from the list To add a new toggle value click on the Add New Toggle Value link You can reorder toggle values by dragging the handle Click on the X button X to delete Infrared Commands If an infrared command is not functioning as you expect you can capture a new control signal by clicking on the Capture New Control Signal button The Test Signal button is useful in verifying that the new control signal is working properly Command URL is a unique URL that other applications can use to invoke the command on your RedEye unit 124 Device Setup Scripted Commands In the case of scripted commands you can click on the Edit Script button to edit the command script The Test Script button executes the command require systemScript for verification Script TODO Insert any pre processing code Scripting SendMessage 02ICH 0 03 Deleting a Command TODO Insert any post processing cod Once you have opened the Command Setup dialog you can delete the command by clicking on the Delete Command button As with other changes the command is not actually removed until you click on the Save Changes button if you ac
16. RedEye Pro Point the remote control about 3 to 6 inches Adding a Command 47 in front of the RedEye Pro and about 2 inches just to the right of the R badge Once you are ready press the Capture Control Signal button for owners of the RedEye base station the status light will begin to flash From this point you have about 30 seconds to press the appropriate button on your remote control Once the RedEye device has captured the signal the processing screen will disappear and you will be able to save the command Once you have captured a control signal you can test it by pressing the Test Control Signal button lf the signal does not work properly you can re capture the command by pressing the button and starting over again Tips for capturing control signals e Position the remote control no closer than 2 inches from your RedEye and no farther than 10 or 12 inches Try to keep the remote control level with your RedEye rather than at an angle e Quickly press and release the button on your remote control Often we have a tendency to press and hold remote control buttons to make sure that they register but if your remote control is the proper distance from your RedEye you need not do so One quick button press makes it more likely to capture a clean signal from the remote e Avoid otherwise interacting with your RedEye unit for example from another iPhone or iPod controller while it is in learning mode Command Type
17. This booklet includes important safety and regulatory information product warranty and other details about your purchase You can download a copy of the guide here http thinkflood com products redeye product information pdf 5 AC Power Adapter Appearance may vary slightly depending on country and manufacturing lot Step 1 Plug In First things first your RedEye needs power so find a good location in the room with your equipment and plug it in You can find the plug receptacle on the underside of the unit as shown in the picture at left Opening the Box RedEye WiFi When choosing a location it is important that there be a direct line of sight between your RedEye and the equipment you wish to control because the infrared control signals cannot pass through walls or other opaque objects Even so you should not need to worry too much about the orientation of your RedEye as it provides 360 degree coverage through its transparent sides In addition you should have no problems controlling equipment up to 30 feet or more away from your RedEye Once your RedEye is plugged in you can charge an iPhone or iPod touch using the dock connector on the topside of the unit We recommend inserting the appropriate Universal Dock Adapter to prevent unnecessary wear and tear on the dock connector and your phone To determine which dock pe PP A connector to use with your model aa i of iPhone or iPod touch find the K
18. Wi Fi Maintenance Media Room Exit Identification Custom Variables Devices ListenToMusicButton Name aoe ListenToMusicButtonHighlighted Activities ListenToRadioButton ListenToRadioButtonHighlighted PlayVideoGameButton Custom Variables PlayVideoGameButtonHighlighted Value PowerButton PowerButtonHighlighted RedEyeBackground WatchMovieButton WatchMovieButtonHighlighted WatchTVButton WatchTVButtonHighlighted b Refresh _ Add New Variable _Save _Delete Adding Variables Click on the Add New Variable button to create a new variable After typing a unique name into the Name field you can enter a starting value Variable values are always stored as text and can be multi line strings if necessary When you are finished editing the variable value click on the Save button to store it After you have added a variable the application will select it for you so you can continue editing its value if necessary Once added you cannot change the name of a variable Editing Variables Click on any variable in the list to display and edit its current value Remember to click the Save button when you are finished to store the new value 166 Custom Variables Deleting Variables Once you have selected a variable in the box click on the Delete button to remove it permanently Deletions are permanent so be sure you want to delete the variable before you click the confirmation button Custom Variables 167 Part IV Android Applicat
19. a whole house level independent of rooms Specifically you can select RedEye Pro itself as if it were a room add whole house activities and control any of the devices attached to RedEye Pro This is particularly useful for multi zone audio and other such systems that have a party mode as well as true whole house systems such as lighting and climate control Thus you might create an away activity that selects a certain lighting scene when you are on vacation or one that turns off all your equipment at bedtime Basic Concepts Opening the Box RedEye WiFi Assuming you already have a PC or iOS device your RedEye unit came with everything you need to control your home theater or other equipment using traditional infrared control signals Inside the box you will find 1 RedEye device In addition to controlling your equipment RedEye also provides a dock for you to charge an iPhone or iPod touch handy if you have a decommissioned phone in need of a home or you want a home for your main remote control 2 Universal Dock Adapters Assortment We recommend using a Universal Dock Adapter insert when charging your iPhone or iPod touch to reduce strain on the dock connector 3 Quick Start Guide Outlines the initial setup process for your RedEye system You can download a copy of the guide here http thinkflood com products redeye quick start guide pdf 4 Important Product Information Guide not shown
20. a list of commands for the device Flick through the list to scroll or drag your finger down the index column on the right hand side of the screen Tap on any row to send a command Adjusting Toggle Values If you are using toggle commands it is r possible that the RedEye system will lose A Vv track of your devices For example if you are using a Power On Off command to control your TV RedEye keeps track of whether the TV is currently on or off When you launch an activity that requires the TV HDMI if RedEye thinks the TV is already on then it will leave the TV alone This works fine until someone turns off the TV by pressing Power the power button on the front of the set instead of using the RedEye system If RedEye thinks your TV is on when it is really off what should you do Sending the Power command will have the desired effect turning it on but the RedEye will now think the TV is off What you need to do here is adjust the system When you adjust a device RedEye sends a command but does not change its opinion of what it thinks about the device Back to our example if RedEye thinks your TV is on when it is really off and you tap Adjust gt Power then RedEye will turn on the set and everything will be in sync Although this sounds complicated in practice it is simple If you launch an activity and one of your toggle commands is not operating properly tap on Adjust and tap the appropriate command row until e
21. but we will not be able to provide any infrared control codes for download Port This row is visible when configuring a RedEye or RedEye Pro Tap to select from a list of available ports On a RedEye dock there are two choices Infrared and Add New IP Port If you are adding an IP device please choose the latter option For RedEye Pro you have a number of other choices Infrared ports l1 through I8 which can also be used as contact sensor inputs Relay ports R1 through R4 and Serial ports S1 and S2 With the exception of IP ports once you have added a device to a port you can easily switch to another port of the same type for example you can move a device from infrared port l1 to infrared port 12 You cannot switch to a port of a different type in other words you cannot switch from infrared port 11 to serial port S1 because the two different modes of communication in this case infrared and serial are not compatible Name and Description You must provide a Display Name which we will use to identify the new device throughout the RedEye app Model Name is optional but in some cases can help us find better matches within our control code database Description is also optional and is a short line that appears below the Display Name in the application Downloading Control Codes We back your RedEye system with a database that contains infrared and RS 232 control codes for thousands of devices In order to access this
22. color The color swatch on the top left displays the new color the one on the top right shows the original When you are finished making changes click on the circular rainbow icon in the bottom right corner to use the current color or click the close icon in the upper right to cancel Choose a Text Variable to determine the text displayed in your label The variable referred to here is a state or custom variable You can update state variables at runtime which makes label controls suitable for displaying dynamic data such as the current track name For more information on the scripting involved in updating state variables at runtime please refer to the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual Shortcut Gesture In this section you can set both the keyboard shortcut for your control which you can use when controlling your RedEye through the browser application and the shortcut gesture which you can use in conjunction with an iOS controller iOS shortcuts include a number of motion gestures as well as multi touch options Keyboard shortcuts include all the basic alohanumeric characters plus many special characters such as tab space escape and arrow keys Shortcuts already assigned to controls display the control name next to the shortcut in each list Actions Toggles In this section you determine what happens when you press a control while running your activity For labels you do not have to specify an action i e
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24. create an exact copy of the command and open up the Add a Command dialog so that you can make changes before saving Device Setup 129 Testing a Command Although you can test your commands from the Add a Command and Command Setup dialogs you can also test them directly from the command list using the Test button Changing Device Layouts You can create a custom control layout for your device by clicking on Edit link in the Layout section of the device pane The process for editing a device layout is the same as for Editing Activity Layouts RedEye includes templates for most types of device When you add a device from our code database if there is a template available for your device type then RedEye will automatically create a layout based on the template and the commands in your new device If you create a device from scratch e g by learning infrared commands then RedEye will not immediately create a device layout for you because initially there are no commands to use with buttons in the layout Once you have added commands the first time you click on the Edit link in the Layout section RedEye will create a layout using based on the template and the commands in your device Exporting a Device Layout If you have spent time customizing a device layout you may want to make use of your customizations on other similar devices You can export the layout for any device by clicking on the Export link in
25. database your RedEye must be on a network that connects to the Internet whether over WiFi or 3G If you cannot connect to the Internet you can still add a device but you will need to use the RedEye s learning function to create commands for the device 38 Adding a Device You may find that the online code database does not have any codes for the particular manufacturer and device type that you specified In this case you may want to try again with a different manufacturer for example the manufacturer of your Comcast cable box may actually be Motorola or if you know of a source of device codes online you can contact us to see if we can load the codes into our database Of course you can also proceed without downloading codes and then add commands manually using the learning function When the RedEye system finds results for your device in the database it presents you with a list of matching codes The list is sorted with the most popular codes at the top Each row includes a codeset number which can be useful in finding a particular codeset such as when directed there by our technical support team Tap on a codeset row to view a preview of that codeset Infrared codesets contains 3 Codesets Co an ds Preview Commands tap to test 4 test commands and a listing of all other s commands in the set to help you determine Mute whether it is the best match for your equipment When testing power on commands we recommend wai
26. detect errors The default is not to include a parity bit Device Setup 41 Strip 8th Bit indicates whether to discard the last most significant bit in the data frame The default is to include all 8 bits in the frame Stop Bits indicates how many stop bits appear at the end of each frame The default is 1 Baud Rate 9600 bps gt l Flow Control determines whether to coordinate transmission events on the data Word Length 8 bits gt line The default is no flow control but l software Xon Xoff and hardware Parity None gt RTS CTS options are also available Echo Input refers to RedEye Pro s Stop Bits y behavior when it receives input data from the device being controlled If this switch is enabled then RedEye Pro will parrot back Flow Control None gt all data it receives While this is a useful feature when typing data on an interactive terminal echoed data can cause problems when two computers are speaking directly il to one another as a result the default setting for this switch is off Echo Input OFF In the Advanced Settings section you can enter any additional stty arguments These arguments are always added to the end of the arguments generated by the other field Practically speaking this means that you can override any of the earlier arguments and therefore have full control over RS 232 configuration The most common advanced setting to configure is the end of line character which you ca
27. devices today provide a control mechanism using IP IP control is similar to RS 232 in that it is bidirectional but it also has certain advantages Specifically 1 IP is network oriented RS 232 is a point to point protocol that is it connects two machines together directly By contrast IP defines a mechanism by which a large number of machines can be interconnected without having to run a physical connection between each pair For RedEye the implication is that you can add a virtually unlimited number of IP devices to your system without ever running out of ports And since both RedEye and RedEye Pro are attached to your IP network already it means that you can have the bi directional capabilities we introduced with RedEye Pro in the more inexpensive and compact RedEye package 2 Data throughput is even faster While we measure RS 232 speeds in thousands of bits per second kbps today s typical Internet speeds are millions of bits per second Mbps or even billions of bits per second Gbps 3 More and more devices use IP Smart TVs connected Blu Ray players streaming media servers UPnP and DLNA devices the trend is toward IP control Infrared control will stay with us because it is inexpensive and simple but the wave of the future for more advanced control is Internet Protocol As with anything there are certain challenges with IP control One is networking itself configuring home networks can be challenging An
28. four basic button types e Normal buttons execute a single action one time when tapped e Macro buttons execute more than one action when tapped Macro buttons are particularly useful for creating buttons that jump to favorite television channels e Toggle buttons execute a single action at one time but cycle through a series of actions when pressed repeatedly For example perhaps you want a single button to switch between Play and Pause on successive taps because combining these actions into one button will save space in your activity layout You can create a toggle button with two actions one for Play and one for Pause so that each time you tap the button you alternate between the two Toggle buttons are similar to toggle commands but more powerful For example toggle buttons can work with discrete commands or even commands that target different devices e Repeating buttons function as do Normal buttons when tapped and released However if you tap and hold a repeating button the button s action is repeated rapidly until you release the button This type of button is useful for things such as volume and channel functions that ramp when you hold them down Actions themselves have two different types Command actions simply send out one of your pre defined commands To pick a command first pick the device and then the command as well as a toggle value if necessary Script actions run a custom script that you write Scr
29. is the place to configure these settings for your camera Enter the Username and Password for your IP camera if desired Please note that these values will be stored in your RedEye configuration and therefore may be visible to other people on your network If you do not want to store these values in the RedEye configuration you can leave them blank at runtime if RedEye detects that you need to enter a username and password it will prompt yOu If you are accessing an unencrypted HTTP video feed and you are using a login name and password you need to turn on the Allow Clear Text option which allows your username and password to be sent over an unsecured connection This option is required whether you store the username and password in the camera configuration or whether you will provide it at runtime If you are accessing an encrypted HTTPS video feed and you configured your IP camera using a self signed certificate then you need to turn on the Allow Self Signed option With this option enabled RedEye will automatically trust the authenticity of the certificate presented by your IP camera without any attempt to validate against common root certificate authorities For more information about certificates please see http en wikipedia org wiki Public_key_certificate Editing Camera Details 75 Editing HTML Details The HTML Setup screen allows you to customize the look and function of HTML controls in an activity layout Name I
30. line character which you can specify using the eol flag under advanced settings For example eol M indicates that a carriage return M follows each line of text Please note that when you specify particular characters for end of line end of field and so forth you must make sure that those characters are not already being used elsewhere in the configuration For example if the device you are using separates each line using Z you must also reassign the suspend key because it defaults to Z The following keys are assigned by default Control Key ASCII Value Default stty Assignment Meaning A 127 erase delete de 028 quit quit AC 003 intr interrupt AD 004 eof end of field AJ 010 eol end of line O 015 flush flush buffer AQ 017 start begin transmission AR 018 rornt reprint AS 019 stop end transmission AU 021 kill force quit AY 022 Inext next field AW 023 werase clear screen AZ 026 susp suspend pause You can reassign a key to one not already used or you can make it undefined using the control character 4 In the above example the following advanced settings work fine A eol Z susp For documentation on stty please visit http www freebsd org cgi man cgi query stty If you are editing an IP device you can configure the connection between your RedEye and the device using the IP port settings dialog Protocol determines the type of IP communication to use Currently the op
31. portion of the iOS app you will need to enter a password If you forget your password you can reset it by performing a network reset please note that doing so will also reset the network configuration for your RedEye unit Password protection is not designed to be bulletproof The purpose of this feature is to dissuade those unfamiliar with the RedEye setup process from tampering with the configuration someone with reasonably advanced knowledge of networking or RedEye can bypass password protection relatively easily We send the password over the network and store it in the RedEye unit without encryption so you should not choose a password that you use for sensitive systems like bank accounts When you are done making changes to preferences please remember to click the Save button to store your changes Technical Support This section provides links to ThinkFlood s technical support website and email directly to ThinkFlood s technical support team Software Version This section displays the current software version of the browser application Please note that this version number may not exactly match the iOS application version In particular if we have released a minor update to the iOS application which has not modified the RedEye firmware this version will be slightly behind the iOS version 102 Settings Wi Fi Networking From the Wi Fi page you can change the WiFi network settings of your RedEye unit 606 RedEye D
32. resolution of the display You can also specify the Font Size in relative points similar to relative pixels this is the font size when the display is 320 pixels wide and RedEye will scale automatically for you Font size determines the height of the label control You can change the label Name You can also give each label a Description which is useful on the iPhone for customers using the VoiceOver accessibility option as descriptions are read to give control hints View Position Appearance Name Description Width Font Size Bold Justification Color Highlight Color Text Variable lt New Control gt 100 14 Center FFFFFF RRGGBB 00A6D9 RRGGBB nad t765 volume Shortcut Gesture Actions Toggles Tips Check the Bold box if you wish the label to use bold font You can choose among left center and right alignment using the Justification drop down Please choose a text color 154 You can choose a Color for your label If your label functions as a button when tapped the Highlight Color determines how it displays when tapped Click in either color text box to edit the color You can specify colors by their red green blue Editing Activity Layouts RGB values hue saturation brightness HSB values or hexadecimal values You can also drag cursors over the vertical hue bar and the two dimensional saturation and brightness field to make adjustments to the current
33. screens Android phones 76 Editing HTML Details and tablets PCs running the browser app the exact scaling factor depends on the size and resolution of the display Toggling Show Label to On will display the HTML control name underneath the control in your activity layout HTML Values The HTML Values section is the place where you select state variables that govern the display and link handling of your HTML control The HTML Content variable identifies the HTML that RedEye renders inside the control itself For more information on the scripting involved in updating state variables at runtime please refer to the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual The Selected Value variable determines which state variable RedEye will update when you click on a hyperlink whose URL begins with the prefix redeye RedEye will set the value of this variable to be the text following the pound sign in the URL For example if the hyperlink URL is redeye my_value then the variable value will be set to my_value Action The name and format of the last section on the page changes depending on the HTML Type but in all cases this is the place to assign the control s functionality in the form of an action or script Tap on an action row to change the action or edit the script If you have a Display only type control then this section will not be visible Editing HTML Details 77 Editing Text Field Details The Text Field
34. section you can specify whether the image has any function when tapped There are four image types e Display only images are there for Display only appearance only tapping on them does not generate any action Button e Button images work like custom buttons You can assign a single action to a button image If you want a macro button please use the script type as described below Repeating button images work like repeating buttons That is they function as do Normal buttons when tapped and released However if you tap and hold a repeating button image the image s action is repeated rapidly until you release it This type of image is useful for things such as volume and channel functions that ramp when you hold them down e Script images execute scripts when tapped More information on scripting and advanced configuration is available in the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual Repeating button Script Y Appearance The Appearance section determines how an image looks Here you can input an exact Width and Height in relative pixels The relative pixel measurement assumes a display width of 320 0 pixels For iPad we scale up the size by 40 On other screens Android phones and tablets PCs running the browser app the exact scaling factor depends on the size and resolution of the display Editing Image Details 65 Z Index is a property which determines the stacking order of images in your activ
35. the command as well as a toggle value if necessary Script actions run a custom script that you write Scripting is outside the scope of this manual but more information on scripting is available in the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual on our support website Editing Activity Layouts 151 Tips The Tips section displays a quick reference for some of the less obvious features of the activity layout page 152 Editing Activity Layouts Control Details Label Along the right hand side of the activity layout page there is an accordion containing control details and other information about the layout It contains the following elements View In the View section you can determine the level of zoom that you use in displaying the layout You can also choose whether or not to show guidelines The iPhone iPod touch Guide Lines option draws a purple line at the border of an iPhone screen so you know how many buttons will fit on the screen at one time The Layout Lines option displays control edges and default margin lines to help you align your controls against one another View Position In the Position section you can view Position or edit the current position of your Top 68 selected control s The Top value displays the vertical Y coordinate of Left 84 the control When you type a value Align into this text box the control will move to that vertical offset Similarly the ES Left value displays the horizontal X
36. to an earlier time slot and the right arrow to navigate to a later time slot Tap on the information icon in any row to display detailed information about the program in that row including a brief description run time and names of cast and crew members Tap on any row to launch your Guide Activity if necessary and tune to that channel 86 Channel Guide Favorites The Favorites bar displays a list of your Fri 4 30 PM favorite channels To add favorites to the Prone list tap Favorites tab and then tap the Edit button on the bottom left side of the screen From here simply tap on a channel to add it to your favorites and tap on it again to remove it Tap the Done button when you are finished to save your changes Friends Law amp Order Jim Rome Is Burning Favorites lists are unique to each iOS aw uve O device and are not stored in the Wi Fi zo RedEye s configuration To e uve Giada at Home Prog ram Details Sp Parorlies Setnrce While tapping on a row will launch your guide activity and change channels for you tapping on the white information icon will bring you to the program details page On the details page you will find a short description of the program including running time and episode name as well as a list of cast and crew members Some programs will have associated media files such as cast and crew photos When such media is available you will see a small thumbnail where the stat
37. use with sensor devices 4 relay ports and 2 RS 232 ports All these port types mean you can control a wider variety of devices They also give you more targeted control of individual devices that use the same communication method For example what if you have two identical cable boxes stored in the same cabinet If you blast out infrared light into the cabinet you will be controlling both devices in sync Maybe this is acceptable in some kind of party mode but if your intention is to be able to watch one show in the kitchen and different show in the den then this configuration will not work If instead of flooding the cabinet with infrared light however you use small targeted infrared emitters you can run a separate line from each cable box to a different port on RedEye Pro Doing so allows you to control each box independently Rooms RedEye rooms are analogous to rooms in your house places where you do things Typically they have devices and activities Inside the RedEye application you can quickly switch between rooms so that you can control devices and activities anywhere in your house Thus they become a convenient grouping mechanism zones of control Prior to RedEye Pro each RedEye unit had the effective range of a single room You could control more rooms only by adding more RedEye units However with RedEye Pro we now have many more ports to which we can attach more devices so now it makes sense to divid
38. whether to use a toggle command or not Let s consider how the power button works If your remote control uses discrete commands you will have two power buttons one to turn on the power and one to turn it off Whenever you press the Power On button the device will power up If the device is already powered up when you press the Power On button pressing the button again does nothing By contrast if you have a control that uses a power toggle button you will have a single button Whenever you press the button the device switches from off to on or vice versa Consider what happens when we try to make your remote control smart for example by controlling multiple devices as part of an activity When you launch the Watch TV activity you want the television to turn on If your controller has a discrete Power On command it sends that signal the TV turns on and life is good However if your controller uses a toggling Power command it needs to know whether the TV is already on to determine whether to send the Power command If someone presses the power button on the front of the TV instead of using the remote control then the remote control loses track and may mistakenly turn off the TV when it should remain on Although many manufacturers provide discrete commands for their devices sometimes you may not have access to them If you are going to use the command to launch an activity such as will be the case with toggling Pow
39. words we need to establish a static IP address for it In most home networks a router acts as a DHCP server and assigns IP addresses as needed which means those IP addresses can change from time to time While you can set your RedEye device to self assign a static IP address usually the best way to reserve a static IP address is through the DHCP server DHCP Reservation Setup Assistant Each router and DHCP server will have a slightly different way Enter the MAC address for the wireless client receiving the reservation of assigning static IP MAC Address 00 23 87 00 04 E2 addresses but basically what Enter the IP address you want to reserve for the client The IP address you ill only be gi to the client with the MAC add DHCP Client ID you need is the MAC address a ica for your RedEye conveniently printed on the label on the unit s underside NOTE all RedEye MAC addresses begin with 00 23 87 so you may be able to locate the MAC address through your DHCP server as well The screenshot pictured here shows how to reserve a RedEye Serial Static IP address on an Apple Airport using the Airport Utility Next open the RedEye app to the Setup screen and tap Saas on the Find RedEye by IP Address row A dialog box will appear in which you can enter your RedEye serial number and the IP Address you just reserved Your IPv4 Address 192 168 0 124 Click done when you are finished Cancel GoBack Don
40. 12 inches Try to keep the remote control level with your RedEye rather than at an angle e Quickly press and release the button on your remote control Often we have a tendency to press and hold remote control buttons to make sure that they register but if your remote control is the proper distance from your RedEye you need not do so One quick button press makes it more likely to capture a clean signal from the remote e Avoid otherwise interacting with your RedEye unit for example from another controller while it is in learning mode Next please choose a command type from the Type list The command type describes the nature of a command When properly assigned the RedEye application can use this information to create intelligent button layouts and manage the devices you use for different activities You cannot change command type settings once the command is created so please take a minute to consider your best options here If you cannot find a command type appropriate to the command that you are creating you can use the command type Other although we recommend using this option sparingly as the RedEye application cannot determine how to make use of commands without a specific type The Toggles checkbox allows you to indicate whether the command is discrete that is whether the command produces the same result every time you send it or whether it toggles across a list of possible values Because infrared remote c
41. 31 Protocol determines the type of IP communication to use Currently the options Port Number 80860 are User Datagram Protocol UDP Transmission Control Protocol TCP and Path Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP Changing the protocol fundamentally changes the communication mechanism used for the port Because UDP and TCP employ the same basic messaging process within the RedEye software you can modify them without too much concern However when switching to or from HTTP you will need to update your port and command scripts for the device You can learn more about scripting for IP devices in the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual on our support website Device Setup 43 Host Name is the IP address or network host name of the device you would like to control Port Number is the IP port number to which you will connect on the device This number is assigned by the device you are controlling and is different than the port ID used internally by your RedEye unit Path is an optional file path on the controlled device which you can specify here for convenience Typically path is only used with HTTP and may vary from request to request Command Repetitions The Command Repetitions row allows you to customize how many infrared signals are sent by your RedEye when a button is pressed The default value is 3 Depending on the sensitivity of your equipment some commands should be sent multiple times before the equipment respon
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43. Action link to add Power Teose 15 an action to either the launch or shutdown on list When you add an action after an existing action a delay field appears in Delay 3 00 Seconds 05 20 between the two actions You can edit the delay by typing into the text boxes valid Type Command H values range between 0 05 and 20 00 AVR seconds X For each action you can choose between Command or Script types A Command action plays an existing device command Add New Action Activity Setup 135 Script actions give you the chance to write freeform scripts For more about scripting please refer to the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual You can reorder actions by clicking and dragging the handle icon on the right hand side To delete an action click on the red X button X When creating your launch and shutdown action lists you should consider all of the steps required at the beginning and the end of the activity Do not worry about what happens when you switch from one activity to another your RedEye is smart enough to determine how to make the transition without for example turning off the TV and turning it back on again when you switch from watching a Blu Ray to watching live television Reordering Activities You can reorder your activity list in the same manner that you reorder actions in a launch or shutdown sequence To the right of each activity there is a handle icon Click and drag this icon to mov
44. Activities tab to prevent the changing or shutting down of activities 8 devices Hides the Devices tab 9 commands Hides the Commands tab For example to hide everything except the Activities tab you would you use the following path index html hide masthead devices commands To hide only the Setup User Manual and Technical support links you would use the following index html hide setup manual support RedEye Pro Opening to a Specific Room If you choose to hide the masthead or room selector you will also be removing the ability to switch rooms on a RedEye Pro In this case opening the browser application to a particular room is an important capability As with hiding parts of the interface we accomplish this through a query string For example index html room 1 26 opens the RedEye to display the room with ID 126 index html room 1 opens the RedEye to display the root RedEye Pro room for whole house activities and the complete list of devices and commands Of course you can combine query strings index html hide masthead amp room 126 will hide the masthead and display room 126 100 Kiosk Mode Settings When you click on the Setup link from the browser control page the application will take you to the Settings tab on the setup side of the application From here you can click on other tabs along the top of the page to access other parts of the setup application or you can acc
45. Add Action gt Shutdown Actions TV Power Off Cable Power Off Adding an Activity 57 Activity Setup On the Activity Setup screen you can specify what is involved in common activities such as watching television or playing a DVD Name The Name section is the place to identify the activity name and optionally provide a description The activity name is visible in many parts of the application including the main Activities screen Activity Type Activity Type indicates the purpose of the current activity and cannot be changed once the activity has been created Devices The Devices section lists the devices used in the activity Once you have identified that a device is part of an activity the commands for that device are available in Devices the Launch and Shutdown Actions Stereo Y sections TV Y To choose which devices are involved in the activity tap on the Select Devices to DVD Use row A list of available devices appears Tap on a device to select it tap Cahilin Daz J again to de select it When you are finished tap on the Save button to save your changes or Cancel to return to the previous settings Launch and Shutdown Actions Launch Actions are the actions the RedEye device will take when starting up an activity Shutdown Actions are the actions the RedEye device will take when turning off an activity Each action corresponds to a device a command and if 58 Activity Setup the command togg
46. Commands If your RedEye unit contains any commands that toggle across multiple values for example Power On Off or an input select Activities command then you may see a button labeled Adjust Toggle Commands at the top of your activities list and the top of your currently running activity The purpose of this button is to allow you to adjust these toggle commands if your RedEye gets out of sync with your equipment For example if you turn off an activity but the TV remains on you can tap on the Power TV adjust button to turn the TV off Then the next time you launch an activity it should turn on correctly lf you prefer to hide this button while on the Activities tab you can turn off the Adjust Button option on the Setup page If you do so you can still access the adjust functionality from the Devices tab Activities Watch Blu Ray Adjust Toggle Commands HDMI TV Power TV Power Toggle BD Player 181 Devices TV Although you will primarily control your home theater through the Activities screen o Adjust Toggle Commands you can control specific devices through the Devices screen This can be useful for sending commands that you use less frequently or for making adjustments to the i os te RedEye app if it becomes out of sync with a particular device p v Device Remotes Aspect If you have created a button layout for a XN device that layout appears when you select N the d
47. Eye unit from a Einnar Quina Dinht Dinht controller that has a keyboard such as a PC Accelerometer Shake Guide As with gestures shortcut key may be assigned to only one control at a time so if you select a shortcut that is currently assigned to another control the previously assigned control will no longer have that shortcut Action The name and format of the last section on the page changes depending on the Label Type but in all cases this is the place to assign the label s functionality in the form of an action or script Tap on an action row to change the action or edit the script If you have a Display only type label then this section will not be visible 70 Editing Label Details Editing Slider Details The Slider Setup screen allows you to customize the look and function of slider controls in an activity layout Name In the Name section you can change the name and description of the slider The slider name is displayed in the activity layout if the Show Name option is set to On Slider Type In the Type section you can specify whether the slider invokes a command or a script when it is dragged More information on scripting is available in the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual Labels Each slider can display up to two different labels If you turn on the Show Name option the slider name will appear at the bottom of the control Turning on the Show Value option displays the current value
48. I Universal Dock Adapter ai corresponding to your model a _ a e iPhone first generation lt 12 Phone 3G 3GS 15 Universal Dock Adapter Number e iPod touch first generation 14 e iPod touch second third generation 16 e iPhone 4 45 19 Step 2 Install the App or Download Software Updates If you will be using your RedEye with an iOS device the next step is to install the RedEye iOS app You can download the app directly to your device through the built in App Store just search for RedEye or you can download it to your computer through iTunes and sync your device If you are using RedEye exclusively with PCs or Android devices this is a good time to download the latest firmware update which you can find on the ThinkFlood website here http thinkflood com media browser app software updates current release UnzipMe zip You can download the Android application from the Android Marketplace The RedEye app and future software upgrades are free Opening the Box RedEye WIFI Step 3 Connect to your RedEye Your controllers communicate with RedEye using Wi Fi so the next step is to set up a Wi Fi connection The RedEye Wi Fi Choose a Network device ships from the factory in an ad V RedEye gt O hoc Wi Fi mode and does not require a separate wireless access point to YLHE2 azo communicate with your phone In order to establish a network connection to your
49. If you choose infrared output then RedEye gives you a second Power Level option to adjust the power level on the port This can be helpful if you need to attach multiple infrared emitters to a single port or if a device you are controlling is overly sensitive to the brightness of the emitters We recommend leaving the power level relatively low if you can to avoid burning out your emitter cables prematurely Mode Infrared output gt When you change an infrared port to sensor input mode your RedEye Pro will put a 5 volt current on the line to drive the sensor you attach Please be careful when switching modes if you have an infrared emitter plugged in under a constant 5 volt current for too long you may burn out the emitter Instead you should always plug your sensor into the port first and then switch the mode to sensor input Serial Port Settings When you tap on Edit port settings for one of the serial ports you arrive at the serial port configuration page which gives you quick access to the most common RS 232 options and complete control over the setup of your serial port Baud Rate sets the communication speed for the serial port RedEye Pro supports baud rates from 300 bps up to 230 4 kbps By default it is set to 9600 bps a common rate for many RS 232 devices Word Length determines the size of each data frame usually 8 bits Parity indicates whether to add an extra bit to each word for error checking and if so how to
50. Networking 21 Each network row identifies 1 The network name SSID 2 Whether the network is secured a gray padlock icon or open 3 Network signal strength lf your desired network appears in the list simply tap on its row to select If you do not see your network you can scan for networks again by tapping on the Scan button in the lower left corner of the screen If you have hidden your network SSID you will need to tap on the row labeled Other to manually enter the network name and security information Step 4 Enter Your Network Password if required If you are using a secured network enter Name ThinkFlood your password case sensitive twice for verification and tap on the Save button The RedEye application uses industry standard strong encryption RSA 1024 bit to protect your password for transmission to and storage on the RedEye base station Pantie eaeneoeoees Cancel Other Network Security WPA2 gt Password e Step 5 Save Your Changes Once you have finished selecting your desired network settings tap on the Save button Because the Wi Fi RedEye cannot be a member of more than one network at a time when you save these changes it will drop off the current network and join the new network To see the RedEye room again you will need to change network settings on your OS device using the Settings application Resetting to the RedEye Ad Hoc Network On occasion you may need to con
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52. Other gt RedEye you need either an iOS device or a pen WiFi card most laptops have le a a ias ON one Known networks will be joined automatically If no known networks are available you will be asked before joining a new network Connecting via OS If you are using an OS device first open the Settings application on your iOS device and tap on the Wi Fi option You should see a new network called RedEye in the list Tap on this network to connect to it 8 50 AM Connecting via PC If you are using a PC look for your network settings on Windows look in your Control Panel on Mac check System Preferences Scan for WiFi networks and look for one called RedEye Connect to this network Updating new room and follow the instructions in Accessing the software Browser Application to load RedEye s built a in web application Cancel Step 4 Launch the RedEye App and Install Updates We update the RedEye app regularly so there is a good chance that the software in your RedEye needs to be upgraded as well This will happen automatically when the RedEye OS app finds your RedEye on gt Unfortunately the Android operating system does not support ad hoc WiFi networks so if you will need access to either an OS device or PC with WiFi card at least until you can get your RedEye on a regular infrastructure WiFi network 12 Opening the Box RedEye WiFi the network for the first time After th
53. Phillips head Second slide the faceplate on from the back of your RedEye Pro Step 2 Plug In RedEye Pro contains an internal power supply rated for international use 100 240V 50 60Hz The power jack is located at the back of the unit on the left d4 Opening the Box RedEye Pro hand side If you need to replace the power cable please ensure that the replacement cable is 18AWG or better and has an IEC320 C5 connector and a proper grounding pin Do not use a power cable with compromised insulation or a damaged or missing grounding pin If you will be using your RedEye with an iOS device you should also take a moment to install the RedEye iOS app You can download the app directly to your device through the built in App Store just search for RedEye or you can download it to your computer through iTunes and sync your device If you are using RedEye exclusively with PCs or Android devices this is a good time to download the latest firmware update which you can find on the ThinkFlood website here http thinkflood com media browser app software updates current release UnzipMe zip You can download the Android application from the Android Marketplace The RedEye app and future software upgrades are free Step 3 Connect to Your RedEye Pro RedEye Pro offers both Ethernet and WiFi networking but in most cases only one network interface is active If you plug in an Ethernet cable and connect your RedEye Pro t
54. Setup screen allows you to customize the look and function of text entry controls in an activity layout Name In the Name section you can change the name and description of the text field The text field name is not displayed but is part of RedEye s accessibility feature which allows those with difficulty seeing to receive auditory feedback through the OS when they select different controls Text Field Type In the Type section you can specify how the text field works There are two text field types e Action text fields use a pre defined command to process the text you enter e Script text fields execute a custom script to process the text you enter More information on scripting and advanced configuration is available in the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual bla fo ee ee ew ee ee ele ee eee ee Cancel Label Color Appearance The Appearance section determines how HSV 0 o Jf100 the text field looks Here you can input an exact Font Size and Width in relative he pixels The relative pixel measurement Hex FFFFFF assumes a display width of 320 0 pixels For iPad we scale up the size by 40 On other screens Android phones and tablets PCs running the browser app the exact scaling factor depends on the size and resolution of the display Show Border indicates whether the text field displays with a thin border around the edge r ES 78 Editing Text Field Details
55. The Command Type describes the nature of a command When properly assigned the RedEye application can use this Command Type Save information to create intelligent button layouts and manage the devices you use 100 for different activities You cannot change command type settings once the command is created so please take a minute to 4 i consider your best options here Choose a command type Tap on the Command Type row to see a list of available command types If you cannot 3 find a command type appropriate to the p command that you are creating you can 4 R use the command type Other although we E recommend using this option sparingly as i the RedEye application cannot determine 6 48 Adding a Command how to make use of commands without a specific type Toggle Commands Note This section only applies to infrared commands and does not appear for commands added to devices that use other communication methods The Toggles row allows you to indicate whether the command is discrete that is whether the command produces the same result every time you send it or whether it toggles across a list of possible values Because infrared remote control signals are a one way street your controller can only send signals it does not receive responses we recommend using discrete signals whenever possible When you select Toggles Yes a Toggle Values section appears at the bottom of the page Trying to decide
56. Top 10 selected control s The Top value Left PT displays the vertical Y coordinate of the control When you type a value Align je into this text box the control will move to that vertical offset Similarly the Left value displays the horizontal X coordinate of the control typinga Distribute mE value into this text box moves it to the appropriate horizontal offset Appearance If you have more than one control Shortcut Gesture selected the Align and Distribute Actions Toggles buttons become available When you click on an Align button all the Deleted Buttons 0 controls are aligned to the axis of the Ti ps first control in the selection the one marked with the yellow number 1 In other words if you have selected three controls and you selected the one at the far left first then clicking on the Align right edges button will move all the other buttons so that their right edges line up with that first left most control You can align left right top and bottom edges as well as vertical and horizontal centers If you click one of the Distribute buttons all of the controls will be evenly distributed between the positions of the first selected yellow 1 and last selected MR Editing Activity Layouts highest yellow number controls You can distribute along either the horizontal or the vertical axis Appearance In the Appearance section you can change the look of the selected control s The
57. URL is a state variable pointing to the video feed for your camera The variable value Appearance should be an HTTP or HTTPS link to a Motion JPEG stream We store the URL in URL camera gt a state variable so that you can dynamically Width 160 0 update its value For example you can put a single IP camera control in your activity Height 120 0 layout and then place buttons near the control that let you cycle through feeds from Show Label EN different cameras by having each button press update the URL state variable for the Security camera control For more information on the scripting involved in updating state variables at runtime please refer to the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual Username root Password e Allow Clear Text on You can set the Width and Height of your camera control As with images labels and Allow Self Signed OFF other controls these dimensions are in relative pixels based on a display of 320 0 pixels in width The actual display size of the camera window depends on the client controller you are using but RedEye will take care of scaling everything for you automatically Toggling Show Label to On will display the camera name underneath the camera in your activity layout 74 Editing Camera Details Security Most IP cameras allow you to secure them with a username and password and optionally access them over an encrypted HTTPS connection The Security section
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59. Volu Einnar Quina Dianht Diaht A shortcut may be assigned to only one control at a time so if you select a shortcut that is currently assigned to another control the previously assigned control will no longer have that shortcut 72 Editing Slider Details Shortcut Keys Shortcut Keys indicate which keyboard keys are assigned to the control Although shortcut keys have no function on iOS devices they can be quite useful when operating your RedEye unit from a controller that has a keyboard Such as a PC As with gestures shortcut keys may be assigned to only one control at a time so if you select a shortcut that is currently assigned to another control the previously assigned control will no longer have that shortcut Action The name and format of the last section on the page changes depending on the Slider Type but in all cases this is the place to assign the slider s functionality in the form of an action or script Tap on an action row to change the action or edit the script Editing Slider Details 73 Editing Camera Details The Camera Setup screen allows you to customize the look and function of IP camera controls in an activity layout Name In the Name section you can change the name and description of the camera The camera name is displayed in the activity layout if the Show Label option is set to On Appearance Settings in the Appearance section determine how the camera view displays onscreen
60. You can also give each label a Description which is useful on the iPhone for customers using the VoiceOver accessibility option as descriptions are read to give control hints Please choose a text color If you check the Show Border option RedEye ANA HN will draw a thin border around the outside of E lh your text field led EL You can choose a 217 85 09 Color for the text in your text field Background determines the color pr ms w w O 164 Editing Activity Layouts displayed behind the text in the control Click in either color text box to edit the color You can specify colors by their red green blue RGB values hue saturation brightness HSB values or hexadecimal values You can also drag cursors over the vertical hue bar and the two dimensional saturation and brightness field to make adjustments to the current color The color swatch on the top left displays the new color the one on the top right shows the original When you are finished making changes click on the circular rainbow icon in the bottom right corner to use the current color or click the close icon in the upper right to cancel Text Field Values Choose a Text Variable to determine which variable stores the text that you type into the field Typically a command or script uses the value of this variable to process the text and send it to the device you are controlling For more information on variables and scripting pl
61. a lot of information within the RedEye application itself just tap on the information icon when it appears in the bottom right corner of the screen This user manual has additional information that you might find helpful but if you cannot find the answer you are looking for please try searching our support pages or drop us a line we want to make sure your RedEye experience is an enjoyable one Technical Support Contacts By phone 617 299 2000 option 1 By email support thinkflood com Online http thinkflood com support redeye Introduction Screen Auto Lock sutton Feedback Go to ThinkFlood website Contact by email In application help Basic Concepts We have tried to structure the RedEye system around the way you actually use your home theater equipment Even so sometimes a high level overview can be helpful Here is a brief rundown of the philosophy and the basic concepts you will encounter when using RedEye Infrared control Since the 1970 s most wireless remote controls for home theater equipment have relied upon infrared signals While relatively easy and inexpensive to produce infrared signals have some drawbacks 1 Most infrared remote controls are one way that is they only send signals to the equipment and cannot receive information back from them 2 Infrared signals cannot travel through walls or other opaque objects Often this limitation is referred to as the line of si
62. ablish a connection with your RedEye unit Note the RedEye ad hoc network always appears in this list so that you can select it if you wish This does not indicate that the RedEye network is currently available in other words you may not see in the RedEye network from other devices if you scan for it at this point IP Address In this section you can specify information about your RedEye unit s IP address Most networks will assign IP addresses automatically using a DHCP server Therefore if you have the DHCP tab selected here IP address information is there for information purposes only and you cannot make changes to it If you change the IP address information using BootP or Static please make sure you click the Save button at the bottom right corner of the screen to store your changes HTTP Proxy If your network uses an HTTP Proxy you can enter proxy information here When you are finished please make sure to click the Save button to store your changes 104 Wi Fi Networking LAN Networking Note This section applies only to RedEye Pro From this page you can configure the Local Area Network LAN settings for your RedEye Pro 606 RedEye RedEyePro E0101 89129 Setup J _ RedEye RedEyePro E0101 89 l hd 4 gt 1 http redeye_e0101 89129 local 82 setup wiredNetworking html 7 w W gt wikipedia en Q a A a a a See kede RedEye Settings Wi Fi LAN Maintenance Selec
63. ack Also button feedback does not work with the RedEye mini because vibrations are tied to sound for Apple OS devices and therefore cannot work with the mini plugged in Main Setup and Preferences 25 Mute on Call will mute or pause the current activity when a call comes in while you have the RedEye application open For activities that can be paused or stopped e g watching recorded content on a DVR or Blu Ray player RedEye will pause or stop playback for other activities RedEye will mute the volume Turn this option off if Sand you do not wish RedEye to respond automatically to inbound phone calls Requires OS 4 or later Cancel Button Color Lavender Adjust button indicates whether RedEye will display a toggle adjustment button on the activities list and individual activity screens lf you use toggle commands in Stone your activity launch or shutdown actions this button can be useful for getting your devices back in sync with your RedEye system when they are controlled sutside the system However as the adjust button does take up some space on those pages you may prefer to hide it which you can do using this preference Button color determines the default color of the buttons in your activity layouts There are twelve button color choices white black gold coral rose violet moss teal coffee sand lavender and stone Tap on a row to select and then tap Save to finalize your choice Button s
64. ar your browser s image cache Shortcut Gesture In this section you can set both the keyboard shortcut for your control which you can use when controlling your RedEye through the browser application and the shortcut gesture which you can use in conjunction with an OS controller OS shortcuts include a number of motion gestures as well as multi touch options Keyboard shortcuts include all the basic alohanumeric characters plus many special characters such as tab space escape and arrow keys Shortcuts already assigned to controls display the control name next to the shortcut in each list Actions Toggles In this section you determine what happens when you press a control while running your activity For images you do not have to specify an action i e the image can be there for display purposes only However you can also give the image an action to make it function like a custom button In this case there are two types e Normal images can execute a single action one time when tapped e Repeating images function as do Normal images when tapped and released However if you tap and hold a repeating image the image s action is repeated rapidly until you release it This type of image is useful for things such as volume and channel functions that ramp when you hold them down Editing Activity Layouts 147 Actions themselves have two different types Command actions simply send out one of your pre defined command
65. ault activities appear in the list Add New Activity gt according to the order in which you add them To reorder the list of activities tap ON mm the Edit button at the bottom of the screen MA and drag the device rows into the desired arrangement When you are finished reordering make sure you tap the Done button to save your changes Guide Activity This section allows you to associate an activity with the Channel Guide function For example when you select a program from the channel guide you would probably like to launch your Watch TV activity To add a guide activity simply tap this row to select an activity and configure other options If your TV does not support leading zeros with channel input you can disable this option in this menu so that channel inputs directly from the Guide will leave out the leading zero Delete Room The Delete Room deletes the room and all its activities from your RedEye Pro lt does not delete devices as these are attached to ports not to the room itself You cannot undo this step 36 Room Setup Adding a Device Adding a device to your RedEye configuration is simple You need to provide Cancel Add a Device the following information 1 The manufacturer brand of the idad PERRO gt device 2 The device type TV DVD player Device Type Television gt A V receiver etc 3 The name that you would like to use to refer to the device in the RedEye Port S1 gt app
66. between the two Toggle buttons are similar to toggle commands but more powerful For example toggle buttons can work with discrete commands or even commands that target different devices Repeating buttons function as do Normal buttons when tapped and released However if you tap and hold a repeating button the button s action is repeated rapidly until you release the button This type of button is useful for things such as volume and channel functions that ramp when you hold them down Toggle Repeating Editing Button Details e The Script button type is available if you have the Advanced Options preference turned on More information on scripting and advanced configuration is available in the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual Appearance In the Appearance section you can change how a button looks Tap on the Icon row to choose an icon to display The list of available button icons includes all of the command icon choices in addition to the logos of many popular television networks Tap on the Size row to change the icon size Large icons are the same size as application icons on the iPhone s home screen and are the ideal size for reliable tapping without taking up too much screen real estate Toggling Show Label to On will display the button name underneath the button in your activity layout Shortcut Gesture The Shortcut Gesture indicates which multi touch or accelerometer gesture shortcut if any
67. capabilities so this section does not apply Normally the Find RedEye by IP Address function is not necessary The RedEye application should detect your RedEye hardware automatically within a few seconds However there are some situations in which this will not work First if you plan to access your RedEye unit remotely using a Virtual Private Network VPN you will need to enter the LAN IP address of your RedEye in order to see it while you are away from home Second if you experience longer delays 20 30 seconds or more but eventually do see the room appear or if the app finds your hardware easily sometimes but not others then there may be some incompatibility between Bonjour the Apple technology we use for discovering the RedEye on your network and your router Upgrading your router firmware can help but if that fails we recommend using the Find RedEye by IP Address function To find your RedEye by IP address it is important to make sure that IP address does not change In other words we need to establish a static IP address for it In most home networks a router acts as a DHCP server and assigns IP addresses as needed which means those IP addresses can change from time to time While you can set your RedEye device to self assign a static IP address usually the best way to reserve a static IP address is through the DHCP server Each router and DHCP server will have a slightly different way DHCP Reservation Setup Assistant
68. cidentally delete a command you can simply click Cancel Changes or close the browser page Edit script Test Script Adding a Command When you click on the Add New Command hyperlink the Add a Command dialog appears The exact format of the Add a Command dialog differs slightly depending on whether the command uses infrared or a script Infrared Commands In order to add an infrared command you will need the original remote control for your device in hand For RedEye WiFi Place the remote control about 3 to 6 inches from the front of your RedEye unit as shown in the illustration at right For RedEye Pro Point the remote control about 3 to 6 inches in front of the RedEye Pro and about 2 inches just to the right of the R badge Next click on the Capture Control Signal to put your RedEye unit in a learning state From this point you have about 30 seconds to press the appropriate button on your remote control Once the RedEye device has captured the signal the processing screen will disappear and you will be able to save the command Device Setup 125 Once you have captured a control signal you can test it by pressing the Test Control Signal button If the signal does not work properly you can re capture the command by pressing the button and starting over again Tips for capturing control signals e Position the remote control no closer than 2 inches from your RedEye and no farther than 10 or
69. creen keyboard Details The Details section provides information about the command type This information is fixed once the command has been created If you must change this information you can delete the command and then recreate it from the Device Setup screen Command Icon Command Icon shows the icon currently assigned to the command Tap on this row to choose an icon from the list available options If none of the icons seems appropriate you can choose Text Only to display the name of the command instead of an icon Edit Script Note This section does not apply to infrared commands and does not appear when adding an infrared command Tap on the Edit script row to edit the script for your command For entering all but the simplest of scripts we recommend using RedEye s browser application Typing on a PC is not only easier than on an iOS device but the browser application also provides context sensitive help commonly used system functions and variables syntax checking and some debugging tools Toggle Values 52 Command Setup Note This section only applies to infrared Toggle Values commands and does not appear for commands added to devices that use other E TV communication methods E Component The Toggle Values section shows a list of values through which the device cycles F G when a Toggles Yes command is sent This section does not appear if Toggles is No a deat E uo Tap on a toggle valu
70. cripting involved in updating state variables at runtime please refer to the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual Shortcut Gesture The Shortcut Gesture indicates which multi touch or accelerometer gesture shortcut if any is assigned to the label One of the problems with touch screen remote controls is that you must look down at the screen to know what button you are pressing Sometimes particularly when paging through information on a television or other display it is inconvenient to have to divert your eyes Shortcut gestures solve this problem by allowing you to assign shortcuts to as many as twenty three different controls within each activity layout To execute these shortcuts you do not need to look down at the screen simply make the Editing Label Details 69 appropriate gesture and the RedEye application will respond as if you had tapped the corresponding control A shortcut may be assigned to only one None v control at a time so if you select a oo ion Sei pr shortcut that is currently assigned to A E E tian another control the previously assigned Accelerometer Flick Back Cha control will no longer have that shortcut Accelerometer Flick Left Volu Shortcut Key Accelerometer Flick Right Volu The Shortcut Key indicates which keyboard key is assigned to the control Although the shortcut key has no function 2 Finger Swipe Left Left on iOS devices it can be quite useful when operating your Red
71. ct press the Save button to save your changes Each room must have at least one port but you can change ports anytime you wish Please note that because devices are attached to ports if you change the ports assigned to a room you may also change the devices visible there A device is not deleted simply because you remove the port from a room it will still be visible on the RedEye Setup page Devices The Devices section is the place to go to add a device such as a TV or DVD player to the RedEye s list of controllable equipment To add a new device simply tap on the Add New Device row To change or delete a device tap on the appropriate device row and make your changes from the Device Setup screen By default devices appear in the list according to the order in which you add them To reorder the list of devices tap on the Edit button at the bottom of the Room Setup 35 screen and drag the device rows into the desired arrangement When you are finished reordering make sure you tap the Done button to save your changes Activities The Activities section is the place to go to Activities add an activity such as Watch TV or Listen to MP3 to the RedEye s list of activities To FrontRow add a new activity simply tap on the Add New Activity row To change or delete an Keynote activity tap on the appropriate activity row uy and make your changes from the Activity Watch DVD Setup screen By def
72. cted click on the Duplicate button on the right hand side of the page to insert a copy of the selected controls 1400 2 Editing Activity Layouts Deleting Controls You can delete any selected control by clicking on the Delete Selected button on the right hand side of the page Saving Changes Once you have made changes you need to save them or they will not be available when you close the browser window To do so click the Save Changes button If you have made changes that you wish to discard clicking the Cancel Changes button discards your changes and reloads the activity layout page If you want to exit without saving your changes simply close the browser window or tab Editing Activity Layouts 4 Control Details Button Along the right hand side of the activity layout page there is an accordion containing control details and other information about the layout It contains the following elements View In the View section you can determine the level of zoom that you use in displaying the layout You can also choose whether or not to show guidelines The iPhone iPod touch Guide Lines option draws a purple line at the border of an iPhone screen so you know how many buttons will fit on the screen at one time The Layout Lines option displays control edges and default margin lines to help you align your controls against one another View Position Position In the Position section you can view o or edit the current position of your
73. d New Device Save Changes Cancel Changes Name and Description You can change the name and description for your device simply by typing directly into the text boxes provided As with all device changes on this page you need to click on the Save Changes button at the bottom of the screen when you are done If you need to discard your modifications you can click on Cancel 118 Device Setup Changes button to reload the page with the data currently stored in your RedEye unit Manufacturer Model Name and Type The Manufacturer Model Name and Type fields display the information that you entered when adding the device These values are set when the device is added and you cannot change them later Port On RedEye Pro you can change the port to which a device is assigned as long as the type of port infrared serial etc remains the same Please bear in mind that if you have defined rooms on your RedEye Pro and you change a device port that device may not appear on the same room s as before until you also modify the port assignment for your room s Editing Port Settings To edit the settings for the port to which a device is attached click on the Edit Port Settings hyperlink There are different settings for different types of ports so the dialog box that appears over the page will vary depending on the type of the port to which the device is connected For infrared ports there are two basic settings port Mode and Powe
74. d bottom edges as well as vertical and horizontal centers If you click one of the Distribute buttons all of the controls will be evenly distributed between the positions of the first selected yellow 1 and last selected highest yellow number controls You can distribute along either the horizontal or the vertical axis Editing Activity Layouts 163 Appearance In the Appearance section you can change the look of your text field control s Placeholder is text that Position displays inside the field when it would View otherwise be empty a way of Appearance indicating the purpose of the field Name without having to waste space with a label outside the field itself Description You can specify the exact Width in Placeholder relative pixels The relative pixel Width 300 measurement assumes a display width of 320 0 pixels For iPad we Font Size 18 scale up the size by 40 On other screens Android phones and tablets Show Border M PCs running the browser app the Color 000000 RRGGBB exact scaling factor depends on the size and resolution of the display You Background FFFFFF RRGGBB can also specify the Font Size in relative points similar to relative Text Field Values pixels this is the font size when the display is 320 pixels wide and RedEye will scale automatically for Tips you Font size determines the height of the text field control Actions Toggles You can change the label Name
75. d encrypted camera feeds using information you provide in the Security section Enter the Username and Password if desired Please note that RedEye will store this information in your configuration so it may be accessible to other people on your network If you do not enter a username and password in the configuration you can still access Editing Activity Layouts 161 password protected feeds but you will be prompted for the missing information username password or both at runtime If you are accessing a password protected feed using an unencrypted stream i e HTTP rather than HTTPS you must select the Allow Clear Text option to allow your credentials to be sent in clear text If you do not want to allow clear text credentials you will need to change your stream to use HTTPS lf you have configured your camera to use HT TPS using a self signed certificate then you must select the Allow Self Signed option to prevent RedEye from attempting to validate the server certificate against commonly known root certificates Tips The Tips section displays a quick reference for some of the less obvious features of the activity layout page 162 Editing Activity Layouts Control Details Text Field Along the right hand side of the activity layout page there is an accordion containing control details and other information about the layout It contains the following elements View In the View section you can determine the level of zoom t
76. d row allows you to specify how much delay to put between those actions Normally the default delay is fine but if you notice that your equipment does not change channels appropriately for example one or more digits in the channel number may be dropped you can increase this delay slightly to give your equipment more time to respond Trailing Action Tapping the Trailing Action row will bring up an Action Setup screen and allow you to select an action to send at the end of the channel numbers For example some televisions and set top boxes require that you press Enter after you input a channel number to confirm your choice If your equipment functions in this way then you should add Enter as a trailing action and RedEye will automatically include it after sending the channel button actions If you have an action Room Guide Setup 177 configured that you wish to delete simply tap the Trailing Action row and press the Clear Action button 178 Room Guide Setup Rooms The Rooms screen displays a list of RedEye rooms on the current network Rooms If you expect to see a room in the list but it Media Room is not there please ensure the following RedEye Pro 1 The RedEye base station is turned on 2 Your iOS device is on the same hiila network as the room If you still do not see the RedEye room you can try resetting back to the RedEye ad hoc network When you select a room the RedEye app will
77. ds If you notice that hitting your Volume Up button once causes the volume to go up multiple values on your Television or a similar problem you can change the command repetitions for that device using this setting Cancel Command Repeti Save 1 3 default Y 4 5 To change the number of command repetitions tap the Command Repetitions row and select a number You can choose from 1 2 3 4 or 5 repetitions When the desired number is selected with a checkmark next to it please press Save to apply your changes Commands Commands represent the signals you use to control your device You can edit or delete an existing command by tapping on the command name Also you can add a command by tapping on the Add New Command row To reorder the list of commands tap on the Edit button at the bottom of the screen and drag the command rows into the desired arrangement When you are finished 44 Commands Menu Play Skip Forward Skip Backward __ Volume Up Volume Down Add New Command gt ea Device Setup reordering make sure you tap the Done button to save your changes Edit Device Layout You can create a control layout for your device just as you do with activities To create or modify the device layout scroll to the bottom of the device page and tap on the Edit Device Layout button The process for configuring your device layout is identical to the one used for activities See Editing Activity Layout
78. ds on the size and resolution of the display Bold indicates whether the text will be displayed in bold style Color shows the normal display color for the label whereas Highlight Color shows the color displayed when the label is Please choose a text tapped for button repeating button and Label Color PO script label types To adjust either color tap on the appropriate color row RedEye di 0 o Jfi00 displays a color picker to help you choose RGB the color you want You can enter color mee values directly using Hue Saturation and da Value HSV Red Green and Blue RGB or hexadecimal formats You can also drag the crosshair cursors to find the color you want The gradient along the bottom adjusts the color brightness the larger top gradient allows you to choose hue along the x axis and saturation along the y axis The 4 currently selected color appears in the E A upper right corner Tap Save once you have found your desired color You can select the text alignment for your label using the Justification row Options are left center and right justified y The Text Variable field determines the actual text that your label will display We use a state variable for the text value so that you can update the text label dynamically which makes label controls suitable for displaying things such as current track name temperature and other values that can change over time For more information on the s
79. e IP Address Find RedEye by IP Address 175 serial number is printed on the bottom of the RedEye unit After entering the serial number and IP Address tap the Save button Deleting an IP Room You can delete IP rooms that you no longer use Do you want to delete this From the Setup screen in the RedEye app tap on room row which shows the serial number of the RedEye you want to delete Tap on the Yes button when prompted to confirm 176 Find RedEye by IP Address Room Guide Setup Room Guide Setup When you tap on a RedEye hardware unit A eect one within the list on the Setup screen youcan WEKSIHAY associate the channel guide with a specific activity Once you have selected an activity tapping on a row in the guide will change channels for you automatically Typically the appropriate guide activity is either Watch Listen to Radio TV or Watch DVR Watch Blu Ray Guide Activity This will allow you to select an activity with which to associate your usage of the Guide When launching a program from the Guide the activity layout that you see will depend on which activity you select in this row For example it is likely that you would prefer to use your Watch TV activity layout when using the Guide to channel surf Guide Action Delay Period When you select a row in the channel guide RedEye will assemble the appropriate actions necessary to change the channel for you The Guide Action Delay Perio
80. e looking for command codes for a particular manufacturer please contact ThinkFlood support for assistance Next please select a device type from the list In addition to aiding in the database search for command codes the device type is useful when creating button layouts for new activities If you are using a RedEye or RedEye Pro you will need to select a port assignment for your new device Your choice of port type determines how the application will search for command codes If you pick an infrared port then RedEye will search for infrared codes if you pick a serial port then RedEye will search for Device Setup 115 serial codes and so forth With the exception of IP ports once you have added the device you can change the port assignment to another port of the same type but you cannot change the device to a different port type For example if you pick an infrared port 11 now you can change to any of the other infrared ports 12 through 18 later but you cannot change to a serial port S1 or S2 Finally you will need to enter a Display Name RedEye uses the display name to present your device throughout the application so this should be a user friendly name such as TV or Blu Ray player If you enter a Model Name RedEye will use the model information you provide to filter the database for closely matching infrared codes when possible The device Description is simply additional information that appea
81. e Android application is generally limited to a handful of local preferences Aicahle E RedEye Hardware Bypass Screen Lock bal Tap on a RedEye in the RedEye Hardware section to edit specifics for that RedEye unit If Vibration Feedback you do not see a RedEye unit in this list you may need to manually add it using an IP Audio Feedback address Detailed information about adding rooms by IP address can be found under Fin RedEye by IP Address eae Preferences lec Disable Screen Timeout allows you to the Screen Timeout preference for your Android MENE device while the RedEye application is open By default Disable Screen Timeout is unchecked Technical Support which means that your Android device s screen will go to sleep after the amount of time you have specified in Settings gt Display gt Screen timeout If you check this box then while the Go to ThinkFlood website RedEye application is open your Android device will never go to sleep The benefit of preventing Software Version 2 9 2 Contact by email Because the RedEye OS application was the first RedEye application it provides the full range of configuration capabilities In developing the RedEye browser application we have found the PC to be a better environment for the more complex actions of the setup process In addition because the configuration side of the application accounts for roughly 80 of code looking forward we can add more client operating sys
82. e RedEye Pro up into multiple rooms On RedEye Pro you define room by the name you give it and a set of ports to which it is connected Often there will be physical cables running from your RedEye Pro to the devices in a particular room so in practice this definition should be quite close to the real world The implication of assigning ports to rooms is that all devices attached to that port immediately become part of the Actually on the gen2 RedEye we also have a physical 3 5mm 1 8 infrared out jack We treat this as the same port as the LEDs because we send the same signal out the jack as we do over the LEDs 3 Indeed for this reason some set top box manufacturers actually provide as many as 8 alternate IR codesets so that you can individually control otherwise identical equipment When available we provide these codes in our database If you use a RedEye mini to control equipment in more than one location we recommend naming your devices and activities according to the location for example Bedroom TV or Living Room Listen to Music 8 Basic Concepts room Similarly if you move a device to a port outside the room then the device disappears from the room Of course you can re use the same port across multiple rooms This is particularly appropriate for lighting systems and other whole home devices which would properly be part of each room Also unique to RedEye Pro is the chance to control from
83. e RedEye unit without encryption so you should not choose a password that you use for sensitive systems like bank accounts If you do forget your setup password you can erase the password by performing a network reset A network reset will of course also reset your network connection Rooms Note This section applies only to RedEye Pro and will only display when you select a RedEye Pro With RedEye Pro you can add as many rooms or zones as you wish The Rooms section contains a list of all previously defined rooms and is the place to go to add new ones To add a new room simply tap on the Add New Room row RedEye Setup 31 By default rooms appear in the list according to the order in which you add them To reorder the list of rooms tap on the Edit button at the bottom of the screen and drag the device rows into the desired arrangement When you are finished reordering make sure you tape the Done button to save your changes Devices The Devices section is the place to go to add a device such as a TV or DVD player to the RedEye s list of controllable equipment To add a new device simply tap on the Add New Device row To change or delete a device tap on the appropriate device row and make your changes from the Device Setup screen By default devices appear in the list according to the order in which you add them To reorder the list of devices tap on the Edit button at the bottom of the
84. e an activity to a different place within the list As with other changes your new order is not stored until you click the Save Changes button Deleting Activities If you wish to delete an activity simply click on the red X button X to the right of that one you wish to remove Remember to click the Save Changes button when you are finished or click Cancel Changes if you did not mean to delete the activity Laying Out Activity Controls You can create a custom control layout for your activity by clicking on Edit link in the Layout section of the device pane RedEye includes templates for most types of activity When you add an activity if there is a template available for your device type then RedEye will automatically create a layout based on the template and the devices and commands in your new activity Exporting an Activity Layout If you have spent time customizing an activity layout you may want to make use of your customizations on other similar activities You can export the layout for 136 Activity Setup any activity by clicking on the Export link in the Layout section A dialog box appears displaying a representation of your layout in XML text format Click anywhere inside this box choose Select All from your browser s Edit menu and then Copy to place a copy in your clipboard From there you can save the layout to a file for future use or immediately import it into another device or
85. e codeset to see if they work with your equipment You can also scan through the entire Command List to see if the commands match what you need for your device Click on other codesets in the list to test them Once you have found a good match for your device click on the Save This Device button to download the full set of codes and create your device At this point you will see your new device appear in the list of devices on this page You can make changes or continue adding devices as needed However your new device and subsequent changes are not yet saved so please make Device Setup 117 sure that you click on the Save Changes button before you navigate away from the page Editing a Device When you click on the Device section you will see a list of existing devices Click on any device in this list to expand and edit its details 600 RedEye Showroom Setup RedEye Showroom Setup 4 redeye_e0101 90267 local 82 setup devices html srid 192 C E Wr Wikipedia en Q th B z Settings Wi Fi LAN Maintenance Test Exit Identification Devices Devices SD Cable Activities Layout Edit Export Import Commands Name SD Cable Description Manufacturer Comcast Model Name None Type Cable box Port A D D Q 0 P 1 b 2 P 3 gt 4 gt 5 p 6 p 7 gt 8 p 9 gt p gt O 12 infrared out Add New Command Edit Port Settings Command Repetitions 3 default Sony TV Ad
86. e page with the data currently stored in your RedEye unit Show Power Button RedEye activities show a default power button If you wish to override the functionality of the default power button by providing your own such as when using a launchpad activity you can uncheck the box here 134 Activity Setup Changing Devices To the right of the Name and Description fields there is a Devices box which lists the devices currently used in your activity Click on the Edit button to change this list The resulting pop up displays a list of available devices in your current RedEye room Check or uncheck devices as you wish and click OK to Devices accept your changes Choose device s for activity M AVR When you remove a device from O Blu Ray your activity any actions related to O TV that device whether assigned to a particular control in the layout or to a launch or shutdown action will also be removed If you accidentally remove a device you can still use the Cancel Changes button at the bottom of the page to undo OK Cancel Activity Type Activity type is set when you create the activity and you cannot change it later RedEye uses activity type to create the initial button layout so there is not any need to change the type after the fact Launch and Shutdown Actions You can add delete change or reorder both launch and shutdown actions from Type Commana this section AVR X Click on the Add New
87. e software update package has transferred over to your RedEye the progress bar will disappear and then your RedEye will reboot If you wait a minute it should reappear in your Rooms list and then you are ready to go If you are using the browser application click on the Setup link and follow the software update instructions found in Part Ill Maintenance Opening the Box RedEye WiFi 13 Opening the Box RedEye Pro Assuming you already have a PC or iOS device your RedEye Pro came with everything you need to get started with total home controls Inside the box you will find 1 RedEye Pro automation processor 2 Grounded power cable Appearance will vary slightly depending on country 3 Quick Start Guide Outlines the initial setup process for your RedEye Pro system and includes important safety and regulatory information product warranty and other details about your purchase You can download a copy of the guide here http thinkflood com products redeye pro quick start guide paf 4 Rack mounting kit You can use the included rack ears screws and faceplate to mount RedEye Pro into a 1U slot on any standard A V rack Step 1 Install Rack Mounting Kit optional If you plan to install your RedEye Pro in a rack now is the best time to put on the rack mounting kit First affix the two K rack mount ears using the four Screw holes for included screws and a driver 4 j 4 rack mount ear with a
88. e to edit or tap on Add New Toggle Value to create one When w E RBG AS you create a new toggle value you need to specify at least a name The name and icon Add New Toggle Value gt are visible when you use toggle buttons in your activities 3 E To change the list of toggle values tap on the Edit button at the bottom of the screen To delete a toggle value tap on the red circle to the left of the row you wish to delete Then tap on the Delete button to delete or tap somewhere else on the screen to cancel To reorder toggle values drag the toggle value rows into the desired arrangement When you are finished deleting and reordering make sure you tap the Done button to save your changes Copy Command URL Tapping the Copy Command URL button will copy to your clipboard the URL to play a specific command You can then paste the URL into a web browser to launch the command from a computer You can also control the RedEye hardware from another application or platform by using the URL with HTTP GET Capture New Control Signal Note This section only applies to infrared commands and does not appear for commands added to devices that use other communication methods You can recapture control signals for commands using the Capture New Control Signal button You can read more about capturing control signals on the Adding a Command page Command Setup 53 Test Control Signal Test Script You can try out the control signal or scri
89. ease refer to the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual Actions Toggles In this section you determine what happens when you type in a text field while running your activity Here you specify how the text you have entered will be processed and sent to the device you are controlling Actions themselves have two different types Command actions simply send out one of your pre defined commands To pick a command first pick the device and then the command as well as a toggle value if necessary Script actions run a custom script that you write Scripting is outside the scope of this manual but more information on scripting is available in the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual on our support website Tips The Tips section displays a quick reference for some of the less obvious features of the activity layout page Editing Activity Layouts 165 Custom Variables You can add edit and delete custom variables within the browser application through the Custom Variables section For more information on the use and function of custom variables please refer to the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual 606 RedEye Media Room Setup LS RedEye Media Room Setup Po o oy IS m 1 http redeye_f0101 21089 local 82 setup variables htmi srid 0 v iW wikipedia en Q a Google multi channel media consumption Y 4 Search d 18 GX Y A Share Sidewiki _7 e 7 mateagar q RedEye Settings
90. ease this delay slightly to give your equipment more time to respond Trailing Action Tapping the Trailing Action row will bring up an Action Setup menu and allow you to select an action to send at the end of 80 Guide Activity select one Watch TV J Watch DVD Guide Action Delay Period Delay 0 10 seconds Trailing Action optional None Room Guide Setup the channel numbers For example some televisions and set top boxes require that you press Enter after you input a channel number to confirm your choice If your equipment functions in this way then you should add Enter as a trailing action and RedEye will automatically include it after sending the channel button actions If you have an action configured that you wish to delete simply tap the Trailing Action row and press the Clear Action button Room Guide Setup 81 Rooms The Rooms tab displays a list of RedEye Rooms rooms on the current network Family Room If you expect to see a room in the list but it is not there please ensure the following Media Room 1 The RedEye base station is turned Master Bedroom on 2 Your iOS device is on the same network as the room Play Room If you still do not see the RedEye room you can try resetting back to the RedEye ad hoc network If you have a RedEye mini and it is not recognized in the Rooms tab please ensure the following nn gt L 1 The enable RedEye mini swi
91. eate an ad hoc wireless network which does not require a separate wireless access point In this case in order to establish a network connection with your RedEye Pro you will need to join this network called RedEye For more information about connecting via the ad hoc network please see the instructions under Step 3 Connect to Your RedEye for the WiFi model Step 4 Launch the RedEye App and Install Updates If you are on an iOS or Android device with the RedEye app installed at this point all you need to do is open the app lf you are on a PC you can use RedEye s built in browser application for some of the basic setup functions To launch the browser app simply navigate your browser to the RedEye unit s IP address or type htip redeye_ serialnumber local into your browser s address bar where 8 50 AM EN serialnumber is the serial number of your RedEye Pro found on labels affixed both to the bottom of the package and the bottom of the RedEye Pro itself For example a valid URL might look like this http redeye_A0101 12345 local Updating new room Please note that while the above address software format will work on all Mac computers and meee most Linux or Windows PCs in the latter two cases you may need to use the IP address directly Cancel We update the RedEye app regularly so there is a good chance that the software in your RedEye Pro needs to be upgraded as well This will hap
92. ected your network from the list or entered your network name from the Other IP Address 169 254 83 112 Network screen tap on the blue detail disclosure button on the right hand side of Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 the network row to bring up the network details screen This screen works in the Router same way as the similar screen in the iPhone s Settings application sai a Search Domains When assigning a static IP address to your RedEye make sure to supply a router Client ID address and optionally DNS and Search Domain information Without this pO information your RedEye will not be able to access servers on the Internet required to download device codes when using the browser application for example Networking 23 Main Setup and Preferences The Main Setup screen is the jumping off point for configuring any RedEye rooms It also provides some basic application RedEye Hardware preferences and links to technical support resources RedEye gt Find RedEye by IP Address gt RedEye Hardware Tap on a RedEye in the RedEye Preferences Hardware section to edit specifics for that o a RedEye unit The Find RedEye by IP RedEye mini OFF Address option is for use with the networked products RedEye and EOT cae _ RedEye Pro Detailed information about Motion Gestures OFF adding rooms by IP address can be found under Find RedEye by IP Address Channel Guide ON If your RedEye unit s configuration has Le
93. ed around what you do rather than the different pieces of equipment that you own activities make it easier to operate complex home theater systems For example consider all of the equipment involved in watching a DVD At the very least you need a television and a DVD player In many cases you also have a surround sound system To watch the DVD you need to turn on all of these devices and then tune the TV and the sound system to the proper inputs Then which remote control do you use You want the TV or sound system remote to change volume but the DVD remote to access the menu and specific titles With RedEye activities one tap on your iOS device turns on everything and presents you with a single button layout so you do not have to juggle remotes The general idea behind activities is that less is more Activity button layouts should include only the buttons that you regularly use Commands that you use less frequently are always available through the Commands screen in the application so there is no need to complicate the button layout by adding them there as well Ports A port is a place on the RedEye hardware where your device s attach On RedEye and RedEye mini there is only one physical port and it is hidden for Basic Concepts 7 simplicity we control devices using infrared light emitting diodes LEDs Ports are more interesting on RedEye Pro which has 8 infrared ports which alternatively you can configure for
94. elp you align your controls against one another Position In the Position section you can view View or edit the current position of your selected control s The Top value Position displays the vertical Y coordinate of the control When you type a value into this text box the control will move Left 80 to that vertical offset Similarly the _ Left value displays the horizontal X Align coordinate of the control typing a value into this text box moves it to the appropriate horizontal offset Top 173 Distribute 111 If you have more than one control selected the Align and Distribute Appearance buttons become available When you Security click on an Align button all the controls are aligned to the axis of the Tips first control in the selection the one marked with the yellow number 1 In other words if you have selected three controls and you selected the one at the far left first then clicking on the Align right edges button will move all the other buttons so that their right edges line up with that first left most control You can align left right top and bottom edges as well as vertical and horizontal centers If you click one of the Distribute buttons all of the controls will be evenly distributed between the positions of the first selected yellow 1 and last selected 160 Editing Activity Layouts highest yellow number controls You can distribute along either the horizontal or the vertical a
95. en Setup J tal RedEye Den Setup AAA lt gt http redeye_f0101 21024 local 82 setup wirelessNetworking htm 7 G W Wikipedia en Q Ar K edtye Settings Wi Fi Maintenance Den exit N Wi Fi Wi Fi MAC Address Choose a Network Scan 0 a Password Confirm O RedEye gt Other DHCP BootP Static IP Address 192 168 0 136 E aN Subnet Mask Router 192 168 0 1 DNS Search Domains Client ID Off Manual Auto No HTTP Proxy HTTP Proxy Wi Fi MAC Address This section displays the Medium Access Control MAC address for your RedEye unit This value can be helpful if you are looking for your RedEye unit within the wireless client list on your router All RedEye MAC addresses begin with 00 23 87 Wi Fi Networking 103 Choose a Network When you load the Wi Fi page RedEye will automatically scan for nearby wireless networks If the network you need does not appear in the list of scan results you can click the Scan button just to the right of the Choose a Network label to scan again To select a network click on the radio button next to the network name If the network is secured you will need to enter your password twice for confirmation Once you are finished click the Save button at the bottom right corner of the page to save your changes and connect to that network please note that at this point you may need to switch your PC over to the same network in order to re est
96. entire width of layout so Distribute Mas there is no horizontal positioning Appearance If you have more than one control selected the Align and Distribute buttons become available When you Shortcut Gesture click on an Align button all the controls are aligned to the axis of the first control in the selection the one Tips marked with the yellow number 1 In other words if you have selected three controls and you selected the one at the far left first then clicking on the Align right edges button will move all the other buttons so that their right edges line up with that first left most control You can align left right top and bottom edges as well as vertical and horizontal centers Slider Values Actions Toggles If you click one of the Distribute buttons all of the controls will be evenly distributed between the positions of the first selected yellow 1 and last selected highest yellow number controls You can distribute along either the horizontal or the vertical axis Editing Activity Layouts 149 Appearance In the Appearance section you can change the look of the selected control s You can change the control Name and choose whether to show a text label below the control You can also give each control a Description which is useful on the iPhone for customers using the VoiceOver accessibility option as descriptions are read to give control hints The Show Value option is unique to slide
97. er and Input commands it is probably worthwhile to deal with the hassle of making these toggle commands However in other cases in which you will not use the command to launch an activity for example with a Mute command it is simpler to treat the command as one that does not toggle Adding a Command 49 Name The Name section contains basic identification information for the command its name and description This information is visible in many different parts of the RedEye application including the main Commands screen You can edit either value by tapping on the appropriate row and entering a new value using the onscreen keyboard Command Icon Command Icon shows the icon currently assigned to the command Tap on this row to choose an icon from the list available options If none of the icons seems appropriate you can choose Text Only to display the name of the command instead of an icon Toggle Values Note This section only applies to infrared Toggle Values commands and does not appear for commands added to devices that use other i On communication methods E or The Toggle Values section defines the list Add New Toggle Value gt of values through which the device cycles when a Toggles Yes command is transmitted As a result the order of toggle values matters it should match the order that your equipment uses when the information original remote button is pressed pl Cancel Add a Toggle Val
98. escription Active Image Variable which is useful on the iPhone for customers using the VoiceOver accessibility option as descriptions Shortcut Gesture are read to give control hints l Actions Toggles Choose a Base Image Variable to Tips determine the graphic your image MI Editing Activity Layouts control will display Optionally you can also assign an Active Image Variable which determines the image shown when the control is clicked or tapped highlighted The variable referred to here is a state or custom variable You can update state variables at runtime which makes image controls suitable for displaying dynamic data such as album art For more information on the scripting involved in updating state variables at runtime please refer to the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual Your image state variables should be properly formatted URLs Because of limitations within the browser application and limited storage space within the RedEye unit itself at this time we support images hosted on publicly accessible web HTTP servers You can use file types supported by standard web browsers including JPEG GIF and PNG We recommend using PNG files as this format uses lossless compression and allows for transparency The RedEye application will cache the images you feed it based on URL If you need to update an image the URL needs to change Alternatively you can delete and reinstall the iOS application or cle
99. ess the following directly within the Settings tab e090 RedEye Demo Setup E RedEye Demo Setup A lt 4 redeye_f0101 20953 local 82 setup v C wr wikipedia en QQ B R LES Settings Wi Fi Maintenance Demo Exit N Settings Preferences Button Feedback None Indicate desired activity button feedback Applies to current browser Status Light Indicate whether or not the status light on your RedEye should glow when the unit is active Password Protection Indicate whether or not a password is required to configure the RedEye Passwort Confirm Technical Support Go to ThinkFlood website Contact by email Software Version 2 10 0 Save Cancel Preferences Button Feedback allows you to determine whether buttons clicked in the control portion of the browser application will play a sound Status Light allows you to determine whether RedEye s blue status light is lit when in use or dark except at certain special times specifically when updating software or waiting to capture infrared codes Uncheck the box to turn off the status light Password Protection will lock the configuration of your RedEye unit ata hardware level so that it is only accessible to someone who knows the password Settings 101 When you turn on password protection you will need to enter a password twice for verification Subsequently whenever you access the setup pages using the browser application or the Setup
100. evice from the list here Buttons images cameras and other controls 1 2 3 function just as they do when included whereas RedEye supports only a single activity per room at one time you can switch between different device remotes without turning anything on or off Thus device remotes are particularly convenient for controlling systems that are always available such as lighting climate or security within activity layouts The difference is that MIN UNS You may notice that for some devices there is power button in the upper right corner of the screen RedEye automatically displays a power button when the device has a power toggle command Tapping on the power button cycles between power on and power off modes If you do not include a device command in the device remote you can still access the full list of device commands through the Commands screen As a result both your device and activity layouts can be relatively minimal making it easier to find and use the most common functions Sending Commands If you have not created a device layout selecting a particular device gives you access to all of the commands that you have configured for that device regardless of whether the device is part of the current activity or whether a particular command is mapped to an activity button 182 Devices To send a command to a device first tap on the device you wish to control and then choose Send Command RedEye will present you with
101. ew value If you use feedback from the device you are controlling to update this state variable then you will see the slider control update when you control the device outside the RedEye system as well For more information on the scripting involved in updating state variables at runtime please refer to the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual Shortcut Gestures Shortcut Gestures indicate which multi touch or accelerometer gesture shortcuts if any are assigned to the slider Whereas other controls have a single shortcut gesture sliders can have up to None Y two one to nudge the slider up and another to nudge it down Accelerometer Flick Forward C One of the problems with touch screen Accelerometer Flick Back Cha remote controls is that you must look down at the screen to know what button you are pressing Sometimes Accelerometer Flick Right Volu particularly when paging through information on a television or other display Accelerometer Shake Guide it is inconvenient to have to divert your eyes Shortcut gestures solve this 2 Finger Swipe Left Left problem by allowing you to assign shortcuts to as many as twenty three different controls within each activity layout To execute these shortcuts you do not need to look down at the screen simply make the appropriate gesture and the RedEye application will respond as if you had tapped the corresponding control Accelerometer Flick Left
102. figuration of the channel guide when you tap on the 2 ABC 3 DEF Settings button you will see your information about your existing Sir configuration 6 MNO 8 TUV 9 wxyz If your channel guide information seems out of date or you see the message No Information Available on most stations 0 you can tap the Cleanup Schedule button to refresh the information To see channel listings for another provider tap the Change Providers button To customize your channel lineup e g select other networks or change channel number assignments tap on the Customize Lineup button All The All button displays your complete channel listing You can easily scroll between channels by flicking or by sliding through the number index on the right side of the screen A header at the top of the screen indicates the day and time represented in the guide Tap the left arrow to navigate to an earlier time slot and the right arrow to navigate to a later time slot 186 Channel Guide Tap on the information icon in any row to display detailed information about the program in that row including a brief VES SUM description run time and names of cast SpongeBob and crew members J SquarePants a Tap on any row to launch your Guide A O Activity if necessary and tune to that channel 4C Yard Crashers 0 Favorites Y Law amp Order O The Favorites bar displays a list of your 835 pg y meee Special favorite channels To add favor
103. figuring activities and other functionality Because these values are fundamental to the device you cannot modify them on this screen If you need a device with a different manufacturer model name or type you should add a new device Port If you are using a RedEye or RedEye Pro the Port section displays information about the port to which your device is currently attached Depending on the type of port and its settings you may see some different information here The Port row indicates the port to which the device is currently assigned To switch to a different port of the same type simply tap on this row and choose the new port from the list Depending on the type of port you may also see an Edit port settings row Tap on this row to change the configuration of the port Specifically you can change 40 Device Setup settings on 3 5mm infrared ports 11 to 18 RS 232 serial ports S1 and 1 and IP ports Finally depending on your port type and settings you may see an Edit port script row Although technically you can edit the port script from within the iOS application you will find it much more convenient to use the keyboard on your PC and the built in script editing tools that come along with our browser application Infrared Port Settings When you tap on Edit port settings for one of the 3 5mm infrared ports you have a couple of options First you can change the mode Choices here are infrared output and sensor input
104. ght problem your equipment must have an unobstructed view of the remote control in order for the system to work RedEye mini customers will still need to use line of sight to control their devices 3 Infrared signals have relatively poor range usually between 25 and 50 feet 7 5 to 15 meters In addition sunlight contains large amounts of infrared light can degrade the effective range of an infrared remote 4 Infrared signals are low bandwidth meaning that they cannot send large amounts of information quickly As a result they are good for turning the TV off or on but forget about streaming audio or video Radio frequency control Radio frequency remotes also use light waves to send signals but they use higher frequency microwaves which gives them certain advantages Chief among these are the ability to travel through walls longer range and wider bandwidth Although much less common than infrared remotes radio frequency remote controls have become more popular recently as they have become more affordable For example both the Sony PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii use radio frequency Bluetooth remote controls RedEye and RedEye Pro systems use both infrared IR and radio frequency RF signals The RedEye sends out IR signals to control your home theater equipment However in order to overcome the limitations of IR it communicates with your iOS device using RF signals specifically a Wi Fi network This
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106. has no networking capabilities so this section oes does not apply Please proceed to Main Setup id and Preferences serial E0101 90267 number If you are configuring a RedEye WiFi unit or KINOGA a RedEye Pro using WiFi out of the box your RedEye hardware uses an ad hoc Wi wi fi RedEye gt Fi network In order to access certain O functionality such as the online database of address remote control codes we recommend switching the RedEye over to your home Wi Fi network mac 00 23 87 00 3b de address Step 1 Open the Setup Tab Me From within the RedEye application tap on the Setup tab in the lower right corner of the screen Doing so brings you to the Main Setup screen which displays a list of available RedEye rooms Tap on the room you want to change Step 2 Select the Network ethernet 192 168 1 106 gt Row Choose a Network Once you are on the Room Setup screen Y RedEye gt for the room you want to change find the Networking section The Network row Board USA a F O displays the Wi Fi network that the RedEye hardware is currently using Tap on this row Simply Good Marke to change to a different network ThinkFlood az KoMarketi Step 3 Find Your 7 aT O Preferred Network TandB azo When you arrive on the Wi Fi Networks Other n screen the RedEye app will automatically initiate a network scan which should return with a list of available networks within a few seconds
107. hat you use in displaying the layout You can also choose whether or not to show guidelines The iPhone iPod touch Guide Lines option draws a purple line at the border of an iPhone screen so you know how many buttons will fit on the screen at one time The Layout Lines option displays control edges and default margin lines to help you align your controls against one another View Position 7 In the Position section you can view Position or edit the current position of your Top 299 selected control s The Top value displays the vertical Y coordinate of Left 10 the control When you type a value Align into this text box the control will move to that vertical offset Similarly the m Left value displays the horizontal X coordinate of the control typing a Distribute mis value into this text box moves it to the appropriate horizontal offset Appearance If you have more than one control Text Field Values selected the Align and Distribute Actions Toggles buttons become available When you click on an Align button all the Tips controls are aligned to the axis of the first control in the selection the one marked with the yellow number 1 In other words if you have selected three controls and you selected the one at the far left first then clicking on the Align right edges button will move all the other buttons so that their right edges line up with that first left most control You can align left right top an
108. he Advanced Options preference enabled then there is an additional section at the bottom of this page for custom variables Custom variables are out of the scope of this manual but you can read more about them in the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual on our support website Factory Reset Factory reset deletes all configuration information devices activities etc from your RedEye device and reverts it to the original factory conditions You cannot undo this step If you are using a Wi Fi RedEye and need to restore the original networking settings you should not use this feature Instead you should use the reset button on the bottom of the RedEye unit as explained on page 11 RedEye Setup 33 Adding a Room Note This section applies only to RedEye Pro vingommnati RedEye and RedEye mini devices already come pre configured with a single room o Add a Room 7 TL VILA TCI 11108 When you add a new room you need to Name Media Room provide the following information Description 1 The room name 2 The ports that you are using to Ports connect devices in the room 11 infrared out Y 12 infrar Y Name and Description A Throughout the application we use the I3 infrared out name you provide here to identify the room you are creating You can easily edit the name after you have added the room as a ee Any description you provide will also be available below the name in select places within the application notabl
109. he control indicating the order in which the control was selected relative to the rest of the selected controls Also you will see dashed lines appear which indicate the Editing Activity Layouts 139 boundaries and centerlines of your selection These lines are particularly useful in positioning controls Moving Controls Once selected you can move controls by dragging them As you move them you may see gridlines appear which indicate when you have aligned your controls with others on the screen whether exactly along the same line or at the system default margin of 10 pixels apart You can also nudge controls in 1 pixel increments using the arrow keys on your keyboard Constraining Movement When dragging a control you can constrain motion to a particular axis If you hold down the Shift key while dragging the control s will only move up and down if you hold down the Control key the control s will move only left and right Adding Controls To add a control click on the Add Control button on the right hand side of the page To the left of this button is a control type drop down menu that determins what type of control to add The following types are available today e Button e Image e Slider e Label e HTML e IP Camera e Text Field The new control will appear in the top left corner of the screen it is pre selected so you Can begin editing it right away Duplicating Controls With one or more controls sele
110. he password to unlock configuration for this unit OK 98 Browser Control Kiosk Mode Although originally designed as a consumer facing application to supplement our mobile client apps we are increasingly seeing RedEye s browser interface used in commercial settings or loaded inside another interface such as a wall touch panel In these situations it can be useful to hide or disable certain parts of the interface to run the browser application in a sort of kiosk mode Hiding Elements of the Browser Interface Hiding parts of the browser control application is straightforward By adding a hide query string to the end of the RedEye URL you can signal to the application which elements to remove Available options are 1 rooms Hides the room name and on Red Eye P ro 3 RedEye RedEye Pro y drop down room selector 4 3 redeye_e0101 90267 local 82 e wr wiki Q A CH menu 2 setup Hides the Setup link to prevent switching over to the setup portion of the browser application 3 manual Hides the User Manual link to prevent opening another window displaying this manual 4 support Hides the Technical Support link to prevent opening another window to the RedEye technical support website 5 logo Hides the RedEye logo Kiosk Mode 99 6 masthead Hides all of the above elements and collapses the space that they would normally occupy 7 activities Hides the
111. ht arrow steps forward Redo Editing Control Details To Edit a Control tap on the control to select it and then tap on the Details icon You can also double tap on a control to bring up the Details page Editing Activity Layouts 61 Editing Button Details The Button Setup screen allows you to customize the look and function of an activity button Name In the Name section you can change the name and description of the button The button name is displayed in the activity layout if the Show Label option is set to On or if the Text Only icon is chosen in the Appearance section Button Type In the Type section you can specify how Choose a button type the button functions when tapped There pa yi are five button types Cancel Type Save 62 Normal buttons execute a single Normal Y action one time when tapped Macro buttons execute more than Macro one action when tapped Macro buttons are particularly useful for creating buttons that jump to favorite television channels Toggle buttons execute a single Script action at one time but cycle through a series of actions when pressed repeatedly For example perhaps you want a single button to switch between Play and Pause on successive taps because combining these actions into one button will save space in your activity layout You can create a toggle button with two actions one for Play and one for Pause so that each time you tap the button you alternate
112. ht hand side of the screen Tap on any row to send a command Adjusting Toggle Values If you are using toggle commands it is possible that the RedEye system will lose Devices TV track of your devices For example if you are using a Power On Off command to Adjust Toggle Commands control your TV RedEye keeps track of whether the TV is currently on or off When you launch an activity that requires the TV if RedEye thinks the TV is already on then it will leave the TV alone This works fine until someone turns off the TV by pressing the power button on the front of the set instead of using the RedEye system If RedEye thinks your TV is on when it is really off what should you do Sending the Power command will have the desired effect turning it on but the RedEye will now think the TV is off What you need to do here is adjust the system When you adjust a device RedEye sends a command but does not change its opinion of what it thinks about the device Back to our example if RedEye thinks your TV is on when it is really off and you tap Adjust gt Power then RedEye will turn on the set and everything will be in sync Devices Although this sounds complicated in practice it is simple If you launch an activity and one of your toggle commands is not operating properly tap on Adjust and tap the appropriate command row until everything is they way you need it Because you need to adjust only toggle commands y
113. iOS device You can download it directly to your device through the built in App Store just search for RedEye or you can download it to your computer through iTunes and sync your device The RedEye app and future software upgrades are free Step 2 Adjust Volume Limit RedEye mini receives its power from the headphone jack For the mini to function correctly please ensure that your iOS device s Volume Limit is set to OFF To do this on your iOS device navigate to Settings gt iPod Music gt Volume Limit and drag the volume bar to the right max When you navigate back to the iPod Music screen the Volume Limit row should say Off 18 Opening the Box RedEye mini Step 3 Plug In and Launch the App Plug RedEye mini into your headphone jack and launch the RedEye app Please make sure that your headphone volume is turned all the way up so that RedEye mini has enough power Once you are in the application it may take a few seconds to recognize your mini If you are using an iPod touch the screen will automatically reverse orientation so that you can properly use the application with the mini pointing away from you You should also see a room called RedEye mini Once RedEye mini appears in your Rooms list you are ready to begin configuration Opening the Box RedEye mini 19 20 Part Il iOS Application Part Il iOS Application Networking Note for RedEye mini owners The RedEye mini Identification
114. ign and Distribute buttons become available When you click on an Align button all the controls are aligned to the axis of the first control in the selection the one marked with the yellow number 1 In other words if you have selected three controls and you selected the one at the far left first then clicking on the Align right edges button will move all the other buttons so that their right edges line up with that first left most control You can align left right top and bottom edges as well as vertical and horizontal centers If you click one of the Distribute buttons all of the controls will be evenly distributed between the positions of the first selected yellow 1 and last selected highest yellow number controls You can distribute along either the horizontal or the vertical axis Appearance In the Appearance section you can change the look of the selected View control s You specify the exact Width and Height in relative pixels The relative pixel Appearance measurement assumes a display width of 320 0 pixels For iPad we Name scale up the size by 40 On other Position Description screens Android phones and tablets PCs running the browser Width 50 app the exact scaling factor l depends on the size and resolution Height a of the display Show Label You can change the control Name Base Image Variable and choose whether to show a text label below the control You can also give each control a D
115. ill appear Enter a room name select at least one of the ports from the list and then click on the OK button At this point you will see your new room appear in the list of rooms on this page You can make changes or continue adding rooms as needed However your new room 112 Add New Room Name Library Description Select one or more ports M 11 infrared out M 12 infrared out J 13 infrared out 14 infrared out I5 infrared out 16 sensor in 17 sensor in 18 infrared out R1 relay R2 relay R3 relay R4 relay M S1 serial O S2 serial OK Cancel Room Setup and subsequent changes are not yet saved so please make sure that you click on the Save Changes button before you navigate away from the page Editing a Room When you click on the Rooms section within a RedEye Pro you will see a list of existing rooms Click on any room in this list to expand and edit its details 6006 RedEye RedEye Pro Setup L RedEye RedEye Pro Setup A A S MN mz rm RedEye Settings Wi Fi LAN Maintenance RedEye Pro B Exit AN Identification Rooms Rooms Library X Devices Name Ports Edit Activities Library 11 infrared out Custom Variables Description ah aroc OU S1 serial Devices Activities AVR Blu Ray TV Media X Living X Add New Room Save Changes Cancel Changes Name and Description You can change the name and description for y
116. ion Note Only works with networked RedEye systems Part IV Android Application 169 Dashboard and Navigation When first launching the RedEye app you arrive at the application dashboard The dashboard is the jumping off point for controlling your system From here you can E rooms access RedEye rooms on your network activities devices and so forth i i Di Activities Once you have navigated away from the P e dashboard you can return by tapping on the home icon a which appears in several _ Devices places throughout the application You do not have to return to the dashboard in order to switch rooms or to navigate to activities devices or commands Instead if you press your phone s Menu button usually located between the Back and Home buttons the application displays a navigation menu so that you can jump directly to these other locations ai Commands Watch Blu Ray Menu yo Exit gt d Activities Devices E al Rooms Commands Setup Dashboard and Navigation 171 Setup RedEye Hardware Media Room Setup and Preferences RedEye Pro Because you can use your RedEye s browser application to fully configure your system using a PC and because configuration on a computer with a keyboard and mouse is significantly more convenient than doing so on a relatively cramped smartphone or tablet screen RedEye Find RedEye by IP Address ov ee a Preferences setup within th
117. ion To access your RedEye unit s browser application all you need to do is load RedEye s home page If you are using a Mac or Linux PC or a Windows PC with Tunes installed you should be able to use the following URL http redeye_ serialnumber local where serialnumber is the serial number printed on the bottom of the unit For example for a RedEye unit with the serial number BO103 78857 the URL is http redeye_b0103 78857 local If you are using a Windows PC but this URL does not work you may need to enter the RedEye unit s IP address directly You can find your RedEye unit s IP address from within the iOS application Open the Setup tab and select your room Then tap on the Network row Find your network within the list and tap the blue detail disclosure button to the right of the network name The first time you access the your RedEye unit s homepage it may take a few seconds to load the necessary files Once this is finished you will see a RedEye logo and a progress bar which indicates how much of your unit s configuration has loaded More complicated configurations may take several seconds to load Once this step is complete you can begin controlling your system Introduction 95 Browser Control One of the goals of our networked RedEye systems is to give you control over your equipment through whatever piece of technology you have nearby whether that be a smartphone a tablet or a personal compute
118. ion logo usually appears and an Images button in the upper right corner of the screen Tap on either the thumbnail or the Images button to see the full portfolio of media Tap on any image in the portfolio to zoom in Once zoomed in you can flick left or right through the media You can also rotate your iPhone or iPod touch to view landscape formatted media full screen Tap on any image to return back to the portfolio view Channel Guide 87 Fri 4 30 PM Details Images Details Program Media 30 NASA E How to Train Your DS gt Dragon Ry Be de 4 EL e om vt How to Train Your Dragon b p 4 A misfit Viking teenager Jay Baruchel sees a chance to change the course of his clan s future when he befriends an injured dragon PG Favorites Settings Favorites Settings 88 Channel Guide Devices Although you will primarily control your home theater through the Activities tab you can control specific devices through the Devices tab This can be useful for sending commands that you use less frequently or for making adjustments to the RedEye app if it becomes out of sync with a particular device Device Remotes If you have created a button layout for a device that layout appears when you select Devices TV the device from the list here Buttons images cameras and other controls function just as they do when included within activity layouts The difference is that whereas Adjust Toggle Commands RedE
119. ipting is outside the scope of this manual but more information on scripting is available in the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual on our support website In the case of toggle and macro button types you can add additional actions to your button Click on the Add New Macro Action or Add New Toggle Value link as appropriate For macro buttons there will be a delay between each action which you can customize by typing a value in the delay text box You can reorder commands in the macro or toggle list by dragging on the handle icon at the right You can delete an action by clicking on the red X X Buttons which display with a red border do not have any action assigned so you may want to add one here Tips The Tips section displays a quick reference for some of the less obvious features of the activity layout page 440 Editing Activity Layouts Control Details Image Along the right hand side of the activity layout page there is an accordion containing control details and other information about the layout It contains the following elements View In the View section you can determine the level of zoom that you use in displaying the layout You can also choose whether or not to show guidelines The iPhone iPod touch Guide Lines option draws a purple line at the border of an iPhone screen so you know how many buttons will fit on the screen at one time The Layout Lines option displays control edges and default margin li
120. is assigned to the button One of the problems with touch screen remote controls is that you must look down J at the screen to know what button you are pressing Sometimes particularly when Accelerometer Flick Forward C paging through information on a television or other display it is inconvenient to have Accelerometer Flick Back Cha to divert your eyes Shortcut gestures solve this problem by allowing you to assign Accelerometer Flick Left Volu shortcuts to as many as twenty three different buttons within each activity layout To execute these shortcuts you do not need to look down at the screen simply Accelerometer Flick Right Volu Accelerometer Shake Guide make the appropriate gesture and the 2 Finger Swipe Left Left RedEye application will respond as if you had tapped the corresponding button A A shortcut may be assigned to only one control at a time so if you select a shortcut that is currently assigned to another control the previously assigned control will no longer have that shortcut Editing Button Details 63 Please note that we do not recommend using accelerometer motion gestures with the RedEye mini Because the mini needs to be pointed at the device you are controlling flicking or shaking the phone around will make it harder for your mini to control your equipment Shortcut Key The Shortcut Key indicates which keyboard key is assigned to the control Although the
121. ites to the Victims Unit 0 list tap Favorites tab and then tap the 337 a Edit button on the bottom left side of the PERA O screen From here simply tap on a AETVE channel to add it to your favorites and tap 949 se m AN Interruption 3 on it again to remove it Tap the Done button when you are finished to save your Edit All Settings changes Favorites lists are unique to each OS Tue5 30PM Program Details device and are not stored in the Wi Fi RedEye s configuration The Ghost and the 5 starmax Darkness a Program Details The Ghost and the Darkness While tapping on a row will launch your guide activity and change channels for you hunter Michael Douglas stalk two lions decimating a construction crew in East bring you to the program details page On Africa the details page you will find a short 120 minutes description of the program including Historical drama running time and episode name as well as Cast a list of cast and crew members cc R All Favorites Settings Go To Channel Guide s lt sSsSsSSSSSS 47 ThinkFlood the ThinkFlood logo RedEye the RedEye logo and the RedEye stylized R logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of ThinkFlood Inc Apple the Apple logo iPod and Tunes are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc Wi Fi WPA and WPA2 are trademarks or registered trademarks of y the Wi Fi Al
122. ity Any integer value between 1 and 1000 is valid The lower the value the closer to the bottom of the display images with higher Z Index values appear on top All other controls buttons etc appear on top of your images i e they have an effective Z Index value of 1001 Z Index is particularly useful when you are dealing with background images or images that have transparency and can be stacked to add a feeling of depth to the display Please choose a variable The Image and Highlight Image fields cancel Custom Variables determine the actual image that your control will display Image is the primary Background image for your control and is the picture tp thinkflood y keji you will see most often Highlight Image is PowerButton y the graphic that will display when you tap http thinkflood com media PowerButt on the control PowerButtonHighlighted The values for Image and Highlight Image come from state variables You can update state variables dynamically which makes image controls suitable for displaying things such as album art For more information on the scripting involved in updating state variables at runtime please refer to the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual PowerState Your image state variables should be properly formatted URLs Because of limitations within the browser application and limited storage space within the RedEye unit itself at this time we support images hosted on publicly accessib
123. ivities as needed However your new activity and subsequent changes are not yet saved so please make sure that you click on the Save Changes button before you navigate away from the page OK Cancel Editing an Activity Your activities appear in an accordion style list Click on a row in the list to expand the activity details for editing Activity Setup 133 600 RedEye Showroom Setup RedEye Showroom Setup aad 4 redeye_e0101 90267 local 82 setup activities html srid 192 C Wy Wikipedia en Q th B 7 Settings Wi Fi LAN Maintenance Test i Exit Identification Activities Devices Watch TV Type Watch TV Activities i Layout Edit Export Import Devices Edit Name SD Cable Watch TV Sony TV Description Show Power Button Mm Launch Actions Shutdown Actions Type Command Type Command Sony TV Sony TV X Power On Power Off Delay 0 05 Seconds 05 20 Delay 0 05 Seconds 05 20 Type Command Type Command SD Cable SD Cable X Power Power On off Delay 8 00 Seconds 05 20 Add New Action Name and Description You can change the name and description for your activity simply by typing directly into the text boxes provided As with all activity changes on this page you need to click on the Save Changes buiton at the bottom of the screen when you are done If you need to discard your modifications you can click on Cancel Changes button to reload th
124. izontal centers If you click one of the Distribute buttons all of the controls will be evenly distributed between the positions of the first selected yellow 1 and last selected highest yellow number controls You can distribute along either the horizontal or the vertical axis Editing Activity Layouts 157 Appearance In the Appearance section you can change the look of the selected control s You specify the exact Width and Height in relative pixels The relative pixel measurement assumes a display width of 320 0 pixels For iPad we scale up the size by 40 On other screens Android phones and tablets PCs running the browser app the exact scaling factor depends on the size and resolution of the display You can change the control Name and choose whether to show a text View Position Appearance Name lt New Control gt Description Width 320 Height 50 Show Label HTML Values label below the control You can also Actions Toggles give each control a Description which is useful on the Phone for Tips customers using the VoiceOver accessibility option as descriptions are read to give control hints HTML Values Choose an HTML Content Variable to determine the content displayed in your HTML control The variable referred to here is a state or custom variable You can update state variables at runtime which makes HTML controls suitable for displaying dynamic data For more i
125. k is not connected To change these network settings tap on the Ethernet row You can read more about networking configuration here Status Light Note This section does not apply to RedEye mini and will not display when you select a RedEye mini unit 30 RedEye Setup You can turn your RedEye s status light on or off with this switch Even if turned off the status light will still flash in certain conditions specifically when updating software or waiting to capture an infrared signal Password Protection Password Protection gt OFF With this switch you can lock the configuration of your RedEye unit on a Rooms hardware level When you turn on password protection the RedEye app will prompt you Media Room for a password After entering a second time to confirm the password will be saved on mi your unit Once you have saved the ae y password subsequent attempts to access the setup portion of the application whether Den 3 using the iOS app or the browser application require entry of the correct Master Bedroom gt password Add New Room gt Password protection is not designed to be A bulletproof The purpose of this feature is to SS T dissuade those unfamiliar with the RedEye setup process from tampering with the configuration someone with reasonably advanced knowledge of networking or RedEye can bypass password protection relatively easily We send the password over the network and store it in th
126. le web HTTP servers You can use file types supported by standard web browsers including JPEG GIF and PNG We recommend using PNG files as this format uses lossless compression and allows for transparency The RedEye application will cache the images you feed it based on URL If you need to update an image the URL needs to change Alternatively you can delete and reinstall the application Toggling Show Label to On will display the image name underneath the image in your activity layout Shortcut Gesture The Shortcut Gesture indicates which multi touch or accelerometer gesture shortcut if any is assigned to the image One of the problems with touch screen remote controls is that you must look down at the screen to know what button you are pressing Sometimes particularly when paging through information on 66 Editing Image Details a television or other display itis inconvenient to have to divert your eyes Shortcut gestures solve this problem by allowing you to assign shortcuts to as many as twenty three different controls within each activity layout To execute these shortcuts you do not need to look down at the screen simply make the appropriate gesture and the RedEye application will respond as if you had tapped the corresponding control A shortcut may be assigned to only one control at a time so if you select a shortcut that is currently assigned to another control the previously assigned con
127. les a toggle value which appear in the row separated by Shutdown Actions colons Tap on the action row to edit or tap on Add Action to add a new one Cable Box Power Off TV Power Off You can reorder or delete actions by tapping on the Edit button in the bottom left O Stereo Power Off Delete corner of the screen Drag the action rows into the desired order To delete tap on the Add Action gt red circle to the left of the action and confirm by tapping the Delete button which msm appears to the right of the action When you IZ are finished make sure you tap the Done button to save your changes Show Power Button On RedEye and RedEye Pro if you have the Advanced Options preference turned on you have the option to show or hide the power button on your activity layouts Hiding the power button is useful if you want to provide your own alternative to the basic shutdown process usually via a button with a custom script Layout Activity Buttons Tap on Layout Activity Buttons to arrange the buttons you will use to control your activity after it has launched Copy Activity URL Tapping the Copy Activity URL button will copy to your clipboard a URL that launches the current activity You can then paste the URL in a web browser to launch the activity from a computer You can also control the RedEye hardware from another application or platform by using the URL with HTTP GET Delete Activity Tap on the Delete Ac
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129. lue of that text variable to communicate with the device you are controlling Editing Text Field Details 79 Room Guide Setup Tapping the Guide Activity row allows you to associate the Channel Guide with a specific activity Once you have selected an activity tapping on a row in the guide will change channels for you automatically Typically the appropriate guide activity is either Watch TV or Watch DVR Guide Activity Tapping the Guide Activity row will bring you to the Room Guide Setup menu This will allow you to select an activity with which to associate your usage of the Guide When launching a program from the Guide the activity layout that you see will depend on which activity you select in Activities Watch TV gt Watch DVD gt Add New Activity gt Guide Activity Watch TV gt gg TS Factory Reset as this row For example it is likely that you would prefer to use your Watch TV activity layout when using the Guide to channel surf Guide Action Delay Period When you select a row in the channel guide RedEye will assemble the appropriate actions necessary to change the channel for you The Guide Action Delay Period row allows you to specify how much delay to put between those actions Normally the default delay is fine but if you notice that your equipment does not change channels appropriately for example one or more digits in the channel number may be dropped you can incr
130. mmand instead of an icon To write the script for your command you can click inside the small text window on the command screen and make changes directly there To open RedEye s full Script Editor which includes scripting shortcuts syntax checking live function help and debugging tools click on the Edit Script button RedEye includes a template to get you started but you will need to provide the text or other data as required by the device control specification available from the device manufacturer You can click on the Test Script button to verify that your script is working When you are finished click the OK button As with other changes on the Devices page you will need to click the Save Changes button before you navigate away in order to make your changes permanent If you need to undo you can click on the Cancel Changes button Duplicating a Command Add a Command Type _ Other req Name Description Icon PE 100 0 op TE 25 Script require systemScript TODO Insert any pre processing code Ww cripting SendMessage insert data to tr TODO Insert any post processing cod t Edit script d P Test Script 4 OK Cancel Rather than start from scratch with each new command sometimes it can be helpful to duplicate an existing command and make small modifications from there To duplicate a command click on the Duplicate icon El within the command list RedEye will
131. n Aia Finan the lower left corner Tap on the red circle next to each row you want to delete and tap again on the delete button to confirm When you a finished press the Done button in the lower left corner gt Find RedEye by IP Address 29 RedEye Setup The RedEye Setup page displays basic information about the RedEye hardware you are configuring and is the place to begin configuring devices and activities RedEye Pro Cancel Identification Name indicates the name you have given your RedEye hardware To edit the name simply tap on the name row and enter a new name using the onscreen keyboard Serial Number is the RedEye hardware s unique factory assigned serial number A Ss D F G H m K and should match the values printed on the m bottom of the RedEye box and the RedEye f z ya PS B N M unit Networking Note This section does not apply to RedEye mini and will not display when you select a RedEye mini unit WiFi displays your RedEye unit s current WiFi network name or off if the WiFi radio is powered down To change these network settings tap on the WiFi row You can read more about networking configuration here MAC Address is your RedEye units s unique factory assigned MAC address and should match the values printed on the bottom of the RedEye box and the RedEye unit itself Ethernet displays your RedEye Pro s IP address or off if the local area networ
132. n specify using the eol flag under advanced settings For example eol M indicates that a carriage return M follows each line of text Please note that when you specify particular characters for end of line end of field and so forth you must make sure that those characters are not already being used elsewhere in the configuration For example if the device you are using separates each line using Z you must also reassign the suspend key because it defaults to Z The following keys are assigned by default 42 Device Setup Control Key ASCII Value Default stty Assignment Meaning A 127 erase delete A 028 quit quit AC 003 intr interrupt AD 004 eof end of field AJ 010 eol end of line O 015 flush flush buffer AQ 017 start begin transmission AR 018 rornt reprint AS 019 stop end transmission AU 021 kill force quit AY 022 Inext next field AW 023 werase clear screen AZ 026 susp suspend pause You can reassign a key to one not already used or you can make it undefined using the control character 4 In the above example the following advanced settings work fine A eol Z susp For complete documentation on stty please visit http www freebsd org cgi man cgi query stty IP Port Settings When you tap on Edit port settings for an IP device you arrive at the IP Settings page which allows you to configure the IP port Protocol HTTP gt l Host Name 192 168 1 1
133. n the Name section you can change the name and description of the HTML control The control name is displayed in the activity layout if the Show Label option is set to On HTML Type In the Type section you can specify whether the HTML control has any function when tapped There are three types Display only HTML controls are there for appearance only tapping on them does not generate any special RedEye action tapping on hyperlinks will navigate as you would expect in any browser Action HTML controls provide special handling for hyperlinks that reference a URL beginning with redeye When you tap on such a hyperlink these controls execute a command action of your choosing Hyperlinks not containing the redeye prefix navigate as usual Script HTML controls function in the same manner as Action HTML controls except that the redeye hyperlinks execute execute scripts rather than actions when tapped More information on scripting and Type Display only gt advanced configuration is available in the RedEye Advanced Programming Appearance Manual Width 320 0 Height 50 0 Appearance The Appearance section determines how Show Label OFF the HTML control displays Here you can input an exact Width and Height in HTML Values relative pixels The relative pixel measurement assumes a display width of HTML Content HTML gt 320 0 pixels For iPad we scale up the size Selected Value N by 40 On other
134. nal Sport 1 Fl Canal Snort 1 NO A ES Settings Channel Guide Tue 7 30 PM b On Demand O Rick Steves Europe With o Abandon cc Marilyn Miglin O Depending on your country you may have a couple of options Television providers in your area allow you to create custom channel lineups tap on the Customize Lineup button On the other hand if television providers in your area use fixed channel lists please enter your Postal Code and tap on the Search Providers button Selecting a Provider Once you tap on the Search Providers button the application will search for providers in your area and present you with a populated list Select the appropriate provider and the application will download the channel list for you 185 Customizing a Channel Lineup After you tap on the Customize Lineup button the application will download a list of available television networks in your area Tap on a network row to select it a checkmark appears inside the row tap again to deselect Once you have selected all of the networks in your lineup tap on the Save button On the Assign Channels page you can enter the channel number that you use to watch each network in your list Tap on a row to begin channel number entry When Assign Channels you have finished entering a channel number for all of your networks tap on the Channel Number Save button Making Changes to Guide oox f oe Settings After your initial con
135. nect your RedEye to a different network If you still have access to the old network this is easy you can follow the five steps above to switch over to the new network If the old network is unavailable however you will need to reset the unit back to the RedEye s ad hoc network so that you can connect to it and modify the network settings To reset back to the RedEye network first ensure that the RedEye unit is plugged into power If you just plugged it in first wait until it boots completely and the blue status light goes off 22 Networking The next step is to locate your RedEye s reset button For RedEye WiFi turn the RedEye over and locate the reset button on the bottom of the unit adjacent to the T in the ThinkFlood logo You will need a paperclip or similar object to press this button For RedEye Pro the reset button is located at the front of the unit on the left hand side Press and hold the reset button until the blue lights flash a few times about 5 6 seconds At this point the unit will reboot in ad hoc networking mode and you can proceed to configure networking as you did on first use Advanced Editing Networking Details What if you want to assign your RedEye unit a static IP address or if you need to Networks edit advanced networking information such as proxy settings subnet mask etc To IP Address access these finer details first proceed through step 3 above Once you have BootP static sel
136. nes to help you align your controls against one another View Position gt In the Position section you can view Position or edit the current position of your Top 0 selected control s The Top value displays the vertical Y coordinate of Left 0 the control When you type a value cia into this text box the control will move 2ndex att i to that vertical offset Similarly the ls Background Left value displays the horizontal X _ coordinate of the control typing a Align value into this text box moves it to the appropriate horizontal offset YY US Z Index determines the stacking order OL of your images You can give your images a Z Index value between 1 Appearance and 1000 and different images can Shortcut Gesture share the same value Lower Z Index values appear toward the bottom of Actions Toggles the stack Buttons and other controls Tips appear on top of images that is they have an effective Z Index value of 1001 If you plan to use your image as the background for an activity you may want to check the Is Background box Normally RedEye will resize your layout window to accommodate all of the controls For images with the Is Background option checked however RedEye will not resize the layout window to fit them thus Editing Activity Layouts 145 eliminating the possibility of scrolling the layout window for the sake of the background image alone lf you have more than one control selected the Al
137. nformation on the scripting involved in updating state variables at runtime please refer to the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual The Selected Value Variable determines which state variable RedEye will update when you click on a hyperlink whose URL begins 158 View Position Appearance HTML Values HTML Content Variable HTML Selected Value Variable Actions Toggles Tips Editing Activity Layouts with the prefix redeye RedEye will set the value of this variable to be the text following the pound sign in the URL For example if the hyperlink URL is redeye my_value then the variable value will be set to my_value Shortcut Gesture In this section you can set both the keyboard shortcut for your control which you can use when controlling your RedEye through the browser application and the shortcut gesture which you can use in conjunction with an iOS controller iOS shortcuts include a number of motion gestures as well as multi touch options Keyboard shortcuts include all the basic alphanumeric characters plus many special characters such as tab space escape and arrow keys Shortcuts already assigned to controls display the control name next to the shortcut in each list Actions Toggles In this section you determine what happens when you press a control while running your activity For HTML controls you do not have to specify an action i e the control can be there for display purpose
138. nnel Guide The Guide tab displays a list of channels and programming for your current television service provider This feature is available in several countries and we are working to add even more locations in the future In addition to local listings the guide can also change channels for you you must first choose a Guide Activity before using this function Settings Tap the Settings bar to configure the Guide for your television service provider First tap the Country row to select your country Country Brazil gt Depending on your country you may have Postal Code 13010 111 a couple of options Television providers in your area allow you to create custom channel lineups tap on the Customize Search Providers Lineup button On the other hand if television providers in your area use fixed Customize Lineup channel lists please enter your Postal Code and tap on the Search Providers button Selecting a Provider Once you tap on the Search Providers button the application will search for providers in your area and present you with a populated list Select the appropriate provider and the application will download the channel list for you Guide Setup Choose Lineup Save 13th Street DE 24 Nordjyske DK Customizing a Channel Lineup 24UNT SE After you tap on the Customize Lineup button the application will download a list 3plus DE of available television networks in your area Tap on a network row to selec
139. o a local area network LAN then by default the WiFi radio will be turned off If you boot RedEye Pro without Sctings MWR Networks connecting to a LAN then the WiFi radio will be active The exception is when you have attached your RedEye Pro to a LAN but are configuring WiFi access In this case we enable the WiFi radio so that you Wi Fi Choose a Network can scan for other networks and verify the V RedEye gt O WIFI connection without losing the ability to connect over the LAN YLHE2 az If you connect to a LAN network Other gt configuration is fairly simple In most cases you will have a DHCP server on the Ask to Join Networks ON network from which RedEye Pro will automatically receive an Internet Protocol Known networks will be joined automatically If no known networks are available you will be asked before joining a new network IP address If you do not have a router or other DHCP server on the network such as when connecting directly to a PC RedEye Opening the Box RedEye Pro 15 Pro will self assign an IP address of 169 254 254 254 RedEye Pro has an internal Ethernet switch This means that you can plug another device into the second Ethernet port on the back of your RedEye Pro Please do not connect both Ethernet ports on your RedEye Pro to the same network if you do you will not be able to connect to the network If you are using WiFi by default RedEye Pro ships configured to cr
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141. of the slider above the drag handle on the control Show Name gt OFF Show Value EN Slider Values Slider Values Minimum Value 98 In the Slider Values section you assign numeric values to the slider Maximum Value 18 m Increment 1 Minimum Value is the lowest possible value for the device you are controlling with the Value Variable nad t765 volume 9 slider it is the value selected when you drag the slider all the way to the left Maximum Value is the highest possible value for the device you are controlling it is the value selected when you drag the slider all the way to the right Increment determines the spacing between each valid value for the device you are controlling For example one device may have a volume control that ranges from O to 1 0 in increments of 1 or 0 01 Another device may range from 0 to Editing Slider Details 7 100 in increments of 1 disallowing any fractions When set properly the minimum maximum and increment values will ensure that only valid values are sent to the device you are controlling Value Variable is the state variable which the slider control updates when it is dragged Simply updating a state variable is not enough to control any device you must also invoke some action a command or script that applies the value of the state variable to your device We use state variables here so that when the value of the slider changes all connected client controllers can see the n
142. on the Devices or Activities section within that room as desired Cancel Reordering Rooms You can reorder your rooms list To the right of each room there is a handle icon Click and drag this icon to move a room to a different place within the list As with other changes your new order is not stored until you click the Save Changes button Deleting Rooms If you wish to delete a room simply click on the red X button X to the right of that one you wish to remove Remember to click the Save Changes button when you are finished or click Cancel Changes if you did not mean to delete the room 114 Room Setup Device Setup On the Devices page you can add edit and remove devices and their commands Adding a Device Click on the Add New Device link to add a device After retrieving the current list of manufacturers from RedEye s online code database the Add a Device dialog box will appear Add a Device Manufacturer Add 3M Type Television B Port Il infrared out Display Name Model Name optional Description optional Find Infrared Codes Cancel First choose your manufacturer from the list If you do not see the manufacturer you need you can click on the Add link to create a new one however if you add a manufacturer there will not be any command codes in our database for you to download so you will have to create each command for the device manually If you ar
143. ontrol scripts in the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual Editing Commands Along the right hand side of the device information is a list of commands for the device Click on any command name in the list to edit the command or click on the green play button to test command playback 122 Device Setup When editing a command the Command Setup dialog box appears on top of the page Type into the appropriate text boxes to edit the Name or Description for your command The Type field displays the command type and Toggles indicates whether the command will toggle between different values e g on and off each time it is sent Neither of these values is editable once the command has been created If you wish to choose the command icon you can choose a new one from the Icon list Toggle Values For infrared toggle commands the Command Setup dialog appears double wide and toggle values appear along the right hand side Device Setup Command Setup Name 0 Description Type 0 Toggles No 1 2E Ei Command URL http redeye e0101 90267 local Icgi bin play iph sh devicedata 1227 99999 75 isi o201 Capture New Control Signal Test Command Delete Command OK Cancel 123 Command Setup Name Toggle Values Power Toggle On x Description Name On Description Type Power toggle Toggles Yes 100 0 Om Power Toggle o O eo Record 1 oE 0 2E
144. ontrol signals are a one way street your controller can only send signals it does not receive responses we recommend using discrete signals whenever possible When Toggles is checked a Toggle Values section appears at the right hand side of the page Trying to decide whether to use a toggle command or not Let s consider how the power button works If your remote control uses discrete commands you will have two power buttons one to turn on the power and one to turn it off Whenever you press the Power On button the device will power up If the device is already powered up when you press the Power On button pressing the button again does nothing By contrast if you have a control that uses a power toggle button you will have a single button Whenever you press the button the device switches from off to on or vice versa 126 Device Setup Consider what happens when we try to make your remote control smart for example by controlling multiple devices as part of an activity When you launch the Watch TV activity you want the television to turn on If your controller has a discrete Power On command it sends that signal the TV turns on and life is good However if your controller uses a toggling Power command it needs to know whether the TV is already on to determine whether to send the Power command If someone presses the power button on the front of the TV instead of using the remote control then the remote cont
145. ore using the RedEye system Because the screen is the primary consumer of power in your phone we only recommend turning off auto lock when you have a charger nearby such as the one built into the Wi Fi model Motion Gestures lets you toggle the option to control your devices using the accelerometer in the iPhone and the iPod Touch If this is set to ON you will be able to specify one of five motion gestures for any button in one of your activity layouts Channel Guide lets you toggle the Channel Guide function on or off Currently the channel guide only supports providers in the US and Canada so customers in other countries may want turn off this feature until local guide information is available Hide Toolbars allows you to specify whether or not you would like the toolbars on the Activity Layout to be hidden You can specify that they are hidden automatically when tapped never or that only the bottom toolbar is hidden Button Feedback gives you options to provide a response when you tap ona button within an activity Sound plays a short click when each button is tapped and vibrate causes the phone to vibrate None briefly unfortunately we cannot control the duration of the vibration which may wen Y be a little longer than ideal Please note Vibrate only the vibration setting does not work on Pod touch models and first generation Sound and vibrate Pod touch devices do not have a speaker for sound playb
146. other is knowing how to control devices on the network As with RS 232 IP is a standard which defines the communication pipe it does not define the specific messages sent over the pipe There are standardization attempts on top of IP Universal Plug and Play UPnP is one of these but these are not always used and adherence to the standard can be inconsistent As a result typically building an IP control solution The theoretical maximum number of devices for bi directional communication is 65 536 but you would run out of space in your home and your RedEye would run out of memory to handle all of those connections long before you hit the limit 6 Basic Concepts has required some programming knowledge or cobbling together an assortment of standalone applications one for each device to be controlled Devices A device is a piece of equipment in your home theater system such as a TV or DVD player Within the RedEye application you should add a device for each piece of equipment you want to control Commands A command is a bit of functionality that you can use to control a particular device For example you might have a command to turn on your TV and another to turn up the volume Activities An activity is something that you do with your home theater setup such as Watch a DVD or Listen to an MP3 Activities are a powerful way of grouping functionality from a number of different devices in one place Because they are bas
147. ou can also choose whether or not to show guidelines The iPhone iPod touch Guide Lines option draws a purple line at the border of an iPhone screen so you know how many buttons will fit on the screen at one time The Layout Lines option displays control edges and default margin lines to help you align your controls against one another View Position 5 In the Position section you can view Position or edit the current position of your Top 109 selected control s The Top value displays the vertical Y coordinate of Left 0 the control When you type a value Align l into this text box the control will move to that vertical offset Similarly the land Left value displays the horizontal X coordinate of the control typing a Distribute Tt value into this text box moves it to the appropriate horizontal offset Appearance lf you have more than one control HTML Values selected the Align and Distribute Actions Toggles buttons become available When you click on an Align button all the Tips controls are aligned to the axis of the first control in the selection the one marked with the yellow number 1 In other words if you have selected three controls and you selected the one at the far left first then clicking on the Align right edges button will move all the other buttons so that their right edges line up with that first left most control You can align left right top and bottom edges as well as vertical and hor
148. ou will see just the toggle commands you have configured for the device not the entire list of device commands 90 Devices If you have the Channel Guide enabled you me may need to tap the More tab in order to Advance Blu Ray select the Commands tab From here you can see a list of all available commands for Angle Blu Ray all devices you have configured in the selected room Because some devices may have identical command names the name of the device appears in parentheses to the right of the command name You can scroll through the list by flicking or drag through the index on the right hand side of the Channel Down Blu Ray screen Tap on any command row to execute Audio Blu Ray Channel Down TV Channel Up Blu Ray Das f Commands Setup Commands 91 Part Ill Browser Application Note This feature applies only to networked RedEye systems Part IIl Browser Application 93 Introduction If you own a networked RedEye system you can also control and configure your RedEye from any laptop or desktop PC with a standard web browser Currently RedEye supports the following browsers e Internet Explorer 8 or later e Safari 4 or later e Firefox 3 or later e Chrome The most recent browser versions IE9 Safari 5 Firefox 4 and Chrome all have optimized JavaScript engines and generally offer better performance when controlling your RedEye Accessing the Browser Applicat
149. our room simply by typing directly into the text boxes provided As with all room changes on this page you need to click on the Save Changes button at the bottom of the screen when you are done If you need to discard your modifications you can click on Cancel Changes button to reload the page with the data currently stored in your RedEye unit Room Setup 113 Changing Ports To the right of the Name and Port List Description fields there is a Ports box which lists the ports currently Select one or more ports assigned to your room Click on the Edit button to change this list The Mi 11 infrared out resulting pop up displays a list of M 12 infrared out available ports Check or uncheck devices as you wish and click OK to accept your changes 13 infrared out 14 infrared out I5 infrared out 16 sensor in 17 sensor in 18 infrared out When you remove a port from your room any devices connected to that port If you accidentally remove a port you can still use the Cancel Changes button at the bottom of R1 relay the page to undo R2 relay R3 relay Devices and Activities AA The detail section for each room Y S1 serial displays a list of the current devices O S2 serial and activities for that room On this page these sections are informational only if you need to OK edit room devices or activities please select the room from the drop down menu at the top of the page and then click
150. p a second time Technical Support The Software Version number indicates which version of the RedEye application you are currently running on your phone and may be useful if you are contacting our support team Go to ThinkFlood website opens the browser on your Android device and takes you directly to the support pages here Contact by email opens the an application of your choice and addresses an email to supportOthinkflood com 174 Setup and Preferences Find RedEye by IP Address Normally the Find RedEye by IP Address function is not necessary The RedEye application should detect your RedEye hardware automatically within a few seconds However there are some situations in which this will not work First if you plan to access your RedEye unit remotely using a Virtual Private Network VPN you will need to enter the LAN IP address of your RedEye in order to see it while you are away from home Second if you experience longer delays 20 30 seconds or more but eventually do see the room appear or if the app finds your hardware easily sometimes but not others then there may be some incompatibility between Bonjour the Apple technology we use for discovering the RedEye on your network and your router Upgrading your router firmware can help but if that fails we recommend using the Find RedEye by IP Address function To find your RedEye by IP address it is important to make sure that IP address does not change In other
151. pen automatically when your iOS device finds your RedEye Pro on the network for the first time or when you 16 Opening the Box RedEye Pro launch the browser app from a network with an active Internet connection After the software update process is complete your RedEye Pro will reboot If you wait a minute it should come back online and be available in whichever version of the RedEye app you are using From there you are ready to go Opening the Box RedEye Pro Opening the Box RedEye mini Assuming you already have an iPhone iPod touch or iPad your RedEye mini came with everything you need to control your home theater or other equipment using traditional infrared control signals Inside the box you will find 1 RedEye mini device 2 Keychain case RedEye mini will fit snugly inside this case allowing you to take your mini wherever you go 3 Important Product G Information Guide This o booklet includes important safety and regulatory information product warranty and other details about your purchase You can download a copy of the guide here http Athinkflood com products redeye mini product information pdf 4 Quick Start Guide Outlines the initial setup process for your RedEye mini system You can download a copy of the guide here http thinkflood com products redeye mini quick start guide pdf Step 1 Install the App To use your RedEye mini you will need to install the RedEye app on your
152. port link in the Layout section Paste the full XML document into the window and click on the OK button RedEye will then load the layout into an editor window where you can make changes before hitting the Save button to finish If the layout window opens to an empty layout then there was a problem with your XML document missing information or incorrect formatting being the most likely issues Deleting Devices If you wish to delete a device simply click on the red X button X to the right of that one you wish to remove Remember to click the Save Changes button Device Setup 131 when you are finished or click Cancel Changes if you did not mean to delete the device 132 Device Setup Activity Setup On the Activities page you can add edit and remove activities for the selected room Adding an Activity Click on the Add New Activity link Aga New Activit to add an activity The Add New ee Activity dialog box will appear Activity Type First choose your Activity Type WatchTV O from the list If the type you are looking for does not appear here please choose Other Name After specifying an activity Name and optionally Description select Description the Devices using the checkboxes r to the left of each device name When you are finished click the OK button At this point you will see your new AVR activity appear in the list of activities on this page You can make changes or continue adding act
153. pping the tgz file please right click on a Mac control click the link and from the ensuing pop up menu choose the option to save the file to your computer Opening the file unzips it Once you have a backup file that you wish to restore to your RedEye please click on the Restore Data link Find the tgz file and click on the Upload to RedEye button NOTE If your backup file is any format other than tgz please contact ThinkFlood technical support first If you attempt to restore the wrong file type you will erase your configuration In many cases ThinkFlood support can help you create a tgz file using whatever format you originally stored e g tar Beginning with v2 5 0 of the application RedEye can automatically check to see if there is a software update available When there is a new update RedEye will bring you to this maintenance page and prompt you to download the update If you do not wish for RedEye to automatically check for updates when you launch the browser application please uncheck the box labeled Check every time the application loads Software Upgrades Click on the Upgrade Software link to upgrade your RedEye firmware This section will show you the current version of the software installed on your RedEye unit and the latest version available with links both to download the latest version and to view release notes Current Version 2 5 0 Latest Version 2 5 0 03 31 2011 Release Notes Select a software
154. pport for a variety of other devices so now there are two different types of commands infrared commands and script commands When your device is attached to an infrared port which is automatic for devices added to a RedEye or RedEye mini the capture method is available For devices using any other communication method contact closure relays RS 232 you write a script a short piece of code that RedEye runs whenever you issue a command Scripting is quite powerful with it you can do just about anything on RedEye but as you can imagine it can also become rather involved and is therefore outside the scope of this manual For more information on how scripting works and how to write scripts please reference the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual on our support website Capturing Infrared Control Signals Each infrared command has an infrared control signal The control signal is a pattern by which your RedEye infrared lights to address a particular device The Capture Control Signal button invokes the RedEye s learning function Before pressing this button you should make sure you have on hand the remote control from which you will be capturing the control signal For RedEye WiFi Place the remote control about 3 to 6 inches from the front of your RedEye unit as shown in the illustration at right For RedEye mini Point the remote control about 3 to 6 inches from the R emblem on the unit For
155. pt for a specific command using the Test Control Signal Test Script button This will allow you to identify whether or not your changes to the command are working Delete Command The Delete Command button removes the command from RedEye system This action cannot be undone 54 Command Setup Adding an Activity You add activities to the RedEye system in much the same way that you add devices In order to add an activity you need to identify Activity Type Watch TV gt 1 The activity type 2 A name for the activity 3 The devices you use in conjunction Name Watch TV ae Tap to Select Devices Activity Type Tap on the Activity Type row to select the DVI Von type of activity that you would like to create Ty y The RedEye app will use the activity type you specify here to create a button layout Cable J which you can customize later on If you SO prefer to build your own button layout from O scratch you can choose the activity type Other which gives you a blank slate Name Your activity should have a Name by which you can refer to it in other places within the RedEye app Optionally you can also add a Description which will appear in smaller type below the name Devices Each activity involves at least one device Which devices you choose here depends on your particular home theater setup For example if you are creating a Watch TV activity and have only a television that receives over the air broadcasts you would
156. r RedEye s built in browser application allows you to use a wide variety of computers as controllers It even takes advantage of the unique capabilities of these machines for example you can use the keys on your keyboard to press buttons on your activities so that you do not always have to mouse around Activities The Activities tab is selected by default To launch an activity simply click on its name in the list The button layout for that activity will appear in the main window of the browser application To shutdown an activity click the red power toggle button next to the Activity name If after launching an activity one or more of your devices is not powered on properly or is on the wrong input you can usually fix the issue by clicking on the Adjust link below the activity name This area expands to show a short list of power and input toggle commands for which RedEye might be out of sync with your equipment Click on any of these commands to sync up again You can change the split between the activities on the left and the activity buttons on the right by clicking and dragging on the dividing line between the two sections Your activity buttons will scale appropriately as you drag Watch DVD Adjust A Po e la OK E JA Y y Down 2S 96 Browser Control Devices Click on the Devices tab to bring up a list of devices for the room Click ona device name to adjust the device if it is out of sync
157. r Level Infrared ports are Mode dual purpose they can either send _ Infrared output B out infrared commands or they can trigger off of sensor input To switch between functions simply select the Power Level desired mode and click the OK button Port 11 Settings When an infrared port is in infrared OK Cancel out mode you can adjust the power level used to transmit infrared signals This gain control can eliminate the need for a separate connecting block in many cases To change the power level simply slide the bar to the left for Please note that in sensor input mode infrared ports emit a constant voltage In order to avoid burning out LEDs on infrared flasher cables we recommend disconnecting any flasher cables from the port before switching the mode to sensor input Device Setup 119 lower power or to the right for higher power Click OK and then Save Changes to test the power level does not adjust dynamically as you slide You have full control over serial port configuration through the serial port settings dialog Baud Rate sets the communication speed for the serial port RedEye Pro supports baud rates from 300 bps up to 230 4 kbps By default it is set to 9600 bps a common rate for many RS 232 devices Word Length determines the size of each data frame usually 8 bits Parity indicates whether to add an extra bit to each word for error checking and if so how to detect errors The default i
158. r controls When this option is selected a label will appear above the slider handle displaying the current value of the slider This label moves in tandem with the slider handle as you drag Slider Values In the Slider Values section you determine the range and values of the slider control Minimum Value is the lowest acceptable value for the control negative values are acceptable as are non whole numbers Similarly Maximum Value is the highest acceptable value Increment defines the smallest amount of change allowed between one value and another increments must be non negative but they can be fractions Choose a Value Variable to tie your slider control to a state variable When you drag the slider RedEye will update the value of this variable similarly when the variable value updates the slider handle position View Position Appearance Name Volume Description Show Label Show Value Y Slider Values shortcut Gesture Actions Toggles Tips View Position Appearance Slider Values Minimum Value 93 Maximum Value 18 Increment 1 Value Variable nad t765 volume Shortcut Gesture Actions Toggles Tips will update to reflect the change For more information on the scripting involved in 150 Editing Activity Layouts updating state variables at runtime please refer to the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual Shortcut Gesture While other controls may have but a single shortcu
159. re are three Size Position choices small large and jumbo View You can change the control Name Appearance and choose whether to show a text Size Large label below the control You can also give each control a Description Name Guide which is useful on the iPhone for Show Label a customers using the VoiceOver accessibility option as descriptions Description are read to give control hints You can also choose an Icon Icons Icon here include all of the available command icons plus many popular television network icons If there is not an appropriate icon you can choose Text only which displays text in the middle of the button in lieu of an icon PE 100 0 O EN 2 In this section you can set both the keyboard shortcut for your control Actions Toggles which you can use when controlling your RedEye through the browser application and the shortcut gesture which you can use in conjunction with an OS controller OS shortcuts include a number of motion gestures as well as multi touch options Keyboard shortcuts include all the basic alphanumeric characters plus many special characters such as tab space escape and arrow keys Shortcuts already assigned to controls display the control name next to the shortcut in each list Actions Toggles In this section you determine what happens when you press a control while running your activity Editing Activity Layouts 143 There are
160. redeye_e0101 90267 local setup maintenance html W7 Wikipedia en a AB Settings Wi Fi LAN Maintenance Select one to configure Exit Maintenance Backup Data Create a backup file containing all the devices activities and commands on your RedEye Restore Data Restore the devices activities and commands on your RedEye from a previous backup file Upgrade Software Check every time the application loads Download and upgrade your RedEye to the latest software System Data View all configuration data and system constants on a single page Advanced Download Database Technical Support Resources Upload Patch Factory Reset Basic In the Basic maintenance section you will find functions that you can use on your own to keep your RedEye unit up to date Configuration Backup and Restore If you click on the Backup Data link RedEye will create a backup file of its configuration including a snapshot of its internal database and all command files Once the backup process is complete please click on the Backup File tgz link and save this file off to your computer for safekeeping NOTE it is important that you store a tgz file and not a tar file Some browsers will unzip the tgz file into a tar file automatically and if you attempt to restore from a tar file you will Maintenance 107 actually erase your configuration To prevent the browser from automatically unzi
161. rol loses track and may mistakenly turn off the TV when it should remain on Although many manufacturers provide discrete commands for their devices sometimes you may not have access to them If you are going to use the command to launch an activity such as will be the case with toggling Power and Input commands it is probably worthwhile to deal with the hassle of making these toggle commands However in other cases in which you will not use the command to launch an activity for example with a Mute command it is simpler to treat the command as one that does not toggle Enter a Name and optionally a Description for your command This information is visible in many different parts of the RedEye application Choose an Icon from the list to determine how buttons created using this command will display by default If none of the icons seems appropriate you can choose Text Only to display the name of the command instead of an icon If you are creating a toggle command the Toggle Values section defines the list of values through which the device cycles when the command is transmitted As a result the order of toggle values matters it should match the order that your equipment uses when the original remote button is pressed Click on a toggle value to edit its Name Description or Icon or tap on Add New Toggle Value to create one The name and icon are visible when you use toggle buttons in your activities You can reorder
162. rs below the display name in certain parts of the application Once you have provided the above information click on the Find Infrared Codes button to search for codes that match your criteria If the database does not contain any possible matches RedEye will create an empty device onto which you can manually add commands In the event that there are possible matches in the database the dialog box will expand to display those matches along the right hand side You can change your selections along the left but if you change anything other than the name or description RedEye will re run your database search 116 Device Setup Add a Device Manufacturer Add NAD A V receiver Codes NAD Codeset 5771 Codeset 5776 Type Preview Commands click to test A N receiver D r Menu Mute Port f Surround Volume Up 13 infrared out Zn ub Volume Up Command List display only Display Name pr AM FM DB O Audio Mode Model Name optional Cab Sat Center Volume Down Description optional Center Volume Up Clear Cursor Down Save This Device Codeset 5780 Codeset 5777 Codeset 1684 A Find Infrared Codes Cancel Matching sets of codes appear sorted with the most frequently used sets at the top Click on any codeset to expand The application will load a handful of Preview Commands onto your RedEye unit for testing simply click on any of the buttons at the top of th
163. s below RedEye has built in button templates for most device types When you add a device from our code database RedEye will create a default button layout for you using a built in template If you create a device from scratch e g by learning infrared codes RedEye does not immediately create a device layout for you because initially there are no commands to assign to buttons in the layout Once you have added the commands you wish to use if you click on the Edit Device Layout button RedEye will create a layout using a built in template and the commands on your new device Moving Copying or Deleting a Device Note This moving and copying devices to or from RedEye mini hardware is not possible Copy Device to Another Room allows you to create a copy of the device and all its commands to a RedEye in another room This option can be useful if you have the Bode Play Room same model of device in multiple rooms for example as with a set top box froma Family Room J particular cable or satellite service provider Select the room to which you wish to copy Master Bedroom the device and tap on Save button to copy the device information and all of its Kitchen commands The Copy Device to Another Room button is only available if your iOS device detects more than one RedEye on the current network If you have multiple RedEye rooms but you do not see this button tap the Exit Setup button at the top of the screen and verify that yo
164. s To pick a command first pick the device and then the command as well as a toggle value if necessary Script actions run a custom script that you write Scripting is outside the scope of this manual but more information on scripting is available in the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual on our support website Tips The Tips section displays a quick reference for some of the less obvious features of the activity layout page 1480 2 Editing Activity Layouts Control Details Slider Along the right hand side of the activity layout page there is an accordion containing control details and other information about the layout It contains the following elements View In the View section you can determine the level of zoom that you use in displaying the layout You can also choose whether or not to show guidelines The iPhone iPod touch Guide Lines option draws a purple line at the border of an iPhone screen so you know how many buttons will fit on the screen at one time The Layout Lines option displays control edges and default margin lines to help you align your controls against one another o View Position In the Position section you can view Position or edit the current position of your Top 0 selected control s The Top value displays the vertical Y coordinate of Align ted 4d the control When you type a value into this text box the control will move H i to that vertical offset Slider controls o span the
165. s not to include a parity bit Strip 8th Bit indicates whether to discard the last most significant bit in the data frame The default is to include all 8 bits in the frame Stop Bits indicates how many stop bits appear at the end of each frame The default is 1 Flow Control determines whether to coordinate transmission events on the data line The default is no flow control but software Xon Xoff and hardware RTS CTS options are also available Echo Input refers to RedEye Pro s Port S1 Settings Baud Rate 9600 bps H Word Length 8 bits H Parity None Strip 8th Bit O Stop Bits 1 hea Flow Control None B Echo Input Advanced Settings OK Cancel behavior when it receives input data from the device being controlled If this switch is enabled then RedEye Pro will parrot back all data it receives While this is a useful feature when typing data on an interactive terminal echoed data can cause problems when two computers are speaking directly to one another as a result the default setting for this switch is off 120 Device Setup In the Advanced Settings section you can enter any additional stty arguments These arguments are always added to the end of the arguments generated by the other field Practically speaking this means that you can override any of the earlier arguments and therefore have full control over RS 232 configuration The most common advanced setting to configure is the end of
166. s only However you can also perform actions when clicking on hyperlinks beginning with the redeye prefix As with slider controls RedEye updates the Selected Value Variable see above before invoking your action so you can use this variable to determine which hyperlink was clicked Actions themselves have two different types Command actions simply send out one of your pre defined commands To pick a command first pick the device and then the command as well as a toggle value if necessary Script actions run a custom script that you write Scripting is outside the scope of this manual but more information on scripting is available in the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual on our support website Tips The Tips section displays a quick reference for some of the less obvious features of the activity layout page Editing Activity Layouts 159 Control Details Camera Along the right hand side of the activity layout page there is an accordion containing control details and other information about the layout It contains the following elements View In the View section you can determine the level of zoom that you use in displaying the layout You can also choose whether or not to show guidelines The iPhone iPod touch Guide Lines option draws a purple line at the border of an iPhone screen so you know how many buttons will fit on the screen at one time The Layout Lines option displays control edges and default margin lines to h
167. screen and drag the device rows into the desired arrangement When you are finished reordering make sure you tap the Done button to save your changes Activities The Activities section is the place to go to Activities add an activity such as Watch TV or Listen to MP3 to the RedEye s list of activities To FrontRow add a new activity simply tap on the Add New Activity row To change or delete an Keynote activity tap on the appropriate activity row uo and make your changes from the Activity Watch DVD Setup screen By default activities appear in the list Add New Activity gt according to the order in which you add them To reorder the list of activities tap ON the Edit button at the bottom of the screen MA and drag the device rows into the desired arrangement When you are finished reordering make sure you tap the Done button to save your changes Guide Activity This section allows you to associate an activity with the Channel Guide function For example when you select a program from the channel guide you would probably like to launch your Watch TV activity To add a guide activity simply tap this row to select an activity and configure other options If your TV does not 32 RedEye Setup support leading zeros with channel input you can disable this option in this menu so that channel inputs directly from the Guide will leave out the leading zero Custom Variables If you have t
168. se violet moss teal coffee sand lavender and stone Tap on any row to select da al tha Button style indicates the overall look for Stucco each button in your activity layouts There are four button styles flat framed gel and plastic Tap on any row to select Wicker Wallpaper allows you to choose the background displayed behind your activity layouts RedEye includes twenty built in styles black alligator skin asphalt bamboo brick canvas carbon fiber carpet concrete denim granite coarse grain leather fine grain leather linen paper sand stone stucco wicker large wood grain and small wood grain The built in styles are monochrome so as not to clash with your button color choices or make it difficult to see buttons on the page They also tile Custom image a seamlessly accommodating activity layouts of any height To select one of the built in wallpaper styles simply tap on the row to Setup and Preferences 173 select As an alternative to the built in styles you can also select your own custom wallpaper from the photo library on your phone or tablet Tap on the custom image row to select this option If you have not previously selected a picture doing so will open your photo library where you can browser your available pictures and select one you would like to use If you have a previously selected custom wallpaper tapping on this row once simply chooses the old image to select a new image ta
169. select only the TV However if you have a more complicated setup in which you receive programming through a cable or satellite set top box pipe sound through an audio system and use a video switch to direct input to your TV from the set top box then you would select all four of these devices In addition to providing button layouts optimized for each activity type the real power of RedEye activities is that they simplify the operation of such complicated configurations Adding an Activity 55 Tap on a device row to select a device at which point the text color change will to blue gray and a checkmark will appear To de select the device simply tap on the row Launch Actions again Once you have chosen your activity TV Power On gt type name and devices tap on the Save button to continue Cable Power On gt TV Source YPbPr gt Activity Actions Add Action gt The RedEye app will examine your devices and suggest some Launch and Shutdown f Shutdown Actions Actions Launch actions are steps the RedEye system will take when you start the TV Power Off gt activity and shutdown actions are those it will take when you close it Typically launch Cable Power Off gt actions involve turning on the power to your devices and switching to the appropriate ee UD inputs while shutdown actions involve turning off the power Cancel Action Set p Please note that the RedEye system is smart enough to know that if
170. shortcut key has no function on iOS devices it can be quite useful when operating your RedEye unit from a controller that has a keyboard such as a PC As with gestures shortcut key may be assigned to only one control at a time so If you select a shortcut that is currently assigned to another control the previously assigned control will no longer have that shortcut Button Actions The name and format of the last section on the page changes depending on the Button Type but in all cases this is the place to assign the button s functionality in the form of one or more actions Tap on an action row to change the action Macro and Toggle buttons each make use of more than one action As a result when you have selected one of these button types you can tap on the Add New Macro Action or Add New Toggle Value row to add a new action You can reorder or delete actions by Macro Actions tapping on Edit in the top right corner of the paa page To delete tap on the red circle and O TV Exit then confirm by tapping on the red Delete Add New Macro Action gt button that appears 64 Editing Button Details Editing Image Details The Image Setup screen allows you to customize the look and function of image controls in an activity layout Name In the Name section you can change the name and description of the image The image name is displayed in the activity layout if the Show Label option is set to On Image Type In the Type
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172. t and gesture sliders can have two one to adjust the slider in the upwards and another downwards In this section you can set both the keyboard shortcuts for your slider which you can use when controlling your RedEye through the browser application and the shortcut gestures which you can use in conjunction with an iOS controller OS shortcuts include a number of motion gestures as well as multi touch options Keyboard shortcuts include all the basic alphanumeric characters plus many special characters such as tab space escape and arrow keys Shortcuts already assigned to controls display the control name next to the shortcut in each list Actions Toggles In this section you determine what View Position Appearance slider Values Shortcut Gesture OS Down Shortcut Gesture None OS Up Shortcut Gesture None Down Keyboard Shortcut None Up Keyboard Shortcut None Actions Toggles Tips happens when you press a control while running your activity Although tying your slider control to a state variable will cause that state variable to update unless you specify an action here simply changing the state variable value will have no effect Please note that the state variable change always happens before the invocation of your action Actions themselves have two different types Command actions simply send out one of your pre defined commands To pick a command first pick the device and then
173. t it a checkmark appears inside the row tap again to deselect Once you have selected all of the networks in your lineup tap on the 4 Maailma FI Save button Channel Guide 85 On the Assign Channels page you can enter the channel number that you use to watch each network in your list Tap on a row to begin channel number entry When you have finished entering a channel 5 number for all of your networks tap on the G eren HD DK Save button Back Assign Channels 24 Nordjyske DK Animal Planet DK Making Changes to Guide Animal planet HD DK Settings 3 After your initial configuration of the channel guide when you tap on the 6 Settings bar you will see your information about your existing configuration 9 If your channel guide information seems out of date or you see the message No Information Available on most stations you can tap the Cleanup Schedule button to refresh the information To see channel listings for another provider tap the Change Providers button To customize your channel lineup e g select other networks or change channel number assignments tap on the Customize Lineup button All The All bar displays your complete channel listing You can easily scroll between channels by flicking or by sliding through the number index on the right side of the screen A header at the top of the screen indicates the day and time represented in the guide Tap the left arrow to navigate
174. t one to configure B Exit LAN LAN MAC Address IP Address DHCP BootP Static IP Address 192 168 0 138 Subnet Mask Router DNS Search Domains Client ID HTTP Pro xy Off Manual Auto No HTTP Proxy Save Cancel LAN MAC Address This section displays the second Medium Access Control MAC address for your RedEye unit This value can be helpful if you are looking for your RedEye unit within the DHCP client list on your router All RedEye MAC addresses begin with 00 23 87 LAN Networking 105 IP Address In this section you can specify information about your RedEye unit s IP address Most networks will assign IP addresses automatically using a DHCP server Therefore if you have the DHCP tab selected here IP address information is there for information purposes only and you cannot make changes to it If you change the IP address information using BootP or Static please make sure you click the Save button at the bottom right corner of the screen to store your changes HTTP Proxy lf your network uses an HTTP Proxy you can enter proxy information here When you are finished please make sure to click the Save button to store your changes 106 LAN Networking Maintenance From the Maintenance page you can access a variety of functions that are useful in fixing your RedEye should you have a problem or upgrading your software 600 RedEye Showroom Setup RedEye Showroom Setup a 2
175. take you to the Activities tab You can select a different room by returning to the Rooms tab and tapping on the new room A checkmark appears next to the currently selected room Rooms 179 Activities Media Room Activities The Activities screen displays the current activity for the selected room If there is no current activity it displays a list of available activities VV d t E h 1 V Listen to Music Launching an Activity To launch an activity simply tap on the appropriate row The activity screen will appear configured with the buttons Listen to Radio specified in the activity button layout Watch Movie PAPA A PA fa Play Video Game Changing Activities To switch to a different activity tap on the back button to return to the Activities list Then tap on the new activity row RedEye will compare the shutdown and launch activities of the two activities to determine what commands to send to your equipment For example if you switch from Watch TV to Watch DVD RedEye will figure out that you do not need to turn the TV off and then on again as part of the transition Watch TV Guide y N Page Up To return to the current activity screen 4 b ut without switching activities tap on the E Current Activity button in the upper right corner of the screen Shutting Down an Activity To turn off an activity tap on the power button O in the upper right corner of the current activity screen Adjust Toggle
176. tch is toggled ON in the Main Setup menu 2 Your headphone volume is turned up to the maximum level 3 Your Volume Limit is turned OFF To access the Volume Limit setting on your iOS device navigate to Settings gt iPod Music gt Volume Limit 4 That you do not have a case on your iOS device that is preventing the mini from full contact with the headphone jack When you select a room the RedEye app will take you to the Activities tab You can select a different room by returning to the Rooms tab and tapping on the new room A checkmark appears next to the currently selected room 82 Rooms Activities The Activities tab displays the current activity for the selected room If there is no current activity it displays a list of available A nO activities ays media on my Mac Activities for Play Room pr Keynote Controls shdeshows on my Mac Launching an Activity To launch an activity simply tap on the Watch DVD appropriate row The activity screen will appear configured with the buttons specified in the activity button layout Changing Activities To switch to a different activity tap on the back button in the upper left corner of the screen to return to the Activities list Then w yh tap on the new activity row RedEye will compare the shutdown and launch activities of the two activities to determine what commands to send to your equipment For example if you switch from Watch TV to Watch DVD RedEye will figure out
177. tems and control capabilities if we leave most of the setup process to the browser application so this is our current approach 172 Setup and Preferences the Android device from going to sleep is that you will not have to wait for the WiFi radio to turn on again before using the RedEye system Because the screen is the primary consumer of power in your phone we recommend only disabling the screen timeout when you have a charger nearby Bypass Screen Lock allows you to avoid having to enter your unlock password when the screen times out and RedEye is the foreground application Vibration Feedback gives you the option to provide a physical response haptic feedback when you tap on a button within an activity When checked your phone will vibrate briefly each time you press a button Unfortunately we cannot control the duration of the vibration which may be a little longer than ideal Audio Feedback gives you the option to provide an audible response when you tap on a button within an activity When checked your phone will play a short click sound each time you press a button Adjust Button indicates whether the activities list and current activity display an adjust button so that you can adjust toggle commands if your RedEye unit becomes out of sync with the devices you are controlling Button color determines the default color of the buttons in your activity layouts There are twelve button color choices white black gold coral ro
178. that you do not need to turn the TV off and then on again as part of the transition Activities Aetwities Watch Blu Ray Menu A Exit y GA To return to the current activity screen without switching activities tap on the Current Activity button in the upper right 4 4 corner of the screen v Xi Shutting Down an Activity gt To turn off an activity tap on the power button in the upper right corner of the current activity screen Adjust Toggle Commands If your RedEye unit contains any commands that toggle across multiple Activities 83 values for example Power On Off or an input select command then you may see a button labeled Adjust Toggle Commands at the top of your activities list and the top of your Currently running activity The purpose of this button is to allow you to adjust these toggle commands if your RedEye gets out of sync with your equipment For example if you turn off an activity but the TV remains on you can tap on the Power TV adjust button to turn the TV off Then the next time you launch an activity it should turn on correctly If you prefer to hide this button while on the Activities tab you can turn off the Adjust Button option on the Main Setup page If you do so you can still access the adjust functionality from the Devices tab 84 Activities Watch TV Adjust Toggle Commands HDMI TV Power TV Power Toggle BD Player Activities Cha
179. the Layout section A dialog box appears displaying a representation of your layout in XML text format Click anywhere inside this box choose Select All from your browser s Edit menu and then Copy to place a copy in your clipboard From there you can save the layout to a file for future use or immediately import it into another device or activity from the clipboard 130 Device Setup Export Device Layout Copy the XML below and use it to create a new layout via the Import functionality i gt c kay gt hiit AC Ye kL we lu De ee Ok ai lo V ce J e A 24 lo G F d SAS ah hee Ad OS ER YN i W dd dd SeeePeeeeeeeweee eee wee EEEE le be ee Ne a he a e le o de Y OC SSC eee eee eee ee eee Ja ee et ke er ee YK SLL GTS Le SADY Pe VoL LWV o AAA AA A Terririitiri iit titi Ym we TO ans nn aa ds ETET TITITETITITITE i a OL oS Vom Ss AS YK SHALE MM ar SS se MK OS Y MK Add VO ed cd Me SeeePeeeeweeweeeewe ewww A AAA tuo a gt V ce LARA nn nn nn eee eee Ja o ee SS AS NN SLM dd A ai A NN Pe A et ha ds o NAAA ss ot tb OK You can customize the exported XML layout Information on the format of the XML document is available in the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual Importing a Device Layout If you have a previously exported XML layout from another device or activity you can import it onto the current device by clicking on the Im
180. the label can be there for display purposes only However you can also give the label an action to make it function like a custom button In this case there are two types e Normal labels can execute a single action one time when tapped e Repeating labels function as do Normal labels when tapped and released However if you tap and hold a repeating label the label s action is repeated rapidly until you release it This type of label is useful for things such as volume and channel functions that ramp when you hold them down Actions themselves have two different types Command actions simply send out one of your pre defined commands To pick a command first pick the device and then the command as well as a toggle value if necessary Script actions Editing Activity Layouts 155 run a custom script that you write Scripting is outside the scope of this manual but more information on scripting is available in the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual on our support website Tips The Tips section displays a quick reference for some of the less obvious features of the activity layout page 156 Editing Activity Layouts Control Details HTML Along the right hand side of the activity layout page there is an accordion containing control details and other information about the layout It contains the following elements View In the View section you can determine the level of zoom that you use in displaying the layout Y
181. ting a few seconds before moving on to the next test Command to allow for your equipment to Menu respond appropriately Power Toggle Channel Up It is not practical to test codesets for RS 232 or IP devices prior to downloading As a result you will see display notes in place Power Toagle of the test buttons These notes explain which devices are compatible with the Power On particular codeset and may provide other o 0 necessary configuration details Once you have found a codeset that works you can tap the Save button at the upper right corner of the screen RedEye will then proceed to download the codes and create your device Command List display only Adding a Device 39 Device Setup On the Device Setup screen you can change basic device information such as the device display name and manage the MacBook list of device commands Name The Name section contains basic identification information for the device its display name and description This information is visible in many different parts Q w E R u nm o P of the RedEye application including the main Devices screen You can edit either A A D F G H m K value by tapping on the appropriate row and entering a new value using the onscreen keyboard T ENM S E ES Details The Details section displays information about the device s manufacturer type and model The RedEye application uses this information such as the device type when con
182. tion to password protect your settings on your iOS device so you do not make any accidental changes to your configuration This setting is only active on the iOS device where you added the password You will need to enable password protection separately for each iOS device you use with your RedEye hardware Advanced Options determines whether or not to show some of the advanced customization options for RedEye and RedEye Pro These settings include scripting and custom variables Choosing to hide advanced options does not turn off or disable these functions it simply governs whether they are available for display in the iOS application In many cases these advanced settings are not convenient to configure from an iPhone or iPad and are better accessed through your RedEye unit s browser app where you have access to a full Keyboard and a larger screen more suitable to things like typing out custom scripts Technical Support Go to ThinkFlood website opens the Safari browser on your iOS device and takes you directly to the support pages here Contact by email opens the Email application and addresses an email to support thinkflood com Software Version The number here indicates which version of the RedEye application you are currently running on your phone and may be useful if you are contacting our support team Main Setup and Preferences 27 Find RedEye by IP Address Note for RedEye mini owners The RedEye mini has no networking
183. tions are User Datagram Protocol UDP Transmission Control Protocol TCP and Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP Changing the protocol fundamentally Device Setup 121 changes the communication mechanism used for the port Because UDP and TCP employ the same basic messaging process within the RedEye software you can modify them without too much concern However when switching to or from HTTP you will need to update your port and command scripts for the device You can learn more about scripting for IP devices in the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual on our support website Host Name is the IP address or network host name of the device you would like to control IP Settings Port Number is the IP port number to which you will connect on the Protocol HTTP device This number is assigned by the device you are controlling and is different than the port ID used 192 168 1 131 internally by your RedEye unit Host Name Port Number 8060 Path is an optional file path on the Path controlled device which you can specify here for convenience Typically path is only used with HTTP and may vary from request to request OK Cancel Editing the Port Script For serial ports and infrared ports set to sensor mode you can edit the port control script by clicking on the Edit Port Script hyperlink Doing so opens a script editor in a new browser tab or window Scripting is outside the scope of this manual you can read more about port c
184. tivity button to delete the current activity entirely This operation cannot be undone If you have the Advanced Options preference turned on you will also see an Add Script row More information on scripting and advanced configuration is available in the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual Activity Setup 59 Editing Activity Layouts The Activity Layout screen is the place to arrange the buttons you use most often in the process of running an activity Layouts are specific to each activity so you can include just the buttons you need in the ideal arrangement for that activity If there are commands that you use only occasionally you can access them from other parts of the application i e the Devices and Commands screens so you do not need to clutter your button layouts with obscure functions Adding a Button or Other Control To Add a Button tap on the Plus icon N If you are using a RedEye mini or have the Advanced Options preference turned off the New Button screen will PE Add Control Button gt appear The New Button screen closely resembles the Action Setup page you tap Image gt on the top row to select a device and on the Label bottom row to select a command Once you have chosen a device and command tap Slider gt Save to create the button You can tap Cancel at any time to exit without creating a Camera gt button HTML gt If you are using a RedEye or RedEye Pro and have the
185. toggle values by dragging the handle Click on the X button X to delete This section does not appear if the Toggles checkbox is left unchecked When you are finished configuring your new command click the OK button As with other changes on the Devices page you will need to click the Save Changes button before you navigate away in order to make your changes permanent If you need to undo you can click on the Cancel Changes button Device Setup 127 Add a Command Capture Control Signal Test Control S gnai Type Power toggle Toggles v Name Power toggle Description Icon A D 3 5 a Scripted Commands Toggle Values On X Name On Description Add New Toggle Value OK Cancel RS 232 and relay devices use scripts for their commands rather than infrared signals In order to add these commands you will need documentation provided by the device manufacturer particularly in the case of RS 232 devices For more information on writing scripts for RedEye please review the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual Enter a Name and optionally a Description for your command This information is visible in many different parts of the RedEye application 128 Device Setup Choose an Icon from the list to determine how buttons created using this command will display by default If none of the icons seems appropriate you can choose Text Only to display the name of the co
186. trol will no longer have that shortcut Shortcut Key None Y Accelerometer Flick Forward C Accelerometer Flick Back Cha Accelerometer Flick Left Volu Accelerometer Flick Right Volu Accelerometer Shake Guide 2 Finger Swipe Left Left Einnar Quina Dinht Diaht The Shortcut Key indicates which keyboard key is assigned to the control Although the shortcut key has no function on iOS devices it can be quite useful when operating your RedEye unit from a controller that has a keyboard Such as a PC As with gestures shortcut key may be assigned to only one control at a time so if you select a shortcut that is currently assigned to another control the previously assigned control will no longer have that shortcut Action The name and format of the last section on the page changes depending on the Image Type but in all cases this is the place to assign the image s functionality in the form of an action or script Tap on an action row to change the action or edit the script If you have a Display only type image then this section will not be visible Editing Image Details 67 Editing Label Details The Label Setup screen allows you to customize the look and function of label controls in an activity layout Name In the Name section you can change the name and description of the label The label name is not displayed but is part of RedEye s accessibility feature which allows those
187. tyle indicates the overall look for each button in your activity layouts There are four button styles flat framed gel and plastic Tap on a row to select and then tap Save Wallpaper allows you to choose the background displayed behind your activity layouts RedEye includes twenty built in styles black alligator skin asphalt bamboo brick canvas carbon fiber carpet concrete denim granite coarse grain leather fine grain leather linen paper sand stone stucco wicker large wood grain and small wood grain The built in styles are monochrome so as not to clash with your button color choices or make it difficult to see buttons on the page They also tile seamlessly accommodating activity layouts of any height To select one of the built in wallpaper styles simply tap on the row to select and then tap Save As an alternative to the built in styles you can also select your own custom wallpaper from the photo library on your iPhone or iPad Tap on the custom 26 Main Setup and Preferences image row to select this option If you have not previously selected a picture doing so will open your photo library where you can browser your available pictures and select one you would like to use If you have a previously selected custom wallpaper tapping on this row once simply chooses the old image to select a new image tap a second time When you are finished tap Save to finalize your selection Lock Setup gives you the op
188. u see only one room listed on the main Rooms tab in the RedEye app Then check to make sure that your other RedEye device s are powered on If you still do not see them in the Rooms list at this point you may need to go through the initial setup process to ensure that they are connected to the Wi Fi network you are currently using When you are ready Device Setup 45 return to the Device Setup screen and tap the Copy Device to Another Room button A list of available rooms will appear Move Device to Another Room is similar to the Copy Device to Another Room button except that after the device and command information has been copied over the device and its commands are removed from the current room This option can be useful if you are moving a piece of equipment from one room to another Delete Device removes the device and all of its commands from the RedEye system This operation cannot be undone If you are moving the device to another room in which you have a different RedEye device you should use the Move Device to Another Room button instead 46 Device Setup Adding a Command The Add a Command page is the place to create a new command Commands represent the different signals that the RedEye sends out to control each device In the past with WiFi RedEye and RedEye mini commands were always infrared signals and therefore adding a command required capturing that command from an existing remote control With RedEye Pro comes su
189. ue Tap on a toggle value to edit or tap on Add New Toggle Value to create one When Name you create a new toggle value you need to specify at least a name The name and icon are visible when you use toggle buttons in your activities Description icon M gt This section does not appear if the Toggles row is set to No Script Note This section does not apply to infrared commands and does not appear when adding an infrared command 50 Adding a Command In the Script section you can type your command script For entering all but the simplest of scripts we recommend using RedEye s browser application Typing on a PC is not only easier than on an OS device but the browser application also provides context sensitive help commonly used system functions and variables syntax checking and some debugging tools If you do modify a script using your iOS device you can use the Test Script button to see whether your changes work Adding a Command 51 Command Setup On the Command Setup page you can modify information about a command or re capture a control signal for a command that is not working properly Name The Name section contains basic identification information for the command its name and description This information is visible in many different parts of the RedEye application including the main Commands screen You can edit either value by tapping on the appropriate row and entering a new value using the ons
190. upgrade file upg or tf_jffs2 tgz Note that multi part upgrades must be completed in order _ Browse Upload to RedEye Old style upgrades use a single file named tf_jffs2 tgz Newer updates may come in one or more pieces In this case the file you download will be a zip folder containing those pieces Unzip the folder and follow the instructions inside as to the order in which the files should be installed and so forth To upload a single upgrade file first select the file from your computer and then click on the Upload to RedEye button When the upload is complete you can 108 Maintenance proceed to the next file After the last upgrade file has been installed your RedEye unit will reboot System Data Reference If you are preparing to do some heavy scripting or edit an exported activity layout you may want to have a peek inside your RedEye to see what devices commands and activities are there Click on the System Data link to load a page that contains all the internal configuration of your RedEye plus a reference of internal constants such as device types and command types that you might need for more advanced programming work 8600 RedEye RedEye Showroom Setup X RedEye x a redeye_e0101 90267 local 82 setup data htm GA Wr Wikipedia en Q th B Z Hardware Type RedEye Pro RedEye SerialNumber E0101 90267 Software Version 2 13 0 551 ooms Showroom ID 1 Test ID 192
191. verything is they way you need it Because you need to adjust only toggle commands you will see just the toggle commands you have configured for the device not the entire list of device commands Devices 183 Commands From the Commands screen you can see E Media Room Commands activity a list of all available commands for all devices you have configured in the selected room Because some devices may have identical command names the name of the device appears in parentheses to the right of the command 100 TV name Tap on any command row to execute AppleTV fale r A a y 1 Vi x F J l j AppleTV 184 Commands Channel Guide RedEye s build in channel guide is available as a pull up drawer whenever you are on an Activity screen The guide drawer Launchpad displays a list of channels and programming for your current television service provider This feature is available in several countries and we are working to add even more locations in the future In addition to local listings the guide can also change channels for you you must first choose a Guide Activity before using this function Settings Tap the Settings button to configure the guide for your television service provider First tap the Country row to select your country GuideSettings Choose Lineup Save CANAL seres Canal Series DK we Canal Series Fl Canal Series NO Canal Series SE Canal Sport 1 DK Ca
192. vices From a control perspective RS 232 control provides two distinct advantages 1 Communication is bi directional Not only does this allow feedback to the controller whether the power is off or on what the current volume level is etc but it also enables error handling so that we can know a command was transmitted successfully 2 Data throughput can be much faster Infrared signals have relatively low bandwidth with the ability to transmit up to a handful of commands per second but modern serial communications can move significant amounts of data Sending images or audio files may not be ideal but doing so is theoretically possible at least Of course there are downsides to serial control First there is no established standard for data formats the established standard governs only how the data is transmitted not what it means so generally we have to write separate serial Basic Concepts 5 drivers for each different type of device we wish to control Second serial control requires running wires and the typical DB9 to DB9 cable is rather thick bulky and even a bit pricey Internet Protocol IP control Although it is more sophisticated than control via infrared or contact closure the RS 232 standard dates back to the 1962 and was originally developed for modems and teletype machines Since that time electronic communications have come to be based predominantly on Internet Protocol It follows that many
193. with difficulty seeing to receive auditory feedback through the OS when they select different controls Label Type In the Type section you can specify whether the label has any function when tapped There are four label types e Display only labels are there for Display only appearance only tapping on them does not generate any action Button e Button labels work like hyperlinks You can assign a single action to a button label If you want a macro button please use the script type as described below Repeating button labels work like repeating buttons That is they function as do Normal buttons when tapped and released However if you tap and hold a repeating button label the label s action is repeated rapidly until you release it This type of label is useful for things such as volume and channel functions that ramp when you hold them down e Script images execute scripts when tapped More information on scripting and advanced configuration is available in the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual Repeating button Script Y Appearance The Appearance section determines how a label looks Here you can input an exact Font Size and Width in relative pixels The relative pixel measurement assumes a display width of 320 0 pixels For iPad we scale up the size by 40 68 Editing Label Details On other screens Android phones and tablets PCs running the browser app the exact scaling factor depen
194. with your RedEye or send a command If you have created a remote layout for your device it will appear on the right hand side of the screen when you select that device from the list RedEye Demo lt 4 3 redeye_f0101 20953 local 82 BD Player Adjust Send Command Adjust Send Command Commands RedEye Demo Click on the Commands tab to bring up a list of all commands in your system The Device name appears in parentheses next to each command name Click on a command to execute it RedEye RedEye lt 4 gt http redeye_b0103 78857 local 82 Y Qr Google D M EE Apple Yahoo GoogleMaps YouTube Wikipedia News 247 v Popularv F RedEye Activities Devices Commands 100 TV 0 BluRay 0 TV 1 BluRay 1 TV 2 BluRay 2 TV 3 BluRay 3 TV 4 BluRay 4 TV 5 BluRay Browser Control 3 A 8 yl NECE NE Y 4 4 a 97 Switching Rooms On a RedEye Pro with one or more rooms configured you can switch rooms in the browser application To do so click on the rooms drop down menu at the top left of the screen and pick your desired room Setup Click on the Setup link at the top of the browser to configure your RedEye through the browser If your RedEye s configuration is locked when you tap on the Setup link the application will prompt you to enter your password in order to gain access to the configuration RedEye Locked Please enter t
195. xis Appearance In the Appearance section you can change the look of the selected View control s You specify the exact Width and Height in relative pixels The relative pixel Appearance measurement assumes a display Position width of 320 0 pixels For iPad we Name AS scale up the size by 40 On other Description screens Android phones and tablets PCs running the browser Width 160 app the exact scaling factor nds on the size oa resolution Height of the display Show Label You can change the control Name URL Variable and choose whether to show a text camera label below the control You can also give each control a Description security which is useful on the iPhone for Tips customers using the VoiceOver accessibility option as descriptions are read to give control hints Choose a URL Variable to assign the video feed for your camera control The variable referred to here is a state or custom variable You can update state variables at runtime which makes it possible to change the camera feed based on a button click or some other action within the activity For more information on the scripting involved in updating state variables at runtime please refer to the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual At present RedEye can handle Motion JPEG video feeds which most IP cameras support today Your URL should point to an HTTP or HTTPS stream Security RedEye can access password protected an
196. y on the main Rooms screen 14 infrared out Y Ports Tap to select or to deselect any ports to which you plan to connect devices for use in this room and its activities Devices already added to these ports will automatically be available in this new room In addition if you move a device to a different port which is not part of this room it will no longer be visible in this room unless you change the room definition to include that port Finally you can reuse ports as many times as you wish across rooms this is particularly appropriate for systems like lighting or multi room audio that are available everywhere You must select at least one port before you can add the room 34 Adding a Room Room Setup Note This section applies only to RedEye Pro The Room Setup page displays basic Definition information about the room you are configuring This is the place to begin name Media Room gt configuring devices and activities for a particular room on your RedEye Pro desc Edit room ports gt Definition nT Name indicates the name you have given Hit the room To edit the name simply tap on AVR gt the name row and enter a new name using the onscreen keyboard Blu Ray gt Enter a Description if you want to display Cable gt additional information about the room in the PPan Ea ooo Tap on the Edit room ports row to choose which ports are assigned to the room Tap a port to select and again to desele
197. ye supports only a single activity per menu An Guide a room at one time you can switch between different device remotes without turning Volume anything on or off Thus device remotes are 4 gt particularly convenient for controlling systems w that are always available such as lighting climate or security Aspect N You may notice that for some devices there is power button in the upper right corner of the screen RedEye automatically displays a power button when the device has a power L toggle command Tapping on the power button cycles between power on and power off modes 2 3 Devices If you do not include a device command in the device remote you can still access the full list of device commands through the Commands tab As a result both your device and activity layouts can be relatively minimal making it easier to find and use the most common functions Sending Commands If you have not created a device layout selecting a particular device gives you access to all of the commands that you have configured for that device regardless of whether the device is part of the current activity or whether a particular command is mapped to an activity button Devices 89 To send a command to a device first tap on the device you wish to control and then choose Send Command RedEye will present you with a list of commands for the device Flick through the list to scroll or drag your finger down the index column on the rig
198. you are bid switching among different activities that use the same devices it will not need to turn Source those devices off and then back on again but rather will leave them in their powered YPbPr up state For this reason there is no need to avoid Power Off in the shutdown action list To add an action to either the launch or shutdown action list tap on the appropriate AV2 S Video Add Action row The Action Setup screen will appear where you can choose YPbPr the device command and as necessary toggle value for the action Tap Save to finish adding the action You can edit an existing action in a similar If you have the Advanced Options preference turned on you will also see an Add Script row More information on scripting and advanced configuration is available in the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual 56 Adding an Activity way just tap on the action row and then adjust the device command or toggle value as appropriate You can also reorder and delete actions from the list Tap on the Edit button Drag the rows up or down to reorder To delete tap on the red circle and then confirm by tapping on the Delete button When you are finished making changes tap on the Done button Once you have your launch and shutdown actions in place tap on the Save button to finish creating your activity Cancel Watch TV Actions save Launch Actions TV Power On TV Source YPbPr O Cable Power On

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