AMX IREDIT V1.2, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...instruction manual Software IREdit v1 2 ...

Page 2: ...HER WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUD ING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH REGARD TO THE AMX SOFTWARE THIS LIMITED WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS Any supplements or updates to the AMX SOFTWARE including without limitation any if any service packs or hot fixes provided to you after the expi ration of the ninety 90...

Page 3: ...ch Window 11 Search Results Window 11 Quick List Window 12 Basic Operations 13 Navigating using the Windows dialog 13 Creating A New IR Database 13 Creating A New Hand Control File 14 Using the New Hand Control Wizard 14 Advanced Wizard Dialog 15 Identify Dialog 16 Using Identify Function 17 Searching for IR Hand Control Files 17 Using Identify Function 18 Cut Copy And Paste Databases 18 Paste Spe...

Page 4: ...ransferring Files Using a Virtual NetLinx Master Connection 29 Capturing An IR File 30 IRIS Infrared Serial Data Capture Unit 30 Capture Communication Settings 30 Discrete IR Hex Codes 31 Discrete IR Hex Code Wizard Dialog 31 Importing Discrete IR Hex Codes 31 Receiving An IR File 33 Importing IR Files 34 Exporting IR Files 34 Actuate IR Dialog 35 Actuating An IR Function 35 Restore Default Window...

Page 5: ... Functions 42 Save Window Settings 42 Enabling Restore Workspace on Startup 42 Auto Template Capture 42 Skip Finish Page 42 Setting Program Preferences 43 Customizing The Toolbars 43 Toolbars Tab 43 Commands Tab 44 Options Tab 45 Customize Keyboard Dialog 46 ...

Page 6: ...iv IREdit Table of Contents ...

Page 7: ...m 233 MHZ processor minimum requirement 300 MHZ or faster recommended at least 96 MB of installed memory Windows 2000 service pack 3 or greater Professional running on a Pentium 233 MHZ processor minimum requirement 300 MHZ or faster recommended with at least 96 MB of installed memory Windows NT 4 0 Workstation service pack 6A or greater with at least 64 MB of installed memory Windows 98 SE with a...

Page 8: ... Window The Quick List Window displays the available functions for the currently selected IR navigator node Only slots containing data are displayed This list is read only Properties Window The Properties Window gives access to all the header information for a given IR record Use this window to edit all the attributes that pertain to the overall record including hand control name device and notes ...

Page 9: ... under a user specified name and in a user specified location Close Closes user created databases Import IR File s Adds any preexisting IRL or IRVs to your created database Export IR File s Initiates the Export dialog which allows a user to export hand control records as IRL files to a user specified location on disk Page Setup Opens the Page Setup dialog which allows for changes to details associ...

Page 10: ... or slot to the clipboard Copy Copy the selected text or slot to the clipboard Paste Paste the selected text or slot from the clipboard to the specified location Paste Special Paste an IR into another directory and have the option to add missing directory information Delete Deletes the selected IR directory or sub directory Categories Launches the Category Manager Preferences Opens the Preferences...

Page 11: ...ead only list of available functions for the currently selected hand control record Properties This is all of the pertinent header information for a given hand control record Search This feature allows the user to search a database Search Results The matching results for the search operations are displayed here Status Bar Located at the base of the work area you will see the time in the right corn...

Page 12: ...ions in a list of hand controls via the Identify Dialog Capture Opens the IR capture wizard Discrete IR Hex Codes Opens the Discrete IR Hex Codes Wizard allowing you to import hex codes Actuate You can select a downloaded IR slot and then actuate it at the master to confirm a successful download Comm Settings Opens the Communications Settings dialog to set both the Device Connection method and mea...

Page 13: ...dit help Contents section Index Launches the IREdit help Index section Search Launches the IREdit help Search section AMX IR Update Launches the IR Update Wizard Dialog Web Update Launches the AMX Web Update utility About Displays the about IREdit dialog containing information pertaining to version and copyright ...

Page 14: ...til another part of the application receives focus Selecting the in the top right will close the respective window Standard Toolbar Items Item Description New File Creates a new file Open Opens an existing file Cut Cuts one or more functions from one location Copy Copies one or more functions from one location Paste Pastes a cut or copied function to another location in the same or different file ...

Page 15: ...ument Context Menu Properties Window Use the Properties window to view all of the pertinent header information for a given hand control file Some fields accept text while others have pull down menus or activate an edit dialog as with the Note field The Properties window updates based upon selections made in the Navigator and IR Documents window The Properties window can be formatted with a Categor...

Page 16: ...Properties Window Context Menu Properties Window Context Menu Undo Simple undo support for cut paste and deletion of text fields Cut Cuts the selected text to the clipboard Copy Copies the selected text to the clipboard Paste Pastes the selected text from the clipboard to the new text field location Delete Deletes the selected text Select All Selects all text within the field FIG 8 Navigator Windo...

Page 17: ...operations are displayed in the Search Results Window You can access the desired IR file by double clicking it from this list FIG 9 Search Window FIG 10 Search Results Window Search Results Columns Manufacturer The name of the function s matching manufacturers Category The categories for the matching functions Model The model names for the matching functions Hand Control The name of the matching h...

Page 18: ...e functions for the currently selected hand control file This list is displayed automatically as long as the Quick List window is activated via the View menu and does not require that the hand control file be open in a IR Document window Only channels that contain functions are displayed FIG 11 Quick List Window ...

Page 19: ...ontrol s under Name 3 Click the Close Window s button 4 Click the Close button Creating A New IR Database The AMX database IRNs is read only If you want to construct or edit any IR hand controls you must first create a new database file 1 Select File New New Database to launch the New File dialog 2 Specify a name and target directory for the new database file Select Save 3 The new database will no...

Page 20: ... Next to proceed to the Category dialog Select a device category that matches the device to control with the selected hand control Alternatively you can type a new category in the text field above the list if none of the listed categories adequately describe the target device type 4 Click Next to proceed to the Model dialog Enter the model number of the device that the selected hand control will c...

Page 21: ...ame in the text field Category Select the category of the device to be controlled by the selected hand control hand control from the drop down list If no device category in the drop down list adequately describes the device type you can manually enter a category name in the text field Model Enter the model number of the device that the selected hand control will control in this text field Hand Con...

Page 22: ...ion The function description for the matching function Channel The corresponding channel for the matching function Hits The number of times the function has made a match The captured function will display in green Hand controls that have at least one hit but did not match in the current capture will display in blue Capture This button initiates the Identify session and readies the IRIS to receive ...

Page 23: ...Remove No Hit button will remove all rows that contain no hits 8 Select a hand control and click the Open button to open it into the IR Document window 9 If the desired hand control is not found click the Close button Searching for IR Hand Control Files Rather than using the Navigator window to find an IR hand control file you can search through a selected directory and open the IR from the Search...

Page 24: ...lumn and display in green Hand controls with a minimum of one hit but not found in the current capture will display in blue 7 Clicking on the Remove No Hit button will remove all rows that contain no hits 8 Select a hand control and click the Open button to open it into the IR Document window 9 If the desired hand control is not found click the Close button Cut Copy And Paste Databases User define...

Page 25: ...r type or select from a drop down menu the Manufacturer and Category information Type the Device Model and Hand Control Model information 6 Select OK to complete the paste operation Viewing An IR Waveform Select View Waveform to access the Waveform view box containing a graphical representation of the waveform associated with the selected IR function Use the Zoom In Out toolbar buttons to adjust t...

Page 26: ...ntext Menu and use it to edit a hand control The Note field is the only one that can be left blank The Category Name Template and Manufacturer Name fields provide you with drop down lists to choose from Select one of the items listed or select New and type your own in the window and select OK Enabling Master Security Settings If your NetLinx Master has Authentication Required enabled you need to d...

Page 27: ... Adding a Category Via Category Manager 1 Select a user database file in the Navigator window 2 Select Edit Categories to open the Category Manager dialog 3 Click on the Add button 4 Place the cursor in the Category field and type the information 5 Once finished click on the Close button The new directory will appear in the selected database FIG 14 Category Manager Dialog Categories can be sorted ...

Page 28: ... will open the Model Manager Dialog 3 Select Add and a new model line will appear 4 Click within the Model field to place the cursor Now you can enter a model name 5 Click within the Description field to place the cursor This field is optional 6 Click within the Manufacturer field for a drop down menu populated with the manufacturers located in your user database 7 Click within the Category field ...

Page 29: ...election Click Yes 6 Afterwards you are returned to Model Manager Click OK Sending An IR File Use the Send function to transfer the IR files to devices on the bus This connection will be made by whatever connection you have specified in Comm Settings 1 With your IR file selected in the Navigator window select Tools Send to open the Send IR dialog 2 Enter the address information for Device Port and...

Page 30: ...dio button 3 Choose the Transport Connection Option Select between TCP IP Serial Modem and Virtual NetLinx Master 4 After you have selected the connection type you must arrange the configuration in Settings If your NetLinx Master has Authentication Required enabled you need to do the following 1 Place a check in the box next to Authentication Required 2 Click the button UserName and Password to la...

Page 31: ...separated by colons or as a DEV structure to explicitly represent a device number port and system Here s the syntax DEVICE PORT SYSTEM where Device 16 bit integer representing the device number Port 16 bit integer representing the port number in the range 1 through the number of ports on the device System 16 bit integer representing the system number 0 this system that the device belongs to For ex...

Page 32: ... Comm Settings select the Serial Port as the Transport Connection option and then click Settings to access the Serial Port Settings dialog Com Port Click the down arrow to open a menu where you can choose between available COM ports Baud Rate Click the down arrow to open a menu where you can choose the baud rate of your COM port from the list suggested setting 38400 This option is only available f...

Page 33: ...hoose the parity suggested setting none Stop Bits Click the down arrow to open a menu where you can choose the Stop bit s suggested setting 1 Flow Control Click the down arrow to open a menu where you can choose the Flow Control suggested setting none Phone Number Enter the phone number to be dialed for connection When setting Virtual NetLinx Settings Settings you need to System Set the system num...

Page 34: ...ere the target panel is not connected to a NetLinx Master In this situation you can use your PC s USB connection to connect directly to the panel using your PC as a Virtual NetLinx Master There are three basic steps to Virtual NetLinx Master file transfers 1 Configuring the Touch Panel for Virtual NetLinx Master Transfers 2 Configure IREdit for Virtual NetLinx Master transfers 3 Transfer the Files...

Page 35: ...panel 2 Connect the terminal end of the PSN6 5 power cable to the 12 VDC power connector on the rear side of the touch panel Transferring Files Using a Virtual NetLinx Master Connection Once you have configured both the touch panel and IREdit for Virtual NetLinx Master Transfers you are ready to transfer files to the panel without the need for an intermediate master Sending Files To the Panel 1 Wi...

Page 36: ...t function The SIGNAL LED will start blinking Hold just until the READY LED goes off When the READY LED comes back on repeat this step to confirm the IR signal 6 Push the Send button on the IRIS 7 The IR Capture Wizard will confirm the information sent to the slot 8 Click Finish IRIS Infrared Serial Data Capture Unit The IRIS Infrared Capture Unit is a stand alone self contained unit captures infr...

Page 37: ...to the edit control below Text field for entering the text of a hexadecimal format IR code Next Progresses the wizard to the Discrete IR Hex Code Import Complete screen Discrete IR Hex Code Import Complete The function was imported with the following results Function The function name provided in the Function Name screen Carrier Frequency The frequency of the imported code Length The length of the...

Page 38: ... or a f If the input text fails to translate the program will present an error message box and allow the user to re enter or edit the input text and try again IREdit will attempt to translate the text into the AMX proprietary IR format and write it to the selected function in the IRN IRV file in the same manner as the IRIS capture functionality currently operates 9 If the translation operation is ...

Page 39: ...Click Next IREdit will then request the IR data from the targeted device 7 Click Next when the wizard reads File transfer complete 8 Enter the name of the Manufacturer or select from the list and click Next 9 Enter the name of the Category or select from the list and click Next 10 Enter the name of the Hand Control Model and click Next 11 Enter the name of the Model and click Next 12 Confirm all i...

Page 40: ...session 1 Select the user defined database file to be exported from the Navigator window 2 Select File Menu Export IR File s This will launch the Export Dialog 3 You can select exporting by either the default method of Generated Filename Manufacturer Device HandcontrolModel Category version irl use the DOS filename only available when exporting from the AMX database or naming the file yourself 4 I...

Page 41: ... the master The Pulse section sets the actuate to pulse OFF and ON at a set interval Click Pulse to cause the corresponding LED to flash Pulse interval time field range is 1 to 100 in tenths of a second Click the Close button to end the Actuate session Actuating An IR Function You can select a downloaded IR function and then actuate it at the master to confirm a successful download 1 After you hav...

Page 42: ... the update to work The Initial IR Update Screen Current Version displays the version of the database currently being used Last updated on the last time the database was updated Next This button advances the wizard to the Check for updates screen Cancel This button cancels the update and closes the dialog Help This button opens the help associated with using the IR Update Wizard Check for Updates ...

Page 43: ...ick Next to begin searching for updates 3 If updates are available they will be displayed Click Next 4 The updates will then begin downloading Once complete the Finish button will be available 5 Click Finish Web Update Newer versions of IREdit can now be acquired via the internet The Web Update utility accesses the AMX web site with the application ID and version number and searches for updates 1 ...

Page 44: ...Basic Operations 38 IREdit ...

Page 45: ...ard toolbar See page 8 and any custom toolbars that have been created Right click in the toolbar area and selecting Customize from the Customize context menu to open the Customize dialog 1 Open the Toolbars tab of the Customize dialog Use the checkboxes next to each toolbar in the list to show hide the toolbars 2 To add a toolbar button to a toolbar a Open the Commands tab of the Customize dialog ...

Page 46: ...ea to enable the Modify Selection drop down menu The options in this menu allow you to make any of the following modifications to the selected toolbar button Reset Returns all values of the command to the default settings Delete Removes the command from the toolbar Name Change the name associated with the command Mouse over Name and it will enable the text field to the right Now highlight and edit...

Page 47: ...mands find your selection 5 Choose the shortcut you would like to associate in the Specify a Shortcut drop down menu 6 Click Assign 7 Click Close Setting Preferences The Preferences dialog allows for behavioral changes to be made to the application Undo Redo Support No undo redo support is available unless it is enabled in the Preferences dialog To enable 1 Go to Edit Preferences 2 In the Undo Red...

Page 48: ...see below 1 Go to Edit Preferences to open the Preferences dialog 2 Under Window Workspace Settings place a check in the box next to Save window settings on exit 3 Click the OK button Enabling Restore Workspace on Startup When enabled documents that were previously open in the Navigator window will reopen upon startup of IREdit To enable 1 Go to Edit Preferences to open the Preferences dialog 2 Un...

Page 49: ... visible in addition to managing them To access the Customize dialog right click anywhere on the standard toolbar area to open the customize context menu Select the Customize option Use the options in this dialog to create and manage toolbar properties Select New to initiate a new toolbar which will then prompt you to name it After that you can designate the functions to be found on the toolbar Se...

Page 50: ...n toggle the view from All Commands File related functions Unassigned functions outside of Edit File and View and View functions related to the setup of the work area The related commands are located in the Commands window to the right of the Categories field Selecting Description when a command is highlighted will provide information for that particular function If the function contains additiona...

Page 51: ...e default appearances of the toolbars This will not remove any custom toolbars You will be prompted to confirm this change Other Large Icons on Menus When checked large icons will appear inside the drop down menus Large Icons on Toolbars When checked large icons will appear on the toolbar Show Screen Tips on toolbars When selected text description will appear when you mouse over commands Show shor...

Page 52: ...the Edit menu in the Commands view File This selection will display only the commands associated with the File menu in the Commands view Help This selection will display only the commands associated with the Help menu in the Commands view Tools This selection will display only the commands associated with the Tools menu in the Commands view View This selection will display only the commands associ...

Page 53: ...y assigned to In the event a shortcut is already assigned to the shortcut it will be displayed Description A read only message of attributes associated with the selected command Assign Confirms changes made to commands Remove Deletes shortcut associated to command Reset All Deletes all changed shortcuts and returns them to the default settings Close Closes the Customize Keyboard dialog ...

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