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Version 2.12 

 

 
 
 

Users Manual 

Users Manual IRTrans Version 2.12 

EU Declaration of Conformity 

 
 
For the following products 

IRTrans USB 

IRTrans Serial 

IRTrans IR Bus Module 

IRTrans Translator 

IRTrans Mediacotroller 

IRTrans Ethernet / IRDB 

IRTrans Ethernet PoE / IRDB 

IRTrans LAN Controller 

IRTrans LAN Controller XL 

 
we hereby declare that they conform to the declarations regarding Electromagnetic 
Compatibility as defined in

 

EN 55024: 1998 + A1: 2001 + A2: 2003

 

 
 

 

 

 
 
 

Users Manual IRTrans System © 2006-2008 IRTrans GmbH 

Summary of Contents for IRTrans USB

Page 1: ...Trans IR Bus Module IRTrans Translator IRTrans Mediacotroller IRTrans Ethernet IRDB IRTrans Ethernet PoE IRDB IRTrans LAN Controller IRTrans LAN Controller XL we hereby declare that they conform to the declarations regarding Electromagnetic Compatibility as defined in EN 55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 Users Manual IRTrans System 2006 2008 IRTrans GmbH ...

Page 2: ...d with the Macintosh Software Damage to the IRTrans the computer system or even personal property might arise as a result of not following advices marked by that symbol This symbol marks important tips for handling and using the IRTrans system All trademarks mentioned herein belong to their respective owners Users Manual IRTrans Version 2 12 4 IrTrans Server irserver Windows or Linux IRTrans USB R...

Page 3: ...tive USB device node via cat proc bus usb devices The irserver is TCP IP based Therefore it can be accessed by different Clients that can even be installed on different Systems in a Network Of course it can also be accessed via large routed Networks or even the Internet Of course it can be accessed by several Clients at a time that can run on different Operating Systems All IRTrans Clients need a ...

Page 4: ... contact of that Connector Only the DC Connector of the IRTrans should be used to power the Serial Bus This connector is protected by an automatic fuse If the power is supplied directly into the Serial Bus Cables a fuse should be used to protect the Bus System from short cuts Users Manual IRTrans Version 2 12 8 2 2 USB Version Before connecting the Device to the PC the Driver CD should be inserted...

Page 5: ...s be protected by a Fuse in the Cable Before making any connections the Mains Connector should always be removed before making any connections because the Standby Voltage is present even when the PC is switched off If there s any doubt an external Power Supply should be used The Software settings to use the PowerOn Options are done in the Status Page of the GUI or ASCII Client That is explained in...

Page 6: ...ich device was allocated Users Manual IRTrans Version 2 12 12 4 Installing and using the software 4 1 IRTrans Server Software The IRTrans Software uses a client server structure Every command is processed by the server irserver Therefore this server has to run all the time Right now there are no clients which connect directly to the IRTrans hardware This makes changes in the firmware and protocol ...

Page 7: ...e Bus ID for new IRTrans Modules Normally the standard setting 0 is used here Only in special cases a different address is needed This setting is stored in the IRTrans Module permanently stat_timeout to Sets the timeout in s after that the Cache for the device status is reread from the devices version Shows the version and the minimum needed version of the IRTrans Firmware xap Enables the built in...

Page 8: ...68 592 600 592 608 592 600 592 600 592 2 RAW 87 FREQ 38 D 0 8 344 616 1176 616 584 616 576 616 576 616 3 RAW 87 FREQ 38 D 0 8 344 616 584 616 1176 616 576 616 576 616 4 RAW 87 FREQ 38 D 0 8 376 592 1200 592 1200 584 608 592 600 592 5 RAW 87 FREQ 38 D 0 8 344 616 576 616 584 616 1168 616 584 616 The RAW Format is used to learn commands that can not be learned using the standard format In general th...

Page 9: ...ANEL TV MOD 60 10 SIZE 40 25 PANEL CD END CD FRMPIX 460 280 LBL 10 250 SIZE 300 30 TEXT CD FONT 14 POS 10 10 SIZE 100 30 TEXT Power On REMOTE Yamaha COMMAND PowerOn POS 120 10 SIZE 100 30 TEXT Power Off REMOTE Yamaha COMMAND PowerOff POS 10 50 SIZE 100 30 TEXT Vol REMOTE Yamaha COMMAND Vol POS 120 50 SIZE 100 30 TEXT Vol REMOTE Yamaha COMMAND Vol POS 230 10 SIZE 100 30 TEXT CD REMOTE Yamaha COMMAN...

Page 10: ...rans measures the Pulse lengths of the IR Codes and analyzes the Protocol This is done by shortly pressing one of the Remote controls buttons When learning a timing the Remote control should face the IRTrans directly not reflected by wall as that might affect the timings learned Users Manual IRTrans Version 2 12 20 After the timing is learned the IR commands can be learned Every command gets an al...

Page 11: ...the PC However you can still learn and send decoded commands If the RAW mode is activated RAW codes are also used on the serial bus Because there is more data transferred and the recognition of commands is not as safe as in decoded mode the RAW mode of the IRTrans should only be enabled if you need to control the PC using a special remote You can learn and send RAW codes even without activating th...

Page 12: ...an external power supply On most Mainboards wakeup from Standby only works from S1 Standby Using the IRTrans PowerOn Option is a lot more versatile If you use the IRTrans in RAW mode this has to be a RAW command too PowerOff Remote Command Using the PowerOn Option with USB modules discrete codes can be asigned to PowerOn and PowerOff Of course it is also possible to leave out the PowerOff code ent...

Page 13: ...arning of commands The irserver completely replaces lircd That means that the LIRC server lircd should not run on the system There can be several LIRC and IRTrans clients connected to the server at the same time The TCP IP socket allows connections from different clients over the network A very versatile client is irexec delivered with LIRC It allows executing any command triggered by an IR comman...

Page 14: ... and stored Of course this step is also needed only once If there is already a Timing stored for that Remote Control this step is skipped automatically Users Manual IRTrans Version 2 12 28 Now a name for the Command Event can be entered This name is used to store the command in the IR Database Then the Event is handed over to Girder and Stored as an Action While Learning via the Girder Plug in the...

Page 15: ...the IRTrans installation folder has to be copied into the Homeseer Installation Directory If Homeseer is installed in the standard path this is done automatically by the IRTrans setup program Setup As for all IRTrans Clients the irserver has to be running In the Dialog View Options Interfaces IRTrans has to be selected in the Combo box Device as Infrared Interface Now restart Homeseer In the Event...

Page 16: ...rned IR Commands appears In this Combo box now a Command can be selected that triggers this Event To send IR Commands in Infrared Control IR Commands can be selected to be sent It is possible to select more then one command here Users Manual IRTrans Version 2 12 32 Declaration of Conformity According to 47CFR Parts 2 and 15 for Peripherals Power Supplies used with Class B Personal Computers We IRT...

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