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IRCommander Software for IR-XP2 JDS Learning IR Xpander
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IRCommander allows the user to create a virtual IR (Infra-red) remote control keypad on a PC running Microsoft Windows. It is designed to work with the JDS IRXpander interface hardware device, which learns, stores and emits IR codes through mini-emitters attached to the equipment being controlled.
IRCommander works on WinXP, Win2000, and WinME. Win98 and Win95 are not supported.
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The Virtual Keypad Features:
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- 450 groups of 9 source selector keys referred to as zones, initially called S1 though S450. These keys, like all others, can emit an IR command or macro (sequence of IR commands) but they also can cause all the other command keys to change to a new keypad layout, which is specific to the source device being selected. These source-specific layouts are defined as Source Keypad Layout (SKL).
- 40 command keys that are specific to the selected source. Each key can store and emit an IR command or macro.
- A marquis message band, which displays, permanently or momentarily, a text message that corresponds to the key that is pressed. The message text is user-programmable for each key.
- A Configure command which opens the IRC menu allowing all aspects of setting-up the application to the user's specific requirements.
- A background image to the keypad called a skin. Under the option section of the configure menu the user can select one of four background images. Also additional background images can be created by the user and then made available by placing them in the skins directory.
- Each keycap can have either a user-defined text or image. Text is entered from the PC keyboard. Images can be created by the user from any photo or drawing program and then stored in the Image directory.
- In addition to the marquis message, each key can have a tool-tip text, which displays when the mouse points to the key. This message can be the same or different than the marquis message.
- All the IR codes, keycap texts, keycap images and IR output information for a given device, DVD player for example, can be stored as an SKL directory in the PC for use in other IRCommander applications.
- A complete IRCommander set-up defined as a Remote Commander Layout (RCL) can also be stored as an RCL directory to duplicate and safeguard the set-up.
- Both SKL directories and RCL directories can be freely imported and exported from one PC to another.
- Macros can be created, with programmable time delays between commands, for use with any key.
- Only the active RCL and its SKLs are loaded to the IRXpander, so in practice capacity is limited only by the size of the PC hard drive.
- IR codes for specific devices can be learned from the original remote control of the device or taken from libraries as they become available.
- IR output is channeled to four separate IR ports on the IRXpander. The output from any key can be individually programmed to activate any combination of these output ports. This feature overcomes the age-old problem of controlling several identical machines, which respond to the same IR codes.
- Each IR command can be programmed to repeat as long as the key is "pressed" or to emit the code only once. For example, pressing the volume button would keep repeating the code until the mouse click key is lifted whereas selecting the number key "2" would only send the code once.
- Communications with the PC can be set to any available Comm port.
- Key caps can be made invisible so only essential keys for a given SKL remain visible. This makes for varied, clear layouts for each SKL. Also each source key can be set to be invisible when not required.
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