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Table of Contents
Using The Basic System Assistant Option ............................................................... 16
Using System Design Library Files .......................................................................... 17
Using the New Empty System Option .................................................................... 17
Opening VA Project Files........................................................................................ 18
Creating a New VA Project ...............................................................................19
Overview ................................................................................................................ 19
Adding Devices To The System............................................................................... 20
Devices/Modules With Multiple Connection Types: ...................................................... 21
User Interface Devices ............................................................................................ 21
Setting Device Properties ....................................................................................... 22
Custom.AXI............................................................................................................. 22
Saving The Project .................................................................................................. 23
Working With the Device Database ..................................................................25
Device Database - Overview ................................................................................... 25
Adding Devices To The Device Database ............................................................... 25
For IR-Controlled Devices.............................................................................................. 25
For Non-IR Controlled (Ethernet, Modem, Serial and TCP/IP) Devices.......................... 26
Adding IR Devices To The Device Database ........................................................... 26
Manually Adding IR Devices To The Device Database................................................... 27
Adding IRN Files To The Database ................................................................................ 28
Creating the IR Metadata (*.XMD) File:......................................................................... 28
Capturing IR Codes................................................................................................. 29
IR Capture And Management Dialog............................................................................. 29
Setting Up an IRIS IR Capture Unit ................................................................................ 31
IR Capture - Entering Device Information...................................................................... 32
IR Capture - Selecting Functions To Capture................................................................. 32
IR Capture - Setting IR Properties ................................................................................. 33
IR Capture - Capturing IR Codes From The Hand Controller ......................................... 35
Troubleshooting - IR Capture ....................................................................................... 37
Adding InConcert IR Devices To The Device Database ................................................. 37
Adding Non-IR Controlled Devices To the Device Database .................................. 38
Manually Adding Non-IR Controlled Devices To The Device Database ......................... 38
Opening Existing Control Strings Definition (*.CSD) Files............................................. 41
Adding Module-Supported Devices To The Device Database ................................ 42
Searching For Duet Module (*.JAR) Files ...................................................................... 42
Downloading Duet Module (*.JAR) Files ....................................................................... 43
Module ZIP Files............................................................................................................ 43
Searching For IR Library (*.IRL) Files.............................................................................. 44
Downloading IR Library (*.IRL) Files .............................................................................. 44
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