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- Page 1 IR-712 Universal IR Learning Remote Module User Manual v1.1 www.icpdas.com IR-712 Universal IR Learning Remote Module (Ver. 1.1, May/02/2012)
- Page 2 Copyright Copyright 2012 by ICP DAS. All rights are reserved. Trademark The names used for identification only may be registered trademarks of their respective companies. IR-712 Universal IR Learning Remote Module (Ver. 1.1, May/02/2012) 1...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Learn and Test IR Commands ............... 27 Saving the Learned IR Commands to a File .......... 28 Download the IR Learning Commands to the IR-712 ......28 Test the IR commands saved in the IR-712 ........... 28 Load the IR Learning Commands from a File ........29 Load IR Learning Commands from the IR-712 ........ -
Page 4: Introduction
IR-712 is a universal IR learning remote module which can learn IR remote commands of diverse electronic devices. The learning commands can be stored in the module or saved to a file. -
Page 5: Features
Configuration of IR command quantity. IR commands learning and testing. Save IR learning commands to files. Get / Set IR learning commands from / to IR-712. Reference to Modbus commands. Set / Reset basic settings of IR-712. -
Page 6: Hardware
52 mm x 93 mm x 27 mm (W x H x D) Environment -25 ℃ ~ +80 ℃ Operating Temperature -30 ℃ ~ +85 ℃ Storage Temperature Humidity 10 ~ 90% RH, non-condensing IR-712 Universal IR Learning Remote Module (Ver. 1.1, May/02/2012) 5... -
Page 7: Appearance
2.2 Appearance Fig. 2-1: The front view of the IR-712. IR-712 Universal IR Learning Remote Module (Ver. 1.1, May/02/2012) 6... -
Page 8: Pin Assignments
● Communication terminal Table 2-1: IR-712 terminal pin assignments Screw terminal connecter Pin No. Description Interface DATA+ RS-485 DATA- GND (ground) RS-232 Fig. 2-3: Screw terminal connector GND (ground) Power IR-712 Universal IR Learning Remote Module (Ver. 1.1, May/02/2012) 7... -
Page 9: Wire Connection
Only one interface can be used at the same time. The default interface is RS-232 port. 2 IR outputs at the bottom are 3.5 mm audio jacks. Note: The IR-712 utility can help users to change the serial communication port (RS- 232/RS-485). The TR/LN LED can indicate which port is used in the beginning 3 seconds after power-cycling the IR-712. -
Page 10: Rs-485 Connection
Fig. 2-6: Wire connection between PC and IR-712 using CA-0910. 2.4.2 RS-485 connection The RS-485 wire connection between the IR-712 and RS-485 host device is depicted in Fig. 2-7. Fig. 2-7: RS-485 wire connection. The USB to RS-485 converter (tM-7561 or I-7561) is recommended for the host PC to test and configure the IR-712. -
Page 11: Jack Plug Of Ir Output Cable
2.4.3 Jack Plug of IR Output Cable It is necessary to use 3.5 mm audio jack plug for the IR output jack of IR-712. IR-712 supports the jack plug of TRS and TS connectors as shown in Fig. 2-8 and Fig. 2-9. -
Page 12: Watchdog Timer
2.5 Watchdog Timer Watchdog timer is a kind of timer to reset IR-712 while there is some error occurred in the system and the recovery is not possible within a short time (several milliseconds). Users can open the case of IR-712 and adjust the JP1 to enable or disable the watchdog timer as depicted in Fig. -
Page 13: Firmware Update Dip Switch
2.6 Firmware Update DIP Switch There is a DIP switch at the lateral of the IR-712’s case. It is for the setting of the firmware update mode. The following explains how to use the DIP switch. 2.6.1 Update Firmware Mode Push the DIP switch to the “FW”... -
Page 14: Firmware Operation Mode
2.6.2 Firmware Operation Mode Push the DIP switch to the position of “FW” as shown in Fig. 2-14, IR-712 will be set in the Firmware Operation Mode after cycling the power. In this mode (default), IR-712 can learn IR commands from remote controls as well as be configured by the utility and receive Modbus commands from the master devices. -
Page 15: Led Indicators
2.7 LED Indicators There are two LEDs in the IR-712 to show different operating states. The meanings of these states are described in Table 2-2. Table 2-2: The description of LEDs for IR-712 IR-712 Status LED Status TR / LN... -
Page 16: Software
IR-712 Utility is used for setting the IR-712’s parameters and learning IR commands. It is the program executed in the environment of .NET Framework 4 client profile on Microsoft OS. IR-712 Utility on the host PC can communicate with IR-712 via the RS- 232 or RS-485 interface. -
Page 17: Ir-712 Utility
3.2 IR-712 Utility 3.2.1 Menu Table 3-1 lists the menu items in the IR-712 Utility. Table 3-1: The items of menu. Item Sub Item File Load IR Commands from File Unload IR Commands Save IR Commands to File Exit Download... - Page 18 Fig. 3-2: Download the IR commands to the IR-712. ‧Load IR Commands from IR-712 This item provides the function to load all IR commands saved in the IR-712 to the utility. Clicking this item will show a loading progress window and close itself after the loading is finished.
- Page 19 (6 ~ 65 ms, default：36 ms) Figure 3-5 A complete IR Command with a large Gap Time. [8] MB Cmd Resp Delay Time: The delay time before the IR-712 responses each request from the Modbus master devices (Modbus command response delay time: 0 ~ 60 ms; default: 1 ms) The “Get Setting”...
- Page 20 ‧Reset Basic Settings on IR-712 If it is failed to communicate with IR-712 and the record of basic settings is lost, click this item to open the reset window as shown in Fig. 3-6. The steps of reset are as follows: (1) Connect PC to the RS-232 port of IR-712 and click “Open”...
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Page 21: Open/Close Com Port
3.2.2 Open/Close COM port After the serial wire connection is established between IR-712 and host PC, users can click “Open” button to open COM port of the PC. The parameters of the serial communication on the utility should be the same as the settings in the IR-712. - Page 22 (Fig. 3-12). Fig. 3-11: Define the name and the quantity of the IR commands (Step2). Fig. 3-12: Error message box for exceeding total IR commands Qty. IR-712 Universal IR Learning Remote Module (Ver. 1.1, May/02/2012) 21...
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Page 23: Test And Save Learned Ir Commands
IR command from the name. The prefix number of each IR command name means the serial number saved in the IR-712 and can be a reference in the Modbus command to the IR-712. - Page 24 ● “Run Command” Button When learning an IR command is finished, users can test this IR command emitted from the IR-712 by clicking “Run Command” button. The “Output Channel” combo box specifies the IR output channels. IR-712 Universal IR Learning Remote Module (Ver. 1.1, May/02/2012) 23...
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Page 25: Test Ir Commands In Ir-712
2 for selection, simultaneous channel 1 and 2 is also provided. 3.2.5 Test IR commands in IR-712 This section (Fig. 3-18) can help users to test the IR commands saved in IR-712 after downloading IR commands to it. Click the “Transmit from IR-712” button to send a Modbus command to the IR-712 with a specified IR command serial number and IR output channel. -
Page 26: Learning Ir Command Example
PC. Notice that the Baud Rate, Parity, Data Bits, Stop Bits and Net ID in the utility should be the same as those in the IR-712. Please click Menu [Setting]- >[IR-712 Basic Settings] and refer to section 3.2.1 to change the serial communication settings in the IR-712. -
Page 27: Set The Devices And Ir Commands Quantity
Step 3: Set the IR command names as depicted in Fig. 4-5. The prefix numbers of these IR command names (e.g. 1_Play) represent the numbers of 36 IR commands saved in the IR-712 module. They will be used as IR command number in the Modbus command for communication with IR-712. -
Page 28: Learn And Test Ir Commands
(1) Determine the IR command for learning by selecting the items in the “Device Name” and “Command Name” combo boxes. (2) Click the “Learn On” button to enable the IR learning mode on IR-712. At the same time, the TR/LN LED is turned on to show the IR learning state. -
Page 29: Saving The Learned Ir Commands To A File
After the learning IR command procedure or loading learning data from the file, it is necessary to download these learning data to the IR-712 by clicking Menu [Download]- > [Download IR Commands to IR-712] in the menu and a progress window will pop up as shown in Fig. 4-7. -
Page 30: Load The Ir Learning Commands From A File
4.8 Load IR Learning Commands from the IR-712 Select Menu [Download]->[Load IR Commands from IR-712] in the menu to load the IR commands from the IR-712. A progress window will be popped up as shown in fig. 4-9. Fig. 4-9: Load the IR commands from the IR-712. -
Page 31: Modbus Registers For Ir-712
2 output channels: 0x03 == 0011 (binary) Table 5-2 is the example of Modbus FC16 command to emit IR signal from the IR-712. (Modbus ID: 1, the IR command No.: 1, output channel: 1 & 2) Table 5-2: An example of Modbus FC16 Command for IR-712 (Hex value) -
Page 32: Technical Support
6. Technical support Please contact us if you have any questions about products. ICP DAS website: http://www.icpdas.com Email: service@icpdas.com IR-712 Universal IR Learning Remote Module (Ver. 1.1, May/02/2012) 31...