Testing An Ir Command - Universal Devices ISY-994i User Manual

16.4.5

Testing an IR Command

It is good to test your commands to see if they all work correctly. There is several states a
command can have, here is a list below. These states can all be used by the user in ISY
programs.
• Press - a normal press and release of a remote-control button
• Double Press - two quick presses and releases of a remote-control button
• Held - a press and hold of a remote-control button
• Release - the release of a held remote-control button
• Press the button and release, the status should show as PRESS.
• Press and hold the button, the status will show as HOLD.
• From a press and hold state, release the button and the status will show as
RELEASE.
16.4.6 Controlling Devices With IR
After you have completed adding the IR commands to the ISY you will need to head on over
to the Creating an IR Program How-To to create the programs that will control your devices
with the newly stored IR commands.
16.5 Philips RC-5 IR Codes for ISY
The infrared (IR) receive capability of the /IR series of ISY controllers is based on the
Philips RC-5 IR protocol, a de facto standard. The RC-5 protocol defines 32 devices of 64
commands each, for a total of 2048 unique codes. The ISY/IR series controllers can receive
up to 1024 unique codes, and will roll over the second group of 1024 codes (devices 16 to
31) to the first group (devices 0 to 15).
While the database in almost any so-called universal remote control will contain many
codesets which use the RC-5 protocol, making use of these codes requires searching the
particular remote control's database for one or more appropriate codesets. The article
Adding IR Commands lists some appropriate codes for a few of the most common remote
controls.
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https://wiki.universal-devices.com/images/c/c9/ISY_RC5.zip
Many of the more advanced universal remote controls, as well as other IR devices, allow for
programming from a computer. IR codes may be entered into the programming application
either as hex strings, or in standard Pronto .ccf format, depending on the application
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