Download
Share
Print this page
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. Innotech Manuals
  4. Remote Control
  5. SpitFIRE III
  6. User manual

Innotech SpitFIRE III User Manual

Universal infrared remote control
Hide thumbs

Advertisement

Quick Links

Download this manual
Universal Infrared Remote Control
From any PC!
SpitFIRE III
USB and Serial Port Interface IR Engine
SpitFIRE III 6-in-1 Learning Remote Control
Remote Control
Version 1.0
1
Preliminary

Advertisement

loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the SpitFIRE III and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Subscribe to Our Youtube Channel

Related Manuals for Innotech SpitFIRE III

Summary of Contents for Innotech SpitFIRE III

  • Page 1 Universal Infrared Remote Control From any PC! SpitFIRE III USB and Serial Port Interface IR Engine SpitFIRE III 6-in-1 Learning Remote Control Remote Control Version 1.0 Preliminary...
  • Page 2 SpitFIRE III Serial Port Interface IR Engine FEATURES • Infrared remote control from a PC • Internal Infrared Code Library supports all common TV, VCR, Cable, Satellite, Home Theater and DVD Players • “Learns” additional codes from your existing remote control •...
  • Page 3 The SpitFIRE III Learning SpitFIRE includes a built-in library of entertainment remote control codes that covers a wide variety of consumer products. In addition, the SpitFIRE III can learn new IR codes so that your control system is never out-dated. The learned codes can be added to an entertainment device that already exists in the library or it can add completely new devices to the library.
  • Page 4 SpitFIRE --- Front Panel IR Sensor & Transmitter Infrared Output (3.5mm) mono mini-plug Optional Receiver Program Status LED SpitFIRE --- Back Panel USB Port RS-232 Serial Input Power Supply Jack Interface Select Switch USB Powered or 9V DC power cube Version 1.0 Preliminary...
  • Page 5 Installing SpitFIRE USB Drivers Windows XP, Windows 98 drivers and instillation guides are supplied on the Spitfire software and documentation CD. For all other drivers http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm Developers-Note1: The USB drivers act as virtual COM-ports, this means that they look and act as COM- ports to the end user and to the supplied software.
  • Page 6 Using the SpitFIRE virtual remote control application The remote control application software, will display an image of a remote control. Clicking on any button with the mouse will press that button. The Spitfire comes preprogrammed to control a typical Sony TV. The CBL/SAT, DVD, VCR, AUD, and AUX slots are empty.
  • Page 7 VIRTUAL BUTTON MAPPING The Most Significant Bit (data bit 7) is functionally defined as the button press Developers-Note3: bit and is set by the VRC prior to transmission of the scancode to the spitfire. To avoid any confusion this table along with the buttons.txt and ISI###.dat files all do not have the MSB set, but when the code is transmitted the MSB is always set.
  • Page 8 Function CODE Type Response byte CODE IR repeat 7 Setup Send Start Address Hi Erase Learned button Setup Send End Address Lo Write EEPROM Setup Send End Address Hi Read EEPROM Setup Read Complete Clear EEPROM Setup Write Complete Revision number Setup Start Write Device number...

  • Page 9: Operating Your Spitfire

    OPERATING YOUR SPITFIRE Programming the Spitfire Many of the Spitfire parameters can be setup using the following model.. Host sends one of the 6 slot commands to the Spitfire (TV, DVD CBL/SAT, AUDIO, VCR, AUX) Receive 1 LED flash status. This marks the slot as active until changed. Host sends the PROGRAM command Receive 2 LED flashes status response Host sends 1 numeric digit to set some user preference.
  • Page 10 Direct Device Code Programming example to program TV code 122. Button Host sends Status returned Virtual Remote Spitfire sends MSB set 1 indicator LED flash Flash 1 Prog 2 LED flashes Flash 2 1 LED flash Flash 1 1 LED flash Flash 1 1 LED flash Flash 1...
  • Page 11 Smart Source (patented) The Spitfire can be programmed to pre-select specific slots when certain classes of buttons are transmitted. Button classes are defined in the following table. Class Buttons POWER POWER, PWR_OFF, SLEEP VOLUME VOL+, VOL-, MUTE CHANNEL 0-9, Enter, CH+, CH-, PREVIOUS TRANSPORT PLAY, STOP, FF, REW, PAUSE, RECORD SETUP UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, MENU, EXIT, GUIDE, DISPLAY...
  • Page 12 channel button to control your cable box, you can temporarily disable smart-source. When smart source is turned off, you can use the slot buttons to determine what device the numbers control. Once the VCR is set to the proper channel, you can turn smart source back on and resume the automatic slot selection you programmed.
  • Page 13 Brand Auto-Search The Spitfire can filter its auto-search by category and brand. For example, it can be told to search only for Sony TVs. This reduces the time it takes to find the desired code. To start a brand search the following button sequence is sent… Function Status returned Send a Slot button...
  • Page 14 Un-Learn The Spitfire has three methods to un-learn IR codes. Un-learning can be accomplished one button at a time, one device at a time, or all learned buttons at one time. Manually Erase A Learned Button o Press a Slot button (TV, AUX1, AUX2) (1 flash) o Press LEARN (2 flashes) o Press PROGRAM (2 flashes) o Press any learned button that you want to un-learn (4 flashes) - or -...
  • Page 15 Learn Count You can send a command to check how many learned buttons there are in the spitfire memory. Send NumLearnedBut 0-112 Macros There are 4 macro buttons in the Spitfire (F1 – F4). These buttons can be programmed to transmit a series of up to 24 button codes each.
  • Page 16 The first time you Send F1 the TV will go to channel 19, the 2 Send will show channel 28 and the 3 will go to channel 45. After that the sequence begins at channel 19 again. Another macro button can be programmed to go to you favorite movie channels. Long Delay Macro You can program a long delay in a macro by pressing SMART while programming the macro.
  • Page 17 Read the programmed device code To read back the 3 or 4 digit library device codes enter the following command… Send ISINumber 2 bytes HighByte--LowByte Manually Read the firmware revision levels… Button Status returned To read firmware major send AUX 1 indicator LED flash To read firmware minor send TV To read library major send VCR...
  • Page 18 Resetting the SpitFIRE to factory default settings. This sequence will erase all user device codes, learned buttons, preference settings, smart-source programming, and macros. Button Status returned Send one of the six slot 1 indicator LED flash buttons Send PROGRAM 2 LED flashes Send #9 1 LED flash Send PROGRAM...
  • Page 19 Upgrading the Library You can add codes to the SpitFIRE by down loading a BIN file into the non-volatile memory of the Spitfire. There are eight downloadable file locations. The Spitfire is shipped with an Internal Library consisting of 577 IR codes, and another 398 downloadable files.
  • Page 20 Click OK and the Spitfire will count down the file transfer, and display Eeprom Write Completed. The user can do this for all eight locations. To assign a down loaded file to a source the user must manually program the slot with the corresponding device number. Version 1.0 Preliminary...
  • Page 21 Cloning Once your SpitFIRE is configured exactly the way you want it, you can download all its settings to your PC. These settings include internal device settings, external library devices, learned library codes, macros user preferences such as the Smart Source setting. Then you can duplicate the spitfire configuration onto multiple Spitfires with the just a couple of clicks of the mouse.
  • Page 22 Select the path to the folder that you want to image file to go into. Click OK. The Spitfire will count down the file transfer, and display RD / WR Completed. Version 1.0 Preliminary...

  • Page 23: Appendix A Developers Feature Transaction Sheet

    Appendix A Developers Feature Transaction Sheet This appendix demonstrates all possible transactions including failed transactions and time outs. Set The MacRepCtr IR repeat 0 flash3 IR repeat 1 flash1 IR repeat 2 flash2 IR repeat 3 flash3 IR repeat 4 flash4 IR repeat 5 flash5...
  • Page 24 Manual Search by catagory Slot flash1 Program flash2 3-4 digit code 0 flash1 for each digit Program IR Xmit from XXX slot - IR Xmit complete Learn-Source-Macro-Search flash3 Button All IR tx buttons IR Xmit from XXX slot - IR Xmit complete Brand Auto Search Slot flash1...
  • Page 25 Priority Press Slot flash1 Program flash2 Powe classr flash3 Volume class flash3 Channel class flash3 Button Transport class flash3 Setup class flash3 PIP class flash3 Toggle Priority Press Smart Source ON fash2 Smart Source Off fash1 Smart OFF=flash1 ON=flash2 Source flash1 Program flash2...
  • Page 26 Read back the Device Number Device number 2 bytes ScanHi--ScanLo Slot flash1 Program flash2 flash1 Program flash(Hundreds) Slot flash1 Program flash2 flash1 Program flash(Tens) Slot flash1 Program flash2 flash1 Program flash(Ones) Slot flash1 Program flash2 flash1 Program flash(Thousands) Toggle Punch Through Mode Enable Punch-Thru flash2 Disable Punch-Thru...
  • Page 27 Smart Source and Punch through are ignored when programing and transmittong a macro Program a macro Learn flash2 Mac1-4 flash2 Smart (1SEC) flash1 Source flash1 IR tx button IR Xmit from XXX slot - IR Xmit complete Learn (EOS) flash2 Program (EOM) flash3...
  • Page 28 Erase A Learned Button Erase Learned button flash2 learned button Erase Complete Button not learned Search Exhausted Learn flash2 Program flash2 learned button Erase Complete Button not learned Search Exhausted Erase Device Erase Selected Device Erase Complete Learn flash2 Program flash2 Source Erase Complete...

  • Page 29: Brand List

    Appendix B To do a brand auto-search, press Slot (TV, AUX1, AUX2) à PROG à 2 digit brand code à PROG. Brand List Marantz Admiral Megatron Aiwa Memorex Akai Allegro Mitsubishi Anam Montgomery_Ward Motorola Archer Apex Brooksonic Candle Nikko Carver Optimus Citizen Orion...
  • Page 30 Brand List Hamlin_Regal Sylvania Hitachi Symphonic Hughes Tandy Jerrold Teac Technics Kenwood Teknika Kloss Toshiba Tivo Time_Warner Luxman Universal Yamaha Magnasonic Zenith Magnavox To program a device press Slot (TV, AUX1, AUX2) à PROG à 3 digit device code à PROG TV Internal Library Admiral 446,336,450,364,365,366,361,394,404,439,307,...
  • Page 31 TV Internal Library Bell_&_Howell 433,450,364,365,361,307, Bradford 364, Brokwood 337,334, Brooksonic 337,415,364,326,334,399,439, Calix 468, Candle 337,292,334,468,320, Canon 454, Capehart 450,339, Carnivale 337, Carver 330,299,304, 429,436, Celebrity 347, Centurion 337, Cetronic 364, Cinema_Sound 334, Cineral 410, Citizen 337,353,364,292,334,381,434,303,308,320, Clairtone 309, Classic 364, Colortyme 337,334, Concerto...
  • Page 32 TV Internal Library Envision 337, Fisher 368,433,313,375, Fortress 365, Fujitsu 307, Funai 364,363,307, Futuretech 364, 417,336,337,338,347,447,328,327,333,388,391,398,401,404,405,431 ,332,438,453,296,305,306,317,454, Gibralter 337,334,463, Goldstar 337,442,329,334,348,430,434,468,322, Griswold 310, Grundy 364,307, Hallmark 337,326,334,307, Harley_Davidson 307, Harmon_Kardon 330,442,467, Havard 337,364,326,307, 337,370,294,334,360,376,383,403,434,445,305,315,323,324,454,454 Hitachi 364, Infinity 330, Insignia 446,330, Inteq 334,463,468, Janeil...
  • Page 33 TV Internal Library Logik 364,326,361,443, Luxman 337,334, 368,330,336,337,433,334,377,382,393,468,443, Magnasonic 330,337,353,365,334,399,429,468,307,436, 281,283,416,330,337,371,459,292,334,385,301,304,307,308,319,321 Magnavox ,454, Magnin 428, Majestic 361,463, Marantz 288,412,330,337,334,466,301,304, Marta 468, Masushita 460,454, Megatron 337,370,334,399, 338,309,454, Memorex 425,446,418,337,433,450,456,334,361,382,428,468,439,322,454, 425,337,294,334,454, Midland 336,338,463, Minutz 327, Mitsubishi 312,425,330,337,347,455,458,291,352,365,294,334,389,340,454, 330,337,433,366,456,327,334,361,332,297,301,304,306,307,317,319 Montgomery_Ward ,321,454, Motorola 425,330,338,347,365,333, 337,334,428,308,309,331, Multitech 364,...
  • Page 34 TV Internal Library Primestar 453, Prism 338,333, Proscan 336,357,334,332,440,306,310,318,323, Proton 337,325,334,399,434,339, Pulsar 337,450,353,334,463, Quasar 338,347,457,328,364,386,456,333,343,451,454, 368,425,336,337,433,460,352,364,366,456,334,367,428,434,468,335 Radio_Shack ,454, Radix 468, Randex 468, 336,337,347,447,448,282,349,350,351,365,414,333,334,358,462,332 ,440,346,438,453,306,310,318,323,454, Realistic 337,433,460,364,366,456,334,468,454, Rhapsody 309, Runco 337,450,398,463, Sampo 337,334,339, Samsung 286,411,419,356,337,444,334,354,355,426,434,308,335, Sansui 446,410,418, Sanyo 368,337,433,313,334,378,390,300, Scimitsu 334, Scotch 337,334, Scott...
  • Page 35 TV Internal Library Technics 338,333,454, Technol_ACE 307, Techwood 337,338,334,399, Teknika 425,330,337,353,364,292,334,361,434,468,307,308,320,454, Tera 337,325,334, 337,326,334, TNCI 334,463, Toshiba 418,415,433,359,461,365,382,302,308,443, Tosonic 309, Totevision 428,434,468, Trutech 392, Unitech 428, Universal 336,327,317, Vector_Research 337,442,369,467, Victor 369, Video_Concepts 442,467,340, Videosonic 428, VidTech 337,370,334, Vikatron 330, Viking 320, Waycon...
  • Page 36 CBL Internal Library Comcast 238,234, Comtronics 191,179, 238,239,168, 180, Director 238, Eagle_Comtronics 191, Elecricord 182, Emerson 216, Everquest 190,191, Explorer 239, Garrard 180, 211,230, Gemini 171,190,218,223,185,186,187,200, General_Instrument 238,169,171,173,175,190,193,204,210,174,200,202, Global 234, Goldstar 191, Guestserv 181, Hamilton 170, Hamlin_Regal 170,195,227,192,212,177,198, Harmon_Kardon 183, Hitachi 193, Jasco...
  • Page 37 CBL Internal Library Runco 219, Samsung 191, Scientific_Atlanta 239,194,224,226,197, Signal 191, Signature 193, SL_Marx 191, Sony 237,225,233, Sprucer 176,215, Standard_Compnt 186, Starcom 169,171,190, Stargate 217,190,191, Starquest 190, Super_Cable 238, Sylvania 196, Tandy 178, Teleview 191, Texscan 196, Time_Warner 239,239, Torx 204, Toshiba 219,...
  • Page 38 SAT Internal Library Hitachi 255,245, 265, Hughes 275,263,243, 265, 278, Magnavox 249,248, Memorex 249, Mitsubishi 260, Optimus 248, Panasonic 244, Paysat 249, Pegasus 259, Philips 256,257,249,268,263, Primestar 247,250, Proscan 259, Radio_Shack 260, 276,266,259,261,262,264,260, Sagem 255, Samsung 251,271, Sony 267,269, Toshiba 246,261,262, Uniden 249,248,263,...
  • Page 39 DVD Internal Library Fisher 153,151,107, 104,110, Go_Video 554,563,553,562, Goldstar 126, GoVideo 109, 160, Greenhill 140, Harmon_Kardon 120, Hitachi 108, Initial 109, 556,565,555,564,135,115, Kawasaki 140, Kenwood 131, 140, Kyocera 139,102,132,133, Magnavox 416,152,117,123,128,129, Marantz 117, Memorex 160,113, Microsoft 110, MinTek 109, Mitsubishi 121,123,128,129, 123,128,129, Nickelodeon...
  • Page 40 DVD Internal Library Sharp 137,143,131, Shinsonic 109, Sony 162,166,138,165,105,118,144,145, Sylvania 159,558,567,416, Symphonic 159, Teac 141,101, Technics 107,130,134,146, Thompson 104,110, Toshiba 111,418,117,113,123,128,129,131, Urban_Concepts 111, Venture 140,137, Yamaha 117,139,116,102,122,124,132,133, Zenith 150,126, AUD Internal Library Aiwa 167,090,024,025,026,034,054,063,068,086,091, Akai 037, 023, Anam 163, Apex 164, Bose 068,...
  • Page 41 AUD Internal Library Marantz 095,004,007,008,012,576, 039, Myryad 008,012, 085, Nakamichi 078, Optimus 037,049,050,065, Panasonic 022,052,002,574, Philips 004,576, Pioneer 092,009,038,042,049,051,070,081, 163,043,047,055,065,084, Realistic 040,041, Sansui 014,047,078, Sanyo 036,046, Sears 039, Sharp 031,065,076,080, Sherwood 001,008,088,573, Sirius 083,096, Sony 166,093,165,009,082,015,017,034,048,054,070,079, Taekwang 037, Teac 014,016,020,037,056,061,078, Technics 021,028,058,059,002,574, Toshiba...
  • Page 42 VCR Internal Library Canon 486,492, Carver 517, Citizen 523, Colt 558,567, Craig 498,479,506,532, Curtis_Mathes 550,559,471,486,492, Cybernex 506, Daewoo 552,561,424,429,434,480,495,436, Daurabrand 446, 515, DirecTV 569, Dynatech 558,567, Electrohome 506, 558,558,567,567,554,563,513,468,470,475,499,514,529,539,544,452 Emerson ,443,515,523, 552,561, Fisher 498,501,533,518, Funai 558,567,507, Garrard 558,567, 447,431,493,494,534,438,453,531,508,515, Goldstar 430,481,519, GoVideo 553,562,506,...
  • Page 43 VCR Internal Library 443, Magnasonic 558,567,506, Magnavox 459,487,439,517, Magnin 506, Marantz 488,517,519,572, Masushita 507,517, Memorex 558,567,498,511,428,533,538,543,507, 475,474, Minolta 472,502, Mitsubishi 425,455,458,475, Montgomery_Ward 558,567,498,506,514,502,507, 558,567,506, Multitech 558,567, 536, 442,497,530,473,502,519, Nikon 485,510, Noblex 506, Optimus 558,567,433,498,503,434,482,506,533,507,518, Optonica 507, Orion 529,523, Oritron 439, Panasonic 557,566,432,456,492,540,545,451,454,507,512, Pentax...
  • Page 44 VCR Internal Library Scott 514,515, Sears 498,503,482,486,490,492,501,533,472,502,518, Sharp 460,478,507, Shintom 558,567, Shogun 506, Signature 558,567, Singer 558,567,506,507, Sony 541,546,449,525,511,520,571,477,524,527,509,509,510,528, 502, Sylvania 558,567, Symphonic 558,567, Tandy 558,567, Tashiko 523, Tatung 530,502, Teac 558,567,530,476,502, Teknika 558,567, Tivo 569,570,571,568, Toshiba 444,461,491,514,445,518, Totevision 506, Unitech 506, Vector_Research...
  • Page 45 Combo TV / VCR Internal Library 443, Magnavox 459,439, Memorex 428, Mitsubishi 425,455,458, 442, Optimus 433,434, Oritron 439, Panasonic 432,456,451,454, Philips 459, Pridiwave 457, Proscan 440, Quasar 456, Radio_Shack 433,468, 448,462,440, Realistic 433,468, Samsung 444,426, Sharp 460, Sony 449, Toshiba 444,461,445, Zenith 450,463,468,439,...
  • Page 46 Combo VCR / DVD Internal Library Daewoo 552,561, Emerson 558,567, Go_Video 554,563,553,562, 556,565,555,564, Panasonic 557,566, Pioneer 547, Polaroid 549, Samsung 550,559, Sansui 548, Sylvania 558,567, Combo DVD / Audio Internal Library Aiwa 167, Anam 163, Apex 164, 163, Sony 166,165, DVR Internal Library American_High 572,...
  • Page 47 DVR Internal Library Radio_Shack 260, 276,266,259,261,262,264,260, Samsung 271, Sony 267,269,571, Tivo 569,570,571,568, Toshiba 261,262, Uniden 263, Zenith 273, VOD Internal Library Adelphia 240, Bright_House_Networks 239, Comcast 238, 238,239, Director 238, Explorer 239, General_Instrument 238, Jerrold 238, Media_One 238, Motorola 240,238, Scientific_Atlanta 239, Sony...
  • Page 48 TV Down Load Library Brooksonic 898, 834, Coby 873, Decca 839, Durabrand 819, Dwin 870,865, Dynatech 855, Eiki Electrohome 853,866, Emerson 897, Envision 825,882, Fujitsu Gateway 881, GoVideo 878,889, Helios 838,886, Hisense 846, Hitachi 852, Jensen 892,847, 842, Kloss 896, Kloss_Novabeam 896, Konka...
  • Page 49 TV Down Load Library Sony 857, 838,858,880,886,888, Sylvania 896, Symphonic 845, Thomson 836, Universal 903,902, US_Electronics 841, Vidikron 862, ViewSonic 833,885, Vinc 879,890, Wight_Westinghouse 848,887, 821,823,822, CBL Down Load Library 791,771,761, Adelphia 796, Americast 799, Aspire Digital Bell_&_Howell 790, Bellsouth 799, Bright_House_Networks 789,...
  • Page 50 CBL Down Load Library Macom 765, Mitsubishi 783, Motorola 794,797,795, Movie_Time 754,756, Novaplex 776,760, 754,756,777,780, 778,761, Pace 784, Philips 767, Recoton 782, Regal 787,788, Regency 762, Shaw Signature 790, Storm 775, Super_Cable 794, Teknika 764, Telecaption 758, Texscan 770, Thomson 801, Time_Warner 789,792,...
  • Page 51 SAT Down Load Library 804,818, Realistic 810, Samsung 812, Skycable 803, Strong 814, Uniden 816, DVD Down Load Library Advent 892,706, Aiwa 723, 687,688, Apex 698,747,741,723,722, AudioVox 750,724,735,698,701,704,694 Bose 674, Cambridge 689, Cary 670, Centrios 713, Classic 688, Coby 750,705,724,678,707,703, CyberHome 682,696, Daewoo...
  • Page 52 DVD Down Load Library Lasonic 672, Legacy 715, LightOn 708,728, Magnavox 932,938,717,716, Memorex 718, MinTek 747, Mustek 699, Myryad 671, NexxTech 712, Nickelodeon 752, Norcent 683,688,673, Onkio 891, Onkyo 692,667,673, Oritron 702, Panasonic 931,937,894,743,697,734, Philips 932,934,938,940, Pioneer 738,737,736, Polaroid 750,705,724,688, PowerAcoustik 720, Pyle...
  • Page 53 DVD Down Load Library Zenith 930,936, AUD Down Load Library 599, Adcom 653, Aiwa 614, Akai 666, Anam 586, Angstrom 587, Arcam 588, Audio_Access 616, Audio_Alchemy 589,615, Audio_Ease 614, Audio_Matrix 613, B&K 611,612, Bose 577,578,637,591, Chiro 590, Citatio 598, Denon 580,595 Enlightened_Audio 608,...
  • Page 54 AUD Down Load Library Parasound 623,627,628, Philips 644, Pioneer 662,663,664,638, Polkaudio 610,651, 660,661,646,649 Rotel 618,624,626, Sansui 655, Sony 648,647,641,640, Soundesign 635, Soundstream 622, 621, Sumo 620, Technics 585,658,659, Theta_Digital 619, Universal 646, 610,651, Yamaha 645, VCR Down Load Library Admiral 945,944, Aiwa 958,925,...
  • Page 55 VCR Down Load Library Hitachi 917, Instant_Replay 969, 920, Magnasonic 946, Magnavox 918, Memorex 901,957,925, 913, Mitsubishi 909,911,913,926,921, Montgomery_Ward 918, Neckermann 943, Optimus 949, Optonica 916, Panasonic 922, Pentax 917, Philips 963,964,965, Quartz 950, Quasar 923, 902,903,905,946,924,917,918,922, Runco 900, Samsung 953, Scott 945,944,...
  • Page 56 Combo TV / DVD Down Load Library Panasonic 894, Sharp 893, TV / DVD / VCR Down Load Library Advent 892, Jensen 892, Onkio 891, Combo VCR / DVD Down Load Library Magnavox 932,938, Panasonic 931,937, Philips 932,934,938,940, Sony 929,935, Toshiba 933,939, Zenith...