Button Ir Macro Commands - AMX ViewPoint Instruction Manual

Button IR Macro Commands

Only one macro can run at a time. The panel "locks" for the duration of the macro. A message
appears in the center of the touch panel signifying that a macro is executing and does not disappear
until the completion of the macro. In addition, the touch panel must be pointed at the IR receivers
during the entire macro execution cycle. Otherwise, some transmitted IR signals from the touch
panel may not reach the receiver.
Other string types may occur before and after the macro blocks as long as the strings are separated
from the macro block with a <CR> and the macro command exists at the beginning of the line. The
two commands are identified and defined in the following table.
Macro Commands
$P
Executes an IR
macro pulse.
$W
Used as a delay
between pulses.
Creating an IR macro button allows you to control multiple devices with a single touch panel
button. You are only limited by touch panel IR memory (16 KB). The following steps provide an
example of creating an IR macro button controlling a television, VCR, and a satellite tuner.
ViewPoint Wireless Touch Panels
The IR macro pulse is located at device#, channel#, for an "on" time in tenths of a second,
and a wait time in tenths of a second before executing the next command.
Syntax:
"$P <dn> <cn> <tpo> <tpd> <CR>"
Variables:
dn = device number 2, 3, or 4. This number represents an AXlink device that is
associated with 255 channels.
cn = channel number 1 - 255. This number represents one of 255 particular control
functions associated with a device. It must lie within the range of 1 and 255. For
example, a button programmed on a touch panel with device 3, channel 15. When that
button is pressed, the touch panel transmits the IR code programmed at device 3,
channel 15.
tpo = time pulse on in tenths of a second (max. 65535 or approx. 109 minutes), For
example, to add a delay between pulses for 10 seconds, the required parameter is 100.
<CR> = end of statement (Enter key pressed).
Example:
$P 3 15 10 100 <CR>
Transmits the IR code at device 3, channel 15 for 1 second. Then, the macro pauses 10
seconds before executing the next command or before finishing the macro if no other com-
mands exist.
You must select the CHAR NUMS button on the Keyboard in order to enter the text. There
is a space between the different sets of numbers and between the last number and the
<CR>.
Syntax:
"$W <tdbp> <CR>"
Variables:
tdbp = time delay before pulse in tenths of a second (max. 65535).
<CR> = end of statement (ENTER key pressed).
Example:
$W 455 <CR>
This command causes the panel to wait 45.5 seconds before executing the next macro
command.
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