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Power supply requirements:
Power supply voltage: 7 to 18 volts AC, 8 to 18 volts DC, regulated or unregulated
Power supply current: 30 mA at 16VDC with no LED's activated
Visible LED current: approximately 20 mA
Infrared LED current: approximately 100 mA
Power supply connector: 5.5 mm outside diameter, 2.1 mm inside diameter
Infrared Interface:
Protocol: 12 bit Sony SIRCS
Modulation Frequency: 40 KHZ
Transmission and Reception Angle: +/- 20 degrees minimum
Transmission Distance: Up to 50 feet (requires precise alignment at longer distances)
Reception Distance: Unlimited (dependent on transmission strength and alignment)
RS-232 Interface:
Pinout: Matches devices that connect pin-to-pin with PC DB9 serial port
Drivers: MAX232 or equivalent RS-232 transceiver
Auxiliary Power: +5 volts available on pin 9
Some programs that run on a PC require that some of the input handshake signals be asserted going into the PC. In order to make this easier when the IR232 is used as an input device to a computer, the IR232 has the common PC handshake signals looped back on the board, so that when a 9-wire cable is used, the signals are asserted without requiring jumpers.
If the IR232 will be connected to another Industrologic product that has a similar pinout on its serial port connector, it will be necessary to use a male-to-male "null modem" cable or equivalent. Since the IR232 does not require handshake signals, this can be accomplished using only pins 2, 3, and 5, with pins 2 and 3 being reversed, plus pin if power is to be transferred to or from the IR232.
To facilitate the connection of devices requiring power to the IR232, the +5 volt signal from the on-board regulator has been connected to pin 9 of the serial port connector. This connection will not affect normal serial ports since +5 volts is within the range of allowable voltages on RS-232 input pins.
The following is a pin out of the serial port signals:
IR232 signal TX RX - - GND - - - +5 OUT pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 PC signal DCD RX TX DTR GND DSR RTS CTS RI
Most "universal" handheld remote control units can be configured to send the Sony 12 bit protocol, and many can send a number of different sets of Device and Function codes. If you will be using a remote control unit in the vicinity of other devices that use the Sony protocol it may be necessary to select a code set that does not interfere with the operation of these devices.
The IR232 can be used in several different modes of operation. These modes and their related options can be specified in a configuration menu that is accessed from the serial port.
Message mode (127 messages of up to 50 characters):
It can receive a 12 bit SIRCS infrared transmission and, based on the value of the Device and Function codes, send a specified character string to the serial port. This mode could be used to allow a handheld remote or other infrared transmission to send commands to an RS-232 slave device that requires specific commands, for example, a serial controlled relay.
One byte binary mode:
1. It can receive one 8 bit byte from the serial port, split it into the SIRCS 5 bit Device and 7 bit Function codes, and send them as a 12 bit SIRCS infrared transmission. 2. It can receive a 12 bit SIRCS infrared transmission, combine the Device and Function codes into an 8 bit byte, and send the byte to the serial port. This mode will allow it to communicate with another IR232 and act as a general purpose infrared transceiver for wireless data applications, (although the data transfer rate will be slow.) The 8 bit bytes are formed from bit zero of the Device code and the seven bits of the Function code so that the infrared transmission and reception in this mode will always be in a valid 12 bit SIRCS format.
Two byte binary mode:
1. It can receive two binary bytes from the serial port representing SIRCS Device and Function codes and send these bytes as a 12 bit SIRCS infrared transmission. (Infrared transmission will occur only after receiving the second of the two bytes.) This mode could be used to allow a computer or other RS-232 device to control electronic equipment much like a handheld remote control unit does.
2. It can receive a 12 bit SIRCS infrared transmission and send the Device and Function codes to the serial port as two 8 bit binary characters. This mode could be used to allow a handheld remote control to operate a computer by "remote control" if the software running on it could interpret the codes.
Important notes when sending or receiving data in either binary mode:
1. Data received by the IR232 serial port is unbuffered. This means that data must be sent to the IR232 no faster than the infrared transmissions can take place. 12 bit SIRCS infrared transmissions can take up to 25 milliseconds to complete and require additional time to be at an idle state. 2. Error correction techniques will be required for reliable communication. 3. The delay time between infrared transmissions should be set to zero in the configuration menu.
When power is applied to the IR232 it will begin operating in the mode that was last selected in the configuration menu. A visible red LED is present on the IR232 which will flash at the same rate as the infrared LED to help verify transmission, and will also flash briefly when a valid infrared transmission is received ((if the delay time is not set to zero). This LED will also stay on during the delay time specified. Refer to the "delay" command below.
To access the configuration menu, press the ESCape key three times. (This is a combination of characters that is unlikely to be sent to the IR232 in normal operation.) A menu of commands will be displayed, along with the prompt CMD>. Pressing ESCape at the prompt will redisplay the menu of commands whenever desired.
Infrared transmissions received at the menu prompt are displayed as Device and Function codes in order to verify the operation of the infrared transmission.
Commands:
M - Set and erase messages
This command allows character string messages and their associated Device and Function codes to be entered. If either the Device code or Function code is entered as "X", that code will not be checked for a match. This will allow, for example, a match based only on the Function specified in a transmission, and allowing a match on all Devices. The character string message can be any of the displayable characters, numbers, and punctuation. Control characters that cannot be typed directly can be represented by a decimal value enclosed with "braces", for example, {13} is a carriage return (Enter key). The brace characters must be entered as {123} for the open brace and {125} for the closed brace. To erase a message only the "M" and the message number is entered, followed by the Enter key.
S - Serial port setup
This command allows the serial port parameters to be changed from the factory default setting of 9600 baud, 8 data bits, and no parity. Stop bits is always 1. This command will take place as soon as it is entered and will require that the terminal emulation program being used to be changed if further commands are to be entered! T - Transmit infrared immediately
This command sends an infrared transmission based on the Device and Function codes entered, and is provided as a way to easily test transmission and reception distances and angles. The number of Device and Function code pairs sent can be specified from 1 to 255, or zero for continuous. Pressing any key during multiple or continuous operation will stop the transmissions. Transmissions are sent with a 50 millisecond delay between each transmission.
O- Mode of operation
When in the message mode, the Device and Function codes are compared to the codes entered in the message commands. If the codes match, the character string specified in the message command is sent to the RS-232 port. When in the two byte binary mode, the 5 bit Device and 7 bit Function codes in infrared transmissions are converted to and from 8 bit bytes at the serial port. When in the one byte binary mode, the Device and Function codes in infrared transmissions are converted to and from a single 8 bit byte at the serial port, where bits 0-6 are the 7 bit Function code and bit 7 is bit 0 from the Device code.
D - Set the delay time between transmissions
Some devices that send infrared transmissions repeat these transmissions a number of times. For example, some handheld remote control units send transmissions as long as a button remains pressed. To prevent multiple transmissions from causing multiple messages to be sent in the message mode, a delay can be specified, which will be the amount of time that the IR232 will wait after receiving an infrared transmission before recognizing another one. This delay is specified in tenths of a second, from 0 to 50. If the delay is not set to zero, the visible LED will flash briefly to indicate that a valid infrared transmission has been received, and will also stay on during the entire delay time to indicate that it is not yet ready to respond to another transmission.
V- View the messages and options
This command displays the messages and their associated codes that have been entered, as well as the other configuration options.
X- Exit to normal operation
This command is used to go back to normal operation of the IR232 after configuration is complete. (Cycling the power to the IR232 will also place it back into normal operation.)
(You must press the ESCape key 3 times after applying power to see this menu.)
Industrologic, Inc. IR232, infrared to RS-232 converter, version 1.0
Uses 12 bit Sony SIRCS protocol (5 bit Device code and 7 bit Function code).
Messages entered can be sent to serial port when specified IR codes are
received, or binary codes can be sent and received from IR to serial port.
Commands: (End commands with Enter key or abort/display menu with Escape key)
Mnnn=ddd,fff,[message] Set message, nnn=message number 1-127, ddd=Device code,
fff=Function Code 0-255. If either code is entered as "X", that code need not
match. [message] can be up to 60 upper and lower case characters including
control characters, which are represented by a decimal value enclosed with
braces, e.g., {13} for carriage return.
Mnnn Erase message, nnn=message number 1-127.
S=B,D,P Serial port setup, (B)aud rate is 0=19200, 1=9600, 2=4800, 3=2400,
4=1200, 5=600, 6=300, (D)ata bits, 8 or 7, (P)arity is 0=none,
1=odd, 2=even. D,P must be 8,0, 8,1, 8,2, 7,1, or 7,2.
O=M Operation, (M)ode is 0=messages, 1=one byte binary, 2=two byte binary.
D=ttt Delay required between IR receptions, ttt is 10th seconds, 0-50.
V View messages, mode, and delay.
X Exit back to normal operation.
T=ddd,fff,nnn Transmit IR code pair, ddd=Device Code, fff=Function Code,
nnn=number of pairs 1-255, or 0 for continuous.
(IR transmissions received at this menu are displayed as decimal codes.)
Cmd>
Cmd>v
Operation=Message, Delay=2
M1=1,0,SIRCS Button #1 (carriage return, line feed){13}{10}
M2=1,1,SIRCS Button #2 (carriage return, line feed){13}{10}
M3=1,2,SIRCS Button #3 (carriage return, line feed){13}{10}
Cmd>
Device Codes (This is first of two codes that will be sent until a different device is selected.)
Code Device (equipment responding) 1 TV 2 VCR 1 4 VCR 2 6 Laser disk 7 VCR 2 11 VCR 3 12 Surround Sound processor 16 Cassette deck and tuner 17 CD player 18 EqualizerFunction Codes (This is the second of two codes that will represent the button pushed.)
TV specific VCR specific
Code Function (button) Code Function (button)
0-8 1-9 0-8 1-9
9 0/10 9 0/10
10 10 11/*
11 enter 11 12/enter
12 12 13
13 13 14
16 channel up 16 channel up
17 channel down 17 channel down
18 volume up 18 volume up
19 volume down 19 volume down
20 mute 20 x2
21 power 21 power
22 reset 22 eject
23 audio mode 23 audio mode
24 picture up 24 stop
25 picture down 25 pause
26 color up 26 play
27 color down 27 rewind
28 28 fast forward
29 29 record