Operating your spitfire – Innotech Systems SpitFIRE III User Manual
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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.
-or- send 2 digits to prepare to do a brand auto-search.
-or- send 3 digits to program a device from the internal library.
-or- send 4 digits to program a device from the extended (downloadable) library
Receive 1 LED flash for each digit
Host sends PROGRAM (or SEARCH) to complete to operation.
Response varies depending on the operation.
Slots
Before the Spitfire can transmit an IR signal, one or more devices must be programmed from the
library database or one or more buttons must be learned. The Spitfire is a 6-in-1 remote control
meaning that 6 independent slots can be setup. These 6 slots can be programmed for any
combination of device category. The 6 default categories are AUX, TV, VCR, DVD, AUD, and
CBL/SAT, however there is no restriction on what device category gets programmed into what
slot. For example all 6 slots can be programmed to be a different TV and the name displayed on
the virtual remote can be changed by editing the buttons.txt file.
Programming a slot from the library
Slots are programmed either by directly entering a 3 or 4 digit device code for a selected slot or
by using one of the auto-search modes. 3 digit device codes are built into the Spitfire. 4 digit
device codes are for extra devices that can be uploaded into the extended non-volatile memory.
Direct Device Code Programming
Like any universal remote control, the SpitFIRE can be programmed by directly entering a
3 or 4 digit device code from the device list. The button sequence to program a slot from the
device list is as follows….
Button
Host sends
MSB set
Status returned
Spitfire sends
Send one of the six slot buttons
C1h – C6h
1 indicator LED flash
A1h
Send PROGRAM
C0h
2 LED flashes
A2h
Send #0 - #9 hundreds digit of device
code
80h – 89h
1 LED flash
A1h
Send #0 - #9 tens digit of device code
80h – 89h
1 LED flash
A1h
Send #0 - #9 ones digit of device code 80h – 89h
1 LED flash
A1h
Send PROGRAM
C0h
3 LED flashes if device
exists in the library.
A3h