IR Receiver

Use the IR Receiver component to learn commands sent from the IR Input (QIO-IR1x4) component. Received commands can be saved, labeled, and optionally sent to the IR Output (QIO-IR1x4) component. Commands are saved locally within the IR Receiver component within the design.

Tip: Commands can also be received from an IR Driver component for the purpose of saving and relabeling commands from the IR command database.

  1. From the Schematic Elements > Components > Control Components category, drag an IR Receiver component into your design.

  2. From the Properties pane, select how many IR Sources from which to receive commands. You can optionally allow the component to send the commands you save with the Enable Transmit property. See Properties.

  3. Wire the component:

    • Wire an IR Source pin to an IR Input Out pin on the QIO-IR1x4 IR Input component or the IR Driver Out pin on the IR Driver component.

    • If you toggled the Enable Transmit property to 'Yes', wire the IR Receiver Out pin to a QIO-IR1x4 IR Output component.

  4. Run (F5) or emulate (F6) the design.

  5. Double-click the IR Receiver component to open the control panel.

  6. Send an IR command.

    • As you send the command, the Active Code text box will populate with the command code from the device.

    • After the command is sent, the Last Received control shows the command code that you can now save to any of the numbered Command assignments.

  7. Click within a Command Label text box to assign a label to the command.

  8. Click Save. The command code populates the Command text box.

  9. (Optional) If you set the Enable Transmit property to 'Yes', you can also click Send to send the command to an IR Output component.

Input Pins

IR Source n

Connect this pin to the IR Input Out pin of the IR Input (QIO-IR1x4) component or the IR Driver Out pin of the IR Driver component. You can wire multiple IR sources to the component by adjusting the IR Source Count property. See Properties.

Output Pins

IR Receiver Out

This pin is only available if the Enable Transmit property is enabled. Connect this pin to the IR Source pin of the IR Output (QIO-IR1x4) component. You can connect this pin to multiple IR components (fan-out).

These examples demonstrate some use cases for all four IR-related components in Q-SYS Designer Software:

  • IR Driver and IR Receiver, which are located within the Schematic Elements > Components > Control Components category

  • IR Input and IR Output, which are located within the QIO-IR1x4's Inventory tree.

Sending IR Commands

In this example, an IR Driver sends commands for a TV device to a single TV (or perhaps multiple TVs of the same model) in the same room.

In this example, an IR Driver sends commands for a TV device to each of the four IR Outputs of the IR1x4. An emitter is placed in each room, and each room has the same model TV. This example shows a hypothetical setup for a restaurant that contains four spaces with entertainment.

This example is similar to Example 2, except that two rooms have TVs of one model and the other two rooms use a different model. Therefore, two IR Drivers are required.

This example demonstrates how multiple IR Drivers - each for a different IR device - can be sent to multiple IR Outputs, with some IR Outputs sending IR commands from multiple sources. Each room has an IR emitter connected to an IR Output of the QIO-IR1x4.

  • The Lounge and Entry only contain a TV.

  • The Bar contains both a TV and a Media Player. Its IR Source Count property is set to '2'.

  • The Patio has a TV, DVD player, and Media Player. Its IR Source Count property is set to '3'.

Note: For those IR Outputs sending commands from multiple sources (Bar and Patio), only a single IR command can be sent at a time.

Receiving IR Commands

In this example, the QIO-IR1x4's IR Input receives IR commands from an IR device – for example, a remote control for a TV that is not in the IR Driver's database. Each command can then be saved and labeled in the IR Receiver component.

Tip: Commands are saved locally within the IR Receiver component within the design.

In this example, an IR Receiver can learn commands from two QIO-IR1x4 devices. The IR Receiver's IR Source Count property is set to '2'.

Similar to Example 5, an IR Receiver learns commands from a QIO-IR1x4's IR Input. However, those learned commands can then be sent to one or more IR Outputs. In this example, the IR Receiver's Enable Transmit property is set to 'Yes'.

In this example, an IR Receiver receives commands from an IR Driver. This is useful for relabeling commands from the IR Driver's database when a different description is desired.

Relaying IR Commands

In this example, a QIO-IR1x4's IR Input is wired directly to its IR Outputs. This would be useful if you have an IR receiving device in one area but you want to control IR devices in other areas that are out of view of the receiver. The QIO-IR1x4 will simply relay the received commands to its outputs.

This example is the same as Example 9, except that the Conference Room devices can be controlled from two locations. "Front Desk" represents the IR Input on one QIO-IR1x4 device, while "Conf Rm Hall" is the IR Input on another QIO-IR1x4.

IR Receiver Properties

Number of Commands

Specify how many Command controls are available within the component, from 1 to 256 (default is 8).

Commands per Page

Specify how many Command controls appear on each page/tab: 8, 16, 24, 32 (default), 64, 128, or 256. This property has no effect if the Number of Commands property is less than Commands per Page.

IR Source Count

Specify how many IR Source pins are available for upstream IR connections, from 1 to 50 (default is 1).

Show Command Labels

Select whether to display Command Label controls in the control panel. The default is 'Yes'.

Enable Transmit

Select whether to enable IR Receiver Out pins for connections to downstream IR components, as well as a Send control within the control panel.

Graphic Properties

Label

Use the Label property to change the name of the component in the schematic. The Label property defaults to the component name. To learn more about renaming schematic elements, see Organizing Your Design.

Position

The coordinates reference a specific place in the schematic - for example,"100,100" (horizontal, vertical). 0,0 is the upper left corner of the schematic.

Fill

Sets the fill color of the component in the schematic.

Script Access Properties

Code Name

Displays the currently assign name for control access. You can use the auto-assigned name or customize it. Q-SYS will automatically check all Code Names in the design to ensure name is unique.

Script Access

Defines whether the component will be accessible by script and/or externally, or not at all. Choices include All, External, None (default), and Script.

Tip: Use Script Programmer Mode to quickly view the Script Access setting directly on the component in the design schematic without the need to disconnect from the Q-SYS Core processor.

Active Code

This is the IR code currently being received.

Last Received

This is the IR code that was last received and available to be saved.

Command n Label

If enabled in Properties, use this control to give a custom name to the last received command before or after saving it.

Command n Command

This is the IR command code of the saved command.

Command n Active LED

This LED turns on if the saved command matches the command actively being received.

Command n Save

Click to save the Last Received command.

Command n Send

If Enable Transmit is toggled on in Properties, you can optionally send a saved command.

Pin Name Value String Position Pins Available

Command n

Active LED

0

1

false

true

0

1

Output

Command n Command

(text)

Input / Output

Command n Label

(text)

Input / Output

Command n Save

(trigger)

Input / Output

Command n Send

0

1

false

true

0

1

Input / Output

Active Code

(text)

Output

Last Received

(text)

Output