Just programmed my first Ipad in CCP, this customer has 4 URC remotes and wants Ipad control and Iphone control in all 4 locations, If I have to start from scratch on each one that is a lot of work so I am wondering if you can take an existing remote file and convert it into an Ipad or if I create new Ipad files can they then be converted into Iphone files? Last , is there any way to copy a learned code from an existing file since I don't have one of the IR learners for the Ipad? Thanks, for any help

Basically, you can only do one of the things you are looking to do. You can use the transporter feature to grab a learned code from another file. As for the other questions, no you cannot convert a file to an iPad or any other remote in CCP. Not only will you have to program from scratch in each room, but you will have to program once for iPad, and once for iPhone.

That's what I was afraid of, thank you for the confirmation. I found the transporter feature, it worked great, never even knew it was there. I appreciate the help.

Transporter can be a very useful feature. Once you open it, you open the file that contains the codes you need. Select the device and the codes will be listed. Simply drag the code to the buttons on the remote.

You can pull and entire device, or just individual code from the device, correct?

Sorry, I should have mentioned that you can definitely transport the entire device. It can be a bit confusing at first for some. When you transport the device, it will at it to the tree view in the model designer, but not as a button in the simulator. You have to create a button (different methods depending on the remote). Once you create the button, you can create a goto in the macro window to the device that was transported. Make sure you rename the device in the Model Designer as well, when it transports over, it will just be label Device 1, Device 2...

Hi. First time poster. I have a customer with 4 iPads that use CCP in 4 different systems that were all installed by someone else. The house was recently hit by lightning and many devices were damaged. I'll have to reprogram the iPads' CCP configs once I get the devices repaired/replaced. Can I extract the CCP configs out of each iPad and save them to my computer to help facilitate the process?

Thanks.

i haven't tried it with the ipad yet, but it is listed as an option in the software.  go to Communications, Get from remote, then choose iPad.

Ok Thx. Seems pretty straight forward.

You know, I've never tried it either. Did it work?

It works. Assuming your iPad isn't messed up. You can extract a ccp program out of a local Ipad.

It's a shame the Ipad, iphone have to be programmed individually as their own remotes. The time spent alone programming each of those graphics heavy remotes from a whole house system (lets say 4 rooms with TV and audio, and an outside zone 2) is worth upgrading the client to TC just for the saving costs.

Well there is the upsell right there. Pay xx amount of dollars to program or bump up to CCGen2 or TC and get other benefits with the money saved in programming

I make this recommendation at work all the time. Instead, we end up spending countless man hours making some antiquated, unsupported system work and integrate it with some baseline product from an automation company. All that work can be undone in a moment when the original product fails and then the original quote finally gets followed.

In the last week alone, I have had to dig up programming software for Russound (old school), Xantech, Nevo (old school), and the classic EZTools from speakercraft.

At the end of the day, I am really dragging and dropping hex codes out of a ccf file that I've pulled from my old (and amazing) pronto DB.

Sometimes, though, you just can't find a code, like for a Proscan TV with built in DVD and have to learn from the oem. That means, at minimum, I am carrying around a learner for xantech, speakercraft, URC, elan g, elan via tools, itach, savant, crestron, and my pronto.

I just want to look at people like they are crazy when I hear they paid to have their fill in the blank control system from 15 years ago fixed and now want to add switching for an atv/xbox and control for their new curved UHD.