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Post 1 made on Thursday February 12, 2004 at 11:45
Ernie Bornn-Gilman
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Sorry to ask what must be a lame question, but I have never programmed an iPronto and don't want to if it will be a nightmare.

A client who built a spec house bought two because she thought they looked cool -- they do -- and I need to know if this remote will work if it is just programmed and stuck on the wall.

Does it need to do some kind of daily update? There are two in the house. Does there need to be a wireless network for these to even function at all?

I have a working TSU6000 program that uses RF for most of the house but IR for one room (that has the same equipment as the main system). Can this program easily be stuffed into the iPronto and then modified as needed to get the control signals where they need to go?
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Post 2 made on Tuesday February 17, 2004 at 06:21
ChrisA
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Ernie

As you have not had any replies I though I would chip in because you have a client in need of help. I have an ipronto with multiple NetX devices and a TSU6000 with multiple RF units as well.

I gave up trying to import my exisiting PRO ccf file, I had a combination of database codes, learned codes and discrete codes put in from this site, also a mixture of RF and IR implementation. The manual makes it clear that all data may not transfer and in my case this was true. I ended up starting again, which was ok for me as I decided to do things a bit different.

The daily update only applies to the EPG data.

Without a wireless network you are basically stuffed at this moment in time for making changes via ipronto edit as there is no other way to upload or download a new configuration file to an ipronto. You would not be able to update the firmware either as the wireless transfer is used for that as well. As you are refering to RF for the existing unit I assume you would be trying to use NetX devices to perform the same function. Again these reside on your wireless network with individual IP addresses so basically no wireless network no multi room or closet location capability.

So Wireless is crutial to obtain any remote location control, firmware or configuration file updates, and EPG data delivery.

The only possible way I could see to use this kit without a wireless network would be to have AV kit that can use the inbuilt codes database and runs on IR only. That means using about 15% of the capability of the unit err not so cool now!

Hope this answers your questions.

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