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commands at one time over a low bandwidth interface will cause the commands to back up and updates will occur more slowly.

Care should be taken when sending device updates to a remote. For instance, many MP3 players constantly send status updates: when a song is being played, the time remaining may be updated once per second along with the song title and artist. The title and artist do not change during the course of the song, so those fields on the remote do not need to be updated. Likewise, instead of sending updates for time remaining on a song once per second, the updates could be sent to the remote once every five seconds.

As with any wireless device, the farther away from the receiving point (either gateway or repeater access point), the lower the available bandwidth. Try to limit the number of hops between the remote and the master, as each hop will increase the response time (for example, 2 hops = 2x response time, 3 hops = 3x response time, etc.). "Hops" are defined as the number of gateways or repeaters the data must travel through to get to the master. As an example, consider a simple system with one gateway. Events on the remote are communicated to the gateway and then to the master, which constitutes one hop. Two hops would occur if an event must go through a repeater to a gateway, and then to a master. Limiting the number of hops made greatly improves the user experience.

Levels designed on the Mio R-4 panel pages generate a large number of messages between the R-4 and the master. If other remotes are in use at the same time, this could limit the bandwidth available for all devices. The amount of messages generated by a level can be artificially limited by the programmer/designer by adjusting the time up and time down values in the programming properties for the level button in TPDesign4. For example, assume a volume level ranging from 1-100. If the time up/time down for this is set to 5 seconds, the remote must generate messages very frequently within that time span to cover 100 discrete points of volume. If this was spread to 10 or 15 seconds, it would cut in half (10 seconds) or one-third (15 seconds) the bandwidth required. Another option is to step the volume in increments of two by setting the level range to 1-50. Whenever a level_event is processed in the NetLinx program, the programmer would multiply the level value by 2 before it is sent to the volume control device. If the ramp time is left the same, it would cut in half yet again the bandwidth required.

When loading custom images, use graphic files the same size as the original image button into which it was designed to fit. Images too large must be scaled to fit and will use more processing power, slowing the loading of pages.

To optimize page loading speed, use JPEG files for images instead of PNG files when possible.

Minimize the number of borders displayed on a single page. One border will always load faster than two or three. Consistent use of borders will also make for a better look and feel.

Keep the number of fonts used on the Mio R-4 to a minimum, as each unnecessary font file takes space in the device's memory that could be used for other files or functions.

Try to use no more than one or two animated images per page. Animations use considerable amounts of processing power and slow the response time for the user.

Do not set timeouts for popups containing level/bar graph controls tied to external buttons to a short time limit. If the popup times out before the button is released, the button release is missed by the control on the popup and the level will continue to be adjusted in the last active direction. This can be a problem when the popup control is for volume, among other possibilities.

Sending consecutive listbox update send_commands too closely together can adversely affect the performance of the data transfer when sending a large number of update commands. Up to

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Contents Mio Modero R-4 AMX Limited Warranty and Disclaimer Table of Contents Programming the Mio R-4 Getting The Most From Your Mio Modero R-4 Table of Contents Mio R-4 Mio Modero R-4 Remote OverviewSpecifications Mio R-4 FG148-04 SpecificationsTouch And Tilt Sensor Features Device NavigationFCC Compliance Mio Modero R-4 Remote Mio R-4 Setup Battery Low Indicator Installing Supported Language KeypadsMio R-4 Setup Mio R-4 Setup Mio Modero R-4 Device Setup Pages Accessing the Setup PagesProject Information Viewing Project InformationProject Information Remote & Display Settings Remote & Display SettingsChanging the remote timeout Sleep on Display Timeout enabledSetting the Home Hold Time Raising and lowering the LCD brightnessRaising and lowering the charge LED brightness Changing the remote inactivity page flipChecking remote display settings Date/Time Settings Setting the time formatDate/Time Settings Getting time and date from your NetLinx MasterSetting the date format Setting the dateSetting the time Sound Settings Setting the volumeTesting the sound settings Sound SettingsBattery Settings Battery SettingsChecking Dock Status Toggling Brightness LimitProtected Settings Menu Protected Settings MenuPassword Entry Entering a numeric passwordEntering an alphanumeric password Password ConfirmationOptions & Recovery Options & RecoveryChecking the device number Toggling the Function Show optionResetting System Settings Toggling the Page Tracking optionRemoving User Pages Protection ProtectionEdit Passwords Changing the device passwordCalibrate Calibrating the touch screen areaSystem Settings Checking connection statusStatus Master ConnectionChecking the master IP address Checking the gateway IP addressChecking the gateway EUI address Checking the PAN IDSelect System Settings in the Protected Settings Menu Changing the Master Connection TypeJoining a wireless network Site SurveySite Survey Reboot Rebooting the deviceTest Pages Using the Programming Jack on the Mio R-4 Programming the Mio R-4Downloading Configuration Files through TPDesign4 Updating FirmwareUpdating Mio R-4 Firmware Through USB USB Programming the Mio R-4 Programming Numbers RGB triplets and names for basic 88 colorsRGB Values for all 88 Basic Colors RGB Values for all 88 Basic Colors Fixed Fonts and ID numbers Fixed Fonts and ID NumbersSlider/Cursor Names Border Styles by NumbersSlider/Cursor Names Border Styles by NumbersTPD4 Border Styles by Name Text Effects Names Text EffectsSENDCOMMANDs CommandsCommands @APG@DPG @PDR@PHE @PHP@PHT @PPA@PPF @PPG@PPK @PPM@PPN @PPT @PPX@PSE @PSPPpof PpogPpon Button Commands with Embedded Codes Button Commands with Embedded CodesBMF BMF-vt addr range,button states range,dataCont Button Commands Button CommandsANI APFBAT BAUBCB Sendcommand Device,BCT-500.504&510,1,12 BCFBCT BDO BFBBIM Sendcommand Device,BMC-150,1,1,315,1,%BR%FT%TX%BM%IC%CF%CT BMCZero can be used for an absolute position Sendcommand Device,BMF-500,1,%B10%CFRed%CB Blue Sendcommand Device,BMI-530,1&2,newMac.pngCTBlack%Ptest.png BMIBMP BORBPP BRD BSFBSM BSPBWW CPFDPF ENAFON GDIGIV GLHGLL GRDGRU GSCSendcommand Device,ICO-500.504&510.515,1&2,1 GSNGSN-vt addr range,bargraph slider name ICOJSB JSIJST SHOTEC TEF TXTUNI Button Query Commands Field Description?Button Query Commands Send Command Device,?BCB-529,1Send Command Device,?BCF-529,1 ?BCB? Button Query Commands Send Command Device,?BCT-529,1Send Command Device,?BMP-529,1 ?BCTSend Command Device,?BOP-529,1 Send Command Device,?BRD-529,1?BOP ?BRDSend Command Device,?BWW-529,1 Send Command Device,?FON-529,1?BWW ?FONSend Command Device,?ICO-529,1 Send Command Device,?JSB-529,1?ICO ?JSBSend Command Device,?JSI-529,1 Send Command Device,?JST-529,1?JSI ?JSTSend Command Device,?TEC-529,1 Send Command Device,?TEF-529,1?TEC ?TEFSend Command Device,?TXT-529,1 ?TXTPanel Run Time Commands Panel Run Time CommandsAkeyr @AKP@AKR BeepSetup Dbeep@EKP PkeypSleep @TKPTpageon TpageoffRemote Runtime Commands Remote Runtime CommandsInput Commands Panel Setup CommandsInput Commands Panel Setup CommandsRemote Setup Commands Remote Setup CommandsList Box Commands List Box CommandsSendcommand Device, LDN-5,1,4,my songs ListboxesSendcommand DEV,LDA-list Sendcommand Device,LDA-1,0,Entry5,Meatloaf,BestSendcommand Device,LDA Sendcommand DEV,LDR-listSendcommand Device, LDD-1 Sendcommand DEV,LDT-listSendcommand Device,LDT-1,1,0,0,0 Sendcommand DEV,LDL-listSendcommand DEV,LVC-view Sendcommand Device,LVC-3,5,2,1Sendcommand DEV,LVF-view Sendcommand Device,LVF-1,0,2,SmithSendcommand DEV,LVM-view address,offset Sendcommand Device,LVM-2,-4Sendcommand DEV,LVO-view address,sort Sendcommand Device,LVO-1,7Sendcommand DEV,LVP-view address,index Sendcommand Device,LVP-5,3Sendcommand DEV,LVS-view Sendcommand Device,LVS-3,5,2,1List Box Command My Music Track Artist Album Title Channel NumberList Box Command My Music with Changes ’LDR-1,0,4’Getting The Most From Your Mio Modero R-4 Getting the Most From the Mio R-4Getting The Most From Your Mio Modero R-4 ZigBee Network Calculator ZigBee Network CalculatorMio Modero R-4 Return Button Specifications Mio Remote Charging BaseMio-RCC Remote Charging Base FG147-02 Specifications Charging The Mio Remote with Charging BaseMio Remote Charging Base Mio Modero R-4 It’s Your World Take Control
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