Remote Control
38 Inspired XPress - Programming Guide
In the example (FIG. 49), a mapping is made for the key codes sent by common USB remote controls used for
PowerPoint presentations, while Ctrl+A trigger the alternate content of the sample.
Switching Content From Another Device
It is possible to change a variable remotely from another device simply by creating a shared variable object with the
name of the control variable suffixed by the @ sign and the hostname or IP address of the target device, and if not using
the default port, followed by a colon and the port number. For instance for the control variable “menu” on the device
“target”, the variable name is “menu@target”.
To generate this command you can use the menu_buttons.svg template located in the Interactivity folder. (For more
information on the Interactivity folder, please refer to Interactivity Template Files on page 63.). This template let you
configure 'buttons' and associate each button with a given action. This template can be used to control local or remote
shared variables depending on the presence of the @ sign in the variable name.
The example below shows the configuration of the file to control the value of the variable 'menu' located on the remote
192.168.1.10 host (FIG. 50).
FIG. 48 Key Identifiers tab
FIG. 49 Key code example