Couch Potato Pro Software, CEDIA people should appreciate being able to program an 8-zone system in minutes instead of hours. Runs on Windows 95,98, ME, 2000, XP, and contains a "built in" small footprint Web Server.  Couch Potato Pro works with our  IR Master model Cybermate Control Unit for "stand alone" or PC operation.  Operation from a remote Web Browser is built in.  CD Jukebox software is also built in.  Operation from your Palm OS based PDA is supported with an "Add In" package.

Since Couch Potato Pro comes pre-programmed with most users basic functions, four simple setup screens will get you up and running in minutes:

• Hardware Setup to indicate the PC's serial port connection, and any Cybermate peripherals, you may have.
• Gear Setup to indicate the specific A/V Gear you have for up to 8 zones.
• Channel Setup to indicate your Cable, DSS, and  local TV assignments,
• X10 Setup to indicate the House and Key code settings for your lighting (if any).

Later on, you will probably wish to add to, or change some of Couch Potato's pre-programming using Couch Pro's Software programming editors:

• Button Editor to re-name, assign new, or change existing button assignments.  A few of the assignments that can be made here include: One Step discrete (1 to 4 IR or X10 commands); Single Continuous (like Volume, Dim); Two Step Single (like Light on, Light Off); Go to Page (to change the control page your on).
• Script Writer to make more complex assignment types.  Scripts can be made with up to 100 steps, and each step can have up to 50 commands.  "If", "Then", "Else", "And", Or" conditionals can be made and assigned to any command or step in a script.
• 3LAN Setup to add our optional 3LAN sensors (Light, Current, Temperature, Flyback, Voltage, Audio, Video).  When added, these sensors can be used as indicators and/or conditionals.
• Download Editor to download IR Master Cybermate for "Stand Alone" operation (no PC required).  This is where you also can download a Palm OS based PDA to display the control screens.  Coupled with our optional Communication module, you can use your PDA to control one or more Cybermates.

IR Master Cybermate has a large non-volatile memory, which when downloaded, allows it to operate independently from a PC.  Couch Potato Pro Software downloads the Cybermate Control Unit connected to the PC's serial port with your control data.  It also builds the Palm database files needed if using a PDA as your GUI. 

Couch Potato uses Cybermate's  RS485 port for networking multiple Cybermates in different zones.  This feature allows the same triggering device (like our PDA Communication Module or your Web Browser: see HttpServer) to control the equipment in any zone without having to indicate the zone you are in or without having to change control pages.  This feature also allows equipment in any zone to be controlled from any other zone where there is a Cybermate. For example, say the channel control for your TV in the pool room is controlled by a cable box in the living room.  When the pool room TV is triggered to change channels, the Cybermate in the pool room will use the RS85 network to tell the Cybermate in living room change the cable box channel.

Couch Potato Pro Software is the Finest and Most Powerful Touch Screen Boardroom, Home Theater and Home Automation Controller. Just keep PC connected with Couch Potato Pro Program opened. Install touch screen, proceed. The size of the Couch Potato Virtual Remote can be adjusted to either share or fill the screen for video insertion, etc.

Macros are unlimited with 3-LAN sensors designed for if, why, how, where and when, then type situations.

Couch Potato also has a Scheduler so that you can control things by time of day and day of the week.  You can choose to use absolute time or celestial time.  The Celestial Clock allows you, for example, to say turn lights on each day throughout the year 20 minutes after sun set.

HttpServer and CD Jukebox are now both included with Couch Potato.