Are you ready for ORCA?

Table of Contents Ready? Hardware requirements How to start If you want to customize

Think about, how you want to use ORCA. If you want to use the given remote control definitions, you will not need to have deeper IT knowledge. For some interfaces: you should know, what an IP address or host name is.

If you want to customize or create a remote control definition please be aware of the following topics:

As long as ORCA does not have a GUI designed and a configurator, you should be able to:

• read, understand and edit XML files
• possible understand image formats, and know how to detect image sizes
• Know, how to transfer files from your PC to your mobile device
• Have a advanced understanding of how communication between devices works, eg: if you are scared / struggle to record&convert IR commands from A to B, ORCA might not be the optimal solution for you.
• be patient enough, to design and optimize to device design based on XML descriptions

If you do not match these requirements, some other solutions may be better for you. A this stage , ORCA is not as simple as the Logitech Harmony Wizards (credits to them)

You should match the following hardware requirements to use ORCA

• A device you like to use as a remote :Android Tablet, Android phone, Windows Notebook, Linux Notebook, (Apple to be confirmed)
  • Think about, if a phone with a 3 inch display is the right solution for you.
• Devices that can be controlled by your hardware: If you want control your TV by IR with a tablet computer, you will need an IPtoIR converter
• Optional: A PC for adjusting and testing your definition / layout

• Install ORCA on your target device
• Optional: Install ORCA on a PC
• On first start, ORCA will download required further files, so you need to be onlne with your device.
• Select on of the definitions shown in the setup page. It will be downloaded and started.
• You might need to adjust some parameters (IP Adresses / Host Names) of the used interfaces of your definition.

• NEVER: Change Orca Files or original/3rd party definition files. THEY MAY BE REPLACED ON UPDATES!
• Read the Wiki, how to change the definition files
• YOU DO NOT NEED ANY DEVELOPMENT TOOLS TO CONFIGURE ORCA!
• A simple text editor to edit XML files is enough!