# Introduction to Blue Pill Device Cores # Understanding Device Core manuals ### Navigating to a Device Manual Device cores manuals can be accessed from your Blue Pill in the Device Core options popup. Click the title above a device you want to know about, to access this popop. [![image-1646139842274.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-03/scaled-1680-/image-1646139842274.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-03/image-1646139842274.png) And then click "Manual" [![image-1646139924925.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-03/scaled-1680-/image-1646139924925.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-03/image-1646139924925.png) ### How do I use the manual? The Device core manual is a table view of available and supported parameters of a device core. [![image-1646140040512.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-03/scaled-1680-/image-1646140040512.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-03/image-1646140040512.png) *Blackmagic Design - Videohub Device Core Manual example* On the left side we have listed all available parameters, and in the top row we list all available models. Then you can find the model that you want to work with and read which parameters are supported for you exact model # Parameter List- How To ### How to use the parameter list found on devices.skaarhoj.com In this example our goal is: Determine what parameters can be controlled for the RED Komodo camera - Go to the website device.skaarhoj.com - Search for RED or Komodo to find the coremanual with all the parameters [![image-1651836346288.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-05/scaled-1680-/image-1651836346288.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-05/image-1651836346288.png) - Click the "parameter list" In the new window you can see a table with different columns. The first is Parameter, and contains the specific functions that can be controlled in this core. The next columns is for models supported in this devicecore. In our instance its 2 different cameras, the Komodo and V-Raptor. - - If you want to see how Skaarhoj supports *color temperature*, you would simply scroll down the list and find the parameter. [![image-1651837327379.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-05/scaled-1680-/image-1651837327379.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-05/image-1651837327379.png) [![image-1651837289846.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-05/scaled-1680-/image-1651837289846.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-05/image-1651837289846.png) - These names is the exact names you will get in your display on a Skaarhoj Panel Note: In this example information about color temperature is handle the same across the two camera models - - We can also take a look at the parameter for contrast. Here the two cameras have different ways of handling this information [![image-1651837331770.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-05/scaled-1680-/image-1651837331770.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-05/image-1651837331770.png)[![image-1651837306747.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-05/scaled-1680-/image-1651837306747.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-05/image-1651837306747.png) These parameter list are related to the version of the devicecore you are running. So when troubleshooting please be aware of what verison of the device core you are running. (Information about the version is located on the top of the page) [![image-1651837826554.png](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-05/scaled-1680-/image-1651837826554.png)](https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/uploads/images/gallery/2022-05/image-1651837826554.png)