Always display custom name in 8910 extender

bargain_pro · Post by **bargain_pro** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 8:54 am

I want to keep the custom name ON all the time on the LCD. How do I do that? I am willing to change the ASM for the CustomName protocol.

Thanks,
bargain_pro

chas6000 · Post by **chas6000** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:36 am

i cant find any doc on how to use Custom Mode Names -- can anyone help?

bargain_pro · Post by **bargain_pro** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:49 am

The documentation is included with extender and the name of file is CustomModeName.txt. Please read through it. If you don't see that file then your extender may not have CustomeMode name protocol with it.

chas6000 · Post by **chas6000** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:52 am

Thanks BP -- i had missed it!

Nils_Ekberg · Post by **Nils_Ekberg** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:58 am

Assuming that what you are saying is that you want the LCD display of the device name etc. to be on all the time and still have the light go on and off then commenting out the CALL LCDOff in L40: in the extender .asm file MAY do it for you. I have not tried this but it is worth a try.

I am not sure how much current the LCD draws but I am sure it will shorten the battery life.

bargain_pro · Post by **bargain_pro** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 10:27 am

Let me try it tonight and I will post the results later.

Thanks,
BP

Nils_Ekberg · Post by **Nils_Ekberg** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 10:56 am

bargain_pro wrote:Let me try it tonight and I will post the results later.

Thanks,
BP

When you assemble it pay close attention to the MUST_BE's and patches

bargain_pro · Post by **bargain_pro** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 5:13 pm

Thanks, Nils.. Your solution worked like a charm!! The LCD display stays ON all the time after I removed "CALL LCDoff" line in the L40: routine. (line #633)

I guess the battery should last just as long because LCDs are typically very low drain hardware. And even if it does drain the battery, I am still OK with it since I use NiMH rechargable batteries. I will post the battery life results when my battery dies

Thanks again,
bargain_pro

Nils_Ekberg · Post by **Nils_Ekberg** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 7:43 pm

Glad it worked for you.

I think you may be right about the life of the battery, it should be a minimal impact on a remote like this that already has a long life.

JPannell · Post by **JPannell** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 7:47 pm

Is there any way that you could post the modified extender?
Thanks,
Jason

Nils_Ekberg · Post by **Nils_Ekberg** » Fri Apr 30, 2004 8:03 am

JPannell wrote:Is there any way that you could post the modified extender?
Thanks,
Jason

I would suggest he e-mail it to you rather than post it since I would not want it to accidently get mixed up with the "official" version.. If it is posted it has to be clearly labeled that it is a "modified extender" and is unsupported. Unless ofcourse he wants to support it.

By the way, it was a pretty simple change so all you really need to do is download the assembler from jp1 files section, make the change outlined above, and re-assemble it, and install it. Each of these steps are pretty well documented.

bargain_pro · Post by **bargain_pro** » Fri Apr 30, 2004 12:43 pm

Nils is right, it is very trivial change to ASM file, all you have to do is remove "CALL LCDoff" line under L40: label and then assemble it using s3c8asm.exe (You will find this tool in the jp1/files/Programs directory at the very end).
C:\JP1> s3c8asm custom_8910ex1.asm -Acustom_8910ex1.hex -Lcustom_8910ex1.lst

If you still want my version of extender then please e-mail me at bargainoffice_AT_yahoo.com. You will, off course, need to patch it with your existing IR file using extinstall.exe.
C:\JP1> ExtInstall custom_extender.hex old_IR_file.txt new_IR_file.txt

JPannell · Post by **JPannell** » Sat May 01, 2004 12:30 am

Hi Nils, Bargain_pro,
I folllowed your directions, and I also have the LCD displaying all the time, thanks for your help.
Jason

pinkrdp · Post by **pinkrdp** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 2:28 pm

It is nice to have the LCD on all of the time. Any ideas as to how you might refresh the display every 1-2 minutes to keep the clock up to date?
Thanks,
Ronnie

Nils_Ekberg · Post by **Nils_Ekberg** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 3:09 pm

Instead of commenting out the "CALL LCDoff" try changing it to "Call LCDon".