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e.axel Exile Island Resident
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 7:30 pm Post subject: Intermittent communiucation with IR |
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On both of the remotes I am working with (8811 and 9800), today I have been getting a lot of (Unable to communicate with remote). Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Restarting the computer works some of the time. I read a post somewhere about remotes being very sensitive to battery voltage, but I can't find it now.
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The Robman Site Owner
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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1. Try it without batteries in the remotes
2. Try it with new batteries in the remotes
3. Try it with old batteries in the remotes
4. Try it with one of the batteries in the wrong way around _________________ Rob
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e.axel Exile Island Resident
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 1:05 am Post subject: |
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I guess thats everything with batteries. I'll try it tomorrow.
What is the technical rationale here?
Thanks
Elliot |
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The Robman Site Owner
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:10 am Post subject: |
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The first item on the list was WITHOUT batteries. The problem is that the Simple interface relies on the LPT1 ports voltage, which is not a standardized commodity. On some PCs it's higher than others. Next up is the voltage in the remote itself, with brand new fresh batteries the voltage will be higher than with old batteries. If the voltage in the remote is too high, when compared with the voltage in the LPT1 port, the interface might not work.
Reversing one of the batteries reduces the voltage from approx 6v to 4.5v. _________________ Rob
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e.axel Exile Island Resident
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:56 am Post subject: |
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Thank you. I hope I will be able to get back to it later today. The 9800 is
controlling the replays perfectly now with my mods to the 0616 that was already in it, so this is just experimentation and an attempt to set up the 8811. I have yet to make any upgrade I have created from scratch work! |
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The Robman Site Owner
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:42 pm Post subject: |
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Who put the VCR/0616 code into the URC-9800? Did you send it back to OFA for an upgrade? I ask because the VCR/0616 code is not native to the URC-9800. _________________ Rob
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e.axel Exile Island Resident
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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I bought it on ebay, and subsequently discovered the 0616 (as well as an 0614 which I haven't touched) in the remote. |
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Capn Trips Expert
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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The Robman wrote: |
Reversing one of the batteries reduces the voltage from approx 6v to 4.5v. | Just to be anally-retentive for a moment, I would correct that reversing one battery SHOULD yield a battery compartment output voltage of ~3V, not 4.5 {1.5 + 1.5 + 1.5 - 1.5 = 3} _________________ Beginners - Read this thread first
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whompus
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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e.axel if you are still using the same ir file as you uploaded before. The keymoves in it are not set right to operate the functions it wants to. They should be set for device key vcr and setup code 0616. That is if it is still the one you uploaded named with replay. |
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underquark Expert
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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Capn Trips wrote: | The Robman wrote: |
Reversing one of the batteries reduces the voltage from approx 6v to 4.5v. | Just to be anally-retentive for a moment, I would correct that reversing one battery SHOULD yield a battery compartment output voltage of ~3V, not 4.5 {1.5 + 1.5 + 1.5 - 1.5 = 3} | OK, Capn, since you're in voltage calculating mode; if you were to stick a potentiometer (variable resistor) in series with the batteries (via a pair of small contacts inserted between batteries or between one battery and its contact), what would be the optimum value (in Ohms) to give a decent, controllable spread of voltages? |
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e.axel Exile Island Resident
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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Battery options don't seem to give any consistent result. I only seem to be able to get to the remote by restarting the computer. |
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Mark Pierson Expert
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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e.axel wrote: | I only seem to be able to get to the remote by restarting the computer. | Do you have any printer drivers or other software that might be using the parallel port? I know I've had trouble in the past with HP printer drivers hogging the port after printing... only a reboot would allow me to use my simple interface. _________________ Mark |
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The Robman Site Owner
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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e.axel wrote: | I only seem to be able to get to the remote by restarting the computer. |
That tells us that the problem is not with the remote, or it's batteries, but with the computer itself (and the software/drivers running on it). _________________ Rob
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e.axel Exile Island Resident
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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You guys designed the software!!!! |
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