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BobF · Joined: 29 Dec 2003 Posts: 8 Location: Grand Forks, ND

OK here is my problem: I have a 2116 with the Extender 2 installed and working. 2 of my devices are Denons ( a DVD player and Receiver). The DVD player is brand new (the DVD-2200) and I had to build a device code for it and I used the Denon Combo protocol. The receiver also uses this protocol. Both units have discrete on/off codes that are two bits long ( due to the 2nd byte that has to be defined by the Denon Combo protocol).

I read the info on the ToadTog protocol that came with the 2116 extender2. I want to be able to toggle the on and the off and use toggle "0". I used keymove and assigned the hex values like this:
$02 $D7 $E3 $E8 $03
The 02 is for toggle "0" and two bits long since "$D7 $E3" is the hex for discrete on, and "$E8 $03" is hex for discrete off. (don't get too concerned with the above hex numbers of the discrete commands since I am at work and forgot the actual ones).

By reading the ToadTog info it seems that this should work although the example is a single bit long and not a combo discrete command like mine.
When I try this command it will toggle on and off my DVD player, but it does some funky stuff too. I can hit the button that this is assigned to and it might turn on the DVD player. Then if I hit it again to turn it off it might open the disc door or fast forward the unit. It takes at least three or four presses to get the player to shut off.

I am wondering if it has something to do with the discrete code being two bits long. It is like the remote is sending out the first bit and activates something before the second bit is out?

I don't know what the heck. My ultimate goal is to be able to send out a discrete on command, have the remote track it and be able to know to send a discrete off command if the unit is on. The two bit Denon code is confusing me though! Evil or Very Mad

usblipitor · Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 516 Location: Greenbelt, MD

the "arguments" of toadtogs are not the hex values of the functions. they are the hex values of the keys.

there are two good places to look for the hex codes you need. either download extender code calc spreadsheet from the files at yahoo (this is really a great item, you should use it, it is awesome), or just look up the hex values of the keys in the devicekeys.html that comes bundled with your extender.
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usblipitor · Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 516 Location: Greenbelt, MD

usblipitor · Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 516 Location: Greenbelt, MD

Here is a link to extenderCodeCalc.zip

Here is an excerpt from the KeyCodes.htm file that comes bundled with your extender:

BobF · Joined: 29 Dec 2003 Posts: 8 Location: Grand Forks, ND

So what you are saying is that I need to use the hex value for the BUTTON that the discrete on or off is assigned to and NOT the actual discrete on/off hex value?
If that is true then in IR the keymove would be bound to the button I want to use on the remote to activate the toggle and the device would be Misc/1800 (the protocol in 2116 extender2 for toadtog) and then the argument would be $01 $xx $zz -where $01 is toggle "0" and 1 is to send 1 bit, and $xx would be the hex for the button the "discrete on" is assigned to, and the $zz would be the hex that the "discrete off' is assigned to.

usblipitor · Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 516 Location: Greenbelt, MD

BobF · Joined: 29 Dec 2003 Posts: 8 Location: Grand Forks, ND

Thanks USBlipitor I will check out the setup you suggested and tomorrow I will try to make my stuff work. If I have problems I will post again-