JP1 Remotes

Evan_s · Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 313

the config is a direct attempt to duplicate my setup on an atlas 1025 with vickys extender installed. The lkp works fine on the tv and cable devices and not the dvd device even tho they are setup the same.

Evan_s · Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 313

Ok I finally got to some of the more testing I had hoped to do.

I moved the LKP from xshift dvd to xshift 1 on the dvd device and it worked just fine. Switched it back to xshift dvd and it didn't work. What ever it is it seems to be specific to the dvd device key since it works fine on the tv and cable keys and on the 1 key for dvd but not the dvd key.

Also a side note. There doesn't seem to be any way to set the initial states for the remote so every time I upload to the remote again I have to hit my aud device before my volume control gets set to my receiver and stays there. Not a major issue but it is something I have to remember to do after uploading to the remote.

unclemiltie · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:37 am Post subject:

thanks for the extra diagnostics, I'm looking at it but don't see anything that stands out. I'm going to play with your config and see what I get. (moving to Xshift-1 will help me understand why this is doing this)

As for setting the initial devices, true. That's in the readme. I've not put that into the extender, since I haven't figured out how to do it just yet. The older extenders read this from E2 on activation and a reset caused them to be read again. This extender doesn't need to be activated on reset so I have to find a different way to do it. I have a couple of ideas, but figured I'd leave this "restriction" in until the thing settles down and then go and try to figure out how to do this.
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Evan_s · Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 313

I may get some time to play with it tomorrow night to see if it's the xshift or the lkp that not working on the DVD key.

I have to admit I only skimmed the read me since it seemed to pretty much be the same as every other extender read me so I obviously missed that =)

unclemiltie · Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:31 pm Post subject:

evan

I can see nothing in the extender that would cause this. The extender treats all keys as the same and in the area of Xshift and Shift does the work inside of the extender and the cloaking masks off the bits to send the real key onto the remote for processing. There is no difference in how a key labeled DVD is processed versus the key "1"

This is truly odd, but I can't figure it out. have you found any more evidence to help narrow down how this works (or doesn't)

thanks

-bill
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this JP1 stuff is a sickness!

Evan_s · Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 313

I haven't been playing around with it at all since my last post. I just took the remote and have been using it in my standard setup along side my other atlas 1025 with it's extender. I haven't noticed anything else funny with things and it's been nice having all 4 colored buttons and backlit remote =)

I know it isn't the lkp or the macros since all I did was change the key the LKP was on and change the last step in the macro. I will try and play around with it more this weekend if I get a chance.

I figure I'll try replacing the LKP on xshift with a macro that just always does the same thing and see if that works or not. I'll also pull out another one of my 3033's and try loading the same thing up on it and see if it works there just to make sure it isn't some how remote specific.

Do you have any other suggestions on test to try that would be useful?

unclemiltie · Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 3:15 pm Post subject: This topic is closed!

I have started a new topic for the V1.00 version of this extender. Please upgrade to V1.00 and go there to report any issues with that version

thank you
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this JP1 stuff is a sickness!