RMIR: Prototype IR function in RM

gfb107 · Post by **gfb107** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:44 am

The JP1-parallel port code is not out of date, only the jp1.2/3. xnappo has brought that up to date now.

The JP1 parallel port code in RM-IR is relatively untested in that it there aren't many users of it, and even less Linux users. However, I used the IR source to create it, so I feel very confident that it is as good as the IR code.

Also, I've used it with my 6131s on both Windows on Linux.

I'll have follow up on that thread about the Dish Network Compo protocol later.

gfb107 · Post by **gfb107** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:46 pm

RM v1.90 is now available, with support for editing that duration/repeat byte as a device parameter, rather than manually adjusting the generated protocol code. There's also a number of other RMIR fixes and enhancements.

gfb107 · Post by **gfb107** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:53 pm

StephenR0 wrote:Another area of concern is the parallel port access routine. The source doesn't seem to be available

We have the source, and if there is a need it can be made available to anyone. But we make an effort to keep the source away from prying eyes to protect UEI's intellectual property. They've been relatively supportive of us, so we try not to do anything that would jeopardize that.

StephenR0 · Post by **StephenR0** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:31 am

Thank you for the new version. I'll certainly test it. I don't need the source for anything specific. I just got the impression that it wasn't being maintained. On this subject, I discovered that I spoke too soon about being able to upload to my remote. It says it uploaded successfully, but it happens suspiciously quickly. Testing the result more fully shows that it didn't really get the job done. I need to research this more fully. I was able to upload with IR with Wine, so the hardware seems to be ok.

Steve

gfb107 · Post by **gfb107** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:43 am

I'll double check the version of the JP1 Paralled ilbrary that's getting shipped. I had an early debug version where the upload code was disabled, and maybe that's what's included in the zip file. But it may be a couple of days before I can do that.

StephenR0 · Post by **StephenR0** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:54 am

Sure, no problem. Thanks.

Steve

gfb107 · Post by **gfb107** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:13 pm

An updated version of the jp1 parallel port binaries is available here.

All RMIR users that use a parallel port JP1 interface should use this update, whether running under Windows or Linux (32-bit).

I'll be releasing a new version or RM/RMIR in the next few days that will include this, the new jp12serial binaries available here, and a few other things.

If things workout, I may even have support for 64-bit Linux by then.

StephenR0 · Post by **StephenR0** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:18 pm

That made it work. Thanks. It still seems to upload more quickly than IR does. But the upload is obviously functional. Looks good. I'll continue testing it.

Steve

xnappo · Post by **xnappo** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 6:52 pm

StephenR0 wrote:That made it work. Thanks. It still seems to upload more quickly than IR does. But the upload is obviously functional. Looks good. I'll continue testing it.

Steve

Greg - does RM-IR verify the after the write like IR does?

Thanks,
xnappo

gfb107 · Post by **gfb107** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:54 am

No, RMIR doesn't read after writing and compare to make sure it matches. I didn't know IR does that. I now see IR has a "Verify writes" option. I can certainly add that.

xnappo · Post by **xnappo** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:11 am

gfb107 wrote:No, RMIR doesn't read after writing and compare to make sure it matches. I didn't know IR does that. I now see IR has a "Verify writes" option. I can certainly add that.

Thanks Greg - I think that is a good idea - and is probably why Stephen noticed it is faster. I know my remote will sometimes not write correctly if the batteries are low..

xnappo

xnappo · Post by **xnappo** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:35 am

The same issue with writing using the parallel driver was also in the serial driver. I have uploaded version 0.13 with this fixed.

xnappo

tennessee titan · Post by **tennessee titan** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:29 pm

"How to get it? If you are an RM user, you probably already have it. It is part of RM. To try it out, please make sure you have the latest version of RM (make sure you've followed the installation instructions), then open a command line, switch to the directory in which you installed RM and issue the command
Code:
java -jar RemoteMaster.jar -ir"

This is fine for those of you who program for a living. Really doesn't mean much to me (and I suspect to a lot of others).
Is there a way to make it easy (like selecting a menu item)?

mdavej · Post by **mdavej** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:54 pm

HERE are some shortcuts and icons you can use in windows (see the readme in that file). I agree a more user friendly way to launch it is needed.

tennessee titan · Post by **tennessee titan** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:00 pm

Thanks. I guess I will have to use the OTHER version of RM (not the Windows package) to get the Java versions....