JP1 Remotes

broc · Joined: 29 Sep 2003 Posts: 8

I am currently using "8780 8800 9800 extender v2a" posted by gjarboni on a URC-8800B01. I have the extender successfully installed with the following exception. In nested macros (such as the example below), the parent macro exits after completion of the child.

Key Name /Keys
MACRO2 /LightOn;Virtual_TV;DiscreteON;Virtual_TUNER; POWER
TV /MACRO2;3;Virtual_TV;Phantom2;LightOff

For this example, the macro assigned to the TV button exits after MACRO2 completes (missing the underlined commands).

Being a relatively sporatic dabbler with JP1, I am probably missing something pretty basic since it has been a while since I have played with this.

------Some background on why I am nesting (in case other options exist)

The keymove/macro memory available is very low on my remote so I have opted to use nesting in a typical subroutine fashion in an attempt to efficiently use my memory (In this case MACRO2 is a sequence common to several of my macros).

I am aware of the possibility of setting up new device codes to limit the number of keymoves that I have setup; however, I am hoping to get the nesting to work since I see it as the path of least resistance.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

gjarboni · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2003 3:43 am Post subject:

Hello,

Unfortunately, none of the extenders I have written allow for nested macros. They do allow for concatenated macros, but as you've discovered, when the called macro is finished it doesn't return to the parent. The only extenders that support nested macros are those written by Nicola for the 7560 remote. And there might be one version of the 7800 extender that supports this as well. But most do not.

However, there is an easy way around this. The 740 based remotes (e.g. your producer 8) allow you to change the amount of memory allocated for keymoves vs. upgrades. I've uploaded a sample RDF to the RDF folder. It will give you twice the keymove space while eliminating the device specific memory area. Here's a link:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jp1/files/RDF%20Files/HUD0HUD1%20%28Producer%208-Extender-more%20keymove%20memory%29.rdf

The easiest way to move to the new RDF with the new memory sizes is as follows.

Drop the RDF in the directory where you have IR.EXE
Open IR and create a file with the new RDF. Save it. This will be your new remote image.
Take your existing saved file and cut the memory from 003A to 00FF and paste it into the new file.
Open two versions of IR, one with the new image, one with the old image. Cut and paste your devices from the old to the new.
Upload your new image to the remote. You'll get an error message that the signatures are different. Hit okay. (if the remote doesn't say "MEM ERROR" when the upload is finished then you are good to go).

Let me know how it goes.

Jason M.