JP1 Remotes

[mdavej]

Sounds good. I'm not sure about the known issues. I think most of the major stuff has been worked out. But it will be good to have a new pair of eyes put RMIR through it's paces. One thing I have not tested very thoroughly is building new devices. But please do report every bug, not just major ones.

I would propose that we start distributing the 3 known versions of the Touch/C3 RDF that we need (8001, 8005 and 8007).

I think it's also safe to say that the EZ-RC connection appears not to affect RMIR.

[mathdon]

All bugs known to me have been fixed in Alpha 21e, but a few days ago:

[NevoC3]

I agree, EZ-RC can run in the tray and it will have no effect on RMIR.

So far so good for me, but I am very new to RMIR and have not really put it through its paces yet. I have been able to download my config and make some minor tweaks and upload back to the remote with no problems.

I'm still trying to learn to use the software. Is there a guide anywhere that elaborates on the "how to" of adding additional functions to existing devices using raw long form hex ir codes?? I have searched and read several general guides that I have found and I have not been able to figure out how to use the raw hex codes with RMIR.

[mdavej]

Using hex codes is doing things the hard way. First try to find JP1 codes (EFCs) in our file section or by using our lookup tool and make device upgrades from those.

To use hex codes, they need to be converted to EFCs anyway using one of many tools, like IRScope, IRMaster or IRTool. Once you paste your pronto hex into one of these programs, it will be decoded into protocol, device, subdevice and function code (OBC). You then use those values in a new Device in RM to build your upgrade.

We rarely have to resort to using pronto hex around here since decoding learns or using existing upgrades is much easier.

What device are you trying to add?

[NevoC3]

I am attempting to add some discrete input functions to one of my existing devices. It is a small kitchen TV Toshiba model 20HLK86. The factory remote only has an input button that cycles thru the different inputs. Before I use a macro like "ch+, input, input, input, input" to get to HDMI, I found a few Toshiba discrete input codes in a forum post that I would like to play with. They may not work, but I feel like giving it a try. I would then use these discrete inputs in a couple new activities I would like to build.

[mdavej]

Every Toshiba I've used in the past few years has worked with the discretes in one of these upgrades:
http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/dload.php?action=file&file_id=12061
http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/dload.php?action=file&file_id=9250

If you post a link to your hex codes, I'll confirm whether they are in the above upgrades.

Failing that, on Toshiba, usually Input followed by a number will select a specific input directly.

[NevoC3]

Thanks so much! I will try your upgrades first.

The thread with the codes I found is:

http://www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin/mboard/rc-custom/thread.cgi?14345,2

[mdavej]

The only ones in that thread are missing from my second upgrade are Video 9, Video 10, and Antenna 2 which are OBC 59, 60 and 62 respectively. All other codes match (I confirmed using IRScope Import function). You can probably ignore them since your TV doesn't have that many inputs anyway.

[NevoC3]

Well after trying yours and other various codes I have come to the conclusion that this little Toshiba TV does not recognize any discrete input selection commands. It is an older unit I suppose...oh well, I can work around that.

I'm not sure if it is a software bug or a result of my inexperience, but I think I may have found an issue of some sort. While playing with the software I have made several .rmir files that are modifications of the original one downloaded from my remote when I first got it working with RMIR. I have not modified that original file since downloading it, and when I open it in RMIR all of the tabs populate with data as you would expect. When I try to open any of the modified .rmir files (after making changes, saving, and uploading, then closing the software) basically nothing happens and the tabs never populate.

I uploaded my latest modified file to my remote after making some changes and before closing RMIR. If I attempt to download it back into RMIR I receive the following error:

Protocol Variant Error
Error in RDF. Wrong variant specified for PID = 01 B5. Number of fixed/command bytes should be 6/1, for specified variant it is 3/1.

Any thoughts?[/img]

[NevoC3]

I think I may have found an official bug. After having the problems described above with modifying my setups I decided to try creating an .rmir file "from scratch". When attempting to add my devices using upgrades I found in the files section with the "new" button on the devices tab, loading the upgrade, checking the key map, and hit "OK" nothing ever shows up in the devices tab. It remains blank. I then tried to add devices from scratch to a xsight touch setup (thinking maybe I missed something when copying/editing the rdf to work with my Nevo C3) with the same results, no device could be added. Then I tried using a long supported (assumingly) remote from the dropdown (Atlas 4-device) and proceeded to add a device without any issues. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help solve this.

[mdavej]

Go ahead and post the offending rmir and err files in the diagnosis area and post a link to it here.

[NevoC3]

Here is the link to the files I uploaded:

http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/dload.php?action=file&file_id=12090

Please let me know if I can provide anything else.

[NevoC3]

I have been doing some fiddling trying to find out what works and what does not. To keep from introducing too many variables into my testing, all I have been doing is creating .rmir image files from scratch for the various xsight USB remotes remotes using the same upgrade files each time. Here is what I have found:

I can create, save, and reopen files created for:
USB8011 ARRX12G
USB8008 XSight Lite URC-8610

and I CANNOT create, save or reopen files created for
USB8001 XSight Touch URC-8603

Can someone confirm they can successfully create (add devices to) an xsight touch image using the RDF that is included in the "RMIR203Alpha21e.zip" update package?

[xnappo]

[NevoC3]

Thank you all very much for your efforts, this seems like a very helpful community. I look forward to any progress on the xsight touch front.