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len
Joined: 07 Aug 2004 Posts: 2
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 1:20 am Post subject: Ahanix Dvine5 HTPC w/iMon IR receiver |
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I recently purchased a multi media kit for an Ahanix Dvine5 HTPC case(http://www.ahanix.com/dvine5.html) which includes an iMon IR receiver built into a VFD. I have a working lirc config file for the remote that came with the IR receiver. I downloaded IR.exe 5.09, IRdecode.dll(latest version) and Remote Master 1.02(I don't have Excel) hoping to be able to reprogram my URC-8910. Here is what I did...
o I had the URC-8910 learn several keys from the iMon remote control
o Uploaded the URC content to the IR program to see what protocol was being used. A few keys came up as indicating they used the NEC protocol but most indicated they used the NEC1 protocol.
o I created a new SAT device(setup code 2000) on Remote Master based on the NEC1 protocol. Based on the information about "Learned Signals" in IR. I entered the EFC code of each "Learned Signal" under the "Functions" tab of Remote Master
o I mapped the functions to the 8910 buttons in the "Layout" tab of Remote master.
o Cut-n-Pasted the output for the Device Upgrade Code into IR.exe. into a new Device in IR.
o Uploaded the information to my URC-8910 and tested it in lirc with no luck.
What am I doing wrong here? If anyone can help I'd greatly appreciate it.
Below is information from my lirc config and information in IR..
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begin remote
name Ahanix_IMON
bits 16
flags SPACE_ENC|CONST_LENGTH
eps 30
aeps 130
header 9000 4500
one 625 1625
zero 625 375
ptrail 625
repeat 8875 2125
pre_data_bits 16
pre_data 0x609F
gap 12000
toggle_bit 0
frequency 38000
duty_cycle 33
begin codes
App.Exit 0x00000000000000FF
Power 0x000000000000807F
1 0x00000000000040BF
2 0x000000000000C03F
3 0x00000000000020DF
4 0x000000000000A05F
5 0x000000000000609F
6 0x000000000000E01F
7 0x00000000000010EF
8 0x000000000000906F
9 0x00000000000050AF
0 0x000000000000D02F
Windows 0x00000000000030CF
Menu 0x000000000000B04F
App.Launcher 0x000000000000708F
Function 0x000000000000F00F
Task.Switcher 0x00000000000008F7
Back 0x0000000000008877
Select 0x00000000000048B7
Eject 0x0000000000009867
Delete 0x00000000000018E7
Up 0x000000000000C837
Right 0x0000000000006897
Down 0x000000000000E817
Left 0x00000000000028D7
Enter 0x000000000000A857
Vol- 0x00000000000058A7
Vol+ 0x000000000000D827
Mute 0x00000000000038C7
Play 0x000000000000B847
Pause 0x0000000000007887
Prev 0x000000000000F807
Next 0x00000000000002FD
Rew 0x000000000000827D
Fwd 0x00000000000042BD
Stop 0x000000000000C23D
Open 0x00000000000022DD
Rec 0x000000000000A25D
Bookmark 0x000000000000629D
Thumbnail 0x000000000000E21D
Aspect 0x00000000000012ED
DVD.Menu 0x000000000000926D
DVD.Caption 0x00000000000052AD
DVD.Language 0x000000000000D22D
Full.Screen 0x00000000000032CD
end codes
end remote
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Information about learned signals
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LEARNED SIGNALS:
# Bound Device Bound Key Protocol Device SubDevice OBC Hex Cmd EFC Misc
1 CD L1 NEC 6 2 BF 183
NEC1 6 2 BF 183
2 CD L2 NEC1 6 3 3F 187
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Sample Information about the new "SAT" in IR.exe
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Protocol ID: 5A
Fixed Data: 00 FF FF
Max Var Size: Empty Field
Keyname Hex Command EFC
0 2F 059
1 BF 183
2 3F 187
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Mark Pierson Expert
Joined: 03 Aug 2003 Posts: 3017 Location: Connecticut, USA |
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 5:05 am Post subject: |
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It looks like you forgot to enter the Device (6) on the Setup tab in the RM upgrade. _________________ Mark |
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jon_armstrong Expert
Joined: 03 Aug 2003 Posts: 1238 Location: R.I.P. 3/25/2005 |
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 7:00 am Post subject: |
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If you don't want to learn all those commands you can translate the data in the "begin codes" section. Use numeral 1 for example, take the last byte "BF" and put in the hex command column in RM. The OBC (2)and EFC will be calculated for you.
This technique will only work in RM. _________________ -Jon |
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johnsfine Site Admin
Joined: 10 Aug 2003 Posts: 4766 Location: Bedford, MA |
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 7:23 am Post subject: |
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jon_armstrong wrote: |
This technique will only work in RM. |
There is a way to enter hex commands in KM as well, which is mentioned in a few other threads on this topic. But since "len" said he doesn't have Excel, we can skip those details.
I wanted to warn that this method only works with some LIRC files. Jon is correct that it would work with this LIRC file. There are many other IR protocols and in many of them this method can't work. Additionally LIRC has more than one way to represent the same set of signals. I'm not sure what drives those decisions, but it can take a set of signals in this same (NEC1) protocol and represent it in other ways, that require other methods of extracting the hex command from the LIRC codes. |
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len
Joined: 07 Aug 2004 Posts: 2
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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thanks for the help, once I specified my device it worked just fine! As far as the conversion of the lirc info to RM layout I noticed that late last night after I had already "learned" the IR signals!
-Len |
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jon_armstrong Expert
Joined: 03 Aug 2003 Posts: 1238 Location: R.I.P. 3/25/2005 |
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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len wrote: | As far as the conversion of the lirc info to RM layout I noticed that late last night after I had already "learned" the IR signals! |
Thats usually the way it works
BTW, that was one of the most thorough posts that I have seen in describing the issues.
Welcome to JP1 _________________ -Jon |
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pjigar
Joined: 05 May 2005 Posts: 26
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 10:53 am Post subject: Can you post the upgrade at yahoo groups? |
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Please, upload your iMon device upgrade on JP1 yahoo group under misclelenious devices folder. I have also bought an HTPC case that comes with the iMon remote. I could benifit from your hard work.
Thanks,
pjigar |
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The Robman Site Owner
Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Posts: 21237 Location: Chicago, IL |
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hansdegit
Joined: 06 Oct 2003 Posts: 39 Location: Schagen, Netherlands |
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The Robman Site Owner
Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Posts: 21237 Location: Chicago, IL |
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:51 am Post subject: |
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If you look at the lirc config files, you'll see that they're completely different. The system described in this thread uses the common NEC1 protocol with a device code of 6. The button entries from the config file reveal the OBCs used, hence I was able to create an upgrade.
The system described in the other thread uses a totally unique protocol that I've never seen before. If you look at the data in the config file you'll see that it uses 3 or 4 bytes of data per button, and when I look at the signal itself, I can't see (yet) how to get it down to that few number of bytes.
You said that you tried my upgrade, but you didn't say whether it worked or not. _________________ Rob
www.hifi-remote.com
Please don't PM me with remote questions, post them in the forums so all the experts can help! |
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hansdegit
Joined: 06 Oct 2003 Posts: 39 Location: Schagen, Netherlands |
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:47 am Post subject: |
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Rob said:
>You said that you tried my upgrade, but you didn't say whether it worked or not.
I tried this upgrade on my iMon vfd en it did not work, despite Rob's efforts.
Keep up the good work Rob! Your work is very much appreciated. |
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The Robman Site Owner
Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Posts: 21237 Location: Chicago, IL |
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:51 am Post subject: |
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What does your lirc config file look like? If it looks like the one in this thread, the upgrade should work, if it looks like the one in the other thread, it shouldn't work. _________________ Rob
www.hifi-remote.com
Please don't PM me with remote questions, post them in the forums so all the experts can help! |
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pjigar
Joined: 05 May 2005 Posts: 26
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Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:31 am Post subject: |
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I think hansdigit has no idea about lirce config file. But I bet he has a IR receiver and iMon-PAD remote that uses the new remote.
handsdigit, Does your remote look like this? If yes then you are using the newer (mysterious!) protocol. |
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hansdegit
Joined: 06 Oct 2003 Posts: 39 Location: Schagen, Netherlands |
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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Hi,
I have no clue whatsoever about lirc or winlirc. I do want to dig in to it, but for now, I'll stick to getting my URC 7562 to work with the iMon Pad. I hope some guru knows how to decode the protocol, otherwise I can't use the extender; I have almost the same problem as you do, pjigar.
Yes, my remote looks very, very similar to the one you mentioned in the previous post.
Again, thanks for all efforts. |
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