Sorry this is probably pretty basic but I have a list of RC6 codes from Esicent. When I go to enter one of these into PEP2 I go into the "define RC code" dialog box. There are three pieces of information that need to be entered:

1. Customer code--The Escient company code is 32790 so I assume that is what should be entered for the customer code.

2. System--I'm not sure what to enter here. Escients have four separate codes sets (FB 1...FB4) so you can control four different Escients that are in a rack and avoid sending signals to all of them at the same time. The Escient info indicates that FBx: address = x. So if I want to use code set FB1 do I put a "1" in the system field of PEP2?

3. Command--In the Escient information the RC6 key codes look like this one: 19h. In the command field of PEP2 I am only allowed to enter a number between 0 and 255 so I can't enter the "h" in the Escient code. The "h" must stand for something else that I do not understand.

Any help?

many thanks.

The h probably stands for HEX meaning that 19 is a hex and not a decimal number. Its decimal equivalent is (1*16 + 9) = 25.

In the RC6A code the system code is 8 bits allowing for values of 0-255.

The customer code is either 7 bits (values 0-127) or 15 bits allowing values between 32768 and 65535.

You might try starting with a system code of 0.

Normal people can stop reading here.

For the IR techies out there, here is a very hard to find piece of information about RC6A. RC6A is the code used in the remotes for the Microsoft MCE system

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The RC6A format itself is defined as follows (represented as a bit stream):
hhhhhhhh TT s UUUUUUU SSSSSSSS CCCCCCCC or
hhhhhhhh TT s UUUUUUUUUUUUUUU SSSSSSSS CCCCCCCC

hhhhhhhh Header data (17) (NOT to be biphase encoded), ‘111111100 10 10 10 01' 9 bits of AGC control, Consists of 7 on times and 2 off times or 3.1115 msec on and 889 usec off.

one stop bit always (1) 444.5usec on, 444.5 usec off , 3 bits giving code number (6 in this case as 10 10 01) ergo 10= 444.5 usec on 444.5 usec off

TT Toggle bits (4) (NOT to be biphase encoded)
‘0011' or 889usec off, 889usec on
‘1100' 889usec on, 889usec off

s = 0 Customer range 0..127 (to be biphase encoded)
s = 1 Customer range 32768..65535 (to be biphase encoded)
UUUUUUU CUSTOMER identifier (7 or 15) (to be biphase encoded)
7 or 15 bits depending on the ‘s’ bit
SSSSSSSS System bits (8) (to be biphase encoded)
CCCCCCCC Command bits (8) (to be biphase encoded)
All bits to be biphase encoded will have a single bit split up into two half bits:
0 -> 01
1 -> 10 Note: inverse from RC5/RC5X biphase format!
Each half bit time is 444.5 microseconds

Thanks again Barry.

Ok. So just in case anyone else finds themselves in my predicament, if you want to enter RC6 codes for multiple Escient music servers, assign the various Escients an FBx number and then when you enter the codes into PEP2 use the x for the system number. For example, I entered 1 as the system number for my first Escient and 2 for the second. It works. You just have to make sure that you assing the different Escients to different FB codes using the Escient software and remote first.

As Barry guessed, the codes provided by Escient in the remote control guide with an "h" after them refer to the hex number. You just have to convert that to a decimal number. If you don't know the formula there are a bunch of conversion programs on the web.

Rather than entering all the codes, why not just go to the Escient Site and download the pcf file for the TSU7000 (Support->Integration). Import this into pepv1 and then add to the database?

I've used those codes and they appear to work just fine, I believe.

Lyndel

Well I did download the ccf file but I'm not familiar with PEP1. I fiddled around with it for a while. I'm sure with a little effort I could have done it but in the end I just entered the few codes that I needed and learned something about hex, RC5/6 etc. So it worked out for me in the end.

Hey Jack,

Nice to read you went the Pronto/Escient approach. I'm looking for more or less the same system as you did: a media server which can be easily and completely controlled with a universal remote, so I always stumble to your treads when searching the forum. Very useful! What happened to your olive opus in fact?

The Opus 5 is still sitting in my equipment rack, disconnected, never used anymore. I have a few friends who were interested but I can't in good conscience sell them the unit given that Olive no longer supports it. I don't want it on my conscience if they get stuck with a problem that I can't fix because I'm pretty sure Olive won't help. Also it's remote interface and mult-room capabilities are pretty limited. It's the remote interface that finally drove me away.

The Escient is definitely superior in terms of it's remote interface. It's only easy to control with the pronto because Lyndel has a great prontoscript that he will sell you for a very reasonable price with excellent tech support. The script that is built into the unit by Philips is pretty limited.