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Escient Fireball and Xantech Kepads
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Post 1 made on Tuesday June 18, 2002 at 14:03
kenk99
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I am having a hard time learning the Fireball remote codes into the Xantech DD software. The Pronto has no problem learning these codes but I have had no luck with the Xantech. Has anyone had success with this combonation of products and if so maybe a few tips on how to do it. Thanks, Ken
Post 2 made on Wednesday June 19, 2002 at 10:37
Eric Johnson
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Ken,

You might try cloning; that is, teach the Pronto, then teach the Xantech.

-Eric

Best Regards,
Eric
Post 3 made on Wednesday June 19, 2002 at 12:48
george p
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Ken,

That doesn't surprise me. I worked with a Compaq iPaq MC-1 Music Center. It is basically the same as the Fireball but fewer features. They are both made by OpenGlobe. I had a lot of trouble with the MC-1's IR codes. An HTM MX-500 remote cannot learn the IR codes reliably. But the new MX-700 does and so does the Pronto.

I also had problems with the Xantech 780-80 IR Receivers and had to swap them with 780-10's. They would not repeat the IR codes reliably. Now, the client is happy with the MX-700's and 780-10's.

There is something odd or unique about those IR codes that makes them tougher to deal with.

Not a solution but some additional info to utilize.

George

OP | Post 4 made on Wednesday June 19, 2002 at 17:50
kenk99
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Eric, Yes I tried I did try learning the comands from the Pronto and did get a few of them to work. When I used the original Fireball remote I got nothing to work. I guess I will keep trying and maybe get lucky.
Post 5 made on Thursday June 20, 2002 at 13:45
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Most IR formats have a big difference between a zero and one pulse, at least 50%. For example, a NEC zero is 69mSec and a one is 129mSec or something close to that time range. OpenGlobe uses an IR format that the difference between the ones and zeros are extremely small, less than 4%.

Most IR learning engines cannot detect and some IR generating engines can reproduce these small changes.

I had to learn these IR codes under “lab” conditions in other to create a functional IR library file that can be use for ELAN's VIA Touch Panel and Z-100 keypad.

- Hector
http://www.haguirre.com


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