So DLO homedock now has a dock that has discrete IR commands. The problem is, their documenations is not in .ccf hex. I am a bit rusty I am wondering if anyone can help me convert the following into .ccf hex. I tried downloading hex2ccf, but I cannot get it to run on my computer. Here is what DLO has documented:



The HD Pro supports the following IR codes:

Command -- Code
Power (toggle) -- 0x1C7A
PowerOn -- 018F
Power Off -- 028F
Mode -- 2B7A
Video Mode On -- 048F
Video Mode Off -- 038F
Up -- 3A7A
Down -- 497A
Left -- 587A
Right -- 677A
Enter -- C04F
Volume Up -- 504F
Volume Down -- 304F
Mute -- B27A
Track - / Rewind -- 904F
Track + / FWD -- 604F
Fast Forward 857A
Rewind -- 767A
Random -- 947A
Random On -- 078F
Screensaver -- C17A
Screensaver On -- 088F
Screensaver Off -- 098F
Repeat -- A37A
Key Command Repeat (used as key repeat)0001
Home IR (Brings you back to the main page)058F

Okay,

So here is some more information that might lead to some clues. Based a hashemi's DLO pcf file that he uploaded here is a sample of some of his command:

Play/Pause
900A 006D 0000 0001 EE87 05F2

Track Back
900A 006D 0000 0001 EE87 09F2

So based on some information by John Fine in a thread a while back, I tried adding the "018F" From the power on code above the the "900A 006D 0000 0001 EE87..." but that doesn't work. Hashemi's codes above work just fine, but if I try to create a power on button by adding the hex info from DLO the the "900A 006D 0000 0001 EE87..." to make "900A 006D 0000 0001 EE87 018F" It doesn't work.

So to provide more clues I learned some codes from the DLO remote:

Play/Pause
0000 006A 0026 0000 014A 00B1 0017 0017 0017 0043 0017 0043 0017 0043 0017 0017 0017 0043 0017 0043 0017 0043 0017 0043 0017 0043 0017 0043 0017 0017 0017 0017 0017 0017 0017 0017 0017 0043 0017 0043 0017 0017 0017 0043 0017 0017 0017 0017 0017 0017 0017 0017 0017 0017 0017 0017 0017 0043 0017 0017 0017 0017 0017 0043 0017 0043 0017 0043 0017 0043 0017 0606 014A 0061 0017 0F24 014A 0061 0017 00B1

I think the protocal is different for the new HomeDock Pro than the HomeDock Delux. That maybe why changing my learned codes doesn't work. Are you using a HomeDock Pro, or the HomeDock Delux?

Homedock Pro

johnsfine??? Will you please report to the thread... :)

Why isn't Play/Pause in that list?


Where?



Good. Structurally that is the same signal as the 900A form of Play/Pause you quoted. The modulation frequency is different, but I don't think that matters.


That answers a lot of questions. It is more evidence that modulation frequency and any other tiny differences between the learned signal and the 900A form don't matter.


It looks to me like you did the right thing. I don't know why it didn't work.

One wild guess is duration. Some devices need a very long duration signal for discrete On. To test that, mack sure the IR signal is the only action on a button, then try a very long press of that button. I understand that you want to use discrete On in a macro, not alone on a button. But start by testing alone on a button to find out whether it is the right signal.

Otherwise, maybe there is an error in the information you got from DLO, or it might be in a different format,

Is the Track- command in your first post (904F) the same command as the "Track Back" (09F2) in your second post? If so, then all the bits in the first post are backwards, so 018F would really be 80F1 and 028F would really be 40F1

John

Thanks for piping in here. I sent you an email yesturday to your comcasr account that has a .pdf attached to it from DLO. Most of the documentation is related to the RS232 protocol, but the last page has all the IR information that I posted. Maybe there will be additional clues. I have email the DLO crew to get their feedback, but so far, no response.

I will test a longer durration to see if that helps.

Jared

I got the email (on a different computer, so I don't have it handy) but as far as I recall, there was no extra info in there beyond what you quoted here.

The thing I thought of last and typed last in my post above is probably the best guess. I thought of duration first and it might be right, but less likely.

So try
900A 006D 0000 0001 EE87 80F1
for discrete On, and
900A 006D 0000 0001 EE87 40F1
for discrete Off

These Worked!!! You are the man! So you can guess what my follow up question is? How do I convert the rest of these. I am not that familiar with hex, so I am not real sure how you arrived at "80F1 & 40F1".

Also, FYI I tried the duration thing, and that did not work.

Regards

Jared

I hope they work on the HomeDock Delux.

no such luck ali, 'fraid we're gonna have to bite the bullet and buy the new product.
hey bluefin where did you get the discrete list? can you forward it to me?

Yeah

You can download it from:

[Link: dlo.com]

The ir codes are in the RS232 documentation.

Yea i figured that out. This stinks!

In theory you convert from hex to binary, then reverse the bits within each set of eight, then convert back to hex. But that might not be enough detail since you're not familiar with hex. This is a common enough transformation in dealing with manufacturer supplied IR documentation that I do it in my head directly from hex to bit reversed hex without really thinking about the binary. So I guess it's easier to just do it for you than explain further:

Power (toggle) -- 1C7A 385E
PowerOn -- 018F 80F1
Power Off -- 028F 40F1
Mode -- 2B7A D45E
Video Mode On -- 048F 20F1
Video Mode Off -- 038F C0F1
Up -- 3A7A 5C5E
Down -- 497A 925E
Left -- 587A 1A5E
Right -- 677A E65E
Enter -- C04F 03F2
Volume Up -- 504F 0AF2
Volume Down -- 304F 0CF2
Mute -- B27A 4D5E
Track - / Rewind -- 904F 09F2
Track + / FWD -- 604F 06F2
Fast Forward 857A A15E
Rewind -- 767A 6E5E
Random -- 947A 295E
Random On -- 078F E0F1
Screensaver -- C17A 835E
Screensaver On -- 088F 10F1
Screensaver Off -- 098F 90F1
Repeat -- A37A C55E
Home IR (Brings you back to the main page)058F A0F1
Key Command Repeat (used as key repeat)0001 I think that's a documentation error, misdecribing a different aspect of the signal. But if it were an actual signal, it would be 0080

Edit, I noticed and fixed a typo above, so maybe I should explain the translation rules in case there is another typo:

First, translate individual digits as follows: 0, 6, 9 and F are unchanged. Any other digit should be found in one of the pairs below and replaced with the other member of the same pair:
1 <-> 8
2 <-> 4
3 <-> C
5 <-> A
7 <-> E
B <-> D

Second, swap the first and second positions and swap the third and fourth.

John

You rock, I will report back on what codes worked, then prepared a .ccf file to upload.

Bluefin684