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Trouble with IRPanels program -- solved
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Trouble with IRPanels program -- solved
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Post 1 made on Thursday February 10, 2011 at 01:58
Ernie Bornn-Gilman
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I'm still messing around with a ccf that somehow makes my RC5200 require a reload of the ccf after some time of use. I'm trying to generate some perfect codes to be sure the guy who learned the codes originally, not me, really, didn't somehow get some bad learns that are messing me up.

I've worked out that the Xantech CC62, Code Set 60, uses NEC Protocol and is Device 12.

Next, I'm trying once more to figure out how to generate the perfect codes. I swear I did this once but I can't figure out how to do it.

I believe that, given the info I've got above, I can use IrPanels to make a set of codes. However, the readme for IrPanels doesn't even refer to IrPanels:

CCF Panels is a simple Tool that can be helpful for when using ProntoUtil to generate several codes to test.

Just Select all the codes you generated in ProntoUtil and Drag/Drop (or Copy/Paste) them in the IR Codes TextBox in the CCF Panels App. Select Generate CCF and a file called "IRCodesCreate.CCF" (from the supplied Master CCF File) will be generated. This file should hold all the IR codes you created with ProntoUtil.
It worked for what I needed to do with it.

Haven't done a lot of testing so there could be a few bugs... (esp. with the fact that it's 3:45 AM now and I'm getting tired :-)
Hope you enjoy it...

Can someone explain how to apply these notes to IrPanels? I've looked at the readme for ProntoUtil and it doesn't even talk about IR commands!

Thanks in advance.

And if you are so nice as to actually generate a set of codes, or a ccf, for me, I'd still like to have an idea how to get there from knowing the protocol and device number. Many thanks.

I'm going to go look at MakeHex right now. Maybe that's the answer, but I was sure I used an irp file before; I can't figure out how to make the irp file now.

Last edited by Ernie Bornn-Gilman on February 10, 2011 02:41.
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OP | Post 2 made on Thursday February 10, 2011 at 02:32
Ernie Bornn-Gilman
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I figured out how to do it! You open one of the .irp files and select the proper device number, then save. In Windows Explorer, you drag the icon for that file over the MakeHex.exe icon, and a .hex file is created with all 256 commands.

Now... there's hex2ccf, which should turn that file into a ccf with all 256 commands, and I can't work out how to make that one go. When I drag the .hex icon over the hex2ccf.exe icon, the DOS screen flashes momentarily, but I can't find any resulting ccf anywhere in the computer.

so... what's the next step?
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OP | Post 3 made on Thursday February 10, 2011 at 02:39
Ernie Bornn-Gilman
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Persistence pays off. That flash of the command screen had a message: needs argument.

I found that out by opening the DOS screen using Run cmd, then working my way to the directory where I have hex2ccf.exe, then running it. Fortunately, John built a great error message into the program. The program needs to see:
hex2ccf [source .hex file] [.ccf file to be created]

Lo! Behold! 'Tis done!


pfroepfer -- that word is just there so I can search for this thread later.
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Post 4 made on Thursday February 10, 2011 at 05:44
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Using the MakeHex GUI makes it much easier to edit the .IRP files and generate the .HEX file.

MakeHex GUI
Place in the same folder as Makehex.
[Link: files.remotecentral.com]


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Jason
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