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URC-200 programmable via PC?
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Post 1 made on Friday August 13, 2004 at 21:02
kenyee
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Will the URC-200 ever be programmable via PC?
I'm curious what the 7-pin port in the battery compartment is for :-)
I was hoping it was a JP1 connector, but it's not :-(
Post 2 made on Saturday August 14, 2004 at 17:24
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We're discussing this topic in another thread here.
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Post 3 made on Saturday August 14, 2004 at 17:25
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You'll probably need background on the IR-Clone and the good it has done for the MX-500 and 600. Read about it on their website: www.irclone.com
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OP | Post 4 made on Wednesday August 18, 2004 at 17:58
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Not quite the same though. You guys are trying to get IRClone support.

I'm trying to figure out what the 7-pin connector in the battery compartment is for, especially if it has JP1 support ;-)

btw, why would you get an MX w/ IRClone instead of getting a $50 JP1 remote? The JP1 remote seems to be just as programmable (honest question, not trying to troll)...
Post 5 made on Wednesday August 18, 2004 at 18:35
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On 08/18/04 21:58 ET, kenyee said...
Not quite the same though. You guys are trying
to get IRClone support.

I'm trying to figure out what the 7-pin connector
in the battery compartment is for, especially
if it has JP1 support ;-)

kenyee,

The pins you see are for factory programming only - nobody has ever been able to program a remote using those, which is why the IRClone-MX was conceived and implimented. It's the only way to program the remote other than doing it the long / hard way.

btw, why would you get an MX w/ IRClone instead
of getting a $50 JP1 remote? The JP1 remote seems
to be just as programmable (honest question, not
trying to troll)...

The One For All remotes are great, but would never be considered high-end remotes (although the URC-9960 is pretty slick!). I still get compliments on the MX-500 when visitors come over (although I think they like the MX-3000 more! ;)

David
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OP | Post 6 made on Thursday August 19, 2004 at 09:34
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Although the One For All remotes aren't "high end", they seem to be just as programmable as the MX remotes, though w/o the cool screen and the programming software isn't as slick as IRClone. I was wondering if I would be missing something the MX remotes provide that the JP1 remotes don't. I know, visitors won't be as impressed unless I get the Kameleon but I just want the wife to get less confused about switching stuff around w/ the remotes ;-)
OP | Post 7 made on Thursday August 19, 2004 at 15:49
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btw, most of the reviews of the Kameleon state that it eats batteries if that matters...looks like worst case is 1-2 weeks and average is 1 month. If anyone gets it, they should get NiMH recharchables :-)
Post 8 made on Thursday August 19, 2004 at 22:35
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I second the "eating batteries" comment on the Kamelion. Although I did not disable the movement sensor on the Kamelion that came with my Kenwood receiver, I did promptly take the dead batteries out of it after 2 weeks so they would not leak.

I too, would like to know what the 7 pin connector is for. David when you say the pins are for "factory programmng only" it leads to another question. Do those pins have access for debug, or internal microcode, or user programs. Even though I may never use them, I am still curious what they are for and how they are used. Perhaps as a point of interest, some engineer from the manufacturer could enlighten the members of this forum. Plenty of interest I'm sure given the level of technical ability here. Informed readers want to know!

If the IPOD interface can be reverse engineered by REAL or their hired guns, I am sure a lowly 7 pin remote control interface can also be figured out. If it can't be used for user program upload and download, one would certainly think it could lead to some hacking interest.

Greg
Post 9 made on Friday August 20, 2004 at 01:03
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gcutshaw,

I did look at the same 7 pins on the MX-500 over two years ago. See the thread

[Link: remotecentral.com]

posts 20 and 21.

The three pins going to the controller are obviously a serial bus but how to figure out the protocol is beyond me. I needed good data on the controller chip and that I couldn't find.

Mike C
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OP | Post 10 made on Friday August 20, 2004 at 13:34
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Thanks, Mike. Just finished that monster thread. Looks like you and your nephew did some impressive reverse engineering ;-)

I dropped an email to the [email protected] to see if they have specs on the chip. I suspect the one in the URC-200 is different from the one in the MX500 though :-(

ken
Post 11 made on Friday August 20, 2004 at 15:46
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Mike, I read the threads also and agree you really dug in! If this thing has a clone function, then maybe an IR trace on the clone sequence stored and converted to bits may help. The OHSUNG chip looks to be a custom part and I can understand them not wanting us to hack around. I no longer have an MX-500 but do have the URC-200. Maybe someone with some inside info and an alias will volunteer some tips. Then we can have our own "JP" like remote.

I've gotta say that the URC-200 has ended my search for remotes. The extensive macro capability and the fast learning process provide all I need in a remote.

Greg


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