Cannot learn Vidikron codes

[Malcolm]

Hi,

Firslty sorry for the long post. I am having trouble getting the USB UIRT (version 5.5) to learn codes for my Vidikron VPF40HD projector using Girder with the 2.5.9 plugin. It is sucessfully controlling other equipment so it is not a general problem.

Here is what I have tried to date.

1. Learining the codes straight from the remote: The progress bar never gets to 100% and I have dificulty getting the reciever to show activity.

2. Learning with force RAW mode on. The result of this is as with 1 above, it seams to make no difference to the result.

3. I found Pronto codes on the Net and then tried to import these using the import funtion. The published Pronto codes are at

http://ir.premisesystems.com/search.asp ... &l=VPF40HD

An example is the brightness code which follows...

0000 0008 0007 0006 00C0 03A6 00C0 017A 017A 00C0 00C0 00C0 00C0 00C0 00C0 00C0 00C0 4C54 00C0 03A6 00C0 00C0 00C0 017A 017A 017A 00C0 00C0 017A 4C54

The traslation seems to work however when I test the code I get no response from the projector.

4. I tried importing the code using force RAW mode but testing the result also failed to get the projector to respond.

5. Latstly the IR debug produced the following result.

BFDB 0067 000 FFFF
0381 0067 000 FFFF
03D3 006E 000 FFFF
0330 03CC 000 1288 03C4 000 03A6 03C5 000 0761 0057 000 FFFF
035C 03CB 000 03A3 03C8 000 0763 0779 000 075A 03C9 000 03A9 0775 000 FFFF
02F5 03D1 000 127C 03CF 000 039A 03D0 000 075F 0779 000 0761 03BC 000 03A8 077D 000 FFFF
02F5 03D3 000 127E 03CC 000 039F 03C8 000 075E 077A 000 0761 03C2 000 03A6 077B 000 FFFF
02F5 03BE 00E 128E 03CB 00E 03A0 03CE 000 0755 077D 000 075E 03C8 000 03A4 0780 000 FFFF
02F5 03D5 00F 127D 03CA 00E 03A1 03B3 00D 0772 077D 000 075C 03C3 000 03A9 0780 000 FFFF
02F5 03CF 00F 127F 03CA 010 03A0 03C3 010 0760 0775 01E 0767 03C5 00F 03A6 077E 000 FFFF
02F5 03C4 014 128C 03CB 00F 03A1 03CA 00E 075C 077A 01D 075E 03BC 00E 03AD 0780 020 FFFF
02F5 03C6 017 1287 03CB 016 03A0 03CD 014 0758 077B 022 075D 03C6 010 03A7 0781 020 FFFF
02F5 03D0 015 127F 03CE 014 039E 03CB 017 075D 077A 02D 075E 03C5 014 03A8 076A 028 FFFF
02F5 03D4 013 127D 03CE 015 039B 03CF 016 075B 0772 02D 0767 03CB 016 03A0 077F 02D FFFF
02F5 03CA 010 1285 03CA 00F 03A0 03BD 017 076B 0774 029 0765 03BD 016 03AD 0774 02A FFFF
02F5 03CE 00E 1287 03CE 010 039C 03CE 015 0758 077A 02E 0760 03C5 014 03A6 077D 02F FFFF
02F5 03D2 011 1280 03B3 010 03B7 03CA 012 075D 0779 02D 075E 03C4 017 03A8 077B 02B FFFF
02F5 03D8 011 127A 03C7 013 03A5 03BE 017 076A 077E 02D 0759 03B6 017 03B4 0780 02E FFFF
02F5 03C3 010 128F 03CC 014 039E 03CC 014 0759 077B 02B 075E 03C5 014 03A8 0782 02E FFFF
02F5 03CF 00F 127D 03B5 012 03B4 03C5 018 0763 077E 02D 075E 03C2 019 03A5 077E 02D FFFF


I have no idea what to do with this data.

Any ideas, thoughts or sugestions would be greatly apreciated.

Thanks,
Malcolm.

[jrhees]

Malcolm,

From the look of that Pronto code (the second number '8' indicates the frequency), it appears that the Vidikron uses a very high >500KHz carrier frequency. This is not currently a capability of the USB-UIRT.

I'll have to look into it and see if at the very least I can get the USB-UIRT to 'transmit' that high...

-Jon

[Malcolm]

Hi Jon,

Any progress with this? It would be a great benefit to me if I could use the USB UIRT to send these commands. If this is not going to be possible then I will have to build my own IR transmitter.

Thanks,
Malcolm.

[jrhees]

Malcolm,

The USB-UIRT design will allow a 500KHz carrier with some special code. I'm not sure how close that will be to the 'right' frequency for the Vidikron (there's a lot of granularity in frequencies that high and I am deriving the frequency from the pronto code). It really boils down to getting some test code for you to try.

Are you aware of any learning/one-for-all remotes that can capture/send these codes?

-Jon

[Malcolm]

Hi Jon,

I don't know of a learning or all-for-one style remote that will work with the Vidikron. The only thing I can think of would be to send you the original remote. Would it take long for you to produce the code if you have a remote to work from?

Regards,
Malcolm.

[jrhees]

Malcolm,

If you can give me a few days I can give you some test code to try. Things have been hectic the past several days because I'm catching up on backorders.

-Jon

[Malcolm]

Thanks Jon,

That will be great. I look forward to trying out the code.

-Malcolm.

[Malcolm]

Hi Jon,

Have you made any progress on getting some test code for me to try? I am guessing that this code will an IR code that I import to act as a remote button. Do you want me o send you the debug code from the remote for the functions I am most iteested in?

Thanks,
Malcolm.

[Malcolm]

Hi Jon,

Any update on this?

Cheers,
Malcolm.