The USB IR Toy is the first project to be ported to the open source USB stack. In the past we relied on Microchip’s non-distributable USB stack and it made development a pain. With the new stack we can give you all the files, and compiling should be easy as clicking a button.
You can grab the third test release in the forum, and load it into an IR Toy v1 or v2 using the normal instructions.
This is only a test release, and there are many known bugs. So far, these features work reasonably well:
- IRman RC5 decoder mode. Well tested
- IR Sample receive mode (WinLIRC, EventGhost). Well tested
- IR Widget compatibility mode
- Overall USB connectivity is solid
- Minor modes like USB->Serial converter, etc should work fine
Known issues. We know these things just don’t work yet. With the new stack they’ll get better fast though:
- IR transmit and compatibility with any IR Toy REC & PLAY utility
- SUMP logic analyzer mode crashes the client, but works fine in terminal
The biggest show-stopper is the SUMP logic analyzer problem. It works fine in a terminal, but with the actual client there are problems:
- At 115K BPS one capture is possible, but at the end the IR Toy disconnects from the PC
- At 900KBPS, pressing the capture button crashes the client completely, even before data is send (just opening the port). The IR Toy still works in a terminal and will return SUMP data just fine
We need lots of help testing this release in the real world. Especially multi-platform tests of the buggy SUMP mode with the OLS client.
As always, all code contributions and debugging help are appreciated with fame and free PCB coupons.
Arrgh, I still couldn’t get my hands on SMD components, hopefully I’ll get them this weekend, then I can help with these tests too.
SUMP logic analyzer mode crashes the client, but works fine in terminal****Requires newer firmware.