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USB Infrared Toy / Re: How to configure WinLirc for USB IR Toy
[quote author="rct"]
[quote author="scanboostar"]
I always get stuck in learning the remote (tried 3 several remotes from different brands Netgear, Sony, MCE(Asrock)]:
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Currently the USB IR Toy only decodes remote that speak RC5 in irman compatible mode.    I had to use a universal remote and try
a few different codes until I found a remote code that used RC5.  All of the remotes I wanted to use were of course not RC5.

[/quote]Good suggestion I will check my remotes to find if they are RC5
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And PuTTY is also displaying characters when pressing a button on the NetGear remote.

Do you know what mode the USB IR Toy is in when you are using it with putty?    Did you type an 'R' to put it into IR man mode (the one that responds with 'OK')?    Or did you type an X, which puts it into raw I/O mode (it respods with X01.

The default mode is IRman
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mode=IR_DECODER; //mode variable tracks the IR Toy mode
A funny thing happens when I press button [5] on the Netgear remote: PuTTY displays V101 (Test mode) and the decoding stops until I enter 'R' from PuTTY.
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If you can get characters transmitted from the USB IR toy with the netgear remote when in IRman mode, (send an 'r') than you should be able to use that with LIRC/WinLIRC.

Hope This Helps,
--Rob

Thanks !

I also tried a JVC and a Pioneer remote but only the Netgear remote responds in IRman mode.
X (IRIO) mode is displaying multiple characters (RAW Data) with all of the remotes.

Recap: I will find a RC5 remote and try WinLIRC again.
Hessel.
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USB Infrared Toy / Re: How to configure WinLirc for USB IR Toy
[quote author="liyin"]
Are you pressing [Enter] or giving any parameters?

Have you tried different COM port, speed, signal gap/length (from LIRC config files) parameters?


There is a Logic Analyzer Client that doesn't require Java to be installed (is portable):

[JRE1.6.0_14-b08]
BPLogicAnalyzer.exe
Analyzer.jar

BFP Logic Analyzer 0.8.1
http://www.gadgetfactory.net/gf/download/frsrelease/101/100/BFP_Logic_Analyzer_0.8.1.zip
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I pressed [ENTER] on all requests this time, I tried different values/responses (COM port, speed, signal gap/length) but with the same result.

I am using the portable Logic Analyzer Client, I installed it for my BusPirate.
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USB Infrared Toy / Re: How to configure WinLirc for USB IR Toy
Thanks for the extensive information.

I always get stuck in learning the remote (tried 3 several remotes from different brands [Netgear, Sony, MCE(Asrock)]):

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Step One: Determine signal gap, signal length, and repeat codes.
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You will be asked to press an arbitrary button a number of times.
Please hold it in for at least one second each time, and wait at
least one second between keypresses.

If you want to manually enter a signal gap and signal length, you
may do so now (ie, "31000 52").  Otherwise, just hit ENTER.
Gap and length?
Press a button.
Error reading signal; please try again.

SUMP is doing OK:

And PuTTY is also displaying characters when pressing a button on the NetGear remote.
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USB Infrared Toy / How to configure WinLirc for USB IR Toy
I'm using the USB IR Toy on WinXP but I can't get it working with WinLirc.

Details:
WinLirc version: 0.6.5
USBIRTOY Firmware: 20100305 R85
Connection Virtual COM8, 115200 bps
Using PuTTY of Hyperterm . . .
SelfTest Response on "t": V101
IrMan response on "IR": OK
Firmware updated are OK (

IR LED orientarion corrected and 330 Ohm paralleled to R4.
 
WinLIRC Error: WinLIRC failed to Initialize (Would you like to change the configuration . . . .?

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