one for all initial programming questions

alvinmc · Post by **alvinmc** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 4:31 pm

Having trouble getting started...

So far, I went to the JP1 help and did the following:

1. downloaded the IR.exe program from the tools folder

2. downloaded several RDFs, into a separate folder, and unzipped them

3. downloaded the DecodeIR.dll & placed it in the same folder as the IR.exe

4. connected the remote with the USB interface device I bought from Rob (also bought the remote from Rob, FWIW), started the IR program, selected Remote, Download from remote

5. nothing happens. I get a prompt "ready to download from remote", I click yes, and get a window that says "unable to open device, please check connection"

I wondered if the remote has to have a button pressed to have the screen illuminated, and I've done this to make sure the remote is "awake" before I try to download. Also, the computer makes the typical sound when the USB cable is connected, but when I click on the "safely remove hardware" icon, only my internal DVD device is listed. Also, trying from "my computer" I do not see a device listed.

Post by **The Robman** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:58 pm

You didn't mention whether you have installed the driver for the USB cable, so I'm guessing that you didn't. You can download it from here.

alvinmc · Post by **alvinmc** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:56 am

Yes, I haveve done that. Prior to doing so, The USB selection on the Interface was greyed out.

Post by **The Robman** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 6:05 pm

Does anyone here, who has more experience with the USB cable than me, have any ideas?

Post by **vickyg2003** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:01 pm

Did you do the run the interface->Check Interface function? When I was first getting started I was doing things like plugging my plug so that I was missing a set of pins, or plugging the cable in the wrong side up. Either of those two things are really easy to do as a beginner.

Scott12 · Post by **Scott12** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:13 pm

The USB may be different, but w/ the parallel, the only place I've seen instructions for which way to plug the cord into the remote is w/ the cord trailing toward the bottom of the remote. When I first got mine, I messed w/ it for a while before I tried turning it around. Mine has to be plugged in w/ the cord trailing up (toward the batteries). If you haven't tried plugging it in the "other" way, that's worth a shot.

Post by **The Robman** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:25 pm

Just FYI, Alvin returned the remote and USB for a refund, so I hooked them up myself and have verified that they work perfectly, so I have no idea what he was managing to do wrong.