JP1 Remotes

Wodent Boy · Joined: 29 Jul 2011 Posts: 3

Help !!

I am trying to get (IR 803) to recognize my Atlas 1056B01 remote. I am running Windows XP Pro MCE SP 3. My setup worked correctly before my computer crashed. When I plug my (Tommy Tyler) cable in ,it is recognized as USB-SER! ,under (other devices). Not under (Universal Serial Bus Controllers)!
When I follow the (Installing the WinUSB driver in Windows XP) directions there is no (USB IO Controller) listed. If I continue with the (The Found New Hardware wizard) as per directions, and select Wdp32bit,and JP1del.inf, I end up with (The specified location does not contain information about your hardware) window. (IR803) interface check shows (Unable to find Delcom device driver), and (Failed to open JP1.x interface).
If I run the (Test Group) program JP1xTEST, I end up with (NO JP1.x COMPATIBLE REMOTE FOUND!). I ran the "B&B COM Test" in the Select Port window there is no port to select.
The parallel port for my JP1 remotes is working correctly.
I have read other threads about other IR and JP1.x Atlas interface problems ,and now I am even more confused !
Any help would be appreciated !!!

3FG · Expert Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 3367

Ok, I'm pretty confused too.

The Atlas 1056 is a JP1.3 remote and needs a flash interface cable. Tommy's flash cables don't use not use the WinUSB driver or anything to do with Delcom. The WinUSB/Delcom stuff is for a JP1 interface cable which works with much older EEPROM type remotes.
Tommy's flash cables work with the FTDI driver. The link is in the first post of this thread.

Please confirm that you have a JP1.2/1.3 interface cable. I'll check in a when I get home on how such a flash cable should appear in the hardware manager, but my recollectio nis that it should show as USB serial.

Wodent Boy · Joined: 29 Jul 2011 Posts: 3

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Wodent Boy · Joined: 29 Jul 2011 Posts: 3

I loaded IR 803 on another Windows XP computer and got the same results. When I plugged in my JP1x cable ,"The Found New Hardware wizard" notification popped up. When I selected ftdibus or ftdiport "The specified location does not contain information about your hardware" popped up. In device manager it showed up as "USB-SER!" also ! When try to down load from my remote I get "Failed to open JP1.x interface".

Do I need USB to Serial software ?
Does my cable have a IC chip in it ? Does it need software loaded to it ? It was plugged in when my computer crashed.

Before my computer crashed I was using an older version of IR ,don't remember which. I didn't upgrade because everthing was working OK.

Was there a different driver being used a couple of years ago?