set-top box ADB 5809C

zetvoo · Post by **zetvoo** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:16 am

I have Slingbox PRO and I'd like to add a remote control which uses XMP1 protocol. Is it possible to do this if I have only code table of RCU?

Thanks in advance.

Post by **The Robman** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:28 pm

zetvoo wrote:Is it possible to do this if I have only code table of RCU?

What does that mean?

alanrichey · Post by **alanrichey** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:41 pm

I would hazard a guess RCU stands for Remote Control Codes and probably gives the OBC values for each button. So at this stage of the XMP protocol development i guess the answer is no

Al

zetvoo · Post by **zetvoo** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 4:49 am

The Robman wrote:
zetvoo wrote:Is it possible to do this if I have only code table of RCU?
What does that mean?

It's means that I have information about codes of RCU's keys, e.g. DIGIT1 has 92, MUTE has 9C etc.

zetvoo · Post by **zetvoo** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:39 am

alanrichey wrote:I would hazard a guess RCU stands for Remote Control Codes and probably gives the OBC values for each button. So at this stage of the XMP protocol development i guess the answer is no

Al

RCU stands for Remote Control Unit

Post by **The Robman** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:34 am

zetvoo wrote:RCU stands for Remote Control Unit

That helps, because I had no idea what it meant.

Having the hex codes for the buttons is certainly a start, but you would need to know the fixed hexed data too in order to be able to create an upgrade. You haven't mentioned what the device is yet, if you do we can look it up to see if we've already come across it.

zetvoo · Post by **zetvoo** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:54 am

Sorry, I forgot about it:) I have cable set-top box ADB 5809C

alanrichey · Post by **alanrichey** » Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:06 am

Have a look at this thread:

http://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thr ... -Devices./

zetvoo · Post by **zetvoo** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 1:38 am

I tried to teach Slingbox by that website ( http://betaremotes.slingbox.com/ ) but it learnt only number 5 button...

alanrichey · Post by **alanrichey** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:20 am

Ok, I have built a test Remote for you at http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/dload ... le_id=7976

This is the first time I have used a new upgrade to the XMP protocol that this box uses, so will be very interested in how you get on.

Al

zetvoo · Post by **zetvoo** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:50 am

thanks a lot for a test remote, it almost works:) the most important that it communicates with stb but the buttons don't react properly: e.g. when I switch button 2 the stb display channel list. I will try get a proper code table. I wonder how you get a device/subdevice number for that remote contro?Wink

alanrichey · Post by **alanrichey** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:21 pm

Many thanks for the feedback. That is good news about the fact it actually operates the box as it means the XMP-1 is probably actually interpreting the right device/subdevice codes, which was always the problem in the past.

I guess the problem now lies in the interpretation and decode of the actual button codes.

OK Rob (and Mathdon who I think is also monitoring this thread), I am now out of my depth

Where do we go from here ?

The RMDU files is at http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/dload ... le_id=7976

Maybe a list of what each button actually does would show where the error is ?

Al

Post by **The Robman** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:55 pm

I'm willing to help but I don't know how to. Zetvoo never did post the list of codes that he/she has and I don't know where you got the OBCs from, so I can't verify if they're correct.

alanrichey · Post by **alanrichey** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:15 pm

I don't think he has the codes. I learned the OBCs from my Harmony and DecodeIR. I just hoped that by comparing the OBC of the buttons that are pressed, compared with the code that is actually being sent (In his example the '2' should be sending an OBC of 1 but is apparently sending 34) we might see a logical pattern. Maybe a missing or extra byte somewhere.

At the worst, I can 'tweak' the buttons so the correct codes are sent, but that isn't a very professional solution and won't fix what appears to be a (hopefully minor) bug in the new XMP protocol.

Cheers

Al

Post by **The Robman** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:33 pm

Do you have a file containing the learned signals that I can look at?

The following post makes it sound like he/she has a list of codes.

zetvoo wrote:
The Robman wrote:
zetvoo wrote:Is it possible to do this if I have only code table of RCU?
What does that mean?
It's means that I have information about codes of RCU's keys, e.g. DIGIT1 has 92, MUTE has 9C etc.