JP1 Remotes

dillondillon · Joined: 19 Apr 2010 Posts: 17

I got the jp1 parallel cable, but there is no parallel port on my laptop, can I use the 'Laptop Parallel Adapter Card' to get the parallel port from Express Card Slot? Did anyone succeed in it?

andyross · Joined: 13 Jun 2004 Posts: 261 Location: Aurora, IL

Add-on parallel cards should work. I added a PCI card to my computer. The only issue is I had to manually set IR to use the proper I/O address, as it doesn't use the normal DOS-era ones. A PCMCIA adapter may be the same. You can find the address in Device Manager under Windows.

vickyg2003 · Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:09 pm Post subject:

I'm pretty sure a parallel cable requires a REAL parallel port in order to do its bit banging. Only the serial cable would work with an adapter.
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The Robman · Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:27 pm Post subject:

There's a difference between an adapter cable (which won't work with the parallel cables) and a card (which should). If this laptop card is equivalent to a PCI card that you would use in a desktop, it should work. But if it's really more like an adapter cable, then it won't.
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SouthPaw · Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 11

The parallel port PCI express card slot cards I've seen are pretty pricey (in the $60 range for a decent one.) I would suggest going with one of Tommy Tyler's "USB Interface Cable for JP1.2 or JP1.3 (Flash) Remotes" and one of his "JP1 EEPROM Programming Adapter for JP1 (EEPROM) Remotes" from here: http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9405

It will run you $55 with shipping but you will be able to program JP1, JP1.2 and JP1.3 remotes with this setup. This is the option I went with for my laptop and have not looked back. Also the build quality on his cables is top notch! So much better than my homemade parallel cable I used for several years.

jimdunn · Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Posts: 544 Location: NSW, Australia

dillondillon · Joined: 19 Apr 2010 Posts: 17

I have orderred one usb cable, but it would take a long time for shipping, so I'd like to find an alternative method. From the supplier of the Laptop Parallel Adapter Card, I heard that the card can get the real physical address, so maybe it can work. I will borrow one to try not only for this case but also for the extension of my laptop, any further progress I will let you know, thanks.

vickyg2003 · Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 6:13 am Post subject: