JP1 Remotes

This is probably a really dumb question. I've looked through a bunch of JP1 info but I was unable to find information on what to do if you have 6 holes in your remote instead of 6 pins.

I recently purchased a OFA8017 and it has 6 holes. I have a JP1 cable on order (too lazy to build one) and I'm wondering if it'll connect or if I need to add a connector to the remote.

Thanks.

volan wrote:This is probably a really dumb question. I've looked through a bunch of JP1 info but I was unable to find information on what to do if you have 6 holes in your remote instead of 6 pins.

I recently purchased a OFA8017 and it has 6 holes. I have a JP1 cable on order (too lazy to build one) and I'm wondering if it'll connect or if I need to add a connector to the remote.

Thanks.

This is just a guess on my part but I think this may be the Canadian version of the 8011. In which case you would have to solder in a 6 pin header or use a pogo adapter. However, I also believe it does not have an eeprom so that would also have to be added.

Rob will jump in here and correct me if I am wrong and he might even add that it also needs a jumper wire.

volan wrote: I recently purchased a OFA8017 and it has 6 holes. I have a JP1 cable on order (too lazy to build one) and I'm wondering if it'll connect or if I need to add a connector to the remote.

It's worse than that. The 8017 needs a connector and an eeprom and a jumper added in order to be JP1 compatible.

Hmmmm, sounds difficult. Can you direct me to any documentation...with pictures...LOTS of pictures!

thanks.

Nils_Ekberg wrote:This is just a guess on my part but I think this may be the Canadian version of the 8011. In which case you would have to solder in a 6 pin header or use a pogo adapter. However, I also believe it does not have an eeprom so that would also have to be added.

Rob will jump in here and correct me if I am wrong and he might even add that it also needs a jumper wire.

Jump jump...

The URC-8017 is indeed the Canadian URC-8011. It needs both an EEPROM chip and a 6-pin connector soldered in and a wire soldered across the JMP2 spot.

However, the pogo-pin adapter is not an option, even with the EEPROM soldered in, because the 6 holes are not the "pass through" type, there aren't any contacts on the "up" side of the PCB.

volan wrote:Hmmmm, sounds difficult. Can you direct me to any documentation...with pictures...LOTS of pictures!

I'll take some pictures when I do the next batch of remotes, but you can find instructions in the hardware folder (over at Yahoo).

If I would have known that it was going to be so difficult, I would have just purchased from you...

That's why I do the pre-soldered remotes!