JP1 Remotes

[mdavej]

Sorry to temporarily derail the OP's thread, but here are a few additional observations of mine:

- Touch is the only RF capable remote of the Xsight family

- Touch is significantly thinner and lighter than Color.

- Color battery life is very short.

- Touch and Color do have small, nearly flush buttons, but tactile cues are good. Transport group has a dip in the middle, Nav group is a different texture with a raised OK, and Num group are all raised.

- I don't use favorites much myself, but you can import Harmony icons on the Touch and Color and have very nice looking favorites lists.

Back on topic, I think the VUR8 is probably the best non-Xsight option for the OP due to price, features and availability. Other backlit JP1 remotes are much more difficult to find.

[vickyg2003]

[cybrdawg]

So I was agonizing over the decision until I found a new B01 Atlas for $5 shipped. I took it as a sign. I also took a chance on the US-sourced FTDI cable (this picture convinced me, so elegant).

I will report back with my results.

[cybrdawg]

The FTDI cable shipped much faster (next day) than my remote, which finally arrived yesterday. For $5 delivered it's a deal, backlit & almost new (some scuffs on the back), though it is even larger than I expected. The battery door feels a little loose, but overall it seems to be better quality than most of what's in stores.

I had everything set to go offline in RMIR, but I can't get it to recognize the remote. When I try to download from the remote, the adapter cable flashes, but RMIR says "No Remotes Found".

Just to be sure, do I have the pins correct? Looking down at the back of the remote, with rx/tx corresponding to the signals on the cable:

[pH7_jp1]

I replied to a PM from cybrdawg on connections for this FTDI cable, but thought I may as well post the same here, in case it can help someone else. Here are the connections: