JP1 Remotes

I have left an email for slick_101(Hovis) at his JP1 cable site, but have not had a reply as of yet. I have the All in One 6011 which has the 6 holes in the battery compartment. What do I need in addtion to the jp1 cable to connect to this type connection. I see on the Hovis site he has a pin adapter for the jp1 cable. Is that what I need?

I also have a remote from Comcast that has the jp1 pins exposed so I assume I just connect a jp1 cable to upgrade that remote?? This may be the better remote to upgrade. It already allows you to put all on or off, and operates the sound & channels separately.

Finally, the reason I've got into this. I need the code to the Midiland ADS 4000 sound decoder. All in One has only one Midiland code 1095, but its not in my 6011 or Comcast remote. So does anyone have a download for that code or any other Midiland code? I contacted Midiland via email & phone but they have never responded.

Thanks in advance for your help.

The 6011 needs an eeprom and a jumper in addition to the 6 pin header. If you feel able to do that much soldering, I think Rob still has the eeproms for sale (regular vendors charge more for shipping, handling and/or minimum order than for the eeprom itself).

I've seen some discussion here of that Comcast remote (try a search) but I didn't read it carefully, so I don't know whether it's supported or how well.

If you go to the trouble of adding the eeprom to the 6011, it's better supported than the Comcast one would be. But mainly you should decide between them based on which key layout you prefer and how hard it would be for you to get and solder an eeprom.

I've never heard of Midiland. I'll look later for info on setup code 1095, but I'm not certain which 1095 it would be. Normally a device type is required.

Regarding the Comcast remote, it could be an older "Navigator" style remote, in which case it is supported, but if it's one of the newer remotes with the FlashROM chip on board, then it's not supported. The 6-pin is usually labelled "JP1.1" on the flash remotes.

Regarding the Midland, seeing as how this is such a rare device (ie, the experts here haven't heard of it) you really should consider getting a JP1 learning remote, that way you can decode the signals yourself and build an upgrade for it.

I have URC-8811s, which are JP1 learning remotes, available for $19 - which is even less that the Walmart price!