trouble getting started

angra · Post by **angra** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 7:40 pm

Please forgive if this is a FAQ. I've searched a good bit but I do not know the jargon so well yet so maybe I missed something. Anyway.

I have a 6131 I am trying to extend. I got a simple cable via mail order and soldered in a 6 pin header. I d/l ir.exe and ran it with cable plugged into remote and PC (tried my desktop and laptop with same results). Trying "check interface" gets me "No respons from the Remote. Make sure your Interface is plugged into JP1 properly". Parallel port is working (I can print via it), OS is win2k. Port address is set right. About 1-2 seconds after attempting a interface check, the 6131 LED lights up for something like 3/4 second. I read on the hardware forum that one person was suggested to try a download without autocheck, which I tried, and got "Did not receive a response (acknowledgement) from the remote after sending device address. (ErrNo=7, Param=160)" and the same LED blink.

Not really sure what to check from here. Any suggestions on what to try/check from here?

Thanks for reading...

Post by **The Robman** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 7:49 pm

If you're using a store bought URC-6131, you not only need so solder in the 6-pin header, you also need to solder in the EEPROM chip itself. Take a look at the PCB and in the bottom right hand corner you'll see a very small pad labelled U2, that's where it goes.

There's a file in the hardware folder that details how to do the mod.

angra · Post by **angra** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 7:51 pm

argh somehow I missed that in my preparatory reading :/.

Thanks for the info! I'd have gone nuts trying to figure that out I'm afraid.

edit: now when I search for "eeprom" "6131" I find the sticky in hardware. I don't know how I failed to see that, but thanks for not roasting me!