RemoteMaster v1.87 is now available!

[gfb107]

I've built and released RemoteMaster v1.87

Available downloads are:

• RemoteMaster.v1.87.zip - (~0.9GB) Multi-platform Java program, works on Windows, Linux, etc..
  • Requires a Java 1.5 or newer runtime environment.
  • Please read and follow the installation instructions
• RemoteMaster.v1.87.exe - ( ~1.5GB) Windows standalone application
  • Compiled, packaged, and powered by Excelsior JET.
  • Note: You must follow steps 4 and 5 of the installation instructions

Changes for v1.87

• Fix importing of KM updates for remotes that use 2-byte PIDs
• Update digitmaps through 447
• Fix NEC 2/4DEV Combo bug requiring default sub-device
• Fix DeviceCombiner for HCS08 to enable duration control

Links:
The RemoteMaster project home page, now accepting donations.
RemoteMaster.v1.87.zip
RemoteMaster.v1.87.exe - See note below.
Change Log (also included in the ZIP file)
Readme.html (also included in the ZIP file)

Notes:

• The stand-alone Windows version is compiled and packaged with Excelsior JET.
• Don't forget to follow steps 4 and 5 of the installation instructions.

[The Robman]

The NEC 2DEV thing looks good but the 4DEV still acts weird. To see what I'm seeing, fire up RM and select NEC 4DEV, which will give you a default fixed data value of "FF 00 FF 00 FF FF FF 00" (whereas it should be "FF 00 FF 00 FF 00 FF 00"). If you then enter 1 device1, the first two bytes change to "7F 80" as they should. If you enter 1 in the device2 box the next two bytes change to "7F 80" as they should, but the 6th byte also changes, which implies that this byte is duplicating dev2, whereas it should be sub3. Now, enter a 1 as device3, and the 5th byte changes to "7F" as it should, the 6th byte doesn't change and the 8th byte becomes "80", meaning it's acting as sub3 whereas it should be sub4. Now enter a 1 in device4 and the only byte to change is the 7th.

The problem above is just with the defaults. If you manually enter the complement code in each sub-device box, the correct hex byte changes.

It still doesn't open this Manual Settings file that I just created:
https://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/dload ... le_id=6172

But the weird thing is, it does open the "combo" version:
https://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/dload ... le_id=6182

Also, the selected remote in the KM file is the URC-9910, which doesn't have an exact letter-for-letter match in the RDF list, but there are two remotes in the list that start with "URC-9910", so you would think that RM would be able to default the remote selection to one of them, but it actually defaults it to one of the Slingboxes.

[gfb107]

The fix I made for NEC 2/4DEV was for the device.subdevice popup on the Functions tab. This problem is a simple twaek to protocols.ini.
Find the NEC 4DEV entry in protocols.ini and make the following change:

DevParms=Device 1,Sub Device 1=[-0],Device 2,Sub Device 2=[-2],Device3,Sub Device 3=[-4],Device 4,Sub Device 4=[-6]

. If that works for you I'll include it in the next release.

v1.87 doesn't include any fixes that should help with importing Manual Settings.

RM takes each word in the KM remote name and builds a list of RM remote names that include those words. That list is sorted alphabetically.
Then the first one in the list is made the 'default' match.

It might be possible to have the position of the word in the KM remote name influence the sorting. That way the URC-9910 remotes would be listed first, the 8910s and finally those with UEI in their name.

Another possibility would be to ignore the term UEI in all matching, or all words of 3 characters or less.

[The Robman]

This problem is a simple tweak to protocols.ini

Thanks Greg, I figured it was something like that, but didn't know what the fix was. The change you suggested fixed it. Thanks.

[mdavej]

Thanks for the update, Greg.

Here's a tip for those running the java version on a pc. To avoid using the batch file to start RM, you can make a shortcut with the following "target":

C:\WINDOWS\system32\javaw.exe -jar "C:\INSERT_PATH_TO_RM_HERE\RemoteMaster.jar"

For RMIR, append a space followed by -ir.

HERE are some icons you can use for the above shortcuts.

Important: Put the path in "start in" as well or you'll get errors.