Re: [WinLIRC] Remote codes are repeating....little help?!

[Seth W. <set...@me...>]

Thanks for the advice Jim,

WinLirc was behaving properly.  I changed the code by using the 
counter.  The app ignores any odd number.

It works great now!

Seth.


On 22-Jan-05, at 10:58 PM, Jim Paris wrote:

>> I have my hardware setup correctly and working fine. My remote codes
>> are working fine except that each code is repeated twice.  I tried a
>> different remote and had the same problem.  I wrote a small app in
>> VB to handle the remote control codes coming in using the winsock
>> control and VB code posted in the winLirc docs.
>
> It may be that the remote just sends the codes quickly.  Check the
> repeat count that WinLIRC reports by connecting to the server via
> telnet (connect to localhost port 8765).  If the counter is properly
> reporting 00, 01, 02 etc then WinLIRC is probably doing what it should.
> It always reports everything that it sees, and there's no way at the
> moment to tell it to do otherwise.  You might be able to modify the
> config file as you mentioned to trick it into thinking two keypresses
> are one, but in general the best way to solve it is to have your
> application just ignore keypress 01, 03, etc.
>
> -jim
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
> This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting
> Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time
> by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc.
> Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl
> ____________________________________________________
> This message was sent to the WinLIRC mailing list
> win...@li...
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/winlirc-list
>
>
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Seth Wilson, P.Eng
Metroland IT

set...@me...
905.281.5598
905.279.0440 x264