[Jay Wilson]

I'm back on my quest to use my PC to control my ECP4000. All I have in the rear of the pj is the 1/8" remote in jack. Is this of any use or is it only for a wired remote? Since it is working off a wire, I thought maybe...


If not, I need to find a 9 pin serial input card for the pj. Anybody got one they want to part with?


Thanks!

 

[Aaron Oz]

Ah, the elusive hunt for the RS232 port... It might be worth doing some experimenting with your PC's serial port, with a 9pin to 1/4" adapter (you would have to fabricate and figure out the active pins to put into the 1/4" plug), but you should be able to send a serial command to that 1/4" plug... the 1/4" plug module seems to convert serial into IR, and then the IR module actually does the controlling still.


I hope this makes sense. Thanks to Guy Kuo and his discrete power commands, I have my ECP working via the IR port with a Phast automation system, perfectly. The only thing that a serial port may offer over the IR, or the 1/4" serial to IR module, would be PJ feedback.


Jeff and I have been looking for another RS232 port for an ECP for quite a while. Not much success.


Oz

 

[Jay Wilson]

Oz, Jeff sent me some of the codes, but I had to re-format the hard drive and lost them. would you mind sending them to me again? On a 9 pin, pin 5 is ground and pin 2, 3 are send/receive. I have the service manual to verify what pins are what, but I need the codes again if you wouldn't mind.