Strand Wireless Remote

[TallPaul]

Hi all,

 

We have the Strand Wireless Remote (v2.8.3) running on an HP Ipaq and also several Pocket PC mobile phones over WiFi connecting to a Strand 520i. The remotes all work fine in their default configuration 'mode' screens (i.e. Channel Control, Record, X Playback etc.) however there is also a config file (ppc_hhr.cfg, version 1.2) which the software reads for additional settings. There is a format briefly described in comments within this file for designing a custom control screen, with user-defined buttons and command strings which I wish to do.

 

Has anyone experimented with this? I can get some commands working in this customised screen but others don't seem to do anything. The format described in comments is this:

 

userbutton = button, width, height, left, top, caption, down, repeat, up

 

where

 

down = command to send on button press
up= command to send every 250mS if button still pressed
down = command to send on button release

 

An example given in the config file is as follows:

 

userbutton = 13, 35, 35, 3, 160, 2, 2 OFF, UP%, 2 OFF,

 

Is the syntax for commands always exactly as they appear on the Strand Command Line e.g. REM<space>DIM or is there another format? "REM DIM" doesn't seem to work.

 

Hope someone can help, I haven't tried calling Strand. Last time I called was the day after Strand UK went into administration.

 

Paul

[chriswinn]

Have you removed the '#' from the beginning of each line of text you wish to use?

 

#userbutton = 23, 35, 35, 163, 200, 7, 23 OFF, UP%, 23 OFF,

#userbutton = 24, 35, 35, 203, 200, 24, 24 OFF, UP%, 24 OFF,

#userbutton = 25, 35, 35, 3, 240, 25, 25 OFF, UP%, 25 OFF,

userbutton = 26, 35, 35, 43, 240, 1, , , 1,

userbutton = 27, 35, 35, 83, 240, 2, , , 2,

userbutton = 28, 35, 35, 123, 240, 3, , , 3,

userbutton = 29, 35, 35, 163, 240, @, , , @,

 

The first 3 lines are ignored, the next four work for me.

 

Chris

[spotblaster]

I can't get "REM DIM" to work on the customisable page either!

 

Has anybody actually made this work?

 

 

 

 

Spotblaster

[TallPaul]

Yes I have removed the '#' to un-comment the line. I have only really experimented with bringing up channels such as "251 ON" in the customised screen but obviously I'm going to want to do more complex command lines too.

[TallPaul]

Hello All,

 

sorry to drag this topic back up after over a year, but I have since got the "Rem Dim" button to work via the custom screen on this remote. In the end I used a packet sniffer to look at the data being sent from the remote. The command for REM DIM needs an underscore in it (I can't believe I didn't try this...) so if you set the command to

REM_DIM

it should work for you.

 

Paul

[strand600X]

Hi

 

I have a file for the custom display if you would like it iI couldemail it to you. Jus swap stuff round as you need it.

 

bAz :)