[linux-dvb] Re: 7 bit RC5 dat support?

[Oliver Endriss <o.endriss@gmx.de>]

On Tuesday 12 August 2003 22:11, Are Årseth wrote:
> The current firmware / driver seems to support only 6 bit RC5 data and 5
> bit addr for Infrared codes. Would it be possible to add support for 7 bit
> data codes?
> 
> 7 bit data codes is a widely used extention to the standard Phillips RC5.
> As can be ssen here http://website.lineone.net/~dezellis/rc5.htm the
> "trick" involves inverting the second start bit for codes above 0x64.
> 
> Many RC5 remotes use the extended codes for their "advanced" buttons.
> http://193.23.168.87/Mikrocontroller/Kohlert/rc5_codes.html
> 
> If the driver was updated I could use all the buttons on my one-for-all
> remote to control Vdr :)

This would require firmware changes. I don't think that one of the 
firmware developers will do this. See
http://www.linuxtv.org/mailinglists/linux-dvb/2003/05-2003/msg00334.html

Oliver


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