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11-04-2004, 12:15 AM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Leawood, Kansas
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Valentine One Solution!
How many of you out there have a Valentine One? We need a serial port interface, and we need help! It would be great if FrodoPlayer would pause if a certain band of radar was at a >(some value) intensity. What do you guys think?
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11-04-2004, 12:19 AM
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My Village Called
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Berkeley, CA
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Well, I don't have a V1, but I think I know how we could make it work. You know how it uses regular modem wires to communicate between the remote display and the main unit? If we were to grab that info, then we could maybe get something working 
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11-04-2004, 12:33 AM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Aug 2004
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I did some more searching...and finally found the thread that talks about this that I had read before...
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/show...ight=valentine
This product is very similar to what I want.. http://www.jaricdesign.com/products.htm
It would be awesome if the Radar would only be reported if it was out of the norm for your longitude/latitude. The number of sources and strength of each radar signal could be monitored for every location you would ever drive.
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11-04-2004, 12:51 AM
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My Village Called
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Berkeley, CA
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See.... the V1 DOES use phone cables to communicate. Our job is to intercept them, reverse engeneer them, and make a parser for them.
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11-04-2004, 12:57 AM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: Dec 2003
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i actually came across the same thing today. I have a V1 as well. I think it would be awesome if we could figure out what each of those wires from the telephone do. Then we could probably write up a program to retrieve long/lat when the intensity passes a certain threshold. This would also allow us to permanently install our detectors and use the computer as a remote display.
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11-04-2004, 01:22 AM
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My Village Called
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tred
i actually came across the same thing today. I have a V1 as well. I think it would be awesome if we could figure out what each of those wires from the telephone do. Then we could probably write up a program to retrieve long/lat when the intensity passes a certain threshold. This would also allow us to permanently install our detectors and use the computer as a remote display.
Exactly what I was thinking. Here's how to test: hook up the remote display cable to your modem and open up hyperterminal and watch the communication. The thing is, most people have EPIA boards, and those have only 1 PCI slot, which would have to be used for a modem.
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11-04-2004, 01:32 AM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: May 2004
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Quote: Originally Posted by 0l33l
Exactly what I was thinking. Here's how to test: hook up the remote display cable to your modem and open up hyperterminal and watch the communication. The thing is, most people have EPIA boards, and those have only 1 PCI slot, which would have to be used for a modem.
http://store.yahoo.com/pcsurplus/56kvsgsthexu.html
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11-04-2004, 01:40 AM
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My Village Called
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Berkeley, CA
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Quote: Originally Posted by egeekial
Yep. Now we have to see if Valentine 1 uses analog or digital signal. We want it to be digital, the same commands every time. We need to intercept and log the commands, and try to figure out what they mean. Then someone could write a program. I did make a callerid program using the modem, but I don't have a V1, and don't plan on getting one for a while.
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11-04-2004, 01:42 AM
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FLAC
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Don't invest any time trying to use a modem just because it uses a phone cable. Your best bet would be a parallel port interface.
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11-04-2004, 01:57 AM
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My Village Called
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Quote: Originally Posted by Chairboy
Don't invest any time trying to use a modem just because it uses a phone cable. Your best bet would be a parallel port interface.
Easier to test it with a modem.
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11-04-2004, 02:00 AM
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I'm sorry, and you are....?
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Ruston, LA
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Quote: Originally Posted by 0l33l
Easier to test it with a modem.
No it's not going to be. You're headed down a dead end.
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11-04-2004, 02:02 AM
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FLAC
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Guys, trust us, the fact that it uses an RJ-11 plug means NOTHING and trying to use to the modem is just plain not going to work.
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11-04-2004, 02:03 AM
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My Village Called
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Berkeley, CA
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Quote: Originally Posted by frodobaggins
No it's not going to be. You're headed down a dead end.
Do any of you guys even know for sure or are you just pulling at strings? But ok fine, if its parallel then it is... 
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11-04-2004, 02:07 AM
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FLAC
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Yes, I know for sure.
1. I am a programmer.
2. I make electronic circuits.
3. I have built modem circuits for my projects from the ground up.
4. I have reverse engineered devices before.
5. I know for sure.
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11-04-2004, 02:08 AM
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My Village Called
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Berkeley, CA
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Quote: Originally Posted by Chairboy
Yes, I know for sure.
1. I am a programmer.
2. I make electronic circuits.
3. I have built modem circuits for my projects from the ground up.
4. I have reverse engineered devices before.
5. I know for sure.
Ok.
1) me too...
I've build a callerid app for LCDC and trillian at the same time using just the Com port.
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