[s-cars] OmniRemote and UrS4 IR keys

[Marc Gorelick]

Hi James:

I've thought about this but the Palm doesn't have an RF module.

Actually my inability to get this to work might be the thing that pushes me 
over the top to switch from IR to RF.

Marc

At 01:18 PM 5/9/2004 -0500, James Murray (QB/EMC) wrote:
>Take that geek exercise one step further and install RF... way better than 
>IR, I hate the IR system! Upgrade to a Viper Keyless entry with a 50' 
>range or something like that... no more out of synch problems...
>
>http://forums.audiworld.com/a6100/msgs/20147.phtml
>
>
>/J.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: s-car-list-bounces+james.murray=ericsson.ca at audifans.com
>[mailto:s-car-list-bounces+james.murray=ericsson.ca at audifans.com]On
>Behalf Of Marc Gorelick
>Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 1:47 PM
>To: s-car-list at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] OmniRemote and UrS4 IR keys
>
>
>Thanks for the info, guys.
>
>It looks like I am out of luck until OmniRemote adapts to a rolling code
>system, which the makers seem uninterested in from a perusal of their website.
>
>Oh well, another pointless geeky exercise shot to hell. ;-)
>
>Marc
>
>
>At 10:44 AM 5/9/2004 -0400, Mark Strangways wrote:
> >That explains a few things...
> >Also the system deliberately forgets the code after a week or so.
> >
> >Just open the door with the key and lock with the IR remote.
> >Mark
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Franco Barber" <feb at febsun.cmhnet.org>
> >To: "Marc Gorelick" <marc at frogville.net>
> >Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> >Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 1:10 AM
> >Subject: Re: [s-cars] OmniRemote and UrS4 IR keys
> >
> >
> > > On Sun, May 09, 2004 at 12:04:11AM -0400, Marc Gorelick wrote:
> > > > My theory is that there is some sort of rolling-code or other security
> > > > system in the key--something that would keep a learning remote from
> >working
> > > > more than one time.
> > >
> > > It is a rolling code.  There is little information available, but the
> > > hints from the warnings in the owners manual tell you that the code
> > > transmitted has a rolling part that advances each time you press the
> > > button on the remote.
> > >
> > > The owners manual warns you that if you press the button on the remote
> > > key too many times while you are away from the car that the car might
> > > not recognize the remote key the next time you try to use it on the car.
> > >
> > > In that case, you can re-sync car and key by going through a simple
> > > re-sync process.  A different process than that which is
> > > needed to add a new remote key in the first place.
> > >
> > > Franco
> > >
> > >
> > > --
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