Discussion of Automated CD Loaders

[sonyman]

Re: Discussion of Automated CD Loaders

Hello,
i need a Robotic Driver for my Rimage DTP 800 /RAS6 (FW+Serial)
and a wire plan for serial cable.

Thanks for your support!

[bhoar]

Re: Discussion of Automated CD Loaders

Hello,
i need a Robotic Driver for my Rimage DTP 800 /RAS6 (FW+Serial)
and a wire plan for serial cable.

Thanks for your support!

Can you point me to documentation on the command set for this unit (I suspect it may differ from the other DTP models)?

I have a page for serial-based DTP units here:

http://hyperdiscs.pbwiki.com/Command+Sets+--+RImage

It assumes the DTP-800 works like the DTP-1000 and DTP-4000. Can you use hyperterminal to validate that info for me?


-brendan

[sonyman]

Re: Discussion of Automated CD Loaders

Dear Brendan,
i have connetet the DTP 800 with my PC via Telnet.
Only working setting is:9600 8n1 /none. Only one Command " I <Enter>" gives CC40828
all others --> "IC"
How can i reed the SW Version?

Thanks Bastian

[bhoar]

Re: Discussion of Automated CD Loaders

Do you have software that allows you to monitor the serial ports?

e.g. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb896644.aspx

One way to document the command set is to set up portmon (or a similar utility) to monitor the serial port and then run applications that are known to be compatible such as RImage's duplication software.

You can use the information in the portmon logs to document the command set.

And then I will write you a driver.

-brendan

[sonyman]

Re: Discussion of Automated CD Loaders

Hello Brendan, the delivery date for the RIMAGE Buring Software is the next Monday. I cant log witout the Software.
I have testet your Rimage DTP x000 Driver with 9600 baut.
Only the < Load CLI> Command can Control the Robotic ( a litle Tilt , Picker release, and a litle Pan)
The funktion is NOK but control it!

[sonyman]

Re: Discussion of Automated CD Loaders

Hi Brendan, i have testet the Function from the DTP 800
MHR-> CC (Arm try to pick a DISC /Arms goes only 20mm down to the Drive or Input and goes up)-NOK
MHI-> CC (Arm try to pick a DISC /Arms goes only 20mm down to the Drive or Input)-NOK
MHL-> CC (Arm goes 20mm down)-NOK
MHA-> CC (Arm goes up to the turn point)-OK
MHP-> CC (Arm try to pick a DISC /Arms goes only 20mm down to the Drive or Input and goes up)-NOK
MHO-> CC (Turns the Arm to the Output spindel and release the Disc!)-OK
MHH-> CC (Parks the Arm to the Output spindel-OK
MIA-> SE (Arms try to pick a DISC /Arms goes no down to the Drive or Input)-NOK

Pick up/ load disc will not work!

Thanks / Bastian

[bhoar]

Re: Discussion of Automated CD Loaders

Hi Brendan, i have testet the Function from the DTP 800
MHR-> CC (Arm try to pick a DISC /Arms goes only 20mm down to the Drive or Input and goes up)-NOK
MHI-> CC (Arm try to pick a DISC /Arms goes only 20mm down to the Drive or Input)-NOK
MHL-> CC (Arm goes 20mm down)-NOK
MHA-> CC (Arm goes up to the turn point)-OK
MHP-> CC (Arm try to pick a DISC /Arms goes only 20mm down to the Drive or Input and goes up)-NOK
MHO-> CC (Turns the Arm to the Output spindel and release the Disc!)-OK
MHH-> CC (Parks the Arm to the Output spindel-OK
MIA-> SE (Arms try to pick a DISC /Arms goes no down to the Drive or Input)-NOK

Pick up/ load disc will not work!

Thanks / Bastian

Bastian -

Not sure that covers enough to allow me write a driver...yet.

Some ideas...

Looking at the command, I suspect each command you list is really a single command with two parameters: First letter=core command (M=move); Second letter="From Location" (H=Handler, I=Input Location, etc.); Third letter="To Location" (O=Output, L=Printer, R=Reject Location, etc.).

Note that some locations might only be appropriate for other models and might not do anything useful on this machine.

1. Have you been able to discern if there are "pick" or "grab" commands?

2. Does it work with the RImage-distributed duplication software?

3. Have you been able to monitor software that properly moves discs around from location to location using PortMon?

4. Do you have the software for calibrating the unit? Perhaps your unit is not calibrated?

Looks like you are making progress, but I think I need more information.

-brendan

[bhoar]

Re: Discussion of Automated CD Loaders

Anyone have one of the 100-disc Aleratec RoboRacer LS, Recordex RX-100PC, Dexpreso DEX1000, CDBox or "Boozer" devices they'd like to try with the batch ripper? I have a test driver available.

-brendan

[sonyman]

Re: Discussion of Automated CD Loaders

Anyone have one of the 100-disc Aleratec RoboRacer LS, Recordex RX-100PC, Dexpreso DEX1000, CDBox or "Boozer" devices they'd like to try with the batch ripper? I have a test driver available.

-brendan

Dear Brendan,
i wait of the original Rimage Software, i cant only test with the Hyperterminal at the Moment!
Yes i have used your Portmonitor
Thanks for the Information.

Do you have a driver for the Aleratec RoboRacer LS Unit?
Can you send me the Driver per Mail?

Thanks Bastian

[bhoar]

Re: Discussion of Automated CD Loaders

Do you have a driver for the Aleratec RoboRacer LS Unit?
Can you send me the Driver per Mail?

done!

-brendan

[sonyman]

Re: Discussion of Automated CD Loaders

Dear Brendan,
have you reed my RIMAGE DTP 800 log files?
Can you send me a driver?

Thanks!

Bastian

[bhoar]

Re: Discussion of Automated CD Loaders

Dear Brendan,
have you reed my RIMAGE DTP 800 log files?
Can you send me a driver?

Will try to take a look at it tomorrow. Schedule over the last week went off the rails.

-brendan

[sonyman]

Re: Discussion of Automated CD Loaders

Thanks!

Bastian

[brannett]

Re: Discussion of Automated CD Loaders

hello there all
please excuse my ignorance, could someone explain how i go about my first batchrip...

i own the following MFDigital robot

http://www.mfdigital.com/downloads/ScribeEC_Data.pdf

(i want to rip my entire CD collection to FLAC...i have downloaded the batch ripper & converter software, dbpoweramp and appropriate codecs.)

do i setup a network cable between the scribeEC and my pc or does the music get ripped to the internal HD of the scribeEC?

presumably i need to get the drives of the scribeEC to appear as (for example) E:/ or F:/ drives and then configure them in the batch ripper configuration option

many thanks for advice in advance!

brannett

[LtData]

Re: Discussion of Automated CD Loaders

You need to directly connect your computer, the batch ripper needs to directly communicate with the CD drives and a network connection isn't direct enough.