Texas Instruments CC2511 Wireless WinAmp remote control, Software components, winampremoteeb.hex

CC2511 Dongle

6.3Wireless WinAmp remote control

This application example is a wireless remote control for WinAmp media player. It is a two- way remote, which display the song information of the song played on the LCD screen on the SmartRF04EB.

The communication between the CC2511 Dongle and WinAmp is handled by a custom WinAmp plug-in. Hence this remote control will work with WinAmp only.

This application example uses the USB framework found in the CC2511 firmware library to setup the USB on the CC2511 Dongle and to handle all USB standard requests. In addition it demonstrates the use of Vendor requests in the USB framework. On the PC the CUDAL library is used to create a custom driver (see chapter 7.2 Windows USB driver framework). The radio communication between CC2510EM and CC2511 Dongle is done using the RF part of the CC2511 firmware library.

The application example also uses the buffer module in the library to handle data buffering and the timer4 manager module for timing.

6.3.1Software components

•winamp_remote_dongle.hex.

The CC2511 USB Dongle firmware, is found in

“CC2511DK\embedded_sw\App_Ex\winamp_remote\winamp_remote_dongle\”,

•winamp_remote_eb.hex

The CC2510 EM firmware, is found in

“CC2511DK\embedded_sw\App_Ex\winamp_remote\winamp_remote_eb\”

•gen_chipcon_remote.dll

The WinAmp plug-in, is found in

“CC2511DK\pc_sw\App_Ex\winamp_remote\WinAmp_pluginn”

•CC2511ApExWinAmpRemote.inf, cudal.sys and cudal98.sys The windows driver for the WinAmp remote control, found in “CC2511DK\pc_sw\App_Ex\winamp_remote\driver”

6.3.2Installing the application

1.Attach the CC2510EM to a SmartRF04EB and program it with the flash image winamp_remote_eb.hex, using IAR workbench or the Chipcon FLASH programmer. (See “CC2430DK_CC2510_CC1110_User_Manual” for more information).

2.Connect the CC2511 Dongle to the other SmartRF04EB and program it with the flash image winamp_remote_dongle.hex, using IAR workbench or the Chipcon FLASH programmer.

(See “CC2430DK_CC2510_CC1110_User_Manual” for more information).

3.Download WinAmp from: www.winamp.com

4.Install WinAmp.

5.Install the WinAmp plug-in by copying the file “gen_chipcon_remote.dll” to the “C:\Program Files\Winamp\Plugins\” folder.

6.Disconnect the programmed CC2511 USB Dongle from the SmartRF04EB and plug it into a free USB port on the PC.

7.When windows ask for a driver, point to the file “CC2511ApExWinAmpRemote.inf”.

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