Comments on: making your own xm commander cable http://hackaday.com/2004/12/12/making-your-own-xm-commander-cable/ Fresh hacks every day Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:23:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Tyler Harpster http://hackaday.com/2004/12/12/making-your-own-xm-commander-cable/comment-page-1/#comment-1058 Tyler Harpster Sat, 29 Apr 2006 16:39:34 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2004/12/12/making-your-own-xm-commander-cable/#comment-1058 Is there another site that shows this cable? I was unable to get to the original site. I like XM, but the user interface (XM COMMANDER) sucks eggs. I want to make my own, but I need to know the electrical interface to the XM receiver. Is there another site that shows this cable? I was unable to get to the original site.
I like XM, but the user interface (XM COMMANDER) sucks eggs. I want to make my own, but I need to know the electrical interface to the XM receiver.

]]> By: linuxfueled http://hackaday.com/2004/12/12/making-your-own-xm-commander-cable/comment-page-1/#comment-1057 linuxfueled Mon, 20 Feb 2006 08:56:29 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2004/12/12/making-your-own-xm-commander-cable/#comment-1057 So few people will actually build this cable its not worth XM going after it. I thought I might share my xm hack. The cheapest home docking station. cut off the car adapter for the power cable and plug it into your pc on the 5v rail then through the antenna out a window. Images found here: http://linuxfueled.com/pictures/xm/ So few people will actually build this cable its not worth XM going after it. I thought I might share my xm hack. The cheapest home docking station. cut off the car adapter for the power cable and plug it into your pc on the 5v rail then through the antenna out a window. Images found here:

http://linuxfueled.com/pictures/xm/

]]> By: Frodo http://hackaday.com/2004/12/12/making-your-own-xm-commander-cable/comment-page-1/#comment-1059 Frodo Mon, 07 Feb 2005 08:38:21 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2004/12/12/making-your-own-xm-commander-cable/#comment-1059 They can't kill it off. The XM Direct is their flagship product :) Plus, I don't think they even give a shit. They can’t kill it off. The XM Direct is their flagship product :) Plus, I don’t think they even give a shit.

]]> By: mentalist http://hackaday.com/2004/12/12/making-your-own-xm-commander-cable/comment-page-1/#comment-1060 mentalist Tue, 21 Dec 2004 09:53:27 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2004/12/12/making-your-own-xm-commander-cable/#comment-1060 I built this cable and it does work great for me. The only problem I had was after I built the cable I tested it with a brand new (unactivated) radio with Frodoplayer, PCRCommander, and OpenPCR none of which did anything. I purchased a TimeTrax box and software, downloaded the software, and installed the software and tried it with this cable and that worked great. Once the radio was activated the cable seems to work with all software, very strange. Now I have an extra TimeTrax adapter on the way that I don't need and paid extra. Maybe I can cancel the order in the morning. I built this cable and it does work great for me. The only problem I had was after I built the cable I tested it with a brand new (unactivated) radio with Frodoplayer, PCRCommander, and OpenPCR none of which did anything. I purchased a TimeTrax box and software, downloaded the software, and installed the software and tried it with this cable and that worked great. Once the radio was activated the cable seems to work with all software, very strange. Now I have an extra TimeTrax adapter on the way that I don’t need and paid extra. Maybe I can cancel the order in the morning.

]]> By: Pc-mike http://hackaday.com/2004/12/12/making-your-own-xm-commander-cable/comment-page-1/#comment-1061 Pc-mike Tue, 14 Dec 2004 05:41:42 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2004/12/12/making-your-own-xm-commander-cable/#comment-1061 micah buckley-Farlee, they are not infringing any patents or anything but the RIAA might have something to say, maybe in a lawsuit? maybe, we'll wait and see. micah buckley-Farlee, they are not infringing any patents or anything but the RIAA might have something to say, maybe in a lawsuit? maybe, we’ll wait and see.

]]> By: micah buckley-Farlee http://hackaday.com/2004/12/12/making-your-own-xm-commander-cable/comment-page-1/#comment-1062 micah buckley-Farlee Mon, 13 Dec 2004 00:06:58 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2004/12/12/making-your-own-xm-commander-cable/#comment-1062 Probably the same amount of time it took for, say, the Apple lawyers to kill the iPod external battery project. Oh wait -- they didn't. IANAL, but I don't believe they are infringing any copyrights or patents in doing this. Probably the same amount of time it took for, say, the Apple lawyers to kill the iPod external battery project.
Oh wait — they didn’t.
IANAL, but I don’t believe they are infringing any copyrights or patents in doing this.

]]> By: Pc-mike http://hackaday.com/2004/12/12/making-your-own-xm-commander-cable/comment-page-1/#comment-1063 Pc-mike Sun, 12 Dec 2004 19:48:04 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2004/12/12/making-your-own-xm-commander-cable/#comment-1063 now i'm wondering how long the lawyers ot xm will take to kill this DIY project. now i’m wondering how long the lawyers ot xm will take to kill this DIY project.

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