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Tonto is a set of tools for the the popular Pronto line of programmable remote controls manufactured by Philips. The main tool in Tonto is a graphical editor similar to ProntoEdit. Though ProntoEdit is a capable editor, it is limited to running on Windows. Tonto is written in Java and is currently running on Windows, Linux and Mac OSX. Tonto also includes a developers library and documentation for those interested in either extending Tonto's capabilities or creating their own CCF files.
It is the goal of this project to develop not just a better editor, but to also provide a rich, extensible platform for progamming the Pronto family of remotes. Planned features include a complete CCF developer's API, Module support for user-extensions to the Tonto user interface, online access to a database of IR codes and expert IR analysis tools for the creation of clean codes and discovery of discrete codes.
Most of the CCF developer's API is complete. The IR recording capabilities of Tonto are significantly better than ProntoEdit. Upload/Download reliability is about the same. The best way you can help is through testing and frequent feedback and suggestions.
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Tonto is functionally complete, but still has a few bugs and quirks. The new line of Pronto and Marantz remotes (including NEO) is 100% incompatible with previous versions. That means Tonto will not work with them. Nor is work underway to support the new models. No information exists on the new communication protocols or the native file format for the Remote (XML/Zip is not the native format). Without these two vital pieces of information, Tonto would remain a hobbled, incomplete solution that still relied on a Windows PC to upload and download.
Tonto has been developed using the Pronto TSU2000 and TSU6000 models. The CCF file formats for this generation of Philips and Marantz remotes are very similar (TSU1000, TSU2000, TSU6000, RC5000, RC5000i, RC5200, RC9200, RU890, RU940, RU970, URS5, RAV2K and RAV2KZ1). With assistance from other Tonto users, I am refining support for several models.
For more information, please read the documentation and FAQ.
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