• Is there a plan to implement other CDC protocols ?
• Is there a possibility to display text characters on the radio instead of CD#/track# ?
• Is it possible to display title data from the Archos on the radio ?
• Why there are only a few Archos remote control commands ?
• Where can I download the source code ?
• Why there is no box and no cables coming with the simulator ?
• Do I need a case for the simulator ?
• What do I have to take care about with the wiring and the cables ?
• How can I find out, which HW and SW version I have ?
• Why the simulator with Archos remote control is sometimes recognised only after 2x pressing the 'CD' key on my MCD ?
• Is it possible to remote control all Archos models with the simulator ?
• What if my radio is not listed at all in the list of working radios ?

• the Panasonic protocol does only permit the data transfer of numbers and some special characters (e.g. '=', '>' etc.).
• the Archos Jukeboxes don't have such a data transmission interface.
• both, the original Archos and the Rockbox firmware, don't have implemented such a function currently (Rockbox is investigating on such a feature).

• The major problem in this project was to understand the communication procedure and to "decode" the protocol.
• "Decoding" the protocol took me nearly 3/4 year and was only possible with suitable equipment.
• I searched the internet for several weeks without finding something really useful and therefore found myself in the need to do everything on my own.
• Basically I do like the "spirit" of open-source a lot and thought several times about open the facts to the world.
• Maybe I'll do that one day, but not yet at the moment.
• I hope you will understand my point of view.

Because of the same reason it comes also without cables. The cables should be as short as possible. Because I don't know the place of the installation, I also don't know the length of the cables.
Another reason is, that I eventually don't know the necessary connector on the radio side.

Attention:
The simulator versions with 9V supply do have a heat sink mounted. This normally doesn't get too warm.
Nevertheless there should be made a hole into the box, that shouldn't be too small to have enough air circulation.
If the board is protected with a heat shrinkable tube, the tube should be cutted to have a hole where the heat sink passes through (the heat sink is not insulated against the part, so there is risk of short cuts, if it gets in contact with other metal parts).

• The cables should be as short as possible.
• If the cable connecting board and radio is longer than 20cm, a shielded cable is recommended.
• The audio cable to the Archos player should always be a shielded one.
• The Archos power connection cable doesn't need to be shielded, but should not be too thin.

• The MCD is switched on in radio mode, then you try to switch it to CDC mode by pressing the 'CD' key.
• While switched on, radio mode is selected and then you try to switch back to CDC mode.

Explanation:
A 100% recognition of the simulator would not be the problem, but then one of the 'CD1'-'CD6' keys would be w/o function.
To have all CD keys available, I decided to accept that little flaw.
After pressing the 'CD' key a 2nd time, the simulator is always recognised, that means it never ends up in a situation where the simulator isn't recognised anymore at all.

If a Archos model should not be listed there, maybe the following hint helps:
The simulator is using the HW and SW interface of the Jukebox Studio/Recorder models.
That means, if it is possible to remote control a specific Archos model with the original Archos remote control for Jukebox Studio Players (please check this directly with Archos), then the simulator will work too.

This behaviour is only occuring with simulators with remote control and MCD.

If a specific radio is not listed there, then it never was tried to operate it with my simulator.
If it will work together with my simulator has to be clarified individually.