Re: IR control systems

["Andrew Roberts" <andrew@xxxxxxx>]

Dear Paul,
I'm posting your previous answers on the comfort egroup.
User Forum:            http://www.egroups.com/group/comfort/

> I think I'll investigate this a bit further, - has anyone done
anything
like
> this? - Andrew, care to comment on the possibilities?

Yes, Campbell is using X10 received responses to trigger IR commands with
his Comfort.

> How would one go about this hardware-wise - I already have one of the
> Comfort IR cloner devices, (I haven't configured / used it yet), I was
under
> the impression that this is a pretty simple device, capable of
learning
just
> two codes (is that correct?). - Would the idea be to use one of these,
or
> some other IR emmitter? - and if so what exactly?

The only hardware you need is an IR LED, a 100 ohm resistor and a cable
between the Comfort output and the target area.
We can learn the codes from your remote (£15/rem) and send you the text
file
so that Comfort
can send the IR code from an output. If it doesn't work, we refund you.

The Training Manual in the technical section describes this in section 10.
http://www.comfort.org.uk/technical/

The IR cloner is an independent device which can learn a couple of codes
direct from you remote, which
is fine if all you want to do is trigger record and stop(or similar).

Regards

Andrew Roberts (Technical Sales Manager)
Comfort Home Controls
(New Sales Line 44(0)1244 680675)
(New Tech Line 44(0)906 3004444)
Manufacture, Distribution & Support
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----- Original Message -----
From: paul gordon <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: 08 November 1999 22:26
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: IR control systems


> Hmmm...
>
> Interesting prospect, - I hadn't thought of this...
>
> How would one go about this hardware-wise - I already have one of the
> Comfort IR cloner devices, (I haven't configured / used it yet), I was
under
> the impression that this is a pretty simple device, capable of
learning
just
> two codes (is that correct?). - Would the idea be to use one of these,
or
> some other IR emmitter? - and if so what exactly?
>
> I can certainly see that it would be pretty easy to have Comfort
respond
to
> a couple of X10 codes and send IR commands in response, and when I
really
> think about what I actually want to be able to control remotely, there
> really aren't that many commands I need to send, - certainly 32 codes
would
> likely be enough.. and I already have X10 controllers in most of
locations
I
> would want to control from..
>
> I think I'll investigate this a bit further, - has anyone done
anything
like
> this? - Andrew, care to comment on the possibilities?
>
> Cheers.
>
> Paul G.
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: c.macd@xxxxxxx
> >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >Subject: [ukha_d] Re: IR control systems
> >Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1999 13:21:40 -0800
> >
> >Paul
> >
> >I would recommend making use of the Comfort sysytem for your IR
> >control, combined with a TM12u and either the HR10 or 8 in 1
remotes.
> >Using this would enable you to have 32 codes which the comfort can
> >receive and then transmit to a disrete IR LED.
> >
> >Another option which will possibly give more ir codes is to use
the
> >comfort and cordless telephone for controlling the IR signal. Most
IR
> >signals can be recorded by Andrew at Comfort from your remote.
> >
> >Campbell
> >
> >"paul gordon" <paul_gordo-@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/ukha_d/?start=1286
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > the time has come for me to finally sort out a
"proper" Infra-Red
> >control
> > > system, as nothing I have used previously has been suitable.
> > >
> > > What I have previously used are a couple of different
flavours of
> >"blaster"
> > > emitters, all based on radio signals between the Xmitter
& Receiver.
> > >
> > > The first kind was a "radio remote" - Replacement
URC handset, that
> >emits
> > > both IR for local control, AND radio to a remote emitter at
the far
> > > location. The problem with this one was that the range was
CRAP! - My
> > > bedroom is immediately above my lounge, & I had this set
up so that
> >there
> > > was only a normal wooden floor, and about 7 feet distance
between the
> > > transmitter & receiver, and I STILL had to hang over the
side of the
> >bed and
> > > put the transmitter on the floor for the signal to get
through...
> >When I
> > > rearranged the bedroom layout & moved the bed to the
other end....
> >(forget
> > > it....)
> > >
> > > The second kind was a powermid-type whereby I had a seperate
> >transmitter and
> > > receiver pair. This was much better in terms of the radio
range, in
> >fact
> > > this one worked fine, EXCEPT for one slight problem: the
receiver
> >would pick
> > > up extraneous radio signals from somewhere, and as a result
would
> >transmit
> > > IR "noise" at my equipment, none of which was
bothered by this, apart
> >from
> > > my Pace MSS500 satellite receiver, which would go absolutely
loopy,
> >and
> > > would have to be power-cycled in order to get it back to
life.... (So
> > > scratch attempt #2)
> > >
> > > I know that the sensitivity of these radio based products is
> >adjustable, but
> > > I could not get the right balance of range in relation to
> >susceptibility to
> > > stray radio noise.
> > >
> > > I've come to the conclusion that anything based on radio is
just too
> > > problematic, so I want to put in a wired system. I don't
need
> >anything fancy
> > > - all the equipment to be controlled is in one location in
the
> >lounge, I
> > > merely want to be able to control this equipment from
multiple
> >locations
> > > (kitchen & a couple of bedrooms). So I need just one
output zone, and
> > > anything up to 4 input zones. I don't mind having a
"blaster" type
> >emitter
> > > with sight of all the equipment, as I've had no problems
with that
> > > arrangement per se, and I think it's probably simpler than
going into
> > > mini-emitters stuck to each piece of kit.
> > >
> > > What could anyone recommend that would fit the above
requirements,
> >and is
> > > available in the UK, with UK support, and is not grossly
expensive? I
> >don't
> > > particularly want a product which does IR "on the
back" of something
> >else
> > > (IE, I've seen video senders that do IR as well, but I
neither need
> >nor want
> > > a video sender, and I don't want to pay for a video sender!)
- But, I
> > > _could_ make use of something like Keith Doxeys KAT5 senders
which do
> >stereo
> > > audio & composite video as well as IR. (DVD has no UHF
output!) I
> >have no
> > > problems running Cat5 to wherever I want to put a receiver.
> > >
> > > All suggestions graciously accepted...
> > >
> > > Cheers.
> > >
> > > Paul G.
> > >
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