RE: RE:KAT5 Update....was Dumb question - PC Audio connection?

["Phillip Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>]

Nope ... you're absolutely right.

I just checked and it is "normal" IR...

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuart Grimshaw [mailto:stuart@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 11 February 2001 04:16
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: RE:KAT5 Update....was [ukha_d] Dumb question - PC Audio
> connection?
>
>
> I thought it was only the NTL cable boxes that used IRDA? Most
> other popular devices are "normal" IR.
>
> On Sunday 11 February 2001 07:50 am, you wrote:
> > Keith,
> >
> > A question that came up yesterday was "Will your IR sender
> handle the IRDA
> > format used by the Sky Digiboxes and such like?"
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > (P.S. Richard : The answer to your question is that everyone who
wants a
> > set of PCBs is going to be placed into the "Big
Brother" house
> - no cameras
> > this time though - and the place locked up until only 25 remain.
I've
> > already bought in a stock of Chianti and fava beans. Ah yes ...
> the other
> > "other" white meat!)
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: richard.lockyer@xxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:richard.lockyer@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 11 February 2001 01:10
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: RE:KAT5 Update....was [ukha_d] Dumb question -
PC Audio
> > > connection?
> > >
> > >
> > > If there are only 25 sets, how are these going to be
rationed?
> > >
> > > Can I put my name down for a pair ;-)
> > >
> > > Richard
> > >
> > > --- In ukha_d@y..., Keith Doxey <ukha.diyha@b...>
wrote:
> > > > Hi Phil,
> > > >
> > > > Current status of KAT5 is this.....
> > > >
> > > > I have 50 professionally manufacured PCB's ready to
build 25 sets
> > >
> > > of KAT5
> > >
> > > > AVS Links.
> > > >
> > > > The AVS is S-Video and Stereo Audio which can also be
used for
> > >
> > > composite
> > >
> > > > video.
> > > >
> > > > I was initially going to release a Composite + Stereo +
IR version
> > >
> > > first,
> > >
> > > > but the cost would have been higher than the S-video
version and
> > >
> > > several
> > >
> > > > people on this list already have distributed IR control
using
> > >
> > > Nigel's
> > >
> > > > circuit and now that Ian has PCB's for the IR repeater
I suspect
> > >
> > > more
> > >
> > > > people will build them.
> > > >
> > > > The reasons I decided to do the s-video version first
are that
> > > > 1.     it can also be used as composite anyway.
> > > > 2.     DVD players output S-video so why use an
inferior composite
> > >
> > > link.
> > >
> > > > 3.     if distributing TV out from a PC, S-Video makes
one hell of
> > >
> > > a
> > >
> > > > difference.
> > > >
> > > > Building the boards has taken longer than expected due
to the
> > >
> > > family having
> > >
> > > > the flu and me being away on a Java course all this
week. I should
> > >
> > > now have
> > >
> > > > more time to get them built.
> > > >
> > > > More details soon
> > > >
> > > > Keith
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From:	Phil Harris [SMTP:phillip.harris1@v...]
> > > > Sent:	09 February 2001 09:28
> > > > To:	ukha_d@y...
> > > > Subject:	RE: [ukha_d] Dumb question - PC Audio
connection?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thus speaks the electronics guru...
> > > >
> > > > ...thanks Keith.
> > > >
> > > > Keith, what's the state of play with the KAT5 project?
I'm doing an
> > >
> > > install
> > >
> > > > for a friend this weekend which your composite + stereo
audio + IR
> > >
> > > boards
> > >
> > > > would be *PERFECT* for and I've told him that you're
working on
> > >
> > > them but I
> > >
> > > > was wondering if you had any plans as to when they were
going to be
> > > > available?
> > > >
> > > > Phil
> >
>
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