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how
hard (or easy, hopefully) would it be to make a device to hang off the
serial
port that would send irda commands? i'm thinking in particular of hooking
one up
to the multitainers a few of us have recently bought. i've just checked the
m/b
and i can't see an irda pins. there is an led on the front that says "video
refresh" - i have no idea what that is?
i
have
a similar thing i made with a standard ir emitter but it has to be
connected to
a linux box (it's to control a sky digibox which needs raw codes and i've
yet to
find windows s/w to do that). if anyone knows any windows s/w that can send
raw
codes, that'd be useful too.
thanks.
Amar,
The code is simply a for .. next loop which
extracts each character from the required string, pop's it into a variant
(necessary for the MS comm control) and then calls the output method of the
comm control.
I'll send you the text file of
codes.
Tony T
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 9:20
PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Fuji and Pace
NTL
can i take a look at the vb code please
?
i have a plugin irda device that i would like
to try out on.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 9:12
PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Fuji and Pace
NTL
Amar,
I'm using a simple vb form using the MS Comm
control for testing (have to send the string in binary format, character
by character to get stable control).
I assume that this is how hyperterminal is
sending the string during a paste.
Tried sending as a string thru vb and it
skipped channels all over the place. Nearly gave up on the idea, until I
twigged it needed a binary send.
My laptop has Irda, but cannot work out how
to expose the Irda port as a com port at the moment. So the Fuji is the
only machine I've tried it on.
Regards
Tony
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 9:10
PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Fuji and Pace
NTL
tony
what software would i use if want to
control the pace ntl
from a irda port i have on my pc. The only
missing link
i have at the moment to my HA project is
controling
the NTL PACE box.
Thanks for you input
amar
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 8:48
PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Fuji and Pace
NTL
Hi all, I'm new to the group.
Never posted
to a group before, so if I do anything wrong - please let
me
know..
Don't know if anyone is still interested in the
Pace/NTL DITV1000 remote
control saga, but the Irda on the Fuji Pen
Pads is great for controlling it.
Works a treat (got all the remote
control functions running and didn't get a
missed selection during
testing upto about 2m). Just a shame the IR is on
the bottom edge
of the tablet, rather than the top! Also, the size/weight of
the
Fuji doesnt really make it very useful as an IR
device...
Should get my HA pc fitted with an Irda port this
week.If this works, the
NTL box will get relegated to the loft with
it. Will start with just channel
changing thru an X10 keyfob, then
upgrade to Pronto (is this the best
controller?) with the ha doing
the conversions, or something like that
anyway.
If anyone's
interested I can post a text file of the function strings, you
can
try them by 'paste to host' function in Hyperteminal.
But need to
expose the Fuji IR port as COM2 in CMOS, and use
115200,8,n,1
settings.
Tony
T
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