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I've ordered an external Irda device to hang
off a
comm port.
In the hope that XP won't see it as anything
other
than a normal comm port (rather than irda).
If it works, I'll pass on the details.
Or does anyone know how to expose an irda
device as
a comm port in XP (maybe I should downgrade my ha pc to
win95)?
Thanks
Tony T
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 9:45
PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Fuji and Pace
NTL
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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