Re: Fuji and Pace NTL

["paul_watkin" <paul_watkin@xxxxxxx>]

Tony, XP was supposed to have native support for IrDA, I don't have 
XP but under 98 you need to install a driver.

Paul

--- In ukha_d@y..., "Tony Tofts" <home@t...> wrote:
> MessageI'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 ----- 
>   From: John Risby 
>   To: ukha_d@y... 
>   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.
> 
> 
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Tony Tofts [mailto:home@t...] 
>     Sent: 07 April 2002 21:23
>     To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>     Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Fuji and Pace NTL
> 
> 
>     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 ----- 
>       From: Aashram 
>       To: ukha_d@y... 
>       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
----- 
>         From: Tony Tofts 
>         To: ukha_d@y... 
>         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 ----- 
>           From:
Aashram 
>           To:
ukha_d@y... 
>           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 ----- 
>            
From: Tony Tofts 
>            
To: ukha_d@y... 
>            
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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