Re: Re: Fuji and Pace NTL

["Tony Tofts" <home@xxxxxxx>]

Paul, my laptop has an Irda port, but it's not a comm port (which is what
is
needed to communicate to it thru the ms com ocx, or hyperterminal).
Apparently if the Irda is implemented as pci, it can't be exposed as a
com
port. The Fuji can be configured as a comm in bios though.

I have an external irda device on route which plugs into the com port (if
xp
tries it on, I might downgrade!). So fingers crossed...

Thanks
Tony T
----- Original Message -----
From: "paul_watkin" <paul_watkin@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 11:57 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Fuji and Pace NTL


> 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@xxxxxxx
> >   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@xxxxxxx
> >       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@xxxxxxx
> >         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@xxxxxxx
> >           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@xxxxxxx
>
>            
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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> >
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