Ahh… right
I didn’t think of using X-10 for the control
off/on… *doh..*
(its easy when you know how.. !)
How do you rate the Kat 5 equipment? – my home hifi
isn’t too bad a
setup – marantz amp, kenwood 5 disc changer (my sony one broke ;o(( )
and a
tuner.
So – using the kat5 stuff – do you use just a patch
cabinet to
distribute ?
So many questions…..
Jonathan
-----Original
Message-----
From: Mark Harrison
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Sent: 25 June 2002 15:22
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Fw: [ukha_d]
serial /
parallel control of a relay board
It
makes
a lot of sense.
I do
something (almost) the same - but in my case the amps are
"remote",
turned on/off by X-10 appliance modules, and I use KAT5 to carry the signal
"long distances" at line level, and only have "short
distances" of speaker cable.
Again,
controlled by a Pronto, in my case using an ageing X-10 infrared
receiver.
I
don't
know enough electics to trust myself to install relays properly
:-)
M.
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Message-----
From: TAWN Jonathan
[mailto:jonathan.tawn@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 25 June 2002 14:42
To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: Fw: [ukha_d]
serial /
parallel control of a relay board
Hi
Peeps.
Ok
– here
are some questions I have:
·
I want to have a serial / parallel port
interface,
with say, 8 relays on it, which I can turn off / on using some simple
program
(I aren’t a programmer – so I’d struggle to get somewhere
with that side of
things..)
·
Multi-room hifi … I want to be able to
split a source
signal (from something such as a cd player / mp3 server (linout)) into 4
outputs, and then feed each output to a different amplifer – can
something be
done? – maybe use the ‘Kat 5’ system and a
hub?
What I
want is a multi-room hifi, but I refuse to pay nearly a grand for an amp
… (and
I’d enjoy doing this way a lot, lot more – and it’s a hug
learning
experience.!!)
I want
to
control which amp is used by using my pc (output to my tv (which is done))
using a Phillips pronto + an IR device on my PC (can control basic
functions of
pc this way) and switch amps on or off (hence relay board.. – much
like a car
stereo install – can have several amps, controlled by a signal wire
..(only
amps turn on, once you’ve got the stereo turned
on..)
I hope
this makes sense… it does to me
;o)
If
anyone
can help me, I shall be eternally grateful..
!
Many
thanks in advance.
Jonathan.
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