RE: IR to Serial on a PC

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxx>]

When I tried prog scan on the Arcam it didn't seem to make much, if any dif= ference. Mind you, the picture is excellent anyway. Do you notice a distinc= t difference turning it on/off ?



Paul.



-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Griffiths [mailto:mike@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 23 November 2002 20:11
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx Subject: RE: [ukha_d] IR to Serial on a PC



The Tosh 900e is hacked to do region 1-6 RCE and progressive scan on PAL I've had the Pronto for a few years now
I had just forgotten how long t took me to program it

In fact it was the Pronto which got me into HA
( there we are back on topic)

Mike

>
> Does the Tosh DVD only do NTSC prog scan - I believe that Arcam are th= e
> only 'official' PAL prog scan certified manufacturer at the moment? I = did
> borrow it from my local Sevenoaks but kept with the Onkyo DV-S939 whic= h
> was about =A3300 more expensive at =A31100.
>
>
>
> Paul.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Griffiths [mailto:mike@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 23 November 2002 16:42
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] IR to Serial on a PC
>
>
>
> >
> > I missed the serial bits in ACE - I guess you use a HomeVision ev= ent in
> > ACE?
>
> [Mike] No it is a separate tab so any button on ACE can send a serial<= BR> > command
> Or Homevision can instruct ACE to send it out - works well
>
> > I use Win2K server for all my HA apps - decided on this route as = I'm
> > also running Exchange 2000 and IIS. Only trouble is I've run out = of
> > serial ports (4) as I've got connections to Comfort, HV, Meteor a= nd
> > something else I can't remember! Might go for a USB serial option= as
> > I've had a few problems in the past with IRQ sharing and the seri= al
> > ports :-( + expandability would be better.
> > I run PC Anywhere on it and other PC's (my BT Satellite gateway) = quite
> > successfully - shame W2K doesn't have a desktop sharing app that'= s
> > compatible with the XP desktop sharing tool (and works in the sam= e
> > way):-(
>
> [Mike] That is the problem I encountered so I opted for a separate PC = to
> play with for my Win2K server
>
> > Shame that Pioneer don't publish the serial protocol - seems rath= er
> > strange. My Panasonic plasma has the codes in the user manual and= Onkyo
> > sent me a load of docs about their kit on request (excellent tech=
> > support).
>
>
> [Mike] I couldn't believe the guy at Pioneers attitude but browsing th= e
> Newsgroups I see it isn't uncommon
>
> > How are you getting on with your screen? I'm loving mine - just o= rdered
> > a load of Component cables from RGB Comms (broadcast cables hugel= y
> > cheaper than the audiophile rip off merchants!) + an RGB to Compo= nent
> > converter from rgbtosvideo.com. The Onkyo amp (989) has 3 compone= nt
> > inputs and switches between them.
>
> [Mike] The Pioneer screen is excellent
> I'm feeding Component from my Toshiba 900e DVD the progressive scan lo= oks
> amazing
> Sky/Tivo go in RGB
> Then the Shuttle goes in VGA at the native 1280x768
> I use my ATI capture card then to input the small Pace freeView box se= t to
> RGB then converted to S-Video using a rgbtosvideo.com converter the ne= w
> box
> is good as it also passes through RGB
> I've also been playing with the an RGB to Component converter on my PC=
> Monitor - it gives great results
>
> My Biggest problem at present is redo-ing the Pronto and HV controls >
> At present I have about 4 new remotes and I'm afraid it is doing my he= ad
> in
>
>
>
> > Paul.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mike Griffiths [mailto:mike@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 23 November 2002 12:16
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] IR to Serial on a PC
> >
> >
> >
> > I do this  Paul
> >
> > I use a mixture of IR and Serial
> > The IR bit is easy
> > Just learn the IR into Homevision
> > Fire it off with ACE and distribute from HV via little emitters > >
> > Serial control is as easy once you get the protocol sorted
> > ACE allows you to send ASCII to serial ports and Dan has done a g= reat
> > job of
> > modifying ACE to allow the flexibility needed for the termination=
> > characters
> > Best way is to prove the control without ACE, then programme ACE<= BR> > > To be honest the real advantage of serial is that you can interro= gate
> > the
> > serial controlled kit so that you know what state it is in
> > I used to do that with my own VB program but ACE is so simple to = use I
> > have
> > moved over to it totally, I'm sure that using scripts within ACE = I could
> > get
> > the status working again - it is just finding the time.
> > ACE will olso send serial out on any PC connected to the network = ( very
> > useful!)
> >
> > As you can normally find now discrete codes for IR on the web, th= ere is
> > little difference in practice with controlling between IR and Ser= ial
> >
> > I use the ByteRunner x4 PCI board for the serial
> > Works like a dream
> > For the IR I use Xantech ket for neatness BUT you can source ever= ything
> > individually
> >
> > I have a dedicated PC (Terminator from Overclockers or Scam) This= has
> > HomeVision, Comfort, ACE , ACE webserver, serial card.
> > I find by leaving a dedicated PC to control the house it works fo= r
> > Months
> > without touching it - and the cost of the PC now is very small. I= run XP
> > on
> > it so that I can remote desktop onto it so the unit itself has ne= ither
> > Mouse
> > nor keyboard.
> >
> > Hope this helps
> >
> > Mike
> > PS If anyone can get hold of the serial protocol for a Pioneer 50= 3HDE I
> > would be eternally greatful
> > I have the protcol for the 503 MXE but it differes slightly and P= ioneer
> > in
> > their wisdom refuse to give out the HDE protocol even though the = MXE is
> > available on their web site.
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Paul Gale [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 23 November 2002 09:50
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx > > > Subject: [ukha_d] IR to Serial on a PC
> > >
> > > My Plasma, DVD and Amp all have an RS232 port for remote con= trol. I'd
> > > like to use them as there are a number of benefits including= absolute
> > > control of volume (set directly to a level), input switching= and no IR
> > > LED needs to be stuck over the IR window.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm running Comfort, HomeVision, ACE and a multi-room audio = system
> > with
> > > IR distribution. This means getting IR to HomeVision (and po= ssibly ACE
> > -
> > > but I'm not too sure about this) is easy.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > What I want to do is have a PC (with a few more *cheapish* s= erial
> > > ports), take the IR signal and depending on what it is, issu= e a
> > > definable serial command over a selected serial port i.e. IR= code X
> > > received - Serial command string Y issued over serial port Z= .
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Any thoughts on the PC software/hardware needed?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Paul.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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