Re: IRM +FirM Interfacing Update

["Dan" <dtoma@xxxxxxx>]

> Dan's idea of controling lights via IR is interesting.
> But where transmitters must be placed relative to IR receiver on
light
> switch? Can they be on the same wall? That means that IR signal will
have
to
> bounce off the walls. Is that possible and will they bounce off any
wall
and
> furniture, or just some (e.g. wall carpets).

if the transceiver is good enough, then it can be placed everywhere in
the
rom, bouncing the walls is not a problem even for standard remotes ....
but.. I don't know how big your room is...;).

The real problem is another one. The light dimmers with IR support does
not
recognise a specific command, so.... any command you send the light will
be
switched or dimmed. So... if you have in the same room some electronic
equipments with IR input (like AV equipments, etc.) then.... when you
will
try to switch the TV On (let's say)... the light will be controlled
too....
.... but.... the good part... is that the sensibility of the IR input
for
the switches is not so good, so you must put the transmitter in line
with
the receiver....

So.... you must use separate zone for the lights, then put a small IR
transmitter in the line of sight with the switch.

I hope that I was clear enough..

Best regards,
Dan

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Frank Mc Alinden [mailto:armagh@xxxxxxx]
  Sent: 22 October 2002 20:40
  To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  Subject: Re: [ukha_d] IRM +FirM Interfacing Update


  Thats correct Nik
                             
Hopefully when finished (the pc interface)  a
pc
  user can have a multizone rx tx /rx using Automat8it software with
Dans
  plugins and my pc interface + FirM .

  Frank
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Nikola Kasic" <nikola@xxxxxxx>
  To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
  Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 1:35 AM
  Subject: RE: [ukha_d] IRM +FirM Interfacing Update


  > Frank, if I understand properly, with IRM and FirM you can use
PC
  (Autom8it)
  > as a brain and control where the commands will be transmitted.
That way
IR
  > commands will not be sent through the whole house, but to
the
  pre-programed
  > zones only. Also, we don't need a HV for controling FirM, but
can use
PC.
  > Can you tell me am I right?
  > Cheers,
  > Nik
  >   -----Original Message-----
  >   From: Frank Mc Alinden [mailto:armagh@xxxxxxx]
  >   Sent: 22 October 2002 12:38
  >   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  >   Subject: [ukha_d] IRM +FirM Interfacing Update
  >
  >
  >   HI all
  >          
Just a quick update on were Dan and I are at with Dans IRM and
  my
  > FirM....
  >
  >   Well at the moment Using Dans software the pc can
send a tx zone
command
  > to the FirM Interface and select a tx zone on firm.......Also
when an ir
  > signal is received by Dans software it asks the interface for
zone id
and
  > displays it on the pc........At this point im trying to get my
ir sytem
  > (firm + hv) to respond to a txed ir signal with little luck not
sure if
  its
  > a hardware problem????
  >
  >   More Soon
  >
  >   Frank
  >
  >   [Non-text portions of this message have been
removed]

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