Re: Re: Connect IR receivers to PC

["Frank Mc Alinden" <frankmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mitch
Another solution ...If you intend to use some KAT5 modules which
now have ir tx / rx  built into them ,you could connect the output of the
KAT5 TX Units to a modded FirM  which will pass on the ir to its output and
also will identify which zone (would need to connect a serial interface to
FirM).....
Upside only 1 cat5 cable required
Downside  you wont be able to send ir to the room receiving (afaik)......

HTH
Frank


----- Original Message -----
From: "mitchellthraves" <mthraves@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 8:35 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Connect IR receivers to PC


> Hi
>
> My time frame for this is about 2 months approx. I have just
> purchased a property that I am currently taking back to bare walls
> then chasing out for CAT5e, speaker, coax etc. Its important that I
> get the right cabling and technologies in place before the walls are
> plastered and the flooring is put down.
>
> Being from an IT programming background I tend to lean towards the
> CAT5 everywhere approach.
>
> I have several PDA's etc that use 802.11b WiFi which is great for
> controlling devices from anywhere, but sometimes a simple IR remote
> is easier to just "point and shoot". Being able to know
which room
> transmitted the IR signal would be really useful which is what lead
> me to ask the question.
>
> I'm willing to wait for the right device, just need to avoid tearing
> down the walls again!
>
> Finally, many thanks for all the responses guys, its really
> appreciated.
>
> Regards
>
> Mitch
>
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, YAP <x112358@g...> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I don't know your time frame for this but we
>> (http://www.eurosource.se/catalog)
will have this for VSCP
>> (http://www.vscp.org) later
this fall. Also transmitters. Both
>> multiprotocol.
>>
>> With the new xAP driver for the CANAL/VSCP daemon xAP is also an
>> option in interfacing the system. There is also a WINLIRC driver
>> (http://winlirc.sourceforge.net/)
today for the VSCP daemon that
>> support most IR transmitters but this requires a PC.
>>
>> /Ake
>>
>> On 8/18/05, mitchellthraves <mthraves@h...> wrote:
>> >  Has anyone got any ideas how I would connect half a dozen
> Xantech 490-
>> >  00 MICRO LINK IR Receivers (or similar) to a PC so I can
write
> some
>> >  code that responds to the IR signals depending upon the IR
code
> sent
>> >  and which zone it came from. Hope this makes sense.
>> >
>> >  Many thanks.
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