Re: Rioplayxpl now does zoned IR

[Jon Payne]

Oh, very nice! Right, I must get the network cables connected upstairs and
get the rio going again...

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Subject: [ukha_xpl] Rioplayxpl now does zoned IR


> Hi all,
>
> Have made a modification to the latest version of the rio/ddar
rioplayxpl
> software I'm working on.
>
> It allows the user to add a 'zone' in the xpl config items.
>
> If this zone exists, then all but the basic ir buttons on the rio
remote
> (play,stop,power,skip etc) are converted into a remote.basic message
and
> passed out onto the xpl network :-)
>
> This means that you can program up scripts in xplhal (or your own xpl
> programs) to do _anything_ in response to a button being pressed on
the
rio
> remote (or pronto etc).
>
> If you have multiple rio's then your scripts can determine which room
the
ir
> command came from and act accordingly/differently.
>
> There are about 20 spare buttons on the remote, plus 20 repeat codes.
>
> Also, the rio can be in powered down mode and it still works fine....
>
> Now I'm thinking that the rio remote is _possibly_ compatible with
another
> manufacturers remote, which might offer the opportunity to have even
more
> buttons available via a programmable remote such as the pronto.
>
> Question is, does anyone know if this is the case, please?
> If it is, I'll grab a pronto ccf file and test it out.
>
> Many thanks
> Tony
>
>