Re: Projects

["Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All
Well it seems no one is interested in any hardware xPL Projects
so i have decided that im going to have a play with the RFID 1D12 ... see
if
i can xPL  it ...Will order some transceivers next week.....
Frank
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 5:33 PM
Subject: [ukha_xpl] Projects


> Hi All
>             Have ordered and will be receiving some Sanyo OSD chips
very
> soon...So possibly looking at doing a pcb for the new TVOSD ...(once
> prototype Sanyochip  is working ).....Was thinking if possible i might
try
> and make the serial interface useful for other things as well as the
> TVOSD.....For instance a xPL serial Interface for FirM....
> Although to have a multizone ir Transmit and Receive using FirM
requires 3
> pieces of hardware....
> 1: FirM......
> 2: Serial Interface.....
> 3: Hardware to generate and decode ir signals (FirM is only used to
direct
> ir to zone and inform which zone ir signal came from) For this  i
would
> suggest the USB UIRT which JohnB is working on an xPL
plugin................
>
> Does this setup seem practical ???......IE.......
> To transmit say to zone 4.....first an xPL serial command would be
> sent....then when confirm received from the interface an xPL  IR Send
> message sent to the USB UIRT .................
>
> After receiving an ir signal  via xPL - USB UIRT  ....an xPL command
would
> be sent  to the FirM serial interface to request the "Active
zone".........
>
> Knowing which zone a signal came allows lots of things to
happen........as
> well as multiple pieces of identical  kit to used but in different
> zones.........
>
> One consideration is the cost of the hardware......The USB UIRT landed
in
Oz
> $100.00....plus the FirM hardware .......So my thoughts on this was to
pass
> on a discount(cost of parts plus postage)  to people who"
HAVE" developed
> xPL Hardware or Software..
>
> Thoughts ??????????
>
> Also looking for some  other suggestions that could also use the
serial
> interface hardware.........
>
> Frank
>
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>
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