Re: TIRA is junk - AVOID IT!

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

"William" <bill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Hello Dave what exactly are you trying to do with the wheelchair?
>Does it have an IR Remote?
>I design IR & Microcontroller devices, and I will supply all source code.
>I've been doing this sort of thing for decades.

I wasn't doing anything with the chair - merely looking to provide a way for
the occupant to control AV, lights, etc. using any IR remote. The USB-UIRT
fills the bill.

>PS I really hate the FTDI USB to RS232 chip, I find myself reverse
>engineering the EEPROM so I can see what they're doing with the data stream.
>Z-Wave USB comes to mind.

AFAIK, ZWave has no IR nor anything that interacts with AV gear.