Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 10:43:36 -0700 From: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net> To: Petri Helenius <pete@sms.fi> Cc: Amancio Hasty <hasty@rah.star-gate.com>, multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Couch Potatoes Dream: IR control !! Message-ID: <199710271743.KAA19238@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 27 Oct 1997 07:09:02 %2B0200." <199710270509.HAA24291@silver.sms.fi>
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Hi, > > http://www.freebsd.org/~fsmp/HomeAuto/HomeAuto.html > > > > > > This an http pointer to Linux Infrared Remote Control project > > which is going to be folded into the linux bt848 project. > > http://www.thp.Uni-Koeln.DE/~rjkm/lirc/index.html > > > > > > Now both projects so far required you to build the IR controller and > > I guess if I put my mind to it I can probably build however I don't > > think is feasible for our typical couch potatoes to build > > IR controller it is much easier to buy one and hopefully cheap. > > > Why not use something like http://www.casco.com/page5.htm ? I looked over the web page for this device and called their 800 number. First, it looks to me like this is strictly a IR mouse, ie., it wont control other IR equipment such as stereo, etc. (am I correct here?). Second, it appears that you need to use a wonk95 program to "program" the 29 programmable keys. I have a call expected back from their tech support person, will post when I have more info... Assumming that either they cough up the programming info, or that we can reverse-engineer it, this would be a great device, expecially at US$19.95! Another alternative would be the X10 Activision system: http://www.activehome.com/www-activehome-com/index1.htm this device is both an RF X10 controller and universal IR remote. So it could be used to control other IR equipment (with the hand-held device, NOT by computer) and the fxtv program by assigning an x10 room as a virtual device and decoding x10 traffic for that room as fxtv commands. This could be done either with my x10 daemon, or a more direct extension to fxtv. The programming protocal for this device (x10 CM11A) is published. -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | Symmetric MultiProcessor FreeBSD
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