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Posted by: Dennis Nedry on 2008-10-01 10:44:41
Is it possible for me to use the IrDA port on my Pismo to send out custom signals, like remote control codes?
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Posted by: quinterro on 2008-10-01 10:55:35
I don't know but I like the idea. It would drive my wife nuts! :lol:
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Posted by: porter on 2008-10-01 15:19:23
Is it possible for me to use the IrDA port on my Pismo to send out custom signals, like remote control codes? Presumably you need an IrDA Communications Toolbox Tool?
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Posted by: Dennis Nedry on 2008-10-02 06:17:25
You might need some sort of direct hardware access to do that because it isn't a typical serial signal. I really don't know where to start, though.
IrDA can also receive IR signals, so maybe you could "record" remote control codes and play them back.
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Posted by: Christopher on 2008-10-02 08:14:09
Like trick it into thinking your sending a file but it is actually the code to change the the channel or something.
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Posted by: chris on 2008-10-02 13:08:26
There was a utility to do this with Windows laptops I saw a while ago... can't remember the name.
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Posted by: wood_e on 2008-10-02 16:39:51
Hell, my newton used to control my Sony TV... I bet it can be done...
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Posted by: sircabulon on 2008-10-02 18:44:15
you would have to use os 9 because it is disabled in osx
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Posted by: Dennis Nedry on 2008-10-02 19:04:44
you would have to use os 9 because it is disabled in osx Are you sure? I've never used it but I have IrDA options in Network system preferences and Internet Connect.
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Posted by: sircabulon on 2008-10-02 19:17:45
now that i think about it, I am probably wrong because i seem to remember it being a bug with xpostfacto
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Posted by: paws on 2008-10-03 05:52:16
An IrDA port is just a serial port, I think, so it should be trivial to programme. The bondi iMac I took apart certainly had its IrDA ports connected to a standard mini-DIN serial port...
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Posted by: porter on 2008-10-03 13:22:30
An IrDA port is just a serial port, I think, so it should be trivial to programme. The bondi iMac I took apart certainly had its IrDA ports connected to a standard mini-DIN serial port... Does it appear as a separate port in the Serial Tool when you use a Communications Toolbox aware program, eg Claris Works?
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