hey all, designing a remote cos I wanna.
the reason i chose remote was my TV and set top box seem to share some similar "codes"
when i press volume up on set top box the tv turns off. when i press volume up on tv it changes channel..... multiple other examples have been found. I am too cheap to by a new tv and the tuner in it died ages ago so the set top box is what i use.
I hear you ask "Donkey you smart intelligent sexy beast, why not buy a universal remote?" very simply put the same issues would arise of the transmission being received by both devices and alternate functions happening.
SOOOO my theory is this.
take the better remote (TV) put a micro inbetween (ARDUINO COS I CAN) and pug in 1 reader and 2 ir led's that are the same range. if the volume is pressed then the TV changes volume. if the channel is pressed then the set top box is pressed.
to stop the codes being mixed between I am gong to put some thick tape over them and pretty much stick them to the receiver on the device I want.
SOOOOOO the question now becomes how do I get the codes? I was thinking of using the receiver on the arduino to read them and then output so statements like
if (Code for volume up) use led 1 and output (volume up code) if code for channel change use LED 2 and channel change etc.
before I get started is this viable?
the reason i chose remote was my TV and set top box seem to share some similar "codes"
when i press volume up on set top box the tv turns off. when i press volume up on tv it changes channel..... multiple other examples have been found. I am too cheap to by a new tv and the tuner in it died ages ago so the set top box is what i use.
I hear you ask "Donkey you smart intelligent sexy beast, why not buy a universal remote?" very simply put the same issues would arise of the transmission being received by both devices and alternate functions happening.
SOOOO my theory is this.
take the better remote (TV) put a micro inbetween (ARDUINO COS I CAN) and pug in 1 reader and 2 ir led's that are the same range. if the volume is pressed then the TV changes volume. if the channel is pressed then the set top box is pressed.
to stop the codes being mixed between I am gong to put some thick tape over them and pretty much stick them to the receiver on the device I want.
SOOOOOO the question now becomes how do I get the codes? I was thinking of using the receiver on the arduino to read them and then output so statements like
if (Code for volume up) use led 1 and output (volume up code) if code for channel change use LED 2 and channel change etc.
before I get started is this viable?