TV IR Remote Control

[SK]

Any one have a list of web links on this subject?
I am trying to build a TV Remote Control Signal reciever that can store the
last 'X' commands in memory for research purposes. By commands I mean
channel choosen/selected etc.
Regards,
Salman

 

[Mjolinor]

Any one have a list of web links on this subject?
I am trying to build a TV Remote Control Signal reciever that can store the
last 'X' commands in memory for research purposes. By commands I mean
channel choosen/selected etc.
Regards,
Salman

Not a solution but maybe a starting point would be the JP1 group on Yahoo.
It is really about unversal one for all remotes but the protocols and
commands for most devices are fairly well defined one way or another in the
threads, links and files sections.

 

[SK]

Thanks for the reply. Looks like a good starting point.

 

[Gary Tait]

Any one have a list of web links on this subject?
I am trying to build a TV Remote Control Signal reciever that can store the
last 'X' commands in memory for research purposes. By commands I mean
channel choosen/selected etc.
Regards,
Salman

All you'd haave to do is detect the signal stream received, log that,
and process it afterward to determine what wa done

 

[CWatters]

Two ideas..

There are a few companies in the world that have a full database of control
codes (eg which make and model uses which command to do a particular
function) the makers of universal remotes licence their libraries from one
of these. Perhaps they could help?

For example: http://www.innotechsystems.com/library.htm

You might also be able to use a Pocket PC to capture and log the data you
want? I know that a few programs exist for Pocket PC and similar palm
devices to allow them to be used as universal remotes. They should also be
able to do the reverse.

Colin

 

[Watson A.Name - Watt Sun, Dark Remover]

Not a solution but maybe a starting point would be the JP1 group on Yahoo.
It is really about unversal one for all remotes but the protocols and
commands for most devices are fairly well defined one way or another in the
threads, links and files sections.

There is a progam called PCIR, I believe, that allows one to record
and play IR signals using the parallel printer port on a PC. It runs
ok under W98SE. But XP and W2000 don't let the software access the
hardware directly, so that may prevent it from working.

I used it to record some remote controls. I connected an IR LED
directly to the port without any amplifier, and I put the IR LED right
near the VCR. It picked up the output okay. So all you need is a 25
pin male connector and the IR LED. It uses some other circuit to
receive and record the IR.

This morning on CBS's Sunday Morning, they had a segment on high tech
gadgets. They showed a really fancy universal remote that connects to
your PC to download the 'programming' from the company's website. So
you can "throw away" all your old remotes. Right. The big problem is
that this remote costs _two_hundred_bucks_, which is a lot more than
the 60 or 80 for some of the fancier universal remotes, which are way
overpriced, IMHO. Like I can buy a fully loaded VCR and DVD player
combo for that much!

And what do you do when your dog uses it for a dog bone? :-(

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[Tomi Holger Engdahl]

Any one have a list of web links on this subject?
I am trying to build a TV Remote Control Signal reciever that can store the
last 'X' commands in memory for research purposes. By commands I mean
channel choosen/selected etc.

Check this out:
http://www.epanorama.net/links/irremote.html