Re: [Mvpmc-users] Looking for ideas for IR blaster...

2007-08-08 Thread stuart
Tom Metro wrote: > stuart wrote: >> ...I was after more than just a IR blaster. I envision populating the >> MVPMC with the serial port and connect it to a small micro to control >> a local display, receive IR, transmit IR, transmit S-Link and handle >> the power management of the local displ

Re: [Mvpmc-users] Looking for ideas for IR blaster...

2007-08-08 Thread Tom Metro
stuart wrote: > ...I was after more than just a IR blaster. I > envision populating the MVPMC with the serial port and connect it to a > small micro to control a local display, receive IR, transmit IR, > transmit S-Link and handle the power management of the local display. If you're going to d

Re: [Mvpmc-users] Looking for ideas for IR blaster...

2007-08-08 Thread stuart
Tom Metro wrote: > stuart wrote: >> ...IR REC/XMT module which hangs off a serial port. > ... >> ...it would appear networked devices...which costs big $$$'s may be >> possible with only $'s worth of parts, some knowledge of hardware and >> an MVPMC box. > > Adding a serial port to an MVP requir

Re: [Mvpmc-users] Looking for ideas for IR blaster...

2007-08-08 Thread Tom Metro
stuart wrote: > ...IR REC/XMT module which hangs off a serial port. ... > ...it would appear networked devices...which costs big $$$'s may be > possible with only $'s worth of parts, some knowledge of hardware and > an MVPMC box. Adding a serial port to an MVP requires a hardware modification - ri

[Mvpmc-users] Looking for ideas for IR blaster...

2007-08-03 Thread stuart
Hi... Was poking around and found something called a UIRT2 which is a PIC processor based IR REC/XMT module which hangs off a serial port. It, w/a computer, appears be able to receive IR and control entertainment equipment with IR commands. http://www.fukushima.us/UIRT2/ I have brought this