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Subject:	IR Tower Use
Newsgroups:	lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.off-topic.geek
Date:	Fri, 25 May 2001 23:05:17 GMT
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I know this may be a bit off topic, but didn't know where else to post, I own an IR tower and remote control, and was wondering if it is possible to use the IR tower for other things. eg using PC + tower to control stereo/TV, or using IR remote to control PC like mouse. If anyone knows anything, please help me, or at least point me in the right direction. I know this is off topic (sorry) but the best place I could think of. FUT lugnet.off-topic.geek@lugnet.com Bleater -- MIME ATTACHMENTS DISCARDED: 1. Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Length: 916

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		Re: IR Tower Use
(...) Not really -- the tower uses its own proprietary communcations format. It's similar enough to that used by remote controls that learning remotes can pick up the signals, but I haven't heard of anyone going the other way around. (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

		Re: IR Tower Use
(...) You can't really do what you are trying to do. The tower is designed to operate in request-reply mode. It sends a request, waits a few seconds, receives a reply during that time, then turns off. The idle state of the tower is off, and (...) (23 years ago, 26-May-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

		Re: IR Tower Use
If you're using Linux, see if Linux IR tools can chat with a tower -- or if some other RS-232 IR device can chat with a Lego device. I haven't had time to do such tests yet. (23 years ago, 30-May-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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