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From: nobody@whocares.com (Dave Houston)
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Subject: Re: help ! USB IR receiver/transmitter
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2006 13:41:40 GMT
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You picked the wrong hardware.

USB-UIRT has a developer's SDK if you want to write your own application. It
is also supported by numerous software applications. Most are getting as
complicated as Girder but you might look at V-REMOTE which is voice control
software for it that was due for release a month or so ago.

     http://www.usbuirt.com/
     http://www.bonnersoftware.com/vremote.aspx

If you expect to do this for others in the future, another more costly but
more versatile approach is the General Caché GC-100 which has a TCP/IP
interface. It's fairly easy to work with and you can readily translate
Pronto CCF codes for use with it.

     http://www.globalcache.com/index.html

You might also look here for other approaches.

     http://www.abledata.com/
 
Wally <wtg_designs@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>Is there a simple code for reading and transmitting infa red for the
>tv, vcr, dvd etc.
>
>I have a client who has limited/no use of her hands. I've purchased a
>tira-2 infa red receiver/transmitter so she could control her tv,
>vcr,dvd via the computer using dragon speak. the program they
>suggested to use was Girder..  But this is a very complicated program
>for her to use.
>
>All I need is a simple little program that with record a infa red
>singal and then plays it back when I click on the proper command
>button.
>
>Can somebody help?
>
>Is there a program already available?
>
>or a simple vb code that will do this?
>
>Command buttonone  records the IR from the old remote via the tira-2
>box (usb).
>and Command button two plays it back via the tira-1 box.
>
>I know it's porblay not as simple as I make it out to be, but this
>girder program seems to be made to control the whole house. it's
>overkill for just a simple turn it on turn it off need.
>
>Thanks for your help
>
>Wally