dove@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Ray Rischpater) (10/27/90)
In article <2727c748-3cb.3comp.sys.handhelds-1@hpcvbbs.UUCP> akcs.michaelv@hpcvbbs.UUCP (Michael VanLoon) writes: >And the 48 should have a distinct advantage in the fact that it has an IR >receiver. This should make it capable of "learning" your remotes on the >fly like a "universal remote" does. Somebody who's good at this sort of >stuff, GET TO WORK! We're all waiting! > I've been giving that a >lot< of thought lately. Does anyone have any discoveries on low-level access to the IR port? I've not had time to exper- iment, but if someone could give me a few pointers, I'm pretty sure I could hack out a programmable remote. Incidentally, my hallmate's universal remote prints text quite well on my HP IR rev A printer -- although with the same range problems that the 28s and 48sx have -- it's clear that HP designed the interface to be short range. (I'm not complaining -- just observing. I love the idea of a wireless anything!) -- -- dove@ucscg.ucsc.edu Ray Rischpater -- dove@ucscb.ucsc.edu (408) 426-0716 --As usual, all of the opinions contained herein are my own...
bgribble@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Bill Gribble) (10/28/90)
In article <8220@darkstar.ucsc.edu> dove@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Ray Rischpater) writes: > >I've been giving that a >lot< of thought lately. Does anyone have any >discoveries on low-level access to the IR port? I've not had time to exper- >iment, but if someone could give me a few pointers, I'm pretty sure I could >hack out a programmable remote. There *was* a remote-control program written for the 28S, which is in our archives here, I think, as well as elsewhere. Unfortunately, we don't support anon ftp. If you want a copy, I can email you the whole thing or maybe post it, if there's interest. >Incidentally, my hallmate's universal remote prints text quite well on my >HP IR rev A printer -- although with the same range problems that the >28s and 48sx have -- it's clear that HP designed the interface to be short >range. (I'm not complaining -- just observing. I love the idea of a >wireless anything!) Have you tried dumping these same characters to the IR port of the 48 using PR1? Or setting the 48's serial to 'IR', sending a remote control command, and doing a 'buflen srecv'? If the printer seems as compatible as you say, it looks like you could write the program in user code - it doesn't really have to be that fast in the processing department. Good luck! >-- dove@ucscg.ucsc.edu Ray Rischpater ***************************************************************************** ** Bill Gribble Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA ** ** bgribble@jarthur.claremont.edu Never heard of it? You're stupid. ** *****************************************************************************
rrd@hpfcso.HP.COM (Ray Depew) (10/30/90)
> Incidentally, my hallmate's universal remote prints text quite well on my > HP IR rev A printer -- although with the same range problems that the > 28s and 48sx have -- it's clear that HP designed the interface to be short > range. (I'm not complaining -- just observing. I love the idea of a > wireless anything!) Okay, we give up. WHAT DID IT PRINT????? > Ray Rischpater Ray Depew "teasers are worse than spoilers" rrd@hpfitst1.hp.com
cloos@acsu.buffalo.edu (James H. Cloos) (10/30/90)
All you need to do is grab the rc5 stuff off of your favorite archive (try wuarchive.wustl.edu, gmuvax2.gmu.edu or funic.funet.ni), get the addresses in the 48 for the ir control ports, and put the 2 together. Now, this will leave you w/o learning capability, but that can always be added in later. You could also run it thru usrlib & get a library to post, too. I'd do it, but I don't have the addresses nor the time to search for them myself. -JimC -- James H. Cloos, Jr. Phone: +1 716 673-1250 cloos@ACSU.Buffalo.EDU Snail: PersonalZipCode: 14048-0772, USA cloos@ub.UUCP Quote: <>
dove@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Ray Rischpater) (10/30/90)
In article <7360017@hpfcso.HP.COM> rrd@hpfcso.HP.COM (Ray Depew) writes: >> Incidentally, my hallmate's universal remote prints text quite well on my >> HP IR rev A printer -- although with the same range problems that the >> 28s and 48sx have -- it's clear that HP designed the interface to be short >> range. (I'm not complaining -- just observing. I love the idea of a >> wireless anything!) > >Okay, we give up. WHAT DID IT PRINT????? > >> Ray Rischpater > My first try was, of course, the string which K&R has made legendary among C programmers: "Hello, world." Unfortunately, after that, my maturity level sunk as my excitement rose, and we ended up with various strings indicating strong feelings we have about certain individuals we have here... :) At any rate, it was interesting to note that the range of the remote wasn't much more than the range of the calculator, indicating that the sensitivity is determined largly on the receiving end, which is what I recall reading in an old HP Journal about the printer. -- -- dove@ucscg.ucsc.edu Ray Rischpater -- dove@ucscb.ucsc.edu (408) 426-0716 --As usual, all of the opinions contained herein are my own...