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So I got thinking(Oh no, not again...) and I thought about how to control a remote control device with the ez-b, much like the roboquad. I know that the roboquad has too many versions to get one that works, but what about other things like cars and other things that may operate by either IR, 27mHz or 49mHz signals.
How would you connect the device, generally speaking? Connect to the signal wire of the ez-b to the signal wire of the, lets say, RC car for example?
How would you send the commands? Serial? UART?
How would you get the signals needed to operate the device? Could you use the EZ-b to sample the signals?
This is just a conversational thread as its something I wanted to investigate.
Thanks,
Maze
As DJ said, way too many codes and protocols to have direct connection be supportable. Unless the device uses irda (serial over ir, which you would be able to just use send serial to emulate, but unlikely for any device you would want to contrl) DJ would need to build the support in since you would need to directly address the digital port with signals of just the right timing.
If we can find a uart to IR device, could probably cut the LED off and wire to the LED inputs on the device you want to control and drive it with send serial, but I have been searching casually for a while this evening and haven't found anything useful.
Alan
Great! Thanks Alan and DJ. Looks like remote piggybacking is the answer!
Was looking for a PICO projector for telepresence bot and need a way to control it (Turn on, adjust keystone. change modes etc). I found this thread and was about to order an anymote but looks like they discontinued it :-( Seems to be a few other products like it, Broadlink, Harmony Hub. I don't have an old phone with IR blaster so will need to buy some type of universal remote control that will work with IFTTT or some other way to transmit requests from home to office and control projector (and maybe interact with other IR devices).
Anyone doing this ? Any ideas?