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Topic: | I need your collective genius here.... This thread has 4 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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Post 1 made on Monday August 20, 2001 at 21:56 |
Kip Taylor Founding Member |
Joined: Posts: | August 2001 2 |
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I want to control the IR remote receiver on my digital camera from a greater distance than my IR restricts me to. I want to use RF to control an IR emitter to my camera. I can already do this to some extent with a big, clumsy setup--but it requires a long 110 volt extension cord to power the RF receiver/IR transmitter. Surely there is such a thing as a small portable power pack to run a small portable RF receiver/IR transmitter??? I have put a solution together with BIG pieces, I only need to refine what I am doing in order to make this more user friendly. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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Post 2 made on Monday August 20, 2001 at 22:16 |
John Galvin Founding Member |
Joined: Posts: | August 2001 32 |
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Kip,
I don't know of any ready made off the shelf stuff to do what you want. If you're willing to do a little hacking, it wouldn't be hard at all. Here's what I'd do: Harvest the RF receiver from an X-10 TM751. You should be able to run that on a 9V battery. Take the output from RF detector and connect it to the input of a Firestick II, logic level to 38KHz IR converter. Next you'll need to get hold of an X-10 UR-24(?) 8-in-1 learning remote. Pop open the case and snip the "enable" line going to the RF board. That will make it always send RF. Teach the 8-in-1, the IR commands for your digital camera, using the camera's original remote. Now, when you press the appropriate key on the 8-in-1, it'll send the IR command via RF. The TM751's RF receiver will convert the RF back to baseband and the Firestick II, will send it out as properly modulated 38KHz IR and voila, the camera fires. You might need to tweak the TM751's receiver a bit to get it to quiet down and not flood the Firestick with data.
John Galvin
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Post 3 made on Monday August 20, 2001 at 22:24 |
Bill E. Founding Member |
Joined: Posts: | July 2001 947 |
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Most of the X10 receivers drop the voltage internally on the circuit board. I am modifying a PAT01 to work on 24 Volts so I know it can be done. You need to find, or draw a schematic on the Powermid and see what you can do. Bill www.homeautomationnet.com
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Post 4 made on Tuesday August 21, 2001 at 10:43 |
John Galvin Founding Member |
Joined: Posts: | August 2001 32 |
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I have a schematic of a Powermid, if anyone needs it.
John Galvin
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Post 5 made on Tuesday August 21, 2001 at 10:47 |
Uncle Sergi Founding Member |
Joined: Posts: | August 2001 12 |
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You can get IR-kit DSC from smarthome.com - it has outer AD/DC adapter, that can be disconnected
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