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using the stamp to control a portable cd player

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2004-02-09 13:46 in General Discussion
i'm an artist and relativley new to the stamp. i'm wondering if it is
possible to use the stamp to control a cd player. at the very least,
i just need it to play a cd. i'm not concerned with ff or rew. if i use
the stamp to control the power to the cd player can i make it play
automatically when power is given to the player. if so, how do i
go about this. thanks in advance for any help. it is greatly
appreciated.
thanks again
jared

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2004-02-07 06:44
    Jared,

    Are you talking a portable or a house type cd player? Turning it on and off
    should be simple in either case. Use a relay for a house type, and a
    transistor for the portable type.

    If the cd player has an IR remote, you could make the Stamp control it
    through IR. Otherwise, I think it gets tricky to directly hack the cd
    player.

    I think there have been some threads before on this topic, you might search
    the archives.

    Jonathan

    www.madlabs.info



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    > i'm an artist and relativley new to the stamp. i'm wondering if it is
    > possible to use the stamp to control a cd player. at the very least,
    > i just need it to play a cd. i'm not concerned with ff or rew. if i use
    > the stamp to control the power to the cd player can i make it play
    > automatically when power is given to the player. if so, how do i
    > go about this. thanks in advance for any help. it is greatly
    > appreciated.
    > thanks again
    > jared
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2004-02-09 13:46
    If you can find a CD player with a serial input port you may be in luck.
    Or, if your CD player uses the Philip RC-5 IR protocol, you could
    control via the IR Buddy product.

    -- Jon Williams
    -- Applications Engineer, Parallax
    -- Dallas Office


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    i'm an artist and relativley new to the stamp. i'm wondering if it is
    possible to use the stamp to control a cd player. at the very least,
    i just need it to play a cd. i'm not concerned with ff or rew. if i use
    the stamp to control the power to the cd player can i make it play
    automatically when power is given to the player. if so, how do i
    go about this. thanks in advance for any help. it is greatly
    appreciated.
    thanks again
    jared
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