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BS1 irdetect

jmassonijmassoni Posts: 7
edited 2008-01-20 04:24 in BASIC Stamp
Has anyone successfully ported the "remote for boe bot" sony remote detector to the BS1.· I have an application that is best seriviced by the old Prop-1 controller because of the builtin high current circuits.· I've been beating the pot/pulsin around for hours and don't seem to be able to get anywhere.· I am beginning to think the BS1 is just too slow.

I need to read a couple of sony remote buttons reliably for some automation control.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

Comments

  • Mike GreenMike Green Posts: 23,101
    edited 2007-09-16 23:45
    The BS1 is pretty slow and very limited in programming and variable space. Have you considered something like the IRBuddy? I don't think it works with the Sony IR format, just the Philips RC-5 format.
  • jmassonijmassoni Posts: 7
    edited 2007-09-17 02:21
    Mike, Thanks for the reply. I did not think of the IRBuddy. I've got a few in my parts box. Reading the remote codes with the Panasonic ir detector on the BS1 is hopeless. I have more hours into it then I'll admit. I'll give the IRBuddy a try and just use some Philps codes if successful. The only reason I've put this much effort into it is the old Prop-1 board is a perfect fit (if it was fast enough). The application is simple - just need to look for ir codes. check limit sensors and operate air valve solenoids. I've got it prototyped on a BS2 development board already.

    I'll give it a whirl and post the results. Thanks again.

    Post Edited (jmassoni) : 9/17/2007 2:33:13 AM GMT
  • Mike GreenMike Green Posts: 23,101
    edited 2007-09-17 03:38
    Yeah,
    I've got two Prop-1 controllers left over from a project where they were replaced by a Propeller.
  • jmassonijmassoni Posts: 7
    edited 2007-09-26 04:23
    Just an update and an end to the project.· Although I'm frequently stuck in continuous improvement mode so they never really end.

    The IRBuddys work great with the BS1 (prop-1 controller).· Flawless talking to each other or listening to a pure·RC5 remote.· Not so reliable with a universal.· However the design criteria was to use existing Sony remote or simple universal remote.· I decided that the expense of the IRBuddy and their scarcity plus the complication of the remote was not worth the effort because the BS2 solution was just too simple.· Simple is always better.· Instead of the prop-1·I used a Super Carrier board with a BS2, the $3.95 Infrared Receiver (350-00014),·a ULN2803 and support circuitry for timing adjustment and position sensing.· The application·opens an access door·and moves a conceled television.· It intercepts Sony Power code, checks the position of the door and TV with Hall Effect sensor, relays the Sony code to the TV and activates compressed air source solenoid and 2 air cylinder direction valves to open door and slide TV into position.· The seqence is reversed when power is turned off (toggle).

    I subsequently discovered the PIC-based Sony IR Decode by Henry Arnold. ·http://home.earthlink.net/~henryarnold/page33.html

    I will be replacing the BS2/Super Carrier Board combo and use the Prop-1 with this chip.· Moves the short comings of the BS1 in its ability to keep up with the IR codes to a dedicated inexpensive chip solution.
  • joeldjoeld Posts: 49
    edited 2008-01-20 04:24
    Found your post on a search. I'm trying a very similar project. A book case that rotates and has an lcd flatscreen on the back. Have an AC gear motor for the rotating mech. needing a couple servos to move trim pieces. I was also wanting to relay and decode an ir remote. any schematics or code of your project would be greatly appreciate.

    Thanks Joel
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