IR remote control via laptop

stuart · Post by **stuart** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 6:13 pm

I have a mac laptop that has an IR port on it. I need to control several devices with time based remote macros. Anyone know of any software for this?

DVD Burner · Post by **DVD Burner** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 6:33 pm

I just thought about something.

R U still looking for a solution for your three D1's?

You can get a usb to rs232 and modify the rs232 to run 3 devices.

If not, the only software I know of is only avilable to pc's.

even though there is this but rather expensive.
http://www.mediasonic.com/whatsnew/FrEND_PR.html

or you can always use music software. that always can run several timecode devices at the same time.
http://mixonline.com/ar/audio_tools_trade_18/

stuart · Post by **stuart** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 10:58 am

DVD players that take sync are very expensive. Computer based solutions are less expensive. I don't want to spend piles of cash. I can build my program such that it will have breaks and I can re-sync via remote after during those breaks. I have a programmable universal remote that I can put macros into but I think having a computer based solution would be simpler.

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 4:25 am

Try contacting Jeremy Lutes. His Lily Pond installation in 2002 used IR.
Story:
http://mitpress2.mit.edu/e-journals/Leo ... lutes.html
Website:
http://www.speakeasy.org/~tritical/

Jeremy's also done design & fabrication for Sunbrothers:
http://www.sunbrothers.com/