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abishur
Joined: 05 Jul 2008 Posts: 21
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:55 pm Post subject: Capture IR without Widget? |
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Is it possible to capture an IR signal from any IR receiver that is attached to my PC (such as the one that came with my media center remote?) Or is there something special about the IR widget that let's it decode the signal? |
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cauer29
Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Posts: 236
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Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 12:20 am Post subject: Re: Capture IR without Widget? |
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abishur wrote: | Is it possible to capture an IR signal from any IR receiver that is attached to my PC (such as the one that came with my media center remote?) Or is there something special about the IR widget that let's it decode the signal? |
A media center IR receiver would not be able to capture the sort of detail that the widget can, since a media center IR receiver would only provide the envelope of the signal without any frequency info. Also, you wouldn't be able to use the software available for use with the widget. If you don't have or for some reason don't want to purchase a widget, the next best thing is a JP1 learning remote, as much of what the widget can do, a JP1 remote with cable can do, just not as conveniently.
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abishur
Joined: 05 Jul 2008 Posts: 21
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Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:39 am Post subject: |
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ah, I was afraid of that. It is a learning remote, I just didn't want to have to teach it that much! |
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vickyg2003 Site Admin
Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Posts: 7073 Location: Florida |
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 7:23 am Post subject: |
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Most of the time a remote will capture everything a widget will. However sometimes signals are not "learnable" because they are too complicated but a widget doesn't care how complicated the signal is, it captures the timing information.
A widget is a very convenient capture mechanism. I have a lot of trouble with the awkward remote-to-remote learning. I could never remember what I put where, and often had bad learns, so the process was annoying enough that I wasn't capturing all of my remotes. BAD MISTAKE.
If it were just one piece of equipment, I don't know if I could have justified the expense. However I am learning signals all the time. _________________ Remember to provide feedback to let us know how the problem was solved and share your upgrades.
Tip: When creating an upgrade, always include ALL functions from the oem remote, even if you never plan on assigning them to a button. Complete function lists makes an upgrade more helpful to others.
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The Robman Site Owner
Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Posts: 21210 Location: Chicago, IL |
Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 7:49 am Post subject: |
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Do you still have the URC-8910 that you bought a few years ago? And if so, do you also have a JP1 cable? If you have both, you have everything that you need to capture the signals from a new device and use the captured info to build an upgrade.
We're here to help if any part of the process is too challenging. _________________ Rob
www.hifi-remote.com
Please don't PM me with remote questions, post them in the forums so all the experts can help! |
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