RE: Serial IR control of Sky+

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Looks like Joseph is marketing his Sky controllers more seriously now
- they do work well :)

Paul.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Dean Barrett
> Sent: 13 September 2006 09:19
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Serial IR control of Sky+
>
> Following loads of hassle getting a USB-UIRT to reliably control my
Sky+
> box, and thanks to Frank Mc for pointing it out - i bought a Serial to
IR
> unit from Sky-Control and now have 100% reliable control of my Sky box
> from
> my PC.
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> I'm using CharmedQuark for my HA system at home - and there's some
> screenshots here
> http://www.charmedquark.com/vb_forum/showthread.php?t=2597
> which show the Sky controller i'm using on my 15" AirPanel
Touchscreen.
>
> The Sky+ driver for CQC was written by myself - which as a total non
> programmer gives a good idea of how easy it is to write drivers for
CQC. I
> find it so much more flexible that MainLobby and all the
> backgrounds/buttons/layouts are easy to do.
>
> Good thing about the Sky-Control Serial controller is that as standard
it
> will control two different boxes from one unit i.e 1 x Sky+, 1 x
SkyHD,
> and
> can control upto 15 - all from 1 serial connection.
>
> More detail here -  <http://www.sky-control.co.uk/serial.shtml>
> http://www.sky-control.co.uk/serial.shtml
>
> Just got to design some screens for CBus lighting control etc. now :)
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> Dean.
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