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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: RE: remote controlRE: remote control
From: Stuart Tedford <stuart.tedford_at_piresearch.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 09:51:18 +0100 > -----Original Message----- > From: Andreas Stemmer > What kind of other devices are you thinking of. At the moment I guess the only devices I'm thinking of are devices that have a serial port on them - Palm, PocketPC, PCs etc. It would be kind of cool to plug your remote in to your PC and do stuff like control winamp etc. I realise there will have to be software written on these devices - but that's easy for me, and for many others who might invest in a remote. And I think the remote should be more "forwards compatable(tm)", What about new devices that come along - like the MMJB. Or what about an IR adaptor, now that would be cool. If the remote was made in such a way that its firmware could be updated (via a UART for example) - the possibilities are endless. Thats all I'm saying here really. I'm not saying I want to connect this remote to a MMJB and it to work, I just want it to be possible, without having to invest in a new remote every time a new device comes along. As has been said before - it is trivial to build an adaptor cable with discrete components, I would add that if the remote is designed well - it should also be trivial to write a new protocol on the remote to get it to work with other devices. Unfortuantely, I can't do IRC - only email. So I will shut up now ;) - on this remote issue anyway. Stu. Received on 2002-10-11 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |