On Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:32:15 -0500, Kent West wrote: (...)
> In order to do this, we have to convert the web clicks into infrared > signals going to the various IR-enabled devices, essentially replacing > the remote controls that came with the devices. I would take a look at Arduino project. > Global Cache (http://www.globalcache.com/products/itach/models2/) has > devices that, as I understand it, will send out the various IR signals > to the various devices, based on ASCII commands sent to it via a > wireless connection. > > My problem is how to convert a click on a web page into the proper code > to be sent over the wireless network to the Global Cache device. I don't > have the Global Cache yet to play with, but I'm trying to get a feel for > how to do things before we start spending money. The API documentation > from their web site indicates it's a matter of just sending the correct > ASCII sequence out the web server's TCP socket on Port 4998. (...) Hum... they seem to provide lots of documents (software toolkits, API and white papers) at their download page: http://www.globalcache.com/downloads/ > Here's a snippet from their documentation that might help set some > background: (...) > Can anyone provide me a snippet of HTML (and/or related, such as php, > etc) code for sending an ASCII string (such as the above "net_NET,0:1 > <CR>") to TCP socket Port 4998? You will need to use a programming language of your choise (perl, python, php, ruby...), not plain HTML but moreover, it will have to be compatible with the hardware you are using. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.10.04.11.37...@gmail.com
