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AMX IR Receivers & 3rd Party Remotes

SensivaSensiva Posts: 211
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Good day to you all,

I have two questions:
1- Are AMX IR Receivers for AMX Remotes only, Or I can use it with any other remote?
2- Have you guys heard about IR/RS232 or IR/IP Receivers?

I am trying to design a very low cost solution for my client, Who doesn't like the prices of Mio Remotes.

Thanks to you all

Comments

  • viningvining Posts: 4,368
    Xantech has an IR to RS232 box and IR to contact closure as well a few other flavor devices and I believe Extron has IP to IR boxes depending on which way you want to go.
  • SensivaSensiva Posts: 211
    vining wrote:
    I believe Extron has IP to IR boxes depending on which way you want to go.

    Here it is, I want to integrate the Audio/Video systems in few rooms into the AMX System, The client doesn't want to buy any Mio remotes or more touch panels.

    So I am thinking of using his old Pronto remotes to send INPUT to the master , then my code will do the rest. In this way I can control Drapes, Lights and HVACs based on his input to Pronto.

    If AMX IR Receivers can read any IR signals from any other remote, then I don't have to use IR/Whatever converters, If not, then I should use more accessories like the one you mentioned from Xantech
  • NMarkRobertsNMarkRoberts Posts: 455
    I did this in a yacht a few years ago. This is what I recall.

    The AMX IR receivers can only accept a given set of 255 IR codes.

    These codes are available for the Pronto. I have the file but I can't remember where they are kept - are they in the CCF file? PM me for it.
  • DHawthorneDHawthorne Posts: 4,584
    The codes for the AMX IR receivers are readily available - search the AMX site; I think you can even find them on www.RemoteCentral.com .
  • mpullinmpullin Posts: 949
    NMarkRoberts wrote:
    I did this in a yacht a few years ago. This is what I recall.

    The AMX IR receivers can only accept a given set of 255 IR codes.

    I thought things done on a yacht stay on the yacht. Hmm...

    Here is an RTI command library with the AMX codes. This library features commands 0-255, but you can't generate a button event with channel 0, so I'm not sure what the function of that code is, just use 1-255.
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