BTW, for infrared (IR) controlling appears the RPi 4 is missing LIRC -- not sure as fiddling with a project here and by the time I figured out what possibly to do ran out of time. I found https://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Setup-IR-Remote-Control-Using-LIRC -for-the-Ra/
Funny you should mention that. I went to a MagiQuest a couple of
years ago in Pigeon Forge TN and my kids loved it. Been thinking
about those wands ever since and wondering if I could rig up some
kind of IR sensor on the Pi and make my own little game at home.
I saw some information about it and I looked at a few different
IR sensors but put it on my list of things to do and never got
back to it.
And we probably should move this thread as not really on-topic for Ham radio. I'll let it be your choice for where as I received and pretty
sure have selected all conferences. Electronics? Could rename one that hasn't been used in ages and piddle off the other SysOps!
Your probably right Electronics might be good!
Some day we should get around to comparing our Round ToIt Lists! <g>
I'm still working on my little IR project: ran into a bit of a snag because the brand of TV (and so remote control) wasn't listed on theI hope the one you found will work!
LIRC site. Seiko was but I needed Seiki. Typo maybe? Nope. There is
a way to create one's own 'decoding chart' but sounds like a lot of
work; did finally one on-line and troubleshooted that; hope to test
today.
Done! ...Did??!
Some day we should get around to comparing our Round ToIt Lists! <g>
Lol my list seems to expand all the time. I need to write it down
but I don't even remember half the stuff! :) Let see.. Got a
model railroad I started on a while back thats still sittign
there. From there I started cleaning out a old milk barn where my
"shop" is. Got about half way done with that and had to go work
on some stuff in the house. Then all the little electronic
projects all over the place that I start. I seem to just rotate
around from one to the other! :)
I'm still working on my little IR project: ran into a bit of a snag because the brand of TV (and so remote control) wasn't listed on the
LIRC site. Seiko was but I needed Seiki. Typo maybe? Nope. There is
a way to create one's own 'decoding chart' but sounds like a lot of
work; did finally one on-line and troubleshooted that; hope to test
today.
I hope the one you found will work!
Done! ...Did??!
Hah you did! I didn't even notice at first! :)
My What I'm Going to Do Today is a mental list (um, in my head, though a little crazy!) and depends somewhat on the weather: not going to beYep thats how I tend to get shifted from one project to another. Weather was too bad to work on one so I started another. Needed to do something before I could continue that, so I moved to another. Just keep going in an endless circle sometimes! :) My Vivance doesn't seem to be keepign up with me! :)
doing yard work in the rain.
Do have scratch paper/note cards and pensI've tried that. Sad thing is I can't read my own handwriting! Pharmacist
in various palces in the house, not for writing down what to do but sometimes at 'odd' times like brushing my teeth or drifting off to sleep I'll think of a potential solution on a project. So have a little stash of paper in the bathroom cabinet and in the bedside table.
I finally found one, plugged it in, and -- nothing. Did a help post to the MythTV Forum (because where is going to be used and they have used remote controls instead of keyboards); got an impressive reply
(detailed) which helped but I ran into a snag near the beginning; should get a response back this morning.
My What I'm Going to Do Today is a mental list (um, in my head, though a little crazy!) and depends somewhat on the weather: not going to be
doing yard work in the rain.
Yep thats how I tend to get shifted from one project to another.
Weather was too bad to work on one so I started another. Needed
to do something before I could continue that, so I moved to
another. Just keep going in an endless circle sometimes! :) My
Vivance doesn't seem to be keepign up with me! :)
Do have scratch paper/note cards and pens
in various palces in the house, not for writing down what to do but sometimes at 'odd' times like brushing my teeth or drifting off to sleep I'll think of a potential solution on a project. So have a little stash of paper in the bathroom cabinet and in the bedside table.
I've tried that. Sad thing is I can't read my own handwriting!
Pharmacist told me my writing was worse than any doctors she's
ever read! :) I do like spreadsheets so I try to keep a
spreadsheet of stuff to do in google docs. I just tend to get
sidetracked with trying to tweak the sheet formulas and such
then! :)
I finally found one, plugged it in, and -- nothing. Did a help post to the MythTV Forum (because where is going to be used and they have used remote controls instead of keyboards); got an impressive reply
(detailed) which helped but I ran into a snag near the beginning; should get a response back this morning.
Thats awesome I hope ou are able to get that to work! I was
looking at the MagiQuest wands a bit. It looks like they operate
at 36 or 38 KHz. Found some stuff on openschemes.com that looks
promising. Seem to be other folks who have tinkered around with
it in the past (I'm always a day late to the party). I just need
to find a good IR receiver that works at those frequencies and
with the Pi.
Your But Firsts seem to be more aggressive in distracting you than mine!Yep especially lately I seem to get so easlily distracted. Working at home right now with all this COVID-19 stuff going on and its taking all I can do
My writing got ruined from high-speed note-taking in college; in hindsight Gregg Shorthand would have been helpful but I don't know ofNot that my handwriting was ever any good, but it was at least legible back when I was in school. I wish we would have had laptops and stuff back then it sure would have made things easier! I tried to use one of those micr-casette recorders to record notes but then when I tried to sit down in my dorm and listen to them I would always seem to fall asleep! Fortunately, i managed to make it through college "Thanky Lawdy"! :)
any tract in the sciences where shorthand is an option. That seems to
be an exclusive of the 'secretarial' tract.
Actually "Intro to Home Ec"Don't get me started on Home Ec! I didn't care much for high school, and
would be good for college students: how to sew a button, how to clean
the dorm room and do laundry (why is everything pink?!)....
Most do. Check www.lirc.org -- scroll down for the link to the
database ("Supported Remote Controls" header).
I used a receiver from a Hauppauge tuner -- can't find the specific
right now but is one of the two or three commonly used IR detectors in
a pretty plastic cover and connecting cable. The problem I had was the extraction/build/whatever didn't automatically create several files so while I had the first step of detection and decoding and the last step
of doing something with it Step 2 of linking the two was missing. (I
used to watch SouthPark and the episode about "Phase 1 - make
underpants, Phase 3 - Profit! -- What's 'Phase 2?" 'We dunno'" comes to mind!)
BTW, it appears connecting the IR detector to an RPi 3 and to an RPi4
are different. The GPIO pins are the same, maybe the firmware changed??
I can give links if you want them.
...Your comment I just need to find a good IR receiver to work with MagiQuest wand and the RPi', I'm going to say probably not too much of
a problem; maybe check out this 1 minute video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZec247UpLM -- I didn't view but the text onthe page indicates it is working with an Arduino.
Your But Firsts seem to be more aggressive in distracting you than mine!
Yep especially lately I seem to get so easlily distracted.
Working at home right now with all this COVID-19 stuff going on
and its taking all I can do to stay focused on actual work! :)
My writing got ruined from high-speed note-taking in college; in
hindsight Gregg Shorthand would have been helpful but I don't know of
any tract in the sciences where shorthand is an option. That seems to
be an exclusive of the 'secretarial' tract.
Not that my handwriting was ever any good, but it was at least
legible back when I was in school. I wish we would have had
laptops and stuff back then it sure would have made things
easier! I tried to use one of those micr-casette recorders to
record notes but then when I tried to sit down in my dorm and
listen to them I would always seem to fall asleep! Fortunately, i
managed to make it through college "Thanky Lawdy"! :)
Actually "Intro to Home Ec"
would be good for college students: how to sew a button, how to clean
the dorm room and do laundry (why is everything pink?!)....
Don't get me started on Home Ec! I didn't care much for high
school, and don't remember much of anything I learned there, but
two of the few things I do remember and still use today;
Aggriculture/Shop and the week that all the guys had to take Home
Ec! They don't even teach these classes in a lot of schools now.
Its such a shame because these are critical life skills that
everyone needs to learn to be prepared for when they grow up and
leave home!
Most do. Check www.lirc.org -- scroll down for the link to the
database ("Supported Remote Controls" header).
I used a receiver from a Hauppauge tuner -- can't find the specific
right now but is one of the two or three commonly used IR detectors in
a pretty plastic cover and connecting cable. The problem I had was the extraction/build/whatever didn't automatically create several files so while I had the first step of detection and decoding and the last step
of doing something with it Step 2 of linking the two was missing. (I
used to watch SouthPark and the episode about "Phase 1 - make
underpants, Phase 3 - Profit! -- What's 'Phase 2?" 'We dunno'" comes to mind!)
BTW, it appears connecting the IR detector to an RPi 3 and to an RPi4
are different. The GPIO pins are the same, maybe the firmware changed??
I can give links if you want them.
...Your comment I just need to find a good IR receiver to work with MagiQuest wand and the RPi', I'm going to say probably not too much of
a problem; maybe check out this 1 minute video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZec247UpLM -- I didn't view but the
text onthe page indicates it is working with an Arduino.
Hey thats a good video! I looked at a few videos and websites a
while back but nothing with such a good "hands on" demonstration.
Definately gonna save this one!
My son was commenting on Magiquest last night. He really loved
it! I'd sure like to try to get a little "Mini-Adventure" set up
at home for him! :)
Most do. Check www.lirc.org -- scroll down for the link to the<snip>
BTW, it appears connecting the IR detector to an RPi 3 and to an RPi4<snip>
are different. The GPIO pins are the same, maybe the firmware changed??
I can give links if you want them.
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