The IR module in the Palm is not very powerful or intended for use as a remote control so you will be limited to a range 1 meter. The exception is the Sony Clie which comes with a remote app and works across the room. I don't know if Sony has APIs for using the remote functionality.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Gibson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 3:53 PM Subject: RE: Remote Control > There is some c code out there that attempts this on windows devices. I > believe you could attempt to do the same thing on the Palm. Look for > WinLIRC on Google, or check out the LIRC page (www.lirc.org). I think the > source is free for use, but don't know the distribution rules. It may be a > tricky port as consumer IR is modulated differently than IrDA or SIR. I > believe the LIRC project relies not on a standard PC IR port, but on some > other transmitter which you can build. BUT, you may be able to interact > with the Palm IR port to get it to behave correctly . . . > > Ive said more than I know. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Devaraj > Balasubramanian > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 9:54 AM > To: Palm Developer Forum > Subject: Remote Control > > > Hi, > > Any one has sample code that would convert the > Palm device to a remote control for TV, VCR etc. > Im not looking for commercial softwares. > > Thanks, > Bala. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more > http://games.yahoo.com/ > > -- > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, > please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > > > -- > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
