LinuxMCE - User contributions [en]

Community

2009-06-26T18:13:00Z

Zug:

Right, having looked at the detail in this post [http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=8411.0] i felt its time to see what we are made of as a community, please add your details.

GUIDE: copy'n'paste the following lines then append them into the table below (prior to the final line that contains '|}'). This formatting should make it easier for the 'big 5' to work out who can contribute what...
<pre>
| Your username
| Your relevant expertise/experience
| Your other experience/expertise
| Your approx time available for the project
| Your time zone or location
| Your particular interest area (if any)
|-
</pre>

{| border="1"
!Username
!Relevant expertise/experience
!Other Experience/Expertise
!Time available for the project
!Time zone or location
!Particular Interest Area (If any)
|-
| Geekyhawkes
| advanced newbie
| use to some C+/linux/ubuntu/ html / xml / flash
| few evenings a week
| UK GMT
| User documentation, newbie guides, website design , wiki topics and guides. Line by line intros to get 810 up and running regardless of user experiance.
|-
| tmoore
| advanced newbie
| 14 yrs software product management, IT management consulting, marketing, network & systems management, UNIX admin
| about 3 hrs a week on average
| GMT-7
| Product strategy, team management,(non-technical) marketing & communications
|-
| qball4
| regular user
| HADesigner, graphic design, hardware a/v distribution systems
| average 20-40 hrs/wk available
| US CST
| User Interface, new orbiter platforms
|-
| Fastie81
| advanced newbie
| work with linux/Red Hat/ubuntu day to day / Project Manager / Systems Administrator / Quick Learner
| My work load goes up and down so would have few days one week and none another
| GMT +12 (NZ)
| User Documentation, guides, wiki guides. I would like to learn some coding. Adding Hardware support ,Devices Templates.
|-
| Techstyle
| Advanced Newbie
| System builder, Linux newbie, some Wiki writing experience / PMP (Project Management Professional), MBA, Mechanical Engineer, Entrepreneur
| 1hr per day
| US central (Milwaukee, WI)
| Anything structured
|-
| nite_man
| regular user
| Integrator, consultant, GSD, Ruby, Maemo Orbiter / More then 10 years of software development - Perl, PHP, Linux sysadmin
| 2-4 hours per day
| UTC+2:00 Nicosia, Cyprus
| Admin site, Maemo Orbiter, posting news, blogging, Russian translation
|-
| Daballiemo
| regular user
| Worked my way through Linux/Ubuntu/Fedora mainly on virtualization / Working within MOD and about 15 years of exp. with "paper" documentation
| About 3-6 hours a week
| GMT +1, Amsterdam
| Virtualization and interfacing (webui, remote, keyboard, touch aso)
|-
| SteveC
| LMCE Newbie but keen to get cracking.
| Electronics/Software Engr, C/C++ for 15years.
| Approx 5 hours/week
| UTC+10:00 Brisbane, Australia
| Main interests relate to external hardware interfaces eg. Clipsal CBUS lighting, Caddx/Networx Alarm system.
|-
| Lemming86_au
| Advanced Newbie
| IT Consultant, Network Engineer, Asterisk Admin (No programming experience, yet)
| 3-5 hours/Week
| UTC+9:30 Adelaide, Australia
| Asterisk
|-
| castlec
| LMCE Noob. Linux regular user/noob
| Java Dev, C++ trained (University).
| 3-5 hours/Week
| UTC-5 Ohio, USA
|
|-
| ZuG
| Regular User
| Linux, PHP and a bit of C. Very familiar with Asterisk and OpenVPN
| 3-5 hours/Week
| GMT Cardiff, United Kingdom
| OpenVPN development
|-
|}

Community

2009-06-26T17:52:23Z

Zug:

Right, having looked at the detail in this post [http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=8411.0] i felt its time to see what we are made of as a community, please add your details.

GUIDE: copy'n'paste the following lines then append them into the table below (prior to the final line that contains '|}'). This formatting should make it easier for the 'big 5' to work out who can contribute what...
<pre>
| Your username
| Your relevant expertise/experience
| Your other experience/expertise
| Your approx time available for the project
| Your time zone or location
| Your particular interest area (if any)
|-
</pre>

{| border="1"
!Username
!Relevant expertise/experience
!Other Experience/Expertise
!Time available for the project
!Time zone or location
!Particular Interest Area (If any)
|-
| Geekyhawkes
| advanced newbie
| use to some C+/linux/ubuntu/ html / xml / flash
| few evenings a week
| UK GMT
| User documentation, newbie guides, website design , wiki topics and guides. Line by line intros to get 810 up and running regardless of user experiance.
|-
| tmoore
| advanced newbie
| 14 yrs software product management, IT management consulting, marketing, network & systems management, UNIX admin
| about 3 hrs a week on average
| GMT-7
| Product strategy, team management,(non-technical) marketing & communications
|-
| qball4
| regular user
| HADesigner, graphic design, hardware a/v distribution systems
| average 20-40 hrs/wk available
| US CST
| User Interface, new orbiter platforms
|-
| Fastie81
| advanced newbie
| work with linux/Red Hat/ubuntu day to day / Project Manager / Systems Administrator / Quick Learner
| My work load goes up and down so would have few days one week and none another
| GMT +12 (NZ)
| User Documentation, guides, wiki guides. I would like to learn some coding. Adding Hardware support ,Devices Templates.
|-
| Techstyle
| Advanced Newbie
| System builder, Linux newbie, some Wiki writing experience / PMP (Project Management Professional), MBA, Mechanical Engineer, Entrepreneur
| 1hr per day
| US central (Milwaukee, WI)
| Anything structured
|-
| nite_man
| regular user
| Integrator, consultant, GSD, Ruby, Maemo Orbiter / More then 10 years of software development - Perl, PHP, Linux sysadmin
| 2-4 hours per day
| UTC+2:00 Nicosia, Cyprus
| Admin site, Maemo Orbiter, posting news, blogging, Russian translation
|-
| Daballiemo
| regular user
| Worked my way through Linux/Ubuntu/Fedora mainly on virtualization / Working within MOD and about 15 years of exp. with "paper" documentation
| About 3-6 hours a week
| GMT +1, Amsterdam
| Virtualization and interfacing (webui, remote, keyboard, touch aso)
|-
| SteveC
| LMCE Newbie but keen to get cracking.
| Electronics/Software Engr, C/C++ for 15years.
| Approx 5 hours/week
| UTC+10:00 Brisbane, Australia
| Main interests relate to external hardware interfaces eg. Clipsal CBUS lighting, Caddx/Networx Alarm system.
|-
| Lemming86_au
| Advanced Newbie
| IT Consultant, Network Engineer, Asterisk Admin (No programming experience, yet)
| 3-5 hours/Week
| UTC+9:30 Adelaide, Australia
| Asterisk
|-
| castlec
| LMCE Noob. Linux regular user/noob
| Java Dev, C++ trained (University).
| 3-5 hours/Week
| UTC-5 Ohio, USA
|
|-
| ZuG
| Regular User
| Linux, PHP and a bit of C. Very familiar with Asterisk and OpenVPN
| 3-5 hours/Week
| UTC+0 Cardiff, United Kingdom
| OpenVPN development
|-
|}

Swann IP-3G ConnectCam 500

2009-06-07T15:11:38Z

Zug:

'''Swann IP-3G ConnectCam 500
'''

[[Image:Swann3g.jpg]]

The Swann 3G Connect Cam 500 is a basic IP camera. It is Wireless, with a 802.11g functionality, and can run over Ethernet. It is perfect for a budget indoor IP camera that is compatible with Linux MCE.

Once you have plugged the camera and you know the IP address and Mac address, it is very simple to setup.
Just browse to the admin system. At the bottom of the left hand pane, click "Show Devices Tree".
Click CORE on the left, then click "Create child device".

Enter a common name for the camera, eg "Swann 500"

Enter the IP address and Mac address.

[[Image:childdevices.jpg]]

Then click "Pick Device Template"

You then select "Generic IP Camera" from the device templates dropdown. (This is in 810, Not sure if 710 has this template?)
Once selected, click "Pick Device Template"

Another window will now appear, you can safely ignore the top half of page and scroll to the bottom.

In the "Path" field, enter the following :

/cgi/jpg/image.cgi

Leave PK_FloorplanObjectType and Alert blank.

TCP Port : 80
AuthUser : admin
AuthPassword : admin (assuming you have not changed it from default )
IP : IP of Camera
MAC : MAC address of camera

Click Save

[[Image:Devicedata.JPG]]

Now reload your DCE Router and you should see the camera in "Show Cameras" in the admin system.

The Swann IP 3G Camera is available in the EU from :

http://www.hightechpad.com

Swann IP-3G ConnectCam 500

2009-06-07T15:10:29Z

Zug:

'''Swann IP-3G ConnectCam 500
'''

[[Image:Swann3g.jpg]]

This is a basic IP camera with limited functionality. It is Wireless with a 802.11g functionality and is perfect for a budget indoor IP camera that is compatible with Linux MCE.
Once you have plugged the camera and you know the IP address and Mac address, it is very simple to setup.
Just browse to the admin system. At the bottom of the left hand pane, click "Show Devices Tree".
Click CORE on the left, then click "Create child device".

Enter a common name for the camera, eg "Swann 500"

Enter the IP address and Mac address.

[[Image:childdevices.jpg]]

Then click "Pick Device Template"

You then select "Generic IP Camera" from the device templates dropdown. (This is in 810, Not sure if 710 has this template?)
Once selected, click "Pick Device Template"

Another window will now appear, you can safely ignore the top half of page and scroll to the bottom.

In the "Path" field, enter the following :

/cgi/jpg/image.cgi

Leave PK_FloorplanObjectType and Alert blank.

TCP Port : 80
AuthUser : admin
AuthPassword : admin (assuming you have not changed it from default )
IP : IP of Camera
MAC : MAC address of camera

Click Save

[[Image:Devicedata.JPG]]

Now reload your DCE Router and you should see the camera in "Show Cameras" in the admin system.

The Swann IP 3G Camera is available in the EU from :

http://www.hightechpad.com

Swann IP-3G ConnectCam 500

2009-06-07T15:09:58Z

Zug:

'''Swann IP-3G ConnectCam 500
'''

[[Image:Swann3G.JPG]]

This is a basic IP camera with limited functionality. It is Wireless with a 802.11g functionality and is perfect for a budget indoor IP camera that is compatible with Linux MCE.
Once you have plugged the camera and you know the IP address and Mac address, it is very simple to setup.
Just browse to the admin system. At the bottom of the left hand pane, click "Show Devices Tree".
Click CORE on the left, then click "Create child device".

Enter a common name for the camera, eg "Swann 500"

Enter the IP address and Mac address.

[[Image:childdevices.jpg]]

Then click "Pick Device Template"

You then select "Generic IP Camera" from the device templates dropdown. (This is in 810, Not sure if 710 has this template?)
Once selected, click "Pick Device Template"

Another window will now appear, you can safely ignore the top half of page and scroll to the bottom.

In the "Path" field, enter the following :

/cgi/jpg/image.cgi

Leave PK_FloorplanObjectType and Alert blank.

TCP Port : 80
AuthUser : admin
AuthPassword : admin (assuming you have not changed it from default )
IP : IP of Camera
MAC : MAC address of camera

Click Save

[[Image:Devicedata.JPG]]

Now reload your DCE Router and you should see the camera in "Show Cameras" in the admin system.

The Swann IP 3G Camera is available in the EU from :

http://www.hightechpad.com

Swann IP-3G ConnectCam 500

2009-06-07T15:09:28Z

Zug:

'''Swann IP-3G ConnectCam 500
'''

[[Image:Swann3G.jpg]]

This is a basic IP camera with limited functionality. It is Wireless with a 802.11g functionality and is perfect for a budget indoor IP camera that is compatible with Linux MCE.
Once you have plugged the camera and you know the IP address and Mac address, it is very simple to setup.
Just browse to the admin system. At the bottom of the left hand pane, click "Show Devices Tree".
Click CORE on the left, then click "Create child device".

Enter a common name for the camera, eg "Swann 500"

Enter the IP address and Mac address.

[[Image:childdevices.jpg]]

Then click "Pick Device Template"

You then select "Generic IP Camera" from the device templates dropdown. (This is in 810, Not sure if 710 has this template?)
Once selected, click "Pick Device Template"

Another window will now appear, you can safely ignore the top half of page and scroll to the bottom.

In the "Path" field, enter the following :

/cgi/jpg/image.cgi

Leave PK_FloorplanObjectType and Alert blank.

TCP Port : 80
AuthUser : admin
AuthPassword : admin (assuming you have not changed it from default )
IP : IP of Camera
MAC : MAC address of camera

Click Save

[[Image:Devicedata.JPG]]

Now reload your DCE Router and you should see the camera in "Show Cameras" in the admin system.

The Swann IP 3G Camera is available in the EU from :

http://www.hightechpad.com

Swann IP-3G ConnectCam 500

2009-06-07T15:08:09Z

Zug:

'''Swann IP-3G ConnectCam 500
'''

[[Image:Swann3G.jpg]]

This is a basic IP camera with limited functionality. It is Wireless with a 802.11g functionality and is perfect for a budget indoor IP camera that is compatible with Linux MCE.
Once you have plugged the camera and you know the IP address and Mac address, it is very simple to setup.
Just browse to the admin system. At the bottom of the left hand pane, click "Show Devices Tree".
Click CORE on the left, then click "Create child device".

Enter a common name for the camera, eg "Swann 500"

Enter the IP address and Mac address.

[[Image:childdevices.jpg]]

Then click "Pick Device Template"

You then select "Generic IP Camera" from the device templates dropdown. (This is in 810, Not sure if 710 has this template?)
Once selected, click "Pick Device Template"

Another window will now appear, you can safely ignore the top half of page and scroll to the bottom.

In the "Path" field, enter the following :

/cgi/jpg/image.cgi

Leave PK_FloorplanObjectType and Alert blank.

TCP Port : 80"
AuthUser : admin
AuthPassword : admin (assuming you have not changed it from default )
IP : IP of Camera
MAC : MAC address of camera

Click Save

[[Image:devicedata.jpg]]

Now reload your DCE Router and you should see the camera in "Show Cameras" in the admin system.

The Swann IP 3G Camera is available in the EU from :

http://www.hightechpad.com

File:Devicedata.JPG

2009-06-07T15:07:20Z

Zug:

File:Childdevices.jpg

2009-06-07T15:06:49Z

Zug:

File:Swann3g.jpg

2009-06-07T15:06:29Z

Zug:

Swann IP-3G ConnectCam 500

2009-06-07T15:05:22Z

Zug: New page: '''Swann IP-3G ConnectCam 500 ''' Image:http://www.hightechpad.com/?q=files/imagecache/product/OR41500000105145.jpg This is a basic IP camera with limited functionality. It is Wirele...

'''Swann IP-3G ConnectCam 500
'''

[[Image:http://www.hightechpad.com/?q=files/imagecache/product/OR41500000105145.jpg]]

This is a basic IP camera with limited functionality. It is Wireless with a 802.11g functionality and is perfect for a budget indoor IP camera that is compatible with Linux MCE.
Once you have plugged the camera and you know the IP address and Mac address, it is very simple to setup.
Just browse to the admin system. At the bottom of the left hand pane, click "Show Devices Tree".
Click CORE on the left, then click "Create child device".

Enter a common name for the camera, eg "Swann 500"

Enter the IP address and Mac address.

[[Image:http://www.hightechpad.com/childdevices.jpg]]

Then click "Pick Device Template"

You then select "Generic IP Camera" from the device templates dropdown. (This is in 810, Not sure if 710 has this template?)
Once selected, click "Pick Device Template"

Another window will now appear, you can safely ignore the top half of page and scroll to the bottom.

In the "Path" field, enter the following :

/cgi/jpg/image.cgi

Leave PK_FloorplanObjectType and Alert blank.

TCP Port : 80"
AuthUser : admin
AuthPassword : admin (assuming you have not changed it from default )
IP : IP of Camera
MAC : MAC address of camera

Click Save

[[Image:http://www.hightechpad.com/devicedata.jpg]]

Now reload your DCE Router and you should see the camera in "Show Cameras" in the admin system.

The Swann IP 3G Camera is available in the EU from :

http://www.hightechpad.com

Where to Buy

2009-05-08T16:25:22Z

Zug: /* United Kingdom */

[[Category: Hardware| ]]
{| align="right"
| __TOC__
|}
This is '''not''' meant as an endorsement, but the question of where to buy certain things pops up regularly. Some of this equipment can be hard to find locally, so help out and add your own suppliers to the list if they aren't already there and either way feel free to add a line with your experience.

''Please add countries alphabetically, and append new stores to the bottom of the lists in order to keep things organized, thank you and good luck with that shopping list!''

== Africa ==

== America ==

=== United States ===
;'''Fiire''' ([http://www.fiire.com/ english]) :''The'' remote, and also core/media director hardware. 
;'''Mi Casa Verde''' ([http://shop.micasaverde.com/ english]) :Z-Wave home Automation devices including a new Z-Wave USB interface + inclusion controller in one, and surveillance cameras. Also, a low-cost LinuxMCE-compatible core combined with a Wi-Fi access point. 
;'''Smarthome''' ([http://wwww.smarthome.com english]) :Home Automation supplies including Insteon, X10, and Zwave and more custom components as well. 
;'''Provantage''' ([http://www.provantage.com/ english]) :Computing parts and accessory superstore. 
;'''NewEgg''' ([http://www.newegg.com/ english]) :Computing parts and accessories. 
;'''Mini-ITX''' ([http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=27 english]) :Thin Clients utilizing their small motherboard technology. 

== Asia ==

== Australia ==
;'''MSY Technology''' ([http://www.msy.com.au]) :Computing parts and accessories. Reasonably priced and in most states of Australia.

== Europe ==

=== Belgium ===
;'''IntelliHome''' Domotica Shop ([http://www.intellihome.be/ multi]/[http://www.intellihome.be/english/home.asp english]/[http://www.intellihome.be/nederlands/home.asp dutch]/[http://www.intellihome.be/francais/home.asp french]/[http://www.intellihome.be/deutsch/home.asp german]) :Marmitek X10 Home Automation/Security Products, European shipping
;'''Voipsolutions''' ([http://www.voipsolutions.be/ english]/[http://www.voipsolutions.be/language/fr french]/[http://www.voipsolutions.be/language/nl dutch]) :All kinds of VoIP related hardware solutions.

=== Denmark ===
;'''Seluxit'''
:([http://www.seluxit.com english]) Z-wave products incl.
:[http://shop.seluxit.com/catalog/product_info.php?currency=EUR&products_id=30 multi-sensor] [http://shop.seluxit.com/catalog/product_info.php?currency=EUR&products_id=29 usb homecontroller]
:Not yet tested.
;'''Innovus''' ([http://www.innovus.dk/ danish]/[http://www.innovus.eu english])
:Z-wave products
:Not yet tested.
;'''ElectronicHouseKeeper''' ([http://www.electronichousekeeper.com danish])
:Their own line of Z-wave products
:Not yet tested.
;'''Homee''' ([http://www.homee.dk/index.php/en English])
: A Shop with lots of products, new coming every week (almost)

=== Germany ===
;'''DVBShop''' ([http://www.dvbshop.net english]) :Everything you need for DVB (Cable, Sattelite or Terrestrial) digital television, worldwide shipping.
;'''Zwave4u''' ([http://www.zwave4u.de german])
:Z-wave products. Accepts Paypal.
:Not yet tested.
;'''Merten''' ([http://www.merten.de german]) :Own line of Z-wave products.
;'''Firma ENS Elektronetshop''' ([http://www.elektronetshop.de german])
:Merten stuff
:Best price found on Sep 9, 2008
;'''Voltus Elektro Shop''' ([http://www.voltus.de german])
:Merten stuff
:Also cheaper than official Merten prices, but I found service to be severely lacking (very, very unresponsive!). Summer 2008.
;'''Duewi''' ([http://www.duewi.de german])
:They have their own line of Z-wave products.
:No online shop.
;'''FINE-BUY''' ([http://www.fine-buy.de/ german])
:They have some touchscreens.
:the 12.1" (http://www.fine-buy.de/shop/product_info.php?cPath=3_30_64&products_id=159) works fine: [[Egalax-Touchscreen]]
;'''EDI Shop''' ([http://www.edi-shop.de german])
:EnOcean home automation

=== Italy ===
;'''Z-wave Europe''' ([http://www.z-wave-europe.org/ italian]) :Z-wave product list for Europe and website links.

=== Netherlands ===
;'''ElekHomica''' ([http://www.elekhomica.nl/ dutch]/[http://www.elekhomica.nl/infopage2.php?language=nn english])
:X10 and Zwave, even remote controlled curtainrail! EU shipping (curtainrail NL/BE only).
:Quick and painless delivery.
;'''ALTERNATE''' Computerversand ([http://www.alternate.nl/ dutch])
:[http://www.alternate.nl/html/productDetails.html?artno=NMZV62 airmouse] and lots of regular PC hardware,
:Usually slow on delivery.
;'''iHabitat''' Home automation ([http://www.ihabitat.nl/ dutch])
:[http://www.ihabitat.nl/html/global_cache.html gc100]
:A bit slow to respond to the inquiry, but fast no-nonsense delivery.
;'''MyPowerShop''' ([http://www.mypowershop.eu dutch])
:X10 and Z-wave products. Accepts Paypal
:Not yet tested

=== Norway ===
;'''Tronika aka Smarthus''' ([http://www.smarthus.info/ norwegian])
:Z-wave products incl. [http://www.smarthus.info/product_info.php?cPath=1_46_115&products_id=2248 usb homecontroller]
:Not yet tested

=== Sweden ===
;'''Eliving''' ([http://www.eliving.se swedish])
:Z-wave products incl. [http://www.eliving.se/product_info.php?cPath=21_29&products_id=72 usb homecontroller]
:Not yet tested

=== United Kingdom ===
;'''Convergent Home Technologies - The Digital Home Specialists''' ([http://www.chtukltd.co.uk English])
:Core/Hybrids built & tested to order (AM2/nVidia, Intel)
:MD's built & tested (AM2/nVidia, AM2/ATI, Intel)
:Z-wave - full range of European units
:lmce-0710 software pre-installed & configured on all Core/Hybrids
:Full after sales support provided
:Will Ship Worldwide (but not currently to the US)
;'''Let's automate''' ([http://www.letsautomate.com/index.cfm english])
:ZWave home automation
;'''Let's automate''' ([http://www.enoceanshop.co.uk)
:EnOcean home automation
;'''High Tech Pad''' ([http://www.hightechpad.com)
:Z-Wave, USB UIRTs, Bluetooth - Europe-wide Shipping.

Seluxit viaSENS Home Controller

2009-05-01T20:51:15Z

Zug:

[[Category: Hardware]]
[[Category: RF Control]]
[[Category: ZWave]]

[[Image:VSHomeController.jpg|thumb|200px|Seluxit viaSENS Homecontroller]]

= Status =
Received sample from manufacturer. Plug and play with versions >= 0710b4.

This is the _recommended_ interface for Europe.

= About =
The Seluxit viaSENS Homecontroller is a USB Z-Wave Controller based on a Zensys chip. It uses a frequency of 868MHz.

= USB =
ID: 16c0:06eb
Driver: cdc_acm

= Links =
http://www.seluxit.com/VS_Controllers.html
http://www.hightechpad.com/?q=content/seluxit-z-wave-usb-controller

Seluxit viaSENS Home Controller

2009-05-01T20:50:30Z

Zug:

[[Category: Hardware]]
[[Category: RF Control]]
[[Category: ZWave]]

[[Image:VSHomeController.jpg|thumb|200px|Seluxit viaSENS Homecontroller]]

= Status =
Received sample from manufacturer. Plug and play with versions >= 0710b4.

This is the _recommended_ interface for Europe.

= About =
The Seluxit viaSENS Homecontroller is a USB Z-Wave Controller based on a Zensys chip. It uses a frequency of 868MHz.

= USB =
ID: 16c0:06eb
Driver: cdc_acm

= Links =
http://www.seluxit.com/VS_Controllers.html
http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/uc_coupon-5.x-1.8.tar.gz

USB UIRT

2009-03-29T18:00:46Z

Zug:

[[Category: Hardware]]
[[Category: Infrared]]

{| align="right"
| __TOC__
|}

[[Image:USB_UIRT.jpg|right]]

* Manufacturer home page: http://www.usbuirt.com/
* Seems to work: http://wiki.linuxmce.com/index.php/Video#Equipment_used_in_the_demo
==Use in LinuxMCE==
===Connection===
* This device is [[Plug&play]], which means no significant amount of modifications are required to get it to work. Don't forget to [[Quick reload router]] after installation is complete.
* '''MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PERFECTLY GOOD BATTERIES IN YOUR REMOTE, IF YOU ENCOUNTER PROBLEMS RECORDING IR CODES'''

===Adding Remotes===
{{sectstub}}
* Windows XP MC Remote is added automatically.
* Adding different remotes (needs more work)

===Controlling AV Devices===
* [[AV Devices]] is the main page used for making and adjusting control over A/V Equipment.
* Also take a look at [[Infrared Codes]] if you are having problems with the prepopulated Codesets.

== Sales Pitch ==
The USB-UIRT, along with Automation Software such as [[LinuxMCE]], allows your PC to both Receive and Transmit infrared signals -- exactly like those used by the collection of remote controls you've acquired for your TV, VCR, Audio System, etc. The USB-UIRT can:
* Receive signals from the remote controls you already have (allowing your PC to perform actions when the 'Play' button is pressed on your VCR remote, for example)

* 'Learn' from remotes you already have and Transmit a duplicate of these signals from your PC (for example, your PC could automatically turn ON your VCR and tune it to channel 3)

* Use codes available from the Web for other remotes (such as the Philips Pronto) to control all of your equipment with Remote (IR) receivers (including special 'discrete' remote codes your brand-name remote doesn't include!). For example, the USB-UIRT could transmit the discrete 'Input 3' code to your TV to directly switch it to input 3, rather than cycling through all of the inputs.
==Technical Details==
===IR Reception===
* 34-40KHz Frequency Range
* 56KHz IR Receiver Add-On Option*
* UIR-compatible Receiver Mode
* >8 Meter Sensitivity
* IR Wavelength Filtered
* USB Wake-from-Standby Capability
* Built-in wideband IR detector for accurate Learning, including carrier frequency.
* USB Wake-from-Standby Capability

===IR Transmission===

* 20-60KHz Frequency Range
* Two (2) built-in High-Power Emitters
* 1/8" Mini-Jack for External Emitters
* UIRT-compatible Struct and Raw modes
* Extended-length code support in hardware (up to 96burst-pairs)
* Max-length burst code support in driver (up to 2048 burst-pairs)

===Dimensions===

* 2.4"W x 1.5"D x 0.7"H

==Troubleshooting (0710)==

Because of a bug within ftdi_sio.c, the UIRT can't transmit commands....

SethJ has prepared an excellent description of the fix on a separate page:

http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/USB-UIRT_x86_Fix

==Availability==
USA : http://www.usbuirt.com
Europe : http://www.hightechpad.com/?q=content/usb-uirt-56k-enchanced-version

==See also==
* http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/USB-UIRT
* https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-meta/+bug/177166

Nano USB 2.0 Bluetooth Dongle

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== Nano USB 2.0 Bluetooth Dongle ==

[[Image:nanobluetooth.jpg]]
There are a few nano bluetooth adapters now available.
They are USB based and not much bigger than the USB plug itself.
The Nano Bluetooth adapters are less than 5 Euros/Pounds each.

They are ideal for Linux MCE because they only have a range of 10m and work out of the box.
Simply plug and play!

Nano USB 2.0 Bluetooth Dongle

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== Nano USB 2.0 Bluetooth Dongle
==

[[Image:nanobluetooth.jpg]]
There are a few nano bluetooth adapters now available.
They are USB based and not much bigger than the USB plug itself.
The Nano Bluetooth adapters are less than 5 Euros/Pounds each.

They are ideal for Linux MCE because they only have a range of 10m and work out of the box.
Simply plug and play!

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Nano Bluetooth Dongle

Nano USB 2.0 Bluetooth Dongle

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Nano USB 2.0 Bluetooth Dongle

There are a few nano bluetooth adapters now available. [[Image:nanobluetooth.jpg]]
They are USB based and not much bigger than the USB plug itself.
The Nano Bluetooth adapters are less than 5 Euros/Pounds each.

They are ideal for Linux MCE because they only have a range of 10m and work out of the box.
Simply plug and play!