Universal Remote

[CamiKaze]

So I am new to Android development...God, another one of those "I am new posts"...

And I want to create a Universal remote for my Appliances at home.

It will be using IR.

1) Can this be done?
2) Where can i get datasheets or key codes of button presses from my Yamaha and LG appliances?
3) What else do I need to know?
4) What else do I need to ask?

Thanks in advance

 

[GforceD]

So I am new to Android development...God, another one of those "I am new posts"...

And I want to create a Universal remote for my Appliances at home.

It will be using IR.

1) Can this be done?
2) Where can i get datasheets or key codes of button presses from my Yamaha and LG appliances?
3) What else do I need to know?
4) What else do I need to ask?

Thanks in advance

What IR device you using? What is it connected to?
What appliances you trying to control?

For me personally the devices i have connect to the network so it's easier to control the whole thing via wifi than IR and also mean no line of sight needed.

 

[CamiKaze]

I am hoping to use it in any android device that has IR, but I am developing it in this...phone VM thing.

Wifi is an option, I am not at that phase yet, I am only at placing buttons on the screen, then i will do my button events after that, then I will play with either wifi or IR.

Does the button/key codes work the same over wifi?

 

[Priapus]

Personally, having used the XBMC app, which works over WiFi - it is much better than IR. However, if your home appliances are not network ready - then, IR is the only option.

Lastly, if they are network ready - do they allow incoming instructions over the network?

before the UI design - look at the engine - see what your options are to begin with.

 

[CamiKaze]

What IR device you using? What is it connected to?
What appliances you trying to control?

For me personally the devices i have connect to the network so it's easier to control the whole thing via wifi than IR and also mean no line of sight needed.

Have you written any application for your phone to control your devices?