libera/#maemo/ Sunday, 2020-08-02

cmpxchgwonder if there will ever be a new phone-platform that provides FM-radio and infrared, on a self-hosting linux system09:13
sixwheeledbeastIR transceiver on this keyboard plate would be nice, in fact if they just commited to getting as close to N900 features on the this keyboard I could see it being relatively popular option.09:18
cmpxchg'this keyboard' ?09:25
sixwheeledbeastpinephone keyboard09:51
luke-jrdo people still use FM and IR?10:23
luke-jrI mean, I never did even when I used N90010:23
KotCzarnyfm is nice in a car when you dont have cable or bt10:28
KotCzarnyor to jam radio in public transport, hue hue10:28
luke-jrlol10:30
luke-jrIIRC I just used a casette-tape 3.5mm adapter to save battery10:31
KotCzarnysee the 'forgotten cable' part10:31
KotCzarnyunless you always carry one with you10:31
KotCzarny:)10:32
luke-jrI left/leave it in the vehicle10:37
cmpxchginfrared is nice to control TV and lighting remotes13:21
cmpxchgor to exchange businesscards with very specific other IR users13:21
cmpxchg'special IR hanshake' :)13:22
MaxdamantusI have used IR occasionally to control a flatmate's TV which doesn't have a remote.13:23
Maxdamantusand I think my own TV/monitor when I've realised my remote's batteries are flat (I only use the remote rarely since I normally use it as a computer monitor, but will sometimes switch to component to use it as a PS2 display)13:26
sixwheeledbeastI use the IR and FM14:19
sixwheeledbeastFM in friends cars to listen to music and IR for random TV's. Ever been into a TV showroom and switched all the TV's off... :whistle:14:20
sixwheeledbeastIn pierogi i have a macro for setting my tv to a mode too14:21
sunshaviI have never used infrared. Could I open my garage door?. Is it python|C?17:22
sunshaviI used infraded with Palm on the past. But It was an app. like a remote control (And You neeed to be very near to the tv, less than a meter)17:24
sicelon900 IR cannot exchange business cards since it's uni-directional17:26
bencohinfrared on n900 can come in handy once in a while17:26
bencoh(although I even forgot about it tbh)17:26
siceloi also have used it for some time are a remote :)17:27
bencohsunshavi: you can have a look at pierogi if you want an example17:27
bencohthere is another popular application, but I forgot its name17:27
cmpxchgsunshavi: infrared is typically a UART-like signal from a software point of view17:38
cmpxchgthere once was a IR mode of the wifi spec, but that has long been abandonned17:38
cmpxchgRC-5 is used for remotes, and not really standard UART https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RC-517:40
sunshavibencoh: cmpxchg: thanks17:44
sunshaviKotCzarny: pierogi could work with opiplus2e SBC?19:17
sunshavipierogi worked with my ISDTB deco. :)22:30
sixwheeledbeastpierogi is coded more from the UX whereas LIRC types are more open to whatever you want22:57
sixwheeledbeastIf it's not in Pierogi you would have to see if the devs still about or add it yourself.22:57
sunshaviswb: 4 opening my garage door?23:14
sunshaviswb: or for talking to my SBC? or both23:18
sixwheeledbeastgenerally about the apps and the protocols23:21
sunshaviwell my SBC has /dev/lirc0. so probably I could play a little bit with it23:25
sicelopierogi wasn't exactly using the LIRC backend/protocol23:39
sicelomight be easier to adapt the other applications instead, i suppose. not saying pierogi won't work :)23:44

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