Comments on: iPhone controlled TV Lift http://alternet.us.com/?p=364 The personal and professional blog of William Dillon Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:08:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: admin http://alternet.us.com/?p=364&cpage=1#comment-618 admin Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:52:02 +0000 http://www.alternet.us.com/?p=364#comment-618 Thanks! It's true that simple network (TCP/IP) stacks are becoming more common in embedded devices. I think that's a good thing. I'm always wishing that companies would make it easy for hackers in this arena. I have a dish network satellite TV box, it has an ethernet connection, and the even charge more if it's not on the internet. It wouldn't be much for them to allow a telnet connection to the box allowing simple commands to change channels, turn off/on, etc. But they don't :( Thanks! It’s true that simple network (TCP/IP) stacks are becoming more common in embedded devices. I think that’s a good thing. I’m always wishing that companies would make it easy for hackers in this arena. I have a dish network satellite TV box, it has an ethernet connection, and the even charge more if it’s not on the internet. It wouldn’t be much for them to allow a telnet connection to the box allowing simple commands to change channels, turn off/on, etc. But they don’t :(

]]> By: TV Lift http://alternet.us.com/?p=364&cpage=1#comment-617 TV Lift Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:44:19 +0000 http://www.alternet.us.com/?p=364#comment-617 That is an excellent idea - I know some students at Toronto University came up with a universal remote app for the iPhone earlier this year. No word on whether theirs was programed to operate a <a href="http://www.tvlifts.com/" rel="nofollow">TV lift</a>, though. Perhaps the traditional remote will become thing of the past. This type of application definitely needs to become standard. Thanks for sharing your project details. Great stuff! That is an excellent idea – I know some students at Toronto University came up with a universal remote app for the iPhone earlier this year. No word on whether theirs was programed to operate a TV lift, though. Perhaps the traditional remote will become thing of the past. This type of application definitely needs to become standard. Thanks for sharing your project details. Great stuff!

]]> By: DIY Home Automation: iPhone Controlled TV Lift | Hack N Mod http://alternet.us.com/?p=364&cpage=1#comment-118 DIY Home Automation: iPhone Controlled TV Lift | Hack N Mod Tue, 12 May 2009 04:12:31 +0000 http://www.alternet.us.com/?p=364#comment-118 [...] and his demo video can be viewed above.  For full project details and the schematic, check out the tutorial on the author’s [...] [...] and his demo video can be viewed above.  For full project details and the schematic, check out the tutorial on the author’s [...]

]]> By: iPhone TV Lift Hack | GadgetReview http://alternet.us.com/?p=364&cpage=1#comment-104 iPhone TV Lift Hack | GadgetReview Mon, 04 May 2009 18:36:18 +0000 http://www.alternet.us.com/?p=364#comment-104 [...] Read [...] [...] Read [...]

]]> By: Thanks Hack-a-day! | Alternet http://alternet.us.com/?p=364&cpage=1#comment-103 Thanks Hack-a-day! | Alternet Sun, 03 May 2009 22:17:14 +0000 http://www.alternet.us.com/?p=364#comment-103 [...] that was a whirl-wind day. Hack-a-day linked to my iPhone TV Lift, generating over 1000 new visitors from almost everywhere in the world! I Love Social [...] [...] that was a whirl-wind day. Hack-a-day linked to my iPhone TV Lift, generating over 1000 new visitors from almost everywhere in the world! I Love Social [...]

]]> By: admin http://alternet.us.com/?p=364&cpage=1#comment-100 admin Sun, 03 May 2009 05:24:44 +0000 http://www.alternet.us.com/?p=364#comment-100 <a href="#comment-93" rel="nofollow">@Marcus</a> Yes, it does. It's using a standard BSD socket. You can set the hostname and port using the settings app. I'd like to use Bluetooth, but apple doesn't give you access to the interface. @Marcus Yes, it does. It’s using a standard BSD socket. You can set the hostname and port using the settings app. I’d like to use Bluetooth, but apple doesn’t give you access to the interface.

]]> By: admin http://alternet.us.com/?p=364&cpage=1#comment-99 admin Sun, 03 May 2009 05:15:48 +0000 http://www.alternet.us.com/?p=364#comment-99 Thanks! I agree that it'd be nice for this to be a standard option... The frameworks Apple created for the iPhone are neat in that you could allow the user to download an XML file describing a menu structure that would a hierarchal UI. The leaves of that "tree" like structure being actions. With that, you could map user actions to all kinds of home-automation like tasks. This may be especially interesting if you had a lot invested in X10, or a "street of dreams" like house. Thanks!

I agree that it’d be nice for this to be a standard option… The frameworks Apple created for the iPhone are neat in that you could allow the user to download an XML file describing a menu structure that would a hierarchal UI. The leaves of that “tree” like structure being actions. With that, you could map user actions to all kinds of home-automation like tasks. This may be especially interesting if you had a lot invested in X10, or a “street of dreams” like house.

]]> By: Apple Phone Hacks http://alternet.us.com/?p=364&cpage=1#comment-98 Apple Phone Hacks Sun, 03 May 2009 03:03:44 +0000 http://www.alternet.us.com/?p=364#comment-98 Cool project, I could see this being something that the automation company would want to offer as a standard option. Cool project, I could see this being something that the automation company would want to offer as a standard option.

]]> By: Apple Phone Hacks » Blog Archive » iPhone controls Ceiling TV Lift http://alternet.us.com/?p=364&cpage=1#comment-97 Apple Phone Hacks » Blog Archive » iPhone controls Ceiling TV Lift Sun, 03 May 2009 02:52:14 +0000 http://www.alternet.us.com/?p=364#comment-97 [...] Link Via [...] [...] Link Via [...]

]]> By: admin http://alternet.us.com/?p=364&cpage=1#comment-96 admin Sun, 03 May 2009 01:32:10 +0000 http://www.alternet.us.com/?p=364#comment-96 <a href="#comment-94" rel="nofollow">@yzf600</a> I think the problem was that I waited about 2 months from making the mag Jack part outline and ordering the parts. When I was ordering parts I couldn't find a matching part number. The one I actually ordered was a little different. I think at least one of the pairs (through the transformer) was open and half grounded. The ethernet controller was really hot, so I ended up desoldering it. Sparkfun has a breakout board with their magjack part and uses the same controller. I'll probably use that as a blueprint for next time. @yzf600 I think the problem was that I waited about 2 months from making the mag Jack part outline and ordering the parts. When I was ordering parts I couldn’t find a matching part number. The one I actually ordered was a little different. I think at least one of the pairs (through the transformer) was open and half grounded. The ethernet controller was really hot, so I ended up desoldering it. Sparkfun has a breakout board with their magjack part and uses the same controller. I’ll probably use that as a blueprint for next time.

]]> By: yzf600 http://alternet.us.com/?p=364&cpage=1#comment-94 yzf600 Sun, 03 May 2009 01:20:22 +0000 http://www.alternet.us.com/?p=364#comment-94 Just out of curiosity, what is specifically wrong with the phy layer circuit? I'm comparing yours to the one here: http://tuxgraphics.org/electronics/200611/embedded-webserver.shtml It looks the same to me. Just out of curiosity, what is specifically wrong with the phy layer circuit? I’m comparing yours to the one here: http://tuxgraphics.org/electronics/200611/embedded-webserver.shtml

It looks the same to me.

]]> By: Marcus http://alternet.us.com/?p=364&cpage=1#comment-93 Marcus Sun, 03 May 2009 01:07:45 +0000 http://www.alternet.us.com/?p=364#comment-93 Does your iPhone communicate using Wifi for this project? Does your iPhone communicate using Wifi for this project?

]]> By: iPhone controlled TV lift | NerdNewz.Net http://alternet.us.com/?p=364&cpage=1#comment-92 iPhone controlled TV lift | NerdNewz.Net Sat, 02 May 2009 16:20:18 +0000 http://www.alternet.us.com/?p=364#comment-92 [...] sent in this project where he’s using his iPhone to control his TV lift. He’s made a custom PCB with a pic18f122 microprocessor to communicate with the lift. He says [...] [...] sent in this project where he’s using his iPhone to control his TV lift. He’s made a custom PCB with a pic18f122 microprocessor to communicate with the lift. He says [...]

]]> By: iPhone controlled TV lift - Hack a Day http://alternet.us.com/?p=364&cpage=1#comment-91 iPhone controlled TV lift - Hack a Day Sat, 02 May 2009 13:59:34 +0000 http://www.alternet.us.com/?p=364#comment-91 [...] sent in this project where he’s using his iPhone to control his TV lift. He’s made a custom PCB with a pic18f122 microprocessor to communicate with the lift. He says [...] [...] sent in this project where he’s using his iPhone to control his TV lift. He’s made a custom PCB with a pic18f122 microprocessor to communicate with the lift. He says [...]

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