Philips Pronto IR Control of CBus

Just a quick question. Am using multiple Prontos around the house, that are all running over RF (not IR) back to an IR Blaster in a room, where all the AV gear is.

If I want to control say 12-16 groups of lights through the house with these remotes, is the best way to simple install a few 5031NIRL IR receivers in that room side by side?

Is there a better way to control that many groups using IR??

 

I have something very similar, albeit with a Comfort in the mix. My Pronto talks RF to an IR Blaster. Comfort is fed from an IR receiver that can see the Blaster. Comfort then natters away to C-Bus. Works for me - and allows me to introduce logic/scenes with a bit of Comfort programming.

Trouble is..... if you don't have a Comfort.......

 

Thanks for that. I dont have a comfort system, so trying to figure out best way to do it...

 

Hi

Another not so elegant solution might be to get an ir to relay device like kit 142 from Oztronics ...This has 12 channels ...Connect the relay outputs to cbus 4 way aux input devices . Locate an ir led from your blaster system adjacent the ir receiver on the 12 channel board....Just a matter of learning the ir codes into your pronto devices....Check out kit 142

http://www.ozitronics.com/

HTH
Frank

 

Thanks, that sounds like maybe an option. My question still is, will having 4 Cbus IR receivers side by side work with a blaster in front of them, to control 16 CBus groups etc?

Or, should I have 4 seperate devices (maybe even Multisensors) around the house, with 4 seperate blasters, 1 for each of them?

Sorry, I dont think I am making myself clear... humbug

 

Using IR bus receivers you would need to put each on a different bank.
A,B,C,D. 16 would be your limit

if you have the $ you could use a B/W Touch screen. it will accept more than 16 codes (They need to be NEC protocol)

Charles

 

Ok, well the plan is to have a B&W and Colour Touchscreen in the install. I didnt know that the touch screen could take more than 4. For some reason I assumed that because it came with its own remote with only 5 buttons, that thats all it could control, 5 things.

Does anyone know if the Pronto uses NEC codes?

 

Hi

The pronto should be able to store NEC codes easily....You just need to ensure the codes your using are not used by any of your installed equipment.....


Frank

 

I tried to use two NEO switches instead, which have 16 keys with scene functions! The 5031 IR receiver can't have scene. There were two problems: one was that there was no code for bank D of C-bus remote (It should have now) .The other was the long Press didn't work on the LCD of Pronto. The timing between pulses were too long. The only work around was using the vol keys on the side of the Pronto. That means I can have only one dimmer up and down key on each pronto page. I haven't try the dimmer key/long press with the RF-IR converter though.

At the end I set all NEO keys to scene, but I didn't have C-Touch to store bigger scenes so I could only played that in a AV room, where has few lights only.

Anyway, I tried a few universal remotes but those standard one can't learn the C-Bus remote. Only Pronto could do it.

 

It sounds very interesting and useful! Is there any reference/information for that?

 

I have a Philips Pronto and I have no problems with a long or short press. I have a TSU7000 and I use a NEO keypad it is very responsive in fact I would say as much as the NEO itself.

Fleetz

 

Charlie, any more details about how a touch screen (colour or B&W) can help with the IR?

If I am wanting to control 30 loads (or scenes etc) from the Pronto, how does the touch screen allow this?

Thanks for any info...

 

information to start with:

http://www.cbusforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1971