Need to blast ir from vera teigger…what’s the best way to send the ir blasts when triggered by vera device?
I want to add photobeam at my gate which has a vera unit. My plan was to use contact output of photobeam to trigger remotec switch. That could create the trigger in Vera to blast ir to my AV stack which would turn on tv, set the correct input to display my gate cam. Meaning when someone comes up, vera turns on the TV and shows me who is at the gate. The NVR is always on HDMI input on tv so I would only need the vera to blast tv on and input 2 and then probably TV off shortly after
I should add I have 3 different veras. I mean to trigger zwave swith at gate that creates trigger and vera at the house will blast ir to tv.
Any thoughts and equipment suggestions would be appreciated.
Look at the GlobalCache WI2IR. You can learn the IR code to the device and create XML files with your code in it. Then, you can send IR code to your IR devices in scene with the advance tab. Work perfectly.
I added my tv, surround system, etc without any problem.
Don’t know much about the code side of things but will try to research…
Appreciate your input…truly.
I have the Harmony Ultimate remote now…I see where they have a new zwave compatible hub coming out in Dec.
Called and spoke to customer service this morning…asking if it will be possible to communicate with Vera.
The obvious answer was No
[quote=“peterluc8080, post:4, topic:183162”]… or just buy a Global Cache and follow the instructions in this link :
I use these instructions and it works for me.[/quote]
I got a Global Cache iTach IP2IR, but can’t get it working. I’ve set up the IP/MAC correctly, but I don’t see anywhere to add an A/V device. I’m using UI7.
Thanks, I’m getting closer.
I found where to upload the files (Apps>Develop Apps>Luup files) and how to manually enter a new device (Apps>Develop Apps>Create Device).
I entered the following information: Device type: urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:IrDevice:1 (Found this in the D_LED.xml file, is this right?) Description: LED Upnp Device Filename: D_LED.xml Upnp Implementation Filename: I_LED.xml Room: Living Room
And then created a device. This manually created device now appears under “A/V Device” if I sort by device type. However, it still isn’t working and I can’t see any of the actions.
[quote=“magic”]Thanks, I’m getting closer.
I found where to upload the files (Apps>Develop Apps>Luup files) and how to manually enter a new device (Apps>Develop Apps>Create Device).
I entered the following information: Device type: urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:IrDevice:1 (Found this in the D_LED.xml file, is this right?) Description: LED Upnp Device Filename: D_LED.xml Upnp Implementation Filename: I_LED.xml Room: Living Room
And then created a device. This manually created device now appears under “A/V Device” if I sort by device type. However, it still isn’t working and I can’t see any of the actions.[/quote]
Yes, you need to upload the three files from luup files and then create a device like you did. But you dont follow the instructions…
First, you need to know that the IR devices created that way wont have button in Vera dashboard. To send the IR command you wrote in the xml files, you need to create a new scene, then go to advanced tab, then select your IR device you just created, and then select the IR command in the list.
What I did, was to create a ON scene and OFF scene for my TV for exemple. Then, I created a virtual switch (from the Mios store) and assign the ON and OFF button to the scenes to send the IR commands.
To be sure you are dring thing right, First upload the three tests files from the link (LED Strips), create the device, then see if you can see the command in the advance tab of a scene. If yes, then proceed to modify xml files for your IR device following the structure of the existing xml files.
If you dont see your command in the drop list menu in the advance tab of a scene creation, then you wrote something wrong in one or more of your new xml files.
