Android universal remote

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Working on my Android app for Velbus (a.o.) … This will remotely control my media and home automation from one place. (tv, audio and Velbus)

The first version (working) only sends IR commands. That is: sending a P2P socket command from my Android device to my Windows server. The pc will then picj up the command and send the corresponding IR command to the device (TV, home cinema, hifi, and Velbus VMB4PD (Push button and timer panel). IR commands are send by IRTrans hardware. Because IRTrans can learn all I commands I am able to simulate all remotes a have.

The problem of IR commands is he lack of 2-way communication. So the next thing will be to talk to the Velbus directly (in stead of using IR) in order to receive and display the actual status of the dimmers and relays on the remote.

All this is done with Adobe Flex (Adobe Flash Builder Burito). Flash can now also export to Android, so my remote works on my HTC Desire HD and on my pc.

Here’s a screenshot of the remote’s design:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/248631550.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1299185262&Signature=R6SzjfKMQgDHl3l9I6sga0VgxpE%3D

For now the buttons are hardcoded. I hope to make a more universal version that can be modified by xml or user interface later on. May be I will submit the app later on to the Android Market. If I ever find the time to finetune it all …

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[quote=“GertSt”]Working on my Android app for Velbus (a.o.) … This will remotely control my media and home automation from one place. (tv, audio and Velbus)

The first version (working) only sends IR commands. That is: sending a P2P socket command from my Android device to my Windows server. The pc will then picj up the command and send the corresponding IR command to the device (TV, home cinema, hifi, and Velbus VMB4PD (Push button and timer panel). IR commands are send by IRTrans hardware. Because IRTrans can learn all I commands I am able to simulate all remotes a have.

The problem of IR commands is he lack of 2-way communication. So the next thing will be to talk to the Velbus directly (in stead of using IR) in order to receive and display the actual status of the dimmers and relays on the remote.

All this is done with Adobe Flex (Adobe Flash Builder Burito). Flash can now also export to Android, so my remote works on my HTC Desire HD and on my pc.

Here’s a screenshot of the remote’s design:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/large/248631550.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1299185262&Signature=R6SzjfKMQgDHl3l9I6sga0VgxpE%3D

For now the buttons are hardcoded. I hope to make a more universal version that can be modified by xml or user interface later on. May be I will submit the app later on to the Android Market. If I ever find the time to finetune it all …[/quote]

good job,cool!