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elkin30
Joined: 13 Feb 2007
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 Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 2:14 am Post subject: Sensor Bar in House? |
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Hi,
Would I happen to have anything in my house that is already infrared that I can use as a sensor because I spent $40 on a wiimote today and I don't feel like spending $20 more on a sensorbar. The wiimote was very easy to find. Buy a copy of Wii Play for $50. Take out Remote and sell game back to gamestop for $10. Smart?
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Fat D
Joined: 22 Nov 2006
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two IR remotes (most TV, VCR, DVD etc. remotes). any button must be pressed. will blink and reduce battery life.
two candles. must be lit. will be hot, burn down and probably leave wax on the surface.
IR LEDs. cheap to buy, but you will still have to assemble the bar. |
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speaker219
Joined: 28 Jan 2007
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Location: New York
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| Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 3:27 pm Post subject: Re: Sensor Bar in House? |
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| elkin30 wrote: | Hi,
Would I happen to have anything in my house that is already infrared that I can use as a sensor because I spent $40 on a wiimote today and I don't feel like spending $20 more on a sensorbar. The wiimote was very easy to find. Buy a copy of Wii Play for $50. Take out Remote and sell game back to gamestop for $10. Smart?
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Heh. Strangely enough, I had 2 iRobot Virtual Wall Units laying around, which sends out an infared beam to tell the roomba not to go there. I used those at first.
http://store.irobot.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2172880&cp=2174941.2174944.2174949&parentPage=subcategory
But i reccomend using candles. You only have to use 1 candle if you are going to use wiinremote or a script that can handle 1 ir dot, otherwise you need 2. |
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TiagoTiago
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incandescent light bulbs will also work
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