[slinkelist] Re: Missing Discs

Tony Golden MrGolden@swbell.net
Thu, 28 Oct 1999 23:18:08 -0500


That's one of the main reasons I prefer Crestron -- It's architecture is
much more open.  I originally bought the Slinke (and subscribed to this
list) with intentions of getting it to communicate with a Crestron system.
I know it's possible -- I just haven't had time to actually do it.


> In a message dated 10/28/99 9:27:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> RJT4RE@aol.com writes:
>
> > Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 18:34:21 -0500
> >  From: Tony Golden <MrGolden@swbell.net>
> >  Subject: Re: [slinkelist] RE: Missing Discs
> >  To: Slink-e Users List <slinkelist@nirvis.com>
> >
> >  There should be a way for Slinke/CDJ to send data to the PHAST system,
> which
> >  could in turn be displayed on the keypads.
> >
> PHAST is what one would call a "closed architecture".  There's no one
getting
> through their door without them having a software/hardware hand in it!  I
> actually had to link CDJ/PHAST through the IR interface that PHAST
supports.
> CDJ sends commands to the PHAST A/V software by looking like a PHAST IR
> remote which is totally programmable within the PHAST software.  Likewise,
> PHAST sends commands to CDJ by emulating a SONY Changer IR that triggers
> events.  Mean while PHAST has all the changers defined with all the CD
info
> loaded in it to enable the LCD keypad display. Not the way I would have
> chosen, but it does work.  It would have been nice if PHAST would have
> allowed for some type of appl-appl communication, I could have then
dedicated
> another 6 months trying to get it working as advertised (from a PHAST
> perspective).
>
> Rich
>
>
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