Re: Using a parallel port to control a remote control...


"Pooh Bear" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> flagon500@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> > it actually is 5v.. i am using it to control my xbox via wireless
xbox
> > controller.. I tore it apart and verified it is 5v... Just
trying to
> > simulate digital button presses on it.. Dont need to bother with
the
> > analog buttons on the controller...You are correct the switch is
using
> > one of those conductive rubber pills...
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> > thanks for all the help
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> OK. You could use a load of CD4016 or 4066 analog switches across
each
> pair of switch contacts. You get 4 switches per package. You can
power the
> 4016s off the remote's 5V supply and 4016 inputs will turn the
individual
> switches on and off.
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> The parallel port is a bit short of lines to play with though. 8
data plus
> erk - I forget - several control/handshaking lines too.
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> Looks like you'll have to do a 'decode' to generate all the
individual
> switch presses. A rom maybe ?
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> Graham

The C4051 is a 1 of 8 with binary decoding. I used 2 of them....

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