Sony DVP-cx875p
Sony DVP-cx875p
can i control this equipment from housebot using the slink connection and what if any hardware do i need many thanks
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Richard Naninck
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Re: Sony DVP-cx875p
So I started browsing to see if I could come up with something aqnd found the owners manual. Then I figured out that your unit is just about the same as mine (DVP-CX860) and so I looked at the back side of my unit to find a Mega Control input which I was not aware of I had one. 
The DVD Changer is just about the only device that is controlled using the USB UIRT because I never knew I had a control port on the back side. Now that I am aware of that I will look into it and if I find a solution to connect the unit to a PC, it will solve your problem as well since both units probably have the same control port. I have seen CD Changers with an rs232 port and mine doesn't have one so probably that's why I never dug deeper.
A short browse turned up this: http://www.nirvis.com/slink-e.htm
So it seems possible to get some interface which turns rs232 signals into s-linke signals. If that's the case, rs232 is probably not directly compatible to s-link and an interface is needed. Than obviously we need to have the protocol to create a driver which can be used from HouseBot.
So the answer to your question is probably yes... but...
If I find the time to get this done, I will report back. Since my movies come from harddisk using Meedio on a PC and the only time I use the DVD player is for an occaisional childrens DVD, it is not very high on the prio list..
The DVD Changer is just about the only device that is controlled using the USB UIRT because I never knew I had a control port on the back side. Now that I am aware of that I will look into it and if I find a solution to connect the unit to a PC, it will solve your problem as well since both units probably have the same control port. I have seen CD Changers with an rs232 port and mine doesn't have one so probably that's why I never dug deeper.
A short browse turned up this: http://www.nirvis.com/slink-e.htm
So it seems possible to get some interface which turns rs232 signals into s-linke signals. If that's the case, rs232 is probably not directly compatible to s-link and an interface is needed. Than obviously we need to have the protocol to create a driver which can be used from HouseBot.
So the answer to your question is probably yes... but...
If I find the time to get this done, I will report back. Since my movies come from harddisk using Meedio on a PC and the only time I use the DVD player is for an occaisional childrens DVD, it is not very high on the prio list..
Re: Sony DVP-cx875p
many thanks richard for that reply