private int LearnExpectedUnitDuration(RaspberryIRDotNet.IReadOnlyPulseSpaceDurationList leadInDurations)
{
var learner = new RaspberryIRDotNet.RX.UnitDurationLearner()
{
CaptureDevice = DemoConfig.GetRxDevice(),
LeadInPatternDurations = leadInDurations,
};
SetUpRxFeedback(learner);
Console.WriteLine("This step will try to learn the unit duration of the IR message.");
WriteKeyPressInstructions("any key", true);
int duration = learner.LearnUnitDuration();
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine($"Done, unit duration is: {duration} microseconds.");
Breather();
return(duration);
}
private Common.ConfigObjects.Remote MakeNewRemote()
{
Console.WriteLine("Creating a new remote control profile.");
int unitDuration;
RaspberryIRDotNet.PulseSpaceUnitList leadIn = null;
if (AskYesNo("Do you know the unit duration and lead-in pattern?"))
{
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Specify (in microseconds) how long a unit lasts for.");
Console.WriteLine("A typical value is something in the region of 200-800.");
unitDuration = AskForInteger(10, 500000);
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Specify the lead-in pattern as the number of units ON, then the number of units");
Console.WriteLine("OFF. For example if the lead-in pattern is 8 units on, 4 units off, 6 units on,");
Console.WriteLine("6 units off then enter that as '8,4,6,6'. A lead-in is typically just one ON/OFF");
Console.WriteLine("cycle like '8,4'.");
while (leadIn == null || leadIn.Count <= 0)
{
Console.Write(">");
string leadInText = Console.ReadLine();
leadIn = RaspberryIRDotNet.PulseSpaceUnitList.LoadFromString(leadInText);
}
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("The application will estimate the lead-in and unit duration from the IR signals.");
Console.WriteLine();
var leadInLearner = new RaspberryIRDotNet.RX.LeadInLearner()
{
CaptureDevice = IRRXUtilities.RxDevicePath.Value
};
leadInLearner.Received += (s, e) => Console.Write("#");
Console.WriteLine("This step will try to learn the lead-in pattern that prefixes each IR message.");
Console.WriteLine("Press buttons on the remote at random (but don't hold them). A # will appear");
Console.WriteLine("each time a signal is recognised (either from the remote or just noise).");
PressAnyKeyToBegin();
var leadInDurations = leadInLearner.LearnLeadInDurations();
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine();
var unitDurationLearner = new RaspberryIRDotNet.RX.UnitDurationLearner()
{
CaptureDevice = IRRXUtilities.RxDevicePath.Value,
LeadInPatternDurations = leadInDurations,
};
IRRXUtilities.SetUpRxFeedback(unitDurationLearner);
Console.WriteLine("This step will try to learn the unit duration of the IR message.");
IRRXUtilities.WriteButtonPressInstructions("any button", true);
PressAnyKeyToBegin();
unitDuration = unitDurationLearner.LearnUnitDuration();
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine($"Done, unit duration is: {unitDuration} microseconds.");
int keepDuration = AskMultipleChoice("Do you want to keep this unit duration, or enter another duration manually?", "Keep learned duration", "Enter another duration manually");
if (keepDuration == 1)
{
Console.WriteLine("Enter the unit duration in microseconds.");
unitDuration = AskForInteger(10, 500000);
}
leadIn = new RaspberryIRDotNet.PulseSpaceUnitList(unitDuration, leadInDurations);
}
int minUnits, maxUnits;
while (true)
{
Console.WriteLine("Enter the minimum number of units that an IR message can contain. Any received");
Console.WriteLine("IR signals with fewer than this many units will be discarded as noise.");
Console.WriteLine("If you don't know what to use then 50 is a good value.");
minUnits = AskForInteger(1, 9999);
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Enter the maximum number of units that an IR message can contain. Any received");
Console.WriteLine("IR signals with more than this many units will be discarded as noise.");
Console.WriteLine("This can be equal to the minimum if the number of units does not vary.");
Console.WriteLine("If you don't know what to use then 200 is a good value.");
maxUnits = AskForInteger(1, 9999);
if (minUnits > maxUnits)
{
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Minimum must be less than or equal to the maximum.");
Console.WriteLine("Try again...");
Console.WriteLine();
}
else
{
break;
}
}
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine($"Enter the duty cycle (1-99). Leave blank for default ({RaspberryIRDotNet.IRDeviceDefaults.DutyCycle}).");
Console.WriteLine("Use -1 to indicate that the IR driver should not be told the duty cycle.");
int dutyCycle = AskForIntegerWithDefault(-1, 99, RaspberryIRDotNet.IRDeviceDefaults.DutyCycle);
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine($"Enter the frequency in Hz. Leave blank for default ({RaspberryIRDotNet.IRDeviceDefaults.Frequency}).");
Console.WriteLine("Use -1 to indicate that the IR driver should not be told the frequency.");
int frequency;
while (true)
{
frequency = AskForIntegerWithDefault(-1, 90000, RaspberryIRDotNet.IRDeviceDefaults.Frequency);
if (frequency > -1 && frequency < 1000)
{
Console.WriteLine("Specify the frequency in Hz, not KHz!");
}
else
{
break;
}
}
const int defaultSleepTime = 200;
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("It is a good idea to add a delay after each button press as the receiving device");
Console.WriteLine("likely won't be able to handle IR codes sent in very quick succession.");
Console.WriteLine($"Enter the delay period in milliseconds. Leave blank for default ({defaultSleepTime}).");
int interButtonSleep = AskForIntegerWithDefault(0, RaspberryIRBlaster.Common.ConfigObjects.Remote.InterButtonSleepMilliseconds_Max, defaultSleepTime);
return(new Common.ConfigObjects.Remote()
{
UnitDuration = unitDuration,
LeadIn = leadIn.SaveToString(),
MinimumUnitCount = minUnits,
MaximumUnitCount = maxUnits,
DutyCycle = dutyCycle,
Frequency = frequency,
InterButtonSleepMilliseconds = interButtonSleep,
});
}