Remote automation Control

Hi All

I have 2 devices

An old IPAQ Pocket PC that runs Windows Mobile 4.2
A Mini-ITX PC Running XP

My IPAQ connects to my network via wireless

My Mini-ITX PC is going to have an IR-Blaster setup which is going to control all my devices.

What I would like to do is create a small controller program that runs on my IPAQ and a back end program on my Mini-ITX PC, so that when a particular control is selected on my IPAQ it sends the signal to my program on the Mini-ITX PC which inturns sends the correct IR signal to the device in question.

Is this possible and if so can any of the gurus give me pointers on how to go about this?

Cheers

Dougie

You'll want to get familiar with the .NET compact framework.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netf.../aa497273.aspx

You're probably best off running a webservice from your PC, and allowing the portable device to communicate with it. You could also setup some other type of communication protocol besides SOAP, like even a website. This way the device can communicate across HTTP with some simple POST/GET requests.

Example:

Code:

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http://mycomputer/control.aspx?function=change&what=channel&value=28

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On the receiving side, the IR blaster should have some type of API/SDK that you'll have to investigate.

I'm also assuming that these devices are networked.