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Use of Logitech ultimate remote

AlwinDocterAlwinDocter Member
edited July 2014 in Archive
Now let's start and fill this forum. I have a logitech ultimate remote that I can use to start different devices. Will there be a way for homey to communicate to the logitech, as this would mean that it can run several devices next to each other and I don't have to come out of the chair in search of my remote :-)

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  • JasperKortJasperKort Member
    Wouldn't the Homey be able to do what the Logitech remote does?
  • JohanVanZantenJohanVanZanten Member
    I think of Homey as a super universal remote, but maybe the Logitech extenders maybe of use (they use RF to receive and IR to send commands)
  • MarcelZonneveldMarcelZonneveld Member
    edited July 2014
    Wouldn't the Homey be able to do what the Logitech remote does?
    I think so too. Like the KickStarter page mentions as well, Homey will be able to send command to devices using the following wireless technologies: WiFi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, ZWave, Infrared, 433MHz. So I expect your Logitech Ultimate will be catching dust, when you discover that sending your commands by voice to Homey is way more conveiniant...

  • Fire69Fire69 Member
    If Homey is smart enough to remember what devices he already controlled (on/off, input of tv or receiver, ...) then it will be able to replace a Harmony.
    You won't be able to use them together, or both devices will get confused (unless you only use them to switch channels and change the volume...)
  • MennoVanGrinsvenMennoVanGrinsven Member
    If Homey is smart enough to remember what devices he already controlled (on/off, input of tv or receiver, ...) then it will be able to replace a Harmony.
    You won't be able to use them together, or both devices will get confused (unless you only use them to switch channels and change the volume...)
    Well if homey also has an IR receiver, Homey can be smart enough to record that a device was turned on or off by another remote.

    But Homey only has an IR transmitter right ?
  • Nico_GH2Nico_GH2 Member
    By polling the Logitech hub you would get the current status I suppose, so this could be implemented.
    For Homey to control the Logitech hub would be a very quick start into controlling lots of mainly audio/video devices. The task to write different decoders for each av-device out there is huge!
  • AlwinDocterAlwinDocter Member
    That's what I thought. A quick start by just use the logic that logitech already has.
  • EmileEmile Administrator, Athom
    We'll probably won't support the remote ourselves, as we want to focus on Homey itself, but you're free to add your own support!
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