How and with what software can you control a Yamaha DVD-S1700 with a

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Matt D

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computer through the RS232 port.? I am looking into buying a Yamaha DVD player model number DVD-S1700 to install with use of a sound system. I would like to know how and what you need to do in order to control the DVD player through a computer. What software is required (if any) and how much would it cost to make the DVD player computer controlled?
 
You need an RS232 port or something like the hardware for a USB to rs232 conversion and then you need terminal software to run whatever hardware you decide on. Then you need the control codes to send to the DVD player.

To increase your chances that it will all work together, I'd decide of the hardware first and get a PCI card with a RS232 port and then talk to the vendor and see what software they recommend to run their card for the operating system you want to use.

A simple google search yields thousands of possibilities.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=rs232+card+pci&aq=0&oq=rs232+card&aqi=g7g-m3

Then you need to worry about the control codes you need to send.

http://www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin/mboard/rc-touch/thread.cgi?1455
 
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