![]() ![]() Manual control of the projector in an automated house is anathema, but we’ve basically been living with that for a long time now… It’s time to get things truly integrated. The main theater components are tucked in the furnace room, so the Harmony Hub is not impeded when IR blasting that equipment. When we installed the HTC Vive base stations in the basement, this caused interference with the Harmony remote, so IR control of the projector followed. As no one has made a Control4 to SmartThings bridge yet, the Ethernet option went out the window. It features four methods for control: Direct button control, IR Remote, Ethernet (Control 4), or Serial. ![]() It had less than 100 hours of use on it, so I was beyond thrilled to haul it home and hang it from the ceiling. ![]() I picked up a Vivitek D963HD business projector for cheap through my workplace when it was removed from use during a remodel. One of the pieces that was missing was the ability to control the projector from the SmartThings platform. It’s been a great couple of years, getting plenty of use for everything from Superbowl to Halloween Horror Fests for the neighbors and everything in between. Quite a while back, my wife and I converted our 23x15 basement into a movie theater with a projector and motorized movie screen. ![]() TL:DR I made a thing do another thing with this thing, and it worked! ![]()
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