While the use of remote control systems has been around for many years, until recently, the systems were limited to providing or monitoring contact closures and taking voltage samples. While that ...

Control systems are exactly what you think they are: systems designed to control something. Perhaps a better way to put it is systems design control the behavior of something. The term “control ...

A multitude of IR remote control communication schemes have been incorporated in commercial equipment for the last forty years. Even though the schemes use different timing, data organization and ...

Home automation is a method of controlling home appliances automatically for the convenience of users. This technology makes life easier for the user, and saves energy by utilizing devices according ...

Symantec recognized that pcAnywhere's market share could be eroded by free remote-control packages such as Windows XP's bundled remote desktop or VNC, an open-source remote control platform. The ...

I've been fixated on IR and RF remote controls for some time now, and it frequently shows in my review critiques. I have no tolerance for bad remotes - the industry has been around long enough to ...