IR Range Test Results

A lot of people have asked us about the range that one can expect when using OmniRemote™ and unfortunately we didn't have an answer for them simply because there are so many factors that come into play when using infrared communication. Some of these include the model and type of PalmOS PDA being used, the environment in which the equipment is located (eg- a bright, sunny living room or a dark purpose-built A/V room), the type of device you are trying to send to (eg- cable box or high-end audio equipment) and the device (eg- remote control) you are asking OmniRemote™ to learn from.

So with that said, we decided the best way to give an idea of what one could expect when using OmniRemote™ is to provide a listing of what we observed in our lab. The information provided here should be used as a guideline and is not meant to be used as a guarantee of performance.

Here is what we found:

Send to Lego Mindstorms Scout
Platform Measured Range (feet)
OmniRemote Module 22
OmniRemote Springboard Module 30
Handspring Visor™ 18
Handspring Visor™ Edge 12
Handspring Visor™ Platinum 30
Handspring Visor™ Prism 32
Handspring Treo™ 270 & Treo™ 600 7.5
Palm OS3.0 Upgrade Card 30
Palm III 10
Palm IIIc 23
Palm V 24
Palm VIIx 11
Palm m100/m105 32
Palm m500/m505 50 !!!
Palm i705 41
Palm Zire™ (m150) 27
Palm Tungsten™ T, Tungsten™ C, Zire™ 21 & Zire™ 71 29
Palm Tungsten™ W 33
Palm Tungsten™ E & Tungsten™ T3 36
Kyocera 7135 21
Sony Clié T or NR series (i.e. T615C or NR70) 27
Sony Clié with PalmOS 5.0 (i.e. NX60) 7
Sony Clié (other models) 8
Sony Clié IR Blaster
from Tech Center Labs
75 !!!
Handera 330 32
Samsung i500 35

 

Receive from Lego Mindstorms Remote Control
Platform Measured Range (feet)
OmniRemote Module 4.5" - 6.5"
OmniRemote Springboard Module - - -
Handspring Visor™ 0 - 8
Handspring Visor™ Edge 0 - 4
Handspring Visor™ Platinum 0 - 8
Handspring Visor™ Prism 0 - 8
Handspring Treo™ 0 - 7.5
Sony Clié 0 - 4.5
Handera 330 0 - 8.5
Palm OS3.0 Upgrade Card 0 - 4
Palm III 0 - 11
Palm IIIc 2" - 7.5'
Palm V 3" - 8'
Palm VIIx 0 - 12
Palm m500/m505 0 - 10
Palm i705 2.5" - 11'
Palm Tungsten™ W 1.5" - 9.5'
Kyocera 7135 0 - 8
Palm m100/m105 N/A
There is currently a problem receiving data with the Palm M100/105, this does not affect normal remote control training.
Palm Zire™ (m150) N/A
The Palm Zire™ does not receive well. We recommend beaming a database from another device or downloading a database.
Samsung i500 0 - 4'

 

Send to "Gerrold Impulse" Cable Box
Platform Measured Range (feet)
OmniRemote Module 25
OmniRemote Springboard Module 16
Handspring Visor™ 9
Handspring Visor™ Edge 3.5
Handspring Visor™ Platinum 7.5
Handspring Visor™ Prism 8.5
Handspring Treo™ 270 & Treo™ 600 2.5
Palm OS3.0 Upgrade Card 7.5
Palm III 4.5
Palm IIIc 9
Palm V 6.5
Palm VIIx 3.5
Palm m100/m105 7.5
Palm m500/m505 11
Palm Zire™ (m150) 8
Palm Zire™ 71 & Tungsten™ C 5.5
Palm Zire™ 21 6.5
Palm Tungsten™ T &Tungsten™ T3 8
Palm Tungsten™ W 9
Handera 330 6.5
Kyocera 7135 4
Sony Clié T or NR series (i.e. T615C or NR70) 8
Sony Clié with PalmOS 5.0 (i.e. NX60) 2
Sony Clié (other models) 2
Sony Clié IR Blaster
from Tech Center Labs
22
Samsung i500 9

 

 

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