is their a program for opening your car doors with your axim

[hotrodharmon]

I have a ford escort and the keyless remotes don't work all the time so I got thinking why cant my axim be used to open the car door I have done a search on the internet but cant find anything on it.
Does anyone know of a program that I can use to open my car doors with I have a Axim x5

I don't know of a program but that would be pretty neat if there was one. :approve:

You won't find anything, at least software-wise. Car-door remotes use a wireless radio-frequency connection built around proprietary hardware and software. An out of the box X5 can only do IR. Even a WiFi card won't help you. You might be able to find a CF card that can emmulate one... but I doubt it.

[aximbigfan]

nope sorry. a program liek that doesnt exist for a number of reasons
* would make it too easy for peopel to break into cars
* the axim doesnt have a transmitter capible of communictaing with a car



chris

You have to admit that it would be pretty cool. After all, locks aren't meant to keep bad people out. They keep good people in under false pretenses that locks actually matter. If you want to get in bad enough. Well. It can be done.

[Pocketbrain]

If you have one of the few models of car security devices that uses IR, then you could use a learning IR remote program for your PDA.




.

That would be sweet. The more times I wash my keys, the less range my keys have :hide:

[buzuka]

Are they controlled via infrared or not?

[Mokubai]

Are they controlled via infrared or not?

In 99% of cases, no. I have seen a couple that are, but as infra-red requires line of sight and I've seen a lot of cars open without line of sight to any sensor it seems incredibly unlikely that they are infrared.

I also doubt that the ones that are infra-red could be "learnt" using noviiremote or similar as they generally use a different signal pattern each time for locking and unlocking and so once you learnt a particular pattern it could only be used once and then both car and key would move to the next "signal" and what you had learnt becomes out of date....

I also very much doubt that it works on the 2.4GHz Wifi band for signalling so the wifi transmitter is useless too.

Though I admit using my Axim as a key would be cool!

[etrik]

long ago in a land far away i remember reading of a very similar project at mp3car.com forums. Try searching there. I'll search myself tonight and If i stumble across it, I'll post.

[frebitz]

nope sorry. a program liek that doesnt exist for a number of reasons
* would make it too easy for peopel to break into cars
* the axim doesnt have a transmitter capible of communictaing with a car



chris

Sloppy answer Chris!, Noisy Crow was right on point.

Ha, that would be really cool if it did exist

[kevinx5]

How about a program that operates as a remote control for your satellite radio in your car? XM has an IR port to receive remote control functions. Those backseat requests for channel changes might be a little easier.

[etrik]

http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/show...=open+car+door
It isnt the thread i was thinking of, but will serve the purpose of what you are asking. Very tech reading to get one to work...but the WOW factor may just be worth it.

[drum4ever]

How about a program that operates as a remote control for your satellite radio in your car? XM has an IR port to receive remote control functions. Those backseat requests for channel changes might be a little easier.

Any of the remote control apps with learning capability will do this. So will a $7.00 learning remote from Walmart. You could leave it in the backseat.