unified the code to use the Time and TimeAlarm libraries. This simplifies the code greatly and should improve the accuracy.

synchronizer/blu-ray/Sony_BDP_S790/Sony_BDP_S790.pde

@@ -10,31 +10,28 @@ const String SVN_ID="$Id$";
  *  Streaming http://arduiniana.org/libraries/streaming/
  *  Time http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_Time.html
  *  TimeAlarms http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_TimeAlarms.html
+ *  
+ * Useful information at http://www.righto.com/2009/08/multi-protocol-infrared-remote-library.html
  * More codes at http://www.lirc.org/
- * This uses remote Sony RMT-B122P
+ *  This uses remote Sony RMT-B122P
  * 
  *  The IRremote library uses Pin 3 for the Anode (longer pin)
  *  We have made a ground pin on Pin 4 for the Cathode (shorter pin)
- * 
- *
  */
 
 #include <IRremote.h>
 #include <Streaming.h>
 #include <Time.h>
 #include <TimeAlarms.h>
-// IR LED pin 3 should be longer
+// IR LED pin 3 should be the longer leg
 int pinGND=4;  // Shorter leg on the IR LED
 int pinLED=13; // The heartbeat LED on the board
 
-int secs;
+// Fill this information in so that it will be easy to identify later
-int heartbeat_state=0;
+String INST_NAME="<TITLE>";
-
+String ARTIST="<ARTIST>";
-String INST_NAME="Trajectories";
+String YEAR="<YEAR>";
-String ARTIST="Sigurdur Gudjonsson (video) & Anna Thorvaldsdottir (sound)";
+int videotime = 1*60+1;    // set here your DVD title playtime in seconds
-String YEAR="2014";
-//int videotime = 14*60+44;    // set here your DVD title playtime in seconds
-int videotime = 5*60;    // set here your DVD title playtime in sec
 int choptime = 3;           // how much to chop at the end if the videos are
                             // not exactly the same length
 int playtime = videotime - choptime;
@@ -42,10 +39,10 @@ int resetdelay = 3;         // seconds from reset to playing from beginning
 
 IRsend irsend;
 int alarm_bell = false;
+int heartbeat_state=0;
 
-void showtime(int secs) {
+void showtime(int secs) { Serial << "sec:" << secs << " / mm:ss " << secs/60 << ":" << secs % 60 << endl; }
- Serial << "sec:" << secs << " / mm:ss " << secs/60 << ":" << secs % 60 << endl;
+void trigger_sync() { alarm_bell = true; }
-}
 
 void setup() {
   pinMode(pinGND,OUTPUT);
@@ -59,14 +56,10 @@ void setup() {
   Serial << SVN_URL << endl << SVN_ID << endl;
   Serial << "Playtime: " << playtime << endl;
   sync();
-  showtime(playtime);
 
   Alarm.timerRepeat(playtime, trigger_sync);
 }
 
-void trigger_sync() {
-  alarm_bell = true;
-}
 /********************************************************************/
 void loop() {
   if (alarm_bell == true) {
@@ -92,8 +85,8 @@ void sync() {
   Serial << "Sync" << endl;
   //send_pause();
   //waitsec(resetdelay);
-
   send_previous();
+  showtime(playtime);
 }
 
 /**************************************************************/
@@ -123,13 +116,13 @@ void send_pause() {
   // On this model, pause and play are the same button so it toggles
   // We use the "step" command which will always pause, no matter
   //   how many times we press it.
-  Serial << "  step/pause" << endl;
+  Serial << " step/pause" << endl;
   irsend.sendSony(0x98B47,20); 
 }	
 
 /********************************************************************/
 void send_previous() {  
   // First comes the pre-data bits, then the command code
-  Serial.println(" previous");
+  Serial << " previous" << endl;
   irsend.sendSony(0xEAB47,20); 
 }

synchronizer/dvd/Philips_DVP3142_12/Philips_DVP3142_12.pde

@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
-/* DVD IR Synchronizer for Philips DVP3142/12
+const String DESCRIPTION="IR Synchronizer for Philips DVP3142/12";
- * Code written by Joe Foley <foley@ru.is>
+const String AUTHOR="Joe Foley <foley@ru.is>";
- * on 2013-09-08
+const String SVN_REVISION="$Rev$";
- *
+const String SVN_URL="$URL$";
+const String SVN_ID="$Id$";
+/* Code written by Joe Foley <foley@ru.is> on 2013-09-08
  *
  * Requires libraries:
  *  Arduino-IRremote https://github.com/shirriff/Arduino-IRremote
- *   Instructions http://www.righto.com/2009/08/multi-protocol-infrared-remote-library.html
+ *  Streaming http://arduiniana.org/libraries/streaming/
+ *  Time http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_Time.html
+ *  TimeAlarms http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_TimeAlarms.html
  *
- * IR Remote codes  from IRrecvDemo
+ * Instructions http://www.righto.com/2009/08/multi-protocol-infrared-remote-library.html
  *
  * Details on the Philips RC6 coding
  *   http://www.pcbheaven.com/userpages/The_Philips_RC6_Protocol/
@@ -16,47 +20,74 @@
  *  We have made a ground pin on Pin 4 for the Cathode (shorter pin)
  */
 
-
 #include <IRremote.h>
-
+#include <Streaming.h>
-int pinGND=4;  // Longer leg on the IR LED
+#include <Time.h>
+#include <TimeAlarms.h>
+// IR LED pin 3 should be the longer leg
+int pinGND=4;  // Shorter leg on the IR LED
 int pinLED=13; // The heartbeat LED on the board
 
-int heartbeat=0;
+// Fill this information in so that it will be easy to identify later
-int secs;
+String INST_NAME="<TITLE>";
-int playtime=1*60+1;      // Play time in seconds, you usually leave off a second or two
+String ARTIST="<ARTIST>";
+String YEAR="<YEAR>";
+int videotime = 1*60+1;    // set here your DVD title playtime in seconds
+int choptime = 3;           // how much to chop at the end if the videos are
+                            // not exactly the same length
+int playtime = videotime - choptime;
+int resetdelay = 3;         // seconds from reset to playing from beginning
 
 IRsend irsend;
+int alarm_bell = false;
+int heartbeat_state=0;
+
+void showtime(int secs) { Serial << "sec:" << secs << " / mm:ss " << secs/60 << ":" << secs % 60 << endl;}
+void trigger_sync() { alarm_bell = true; }
 
 void setup() {
   pinMode(pinGND,OUTPUT);
   pinMode(pinLED,OUTPUT);
   Serial.begin(115200);
+  setTime(23,15,16,1,14,14); // set time to 23:15:16 Jan 14 2014
 
-  Serial.println("Panasonic DVD DVP-3142/12  Synchronizer $Rev$");
+  Serial << DESCRIPTION << " " << SVN_REVISION << endl;
-  Serial.println("For \"$INSTALLATION NAME$\" by $ARTIST$ ($YEAR$)");
+  Serial << "Code by " << AUTHOR << endl;
-  Serial.println("Code by Joe Foley <foley@ru.is>");
+  Serial << "For \""<< INST_NAME << "\" by "<< ARTIST <<"(" << YEAR << ")" << endl;
-  Serial.println("$URL$");
+  Serial << SVN_URL << endl << SVN_ID << endl;
-  Serial.println("$Id$");
+  Serial << "Playtime: " << playtime << endl;
-  Serial.print("Playtime: ");
+  sync();
-  secs=playtime;
+  showtime(playtime);
-    Serial.print("sec:");
-    Serial.print(secs);
-    Serial.print(" / mm:ss ");
-    Serial.print(secs/60);
-    Serial.print(":");
-    Serial.print(secs % 60);
-    Serial.println("");
 
-  secs=playtime;
+  Alarm.timerRepeat(playtime, trigger_sync);
   send_play();
 }
 
 /********************************************************************/
 void loop() {
-  Serial.println("Sync");
+  if (alarm_bell == true) {
+    sync();
+    alarm_bell = false;
+  }
+  heartbeat();
+}
+
+void heartbeat() {
+    if (heartbeat_state == 1) {
+      digitalWrite(pinLED, HIGH);
+      heartbeat_state = 0;
+    }
+    else {
+      digitalWrite(pinLED, LOW);
+      heartbeat_state = 1;
+    }
+    Alarm.delay(1000);
+}
+
+void sync() {
+  Serial << "Sync" << endl;
   //send_pause();
-  //waitsec(2);
+  //waitsec(resetdelay);
 
   // The three players don't always see the "previous command" so we send it multiple times
   send_previous();
@@ -66,58 +97,34 @@ void loop() {
   // Don't send play because previous automatically starts it
   // If we hit play it will merely pause it.
   //send_play();  
-
-  for(int t = 0; t < playtime; t++) {
-    // This will not give us perfect 1 second timing
-    //   but it is good enough for most video applications
-    // The most critical is having everything start at the
-    //   same time.
-    Serial.print("sec:");
-    Serial.print(playtime);
-    Serial.print(" / mm:ss ");
-    Serial.print(t/60);
-    Serial.print(":");
-    Serial.print(t % 60);
-    Serial.println("");
-    if (heartbeat == 1) {
-      digitalWrite(pinLED, HIGH);
-      heartbeat = 0;
-    }
-    else {
-      digitalWrite(pinLED, LOW);
-      heartbeat = 1;
-    }
-    delay(1000);
-  }
-
 }
 
 /**************************************************************/
-void waitsec(int sec) {
-  Serial.print("Wait ");
-  Serial.print(sec);
-  Serial.println(" seconds");
-  delay(sec*1000);
-}
 
+/**************************************************************/
+void waitsec(int sec) {
+  Serial << "Wait " << sec << " seconds" << endl;
+  Alarm.delay(sec*1000);
+}
 
 /********************************************************************/
 void send_stop() { 
   // First comes the pre-data bits, then the command code
-    Serial.println(" stop");
+    Serial << " stop" << endl;
     irsend.sendRC6(0x10431,20); 
 }
 
 /********************************************************************/
 void send_play() { 
   // First comes the pre-data bits, then the command code
-    Serial.println(" play");
+  Serial << " play" << endl;
     irsend.sendRC6(0x1042C,20); 
 }
 
 /********************************************************************/
 void send_pause() { 
   // First comes the pre-data bits, then the command code
+  Serial << " step/pause" << endl;
   Serial.println("  pause");
   irsend.sendRC6(0x1042C,20); 
 }	

synchronizer/dvd/Scott_DVX605HD/Scott_DVX605HD.pde

@@ -1,60 +1,97 @@
-/* DVD IR Synchronizer for Philips DVP3142/12
+const String DESCRIPTION="IR Synchronizer for Scott DVX605 HD(Rev2)";
- * Code written by Joe Foley <foley@ru.is>
+const String AUTHOR="Joe Foley <foley@ru.is>";
- * on 2013-09-08
+const String SVN_REVISION="$Rev$";
- *
+const String SVN_URL="$URL$";
+const String SVN_ID="$Id$";
+/* Code written by Joe Foley <foley@ru.is> on 2013-09-08
  *
  * Requires libraries:
  *  Arduino-IRremote https://github.com/shirriff/Arduino-IRremote
- *   Instructions http://www.righto.com/2009/08/multi-protocol-infrared-remote-library.html
+ *  Streaming http://arduiniana.org/libraries/streaming/
+ *  Time http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_Time.html
+ *  TimeAlarms http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_TimeAlarms.html
  *
- * IR Remote codes  from IRrecvDemo
+ * Instructions http://www.righto.com/2009/08/multi-protocol-infrared-remote-library.html
  *
+ * Details on the Philips RC6 coding
+ *   http://www.pcbheaven.com/userpages/The_Philips_RC6_Protocol/
+ * 
  *  The IRremote library uses Pin 3 for the Anode (longer pin)
  *  We have made a ground pin on Pin 4 for the Cathode (shorter pin)
  */
 
-
 #include <IRremote.h>
-
+#include <Streaming.h>
-int pinGND=4;  // Longer leg on the IR LED
+#include <Time.h>
+#include <TimeAlarms.h>
+// IR LED pin 3 should be the longer leg
+int pinGND=4;  // Shorter leg on the IR LED
 int pinLED=13; // The heartbeat LED on the board
 
-int heartbeat=0;
+// Fill this information in so that it will be easy to identify later
-int secs;
+String INST_NAME="<TITLE>";
-int playtime= 1*60+1;      // Play time in seconds, you usually leave off a second or two
+String ARTIST="<ARTIST>";
+String YEAR="<YEAR>";
+int videotime = 1*60+1;    // set here your DVD title playtime in seconds
+int choptime = 3;           // how much to chop at the end if the videos are
+                            // not exactly the same length
+int playtime = videotime - choptime;
+int resetdelay = 3;         // seconds from reset to playing from beginning
 
 IRsend irsend;
+int alarm_bell = false;
+int heartbeat_state=0;
+
+void showtime(int secs) {
+ Serial << "sec:" << secs << " / mm:ss " << secs/60 << ":" << secs % 60 << endl;
+}
+void trigger_sync() { alarm_bell = true; }
 
 void setup() {
   pinMode(pinGND,OUTPUT);
   pinMode(pinLED,OUTPUT);
   Serial.begin(115200);
+  setTime(23,15,16,1,14,14); // set time to 23:15:16 Jan 14 2014
 
-  Serial.println("Scott DVX605 HD(Rev2) Synchronizer $Rev$");
+  Serial << DESCRIPTION << " " << SVN_REVISION << endl;
-  Serial.println("For \"$INSTALLATION NAME$\" by $ARTIST$ ($YEAR$)");
+  Serial << "Code by " << AUTHOR << endl;
-  Serial.println("Code by Joe Foley <foley@ru.is>");
+  Serial << "For \""<< INST_NAME << "\" by "<< ARTIST <<"(" << YEAR << ")" << endl;
-  Serial.println("$URL$");
+  Serial << SVN_URL << endl << SVN_ID << endl;
-  Serial.println("$Id$");
+  Serial << "Playtime: " << playtime << endl;
-  Serial.print("Playtime: ");
+  sync();
-  secs=playtime;
+  showtime(playtime);
-    Serial.print("sec:");
-    Serial.print(secs);
-    Serial.print(" / mm:ss ");
-    Serial.print(secs/60);
-    Serial.print(":");
-    Serial.print(secs % 60);
-    Serial.println("");
-
-  secs=playtime;
 
+  Alarm.timerRepeat(playtime, trigger_sync);
+  send_play();
 }
 
 /********************************************************************/
 void loop() {
-  Serial.println("Sync");
+  if (alarm_bell == true) {
-  //send_pause();
+    sync();
-  //waitsec(2);
+    alarm_bell = false;
+  }
+  heartbeat();
+}
 
+void heartbeat() {
+    if (heartbeat_state == 1) {
+      digitalWrite(pinLED, HIGH);
+      heartbeat_state = 0;
+    }
+    else {
+      digitalWrite(pinLED, LOW);
+      heartbeat_state = 1;
+    }
+    Alarm.delay(1000);
+}
+
+void sync() {
+  Serial << "Sync" << endl;
+  //send_pause();
+  //waitsec(resetdelay);
+
+  // The three players don't always see the "previous command" so we send it multiple times
   send_previous();
   send_previous();
   send_previous();
@@ -62,40 +99,15 @@ void loop() {
   // Don't send play because previous automatically starts it
   // If we hit play it will merely pause it.
   //send_play();  
-
-  for(int t = 0; t < playtime; t++) {
-    // This will not give us perfect 1 second timing
-    //   but it is good enough for most video applications
-    // The most critical is having everything start at the
-    //   same time.
-    Serial.print("sec:");
-    Serial.print(playtime);
-    Serial.print(" / mm:ss ");
-    Serial.print(t/60);
-    Serial.print(":");
-    Serial.print(t % 60);
-    Serial.println("");
-    if (heartbeat == 1) {
-      digitalWrite(pinLED, HIGH);
-      heartbeat = 0;
-    }
-    else {
-      digitalWrite(pinLED, LOW);
-      heartbeat = 1;
-    }
-    delay(1000);
-  }
-
 }
 
 /**************************************************************/
-void waitsec(int sec) {
-  Serial.print("Wait ");
-  Serial.print(sec);
-  Serial.println(" seconds");
-  delay(sec*1000);
-}
 
+/**************************************************************/
+void waitsec(int sec) {
+  Serial << "Wait " << sec << " seconds" << endl;
+  Alarm.delay(sec*1000);
+}
 
 /********************************************************************/
 void send_stop() { 

synchronizer/dvd/Toshiba_SD1091EKE/Toshiba_SD1091EKE.pde

@@ -1,102 +1,111 @@
-/* DVD IR Synchronizer for Toshiba SD1091EKE
+const String DESCRIPTION="IR Synchronizer for Philips Toshiba SD1091EKE";
- * Code written by Joe Foley <foley@ru.is>
+const String AUTHOR="Joe Foley <foley@ru.is>";
- * on 2013-09-08
+const String SVN_REVISION="$Rev$";
+const String SVN_URL="$URL$";
+const String SVN_ID="$Id$";
+/* Code written by Joe Foley <foley@ru.is> on 2013-09-08
  *
  * Requires libraries:
  *  Arduino-IRremote https://github.com/shirriff/Arduino-IRremote
+ *  Streaming http://arduiniana.org/libraries/streaming/
+ *  Time http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_Time.html
+ *  TimeAlarms http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_TimeAlarms.html
  *
- * More codes at http://www.lirc.org/
+ * Instructions http://www.righto.com/2009/08/multi-protocol-infrared-remote-library.html
- * The compatible remote is SE-R0301
- * We use the codes for the SE-R0031
- *  http://lirc.sourceforge.net/remotes/toshiba/SE-R0031
- * Note that this has some similar codes
  *
+ * Details on the Philips RC6 coding
+ *   http://www.pcbheaven.com/userpages/The_Philips_RC6_Protocol/
+ * 
  *  The IRremote library uses Pin 3 for the Anode (longer pin)
  *  We have made a ground pin on Pin 4 for the Cathode (shorter pin)
- * 
- *
  */
 
 #include <IRremote.h>
-
+#include <Streaming.h>
-int pinGND=4;  // Longer leg on the IR LED
+#include <Time.h>
+#include <TimeAlarms.h>
+// IR LED pin 3 should be the longer leg
+int pinGND=4;  // Shorter leg on the IR LED
 int pinLED=13; // The heartbeat LED on the board
 
-int secs;
+// Fill this information in so that it will be easy to identify later
-int heartbeat=0;
+String INST_NAME="<TITLE>";
-
+String ARTIST="<ARTIST>";
-int playtime= 1*60+1;      // set here your DVD title playtime in sec leave a little extra
+String YEAR="<YEAR>";
+int videotime = 1*60+1;    // set here your DVD title playtime in seconds
+int choptime = 3;           // how much to chop at the end if the videos are
+                            // not exactly the same length
+int playtime = videotime - choptime;
+int resetdelay = 3;         // seconds from reset to playing from beginning
 
 IRsend irsend;
+int alarm_bell = false;
+int heartbeat_state=0;
+
+void showtime(int secs) { Serial << "sec:" << secs << " / mm:ss " << secs/60 << ":" << secs % 60 << endl; }
+void trigger_sync() { alarm_bell = true; }
 
 void setup() {
   pinMode(pinGND,OUTPUT);
   pinMode(pinLED,OUTPUT);
   Serial.begin(115200);
+  setTime(23,15,16,1,14,14); // set time to 23:15:16 Jan 14 2014
 
+  Serial << DESCRIPTION << " " << SVN_REVISION << endl;
+  Serial << "Code by " << AUTHOR << endl;
+  Serial << "For \""<< INST_NAME << "\" by "<< ARTIST <<"(" << YEAR << ")" << endl;
+  Serial << SVN_URL << endl << SVN_ID << endl;
+  Serial << "Playtime: " << playtime << endl;
+  sync();
+  showtime(playtime);
 
-  Serial.println("Toshiba DVD SD1091EKE Synchronizer $Rev$");
+  Alarm.timerRepeat(playtime, trigger_sync);
-  Serial.println("For \"$INSTALLATION NAME$\" by $ARTIST$ ($YEAR$)");
+  send_play();
-  Serial.println("Code by Joe Foley <foley@ru.is>");
-  Serial.println("$URL$");
-  Serial.println("$Id$");
-  Serial.print("Playtime: ");
-  secs=playtime;
-    Serial.print("sec:");
-    Serial.print(secs);
-    Serial.print(" / mm:ss ");
-    Serial.print(secs/60);
-    Serial.print(":");
-    Serial.print(secs % 60);
-    Serial.println("");
-
-  secs=playtime;
-
 }
 
 /********************************************************************/
 void loop() {
-  Serial.println("Sync");
+  if (alarm_bell == true) {
-  // The DVD player starts playing automatically, so we should pause it
+    sync();
-  send_pause();
+    alarm_bell = false;
-  waitsec(2);
+  }
+  heartbeat();
+}
 
-  send_previous();
+void heartbeat() {
-  // on this model, previous immediately starts playing
+    if (heartbeat_state == 1) {
-
-  for(int t = 0; t < playtime; t++) {
-    // This will not give us perfect 1 second timing
-    //   but it is good enough for most video applications
-    // The most critical is having everything start at the
-    //   same time.
-    Serial.print("sec:");
-    Serial.print(playtime);
-    Serial.print(" / mm:ss ");
-    Serial.print(t/60);
-    Serial.print(":");
-    Serial.print(t % 60);
-    Serial.println("");
-    if (heartbeat == 1) {
       digitalWrite(pinLED, HIGH);
-      heartbeat = 0;
+      heartbeat_state = 0;
     }
     else {
       digitalWrite(pinLED, LOW);
-      heartbeat = 1;
+      heartbeat_state = 1;
     }
-    delay(1000);
+    Alarm.delay(1000);
-  }
+}
 
+void sync() {
+  Serial << "Sync" << endl;
+  //send_pause();
+  //waitsec(resetdelay);
+
+  // The three players don't always see the "previous command" so we send it multiple times
+  send_previous();
+  send_previous();
+  send_previous();
+  //waitsec(2);      
+  // Don't send play because previous automatically starts it
+  // If we hit play it will merely pause it.
+  //send_play();  
 }
 
 /**************************************************************/
-void waitsec(int sec) {
-  Serial.print("Wait ");
-  Serial.print(sec);
-  Serial.println(" seconds");
-  delay(sec*1000);
-}
 
+/**************************************************************/
+void waitsec(int sec) {
+  Serial << "Wait " << sec << " seconds" << endl;
+  Alarm.delay(sec*1000);
+}
 
 /********************************************************************/
   // NEC data format: first comes the pre-data bits, then the command code

synchronizer/dvd/Toshiba_SD590EKE/Toshiba_SD590EKE.pde

@@ -1,89 +1,99 @@
-/* DVD IR Synchronizer for Toshiba SD590EKE
+const String DESCRIPTION="IR Synchronizer for Philips DVP3142/12";
- * Code written by Joe Foley <foley@ru.is>
+const String AUTHOR="Joe Foley <foley@ru.is>";
- * on 2013-09-08
+const String SVN_REVISION="$Rev$";
+const String SVN_URL="$URL$";
+const String SVN_ID="$Id$";
+/* Code written by Joe Foley <foley@ru.is> on 2013-09-08
  *
  * Requires libraries:
  *  Arduino-IRremote https://github.com/shirriff/Arduino-IRremote
+ *  Streaming http://arduiniana.org/libraries/streaming/
+ *  Time http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_Time.html
+ *  TimeAlarms http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_TimeAlarms.html
  *
- * IR Remote codes from SE-R0313
+ * Instructions http://www.righto.com/2009/08/multi-protocol-infrared-remote-library.html
- *   http://lirc.sourceforge.net/remotes/toshiba/SE-R0313
+ *
+ * Details on the Philips RC6 coding
+ *   http://www.pcbheaven.com/userpages/The_Philips_RC6_Protocol/
  * 
  *  The IRremote library uses Pin 3 for the Anode (longer pin)
  *  We have made a ground pin on Pin 4 for the Cathode (shorter pin)
  */
 
-
 #include <IRremote.h>
-
+#include <Streaming.h>
-int pinGND=4;  // Longer leg on the IR LED
+#include <Time.h>
+#include <TimeAlarms.h>
+// IR LED pin 3 should be the longer leg
+int pinGND=4;  // Shorter leg on the IR LED
 int pinLED=13; // The heartbeat LED on the board
 
-int heartbeat=0;
+// Fill this information in so that it will be easy to identify later
-int secs;
+String INST_NAME="<TITLE>";
-int playtime= 1*60+1;      // set here your DVD title playtime in sec leave a little extra
+String ARTIST="<ARTIST>";
+String YEAR="<YEAR>";
+int videotime = 1*60+1;    // set here your DVD title playtime in seconds
+int choptime = 3;           // how much to chop at the end if the videos are
+                            // not exactly the same length
+int playtime = videotime - choptime;
+int resetdelay = 2;         // seconds from reset to playing from beginning
 
 IRsend irsend;
+int alarm_bell = false;
+int heartbeat_state=0;
+
+void showtime(int secs) { Serial << "sec:" << secs << " / mm:ss " << secs/60 << ":" << secs % 60 << endl; }
+void trigger_sync() { alarm_bell = true; }
 
 void setup() {
   pinMode(pinGND,OUTPUT);
   pinMode(pinLED,OUTPUT);
   Serial.begin(115200);
+  setTime(23,15,16,1,14,14); // set time to 23:15:16 Jan 14 2014
 
-  Serial.println("Toshiba DVD SD590EKE Synchronizer $Rev$");
+  Serial << DESCRIPTION << " " << SVN_REVISION << endl;
-  Serial.println("For \"$INSTALLATION NAME$\" by $ARTIST$ ($YEAR$)");
+  Serial << "Code by " << AUTHOR << endl;
-  Serial.println("Code by Joe Foley <foley@ru.is>");
+  Serial << "For \""<< INST_NAME << "\" by "<< ARTIST <<"(" << YEAR << ")" << endl;
-  Serial.println("$URL$");
+  Serial << SVN_URL << endl << SVN_ID << endl;
-  Serial.println("$Id$");
+  Serial << "Playtime: " << playtime << endl;
-  Serial.print("Playtime: ");
+  sync();
-  secs=playtime;
+  showtime(playtime);
-    Serial.print("sec:");
-    Serial.print(secs);
-    Serial.print(" / mm:ss ");
-    Serial.print(secs/60);
-    Serial.print(":");
-    Serial.print(secs % 60);
-    Serial.println("");
-
-  // The DVD player starts playing automatically, so maybe we should pause it
-  //send_pause();
-  //waitsec(2);
-  secs=playtime;
 
+  Alarm.timerRepeat(playtime, trigger_sync);
+  send_play();
 }
 
 /********************************************************************/
 void loop() {
-  Serial.println("Sync");
+  if (alarm_bell == true) {
-  send_pause();
+    sync();
-  waitsec(2);      
+    alarm_bell = false;
-  send_previous();
+  }
-  //waitsec(2);      
+  heartbeat();
+}
 
-  //send_play();  // this should not be necessary, but just in case
+void heartbeat() {
-  for(int t = 0; t < playtime; t++) {
+    if (heartbeat_state == 1) {
-    // This will not give us perfect 1 second timing
-    //   but it is good enough for most video applications
-    // The most critical is having everything start at the
-    //   same time.
-    Serial.print("sec:");
-    Serial.print(playtime);
-    Serial.print(" / mm:ss ");
-    Serial.print(t/60);
-    Serial.print(":");
-    Serial.print(t % 60);
-    Serial.println("");
-    if (heartbeat == 1) {
       digitalWrite(pinLED, HIGH);
-      heartbeat = 0;
+      heartbeat_state = 0;
     }
     else {
       digitalWrite(pinLED, LOW);
-      heartbeat = 1;
+      heartbeat_state = 1;
     }
-    delay(1000);
+    Alarm.delay(1000);
-  }
+}
 
+void sync() {
+  Serial << "Sync" << endl;
+  send_pause();
+  waitsec(resetdelay);
+  send_previous();
 
+  //waitsec(2);      
+  // Don't send play because previous automatically starts it
+  // If we hit play it will merely pause it.
+  //send_play();  
 }
 
 /**************************************************************/

synchronizer/installations/trajectories_sony_bdp_s790/trajectories_sony_bdp_s790.pde

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ const String SVN_ID="$Id$";
  * Requires libraries:
  *  Arduino-IRremote https://github.com/shirriff/Arduino-IRremote
  *  Streaming http://arduiniana.org/libraries/streaming/
+ *  Time http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_Time.html
+ *  TimeAlarms http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_TimeAlarms.html
  * More codes at http://www.lirc.org/
  * This uses remote Sony RMT-B122P
  * 
@@ -21,7 +23,8 @@ const String SVN_ID="$Id$";
 #include <Streaming.h>
 #include <Time.h>
 #include <TimeAlarms.h>
-int pinGND=4;  // Longer leg on the IR LED
+// IR LED pin 3 should be longer
+int pinGND=4;  // Shorter leg on the IR LED
 int pinLED=13; // The heartbeat LED on the board
 
 int secs;
@@ -30,15 +33,17 @@ int heartbeat_state=0;
 String INST_NAME="Trajectories";
 String ARTIST="Sigurdur Gudjonsson (video) & Anna Thorvaldsdottir (sound)";
 String YEAR="2014";
-int videotime = 14*60+44;    // set here your DVD title playtime in sec
+//int videotime = 14*60+44;    // set here your DVD title playtime in seconds
+int videotime = 5*60;    // set here your DVD title playtime in sec
 int choptime = 3;           // how much to chop at the end if the videos are
                             // not exactly the same length
 int playtime = videotime - choptime;
 int resetdelay = 3;         // seconds from reset to playing from beginning
 
 IRsend irsend;
+int alarm_bell = false;
 
-void showtime() {
+void showtime(int secs) {
  Serial << "sec:" << secs << " / mm:ss " << secs/60 << ":" << secs % 60 << endl;
 }
 
@@ -53,14 +58,21 @@ void setup() {
   Serial << "For \""<< INST_NAME << "\" by "<< ARTIST <<"(" << YEAR << ")" << endl;
   Serial << SVN_URL << endl << SVN_ID << endl;
   Serial << "Playtime: " << playtime << endl;
-  secs=playtime;
+  sync();
-  showtime();
+  showtime(playtime);
 
-  Alarm.timerRepeat(playtime, sync);
+  Alarm.timerRepeat(playtime, trigger_sync);
 }
 
+void trigger_sync() {
+  alarm_bell = true;
+}
 /********************************************************************/
 void loop() {
+  if (alarm_bell == true) {
+    sync();
+    alarm_bell = false;
+  }
   heartbeat();
 }
 
@@ -78,19 +90,10 @@ void heartbeat() {
 
 void sync() {
   Serial << "Sync" << endl;
-  send_pause();
+  //send_pause();
-  waitsec(resetdelay);
+  //waitsec(resetdelay);
 
   send_previous();
-
-  /*  for(int t = 0; t < playtime; t++) {
-    // This will not give us perfect 1 second timing
-    //   but it is good enough for most video applications
-    // The most critical is having everything start at the
-    //   same time.
-    showtime();
-  }
-  */
 }
 
 /**************************************************************/
@@ -104,14 +107,14 @@ void waitsec(int sec) {
   // NEC data format: first comes the pre-data bits, then the command code
 void send_stop() { 
     Serial << " stop" << endl;
-    irsend.sendNEC(0xA25D28D7,32); 
+    irsend.sendSony(0x18B47,20); 
 }
 
 /********************************************************************/
 void send_play() { 
   // Note that play and pause are a toggle for the same command
   Serial << " play" << endl;
-  irsend.sendNEC(0xA25DA857, 32); 
+  irsend.sendSony(0x58B47,20); 
 
 }
 
@@ -121,12 +124,12 @@ void send_pause() {
   // We use the "step" command which will always pause, no matter
   //   how many times we press it.
   Serial << "  step/pause" << endl;
-  irsend.sendNEC(0xA25D00FF,32); 
+  irsend.sendSony(0x98B47,20); 
 }	
 
 /********************************************************************/
 void send_previous() {  
   // First comes the pre-data bits, then the command code
   Serial.println(" previous");
-  irsend.sendNEC(0xA25DC43B, 32); 
+  irsend.sendSony(0xEAB47,20); 
 }

synchronizer/util/IRrecvDump/IRrecvDump.ino

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * IRremote: IRrecvDump - dump details of IR codes with IRrecv
+ * An IR detector/demodulator must be connected to the input RECV_PIN.
+ * Version 0.1 July, 2009
+ * Copyright 2009 Ken Shirriff
+ * http://arcfn.com
+ * JVC and Panasonic protocol added by Kristian Lauszus (Thanks to zenwheel and other people at the original blog post)
+ * Small modifications by Joe Foley <foley@ru.is> for Reykjavik Art Museum Synchronizers
+ */
+
+#include <IRremote.h>
+
+int IR_VCC_PIN = 12;
+int IR_GND_PIN = 11;
+int RECV_PIN = 10;
+
+IRrecv irrecv(RECV_PIN);
+
+decode_results results;
+
+void setup()
+{
+  pinMode(IR_VCC_PIN, OUTPUT);
+  digitalWrite(IR_VCC_PIN, HIGH);
+  pinMode(IR_GND_PIN, OUTPUT);
+  digitalWrite(IR_GND_PIN, LOW);
+  Serial.begin(9600);
+  irrecv.enableIRIn(); // Start the receiver
+}
+
+// Dumps out the decode_results structure.
+// Call this after IRrecv::decode()
+// void * to work around compiler issue
+//void dump(void *v) {
+//  decode_results *results = (decode_results *)v
+void dump(decode_results *results) {
+  int count = results->rawlen;
+  if (results->decode_type == UNKNOWN) {
+    Serial.print("Unknown encoding: ");
+  } 
+  else if (results->decode_type == NEC) {
+    Serial.print("Decoded NEC: ");
+  } 
+  else if (results->decode_type == SONY) {
+    Serial.print("Decoded SONY: ");
+  } 
+  else if (results->decode_type == RC5) {
+    Serial.print("Decoded RC5: ");
+  } 
+  else if (results->decode_type == RC6) {
+    Serial.print("Decoded RC6: ");
+  }
+  else if (results->decode_type == PANASONIC) {	
+    Serial.print("Decoded PANASONIC - Address: ");
+    Serial.print(results->panasonicAddress,HEX);
+    Serial.print(" Value: ");
+  }
+  else if (results->decode_type == JVC) {
+     Serial.print("Decoded JVC: ");
+  }
+  Serial.print(results->value, HEX);
+  Serial.print(" (");
+  Serial.print(results->bits, DEC);
+  Serial.println(" bits)");
+  Serial.print("Raw (");
+  Serial.print(count, DEC);
+  Serial.print("): ");
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+    if ((i % 2) == 1) {
+      Serial.print(results->rawbuf[i]*USECPERTICK, DEC);
+    } 
+    else {
+      Serial.print(-(int)results->rawbuf[i]*USECPERTICK, DEC);
+    }
+    Serial.print(" ");
+  }
+  Serial.println("");
+}
+
+
+void loop() {
+  if (irrecv.decode(&results)) {
+    Serial.println(results.value, HEX);
+    dump(&results);
+    irrecv.resume(); // Receive the next value
+  }
+}