

#WHAT IS FLIRC SOFTWARE#
The Ring Video Doorbell is advancing forward with the new software updates and features now available that help make it more reliable and less of an annoyance with false motion alerts. The Ring doorbell is a great device and accompanied app to help bring your home to the connected age we now live in. The three red lights below the illuminated doorbell button are the infrared IR illuminators allowing the camera to see at night. The picture above is what the Ring doorbell looks like at night with the circle light being the doorbell button. You can also press the green talk button when in a live camera view to communicate with whomever is at your front entry. You can listen to the Ring's built in microphone by pressing the audio symbol in the lower right of the app to hear what is going on around the Ring doorbell. The night camera view as shown above has built in infrared IR illuminators to allow the camera to be viewable at night. The Ring video doorbell is a great stand alone smart home doorbell to give you eyes and ears on what is happening or who is at the front of your house or entry. Popular posts from this blog Ring Video Doorbell at Night. Flirc USB (v2) - Use any Remote with your Media Center
#WHAT IS FLIRC UPGRADE#
Just remember to always upgrade the USB dongle to the latest firmware release using the Flirc configuration software located inside of the file menu of the Flirc software. The simple setup using Flirc's software available on Windows, Mac and Linux will allow you easily configure and program the Flirc dongle with the parameters you need to integrate your Amazon Fire TV. Once the setup has been completed with all the IR codes learned into the Flirc adapter you finalize the configuration and the dongle is ready to be plugged into the Fire TV's open usb port.Įssentially now you have an IR receiver located on the back of the Fire TV for you to use as you wish.

The Flirc dongle and software together learn the IR codes from any remote and allow them to control the functions of the Fire TV which are set one at a time. When setting up the Flirc adapter you are able to configure the USB dongle and learn the IR codes that you would like to use to control your Fire TV with the downloadable Flirc configuration software.
#WHAT IS FLIRC BLUETOOTH#
The Amazon Fire TV comes with a Bluetooth remote which is great if you do not have an involved TV setup and would like to hide the Fire TV away out of viewing site but it does not help if you are trying to have one system and remote control to work all your devices seamlessly. When attempting to control and integrate the Amazon Fire TV with the use of a universal control you will need the help from the Flirc USB Dongle to accomplish the task which is readily available on Amazon's Online Store.
