IR Toy Controller from Pretorian Technologies

Quick Overview

IR Toy Controller is an accessory tofor use with AAC devices that IR output, allowing the user to wirelessly control toys and other appliances using eye-gaze, or their chosen input method.

It may also be used to emulate a switch press directly from the AAC device’s grid to wirelessly control other AT equipment. e.g. when paired with APPlicator to access an iPad. IR Toy Controller comes with 6 mono-plug switch leads and instructions.

Details

IR Toy Controller is an accessory to AAC devices, allowing a person to control toys and other appliances using their eye-gaze AAC device, or their chosen input method.

About IR Toy Controller

First up, your AAC device needs to be compatible for IR Toy Controller to work.

IR Toy Controller makes use of the infra-red output that is available on most dedicated AAC speech generating device (think Tobii, SmartBox, PRC) and should be used together with the associated Gridsets/ Pagesets which may be downloaded below and installed on the user’s AAC device - see our "Additional Information" section above for the codes and instructions.

For example, if a person needs to control a switch-adapted bubble machine, IR Toy Controller can simply be plugged into the bubble machine via one of the supplied cables and controlled in a variety of ways from their AAC device.

Pre-programmed buttons are available in the example Gridsets/ Pagesets to control each output in Latched, Timed or On/Off modes and these may be copied and pasted into a new Gridset/ Pageset to create the exact set of controls required for the situation.

Alternative pictures may be added to make the cells more meaningful and of course the cells may be resized as required.

IR Toy Controller has six independent outputs, any/ all of which may be used with switch adapted low-voltage appliances and also with appliance controllers such as Pretorian’s iClick mains controller to achieve simple environmental control.

IR Toy Controller may also be used to control other switch-adapted equipment from an AAC device and is equivalent to a short press of a mechanical switch. This may be useful in allowing another piece of AT equipment to be controlled from the user’s AAC device rather than by using a conventional switch, for example by using eye-gaze. Special ‘Switch’ buttons are provided in the Gridset/ Pageset libraries for each of the six outputs.

Did you know?

You could use the ‘Switch’ settings with Switch Control on iPad via an APPlicator, allowing the control of an iPad directly from the screen of the AAC device.

Features

Independent control of up to six appliances from an AAC device.
Latched, Timed or On/Off control.
Switch emulation allows the AAC device to control other AT equipment.
Automatic and manual power-down options.

Used For

Controlling switch adapted devices directly from an AAC device (IR output required)

Additional Information

SKU	P-IRTC
Manual or Instructions (PDF)	Download the IR Toy Controller User Documents IR Toy Controller Instructions CODES Downloads GRIDSETS IR Toy Controller for Grid 3 on Gridpad IR Toy Controller for Grid 3 on I-Series Communicator 5 - Tobii Dynavox Note: For TD I-Series AAC Devices running Communicator 5. Please refer to included guidance notes for details of how to add the IR files. IR Toy Controller C5 on I-Series - ZIP file NuVoice - PRC Saltillo/ Liberator IR Toy Controller for NuVoice - ZIP file Installing the IR Toy Controller infra-red library and page sets in NuVoice (PDF instructions): European Devices US Devices
Video	No
GST Classification	GST Free

SKU

P-IRTC

Manual or Instructions (PDF)