[mythtv] Remote and Cable Box
Chris Kleeschulte
mythtv-dev@snowman.net
Wed, 14 Aug 2002 15:41:15 -0700
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Do you have the
Radio Shack part numbers you used to build the
transmitter?=20
sure, I will get those part #'s to you when I get home tonight. They are =
really common components...like the 1n4148 diode and a standard ir led.=20
as for a distro....I build my own distro...so I can squeeze every bit of =
customizability out of my packages. I do recommend Slackware to anyone =
because it is pretty organized. Myth will run on any linux distro =
though...just make sure you grab one with a later version of =
Xfree...like 4.2.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Matt Bowman=20
To: mythtv-dev@snowman.net=20
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 7:26 AM
Subject: Re: [mythtv] Remote and Cable Box
Great I am going to load up a new box this weekend and
play with this. I have also looked at Lirc and think
this is the hardware I will be using. Do you have the
Radio Shack part numbers you used to build the
transmitter? Also what Distro are you using?
-M
--- Chris Kleeschulte <kleeschu@mindspring.com> wrote:
> well, from the hardware standpoint...you would need
> a separate IR device to blast the signal to the
> cable box's (or satellite receiver) IR receiver from
> the mythtv box. This part is easy. I built a
> homemade IR tranmitter for less than 15 bucks from
> parts at radioshack to do this. I am currently
> looking for that external program Isaac was talking
> about. I have seen some that will certainly do it,
> but I have not settled on one yet. I got the plans
> for the home made IR transmitter from=20
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> http://www.lirc.org
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> it works as advertised.
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> some sat/cable receivers have serial connectors to
> control them if needed, but I am not going there
> because those devices would be very specialized.
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> Does anyone have any thoughts on the hardware for
> this other than what I have proposed?
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> Chris
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> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: Isaac Richards=20
> To: mythtv-dev@snowman.net=20
> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 6:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [mythtv] Remote and Cable Box
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> Yup, see here:
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>
http://www.snowman.net/pipermail/mythtv-dev/2002-July/000020.html
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> Essentially, most of the code's there for it, it
> just needs someone that=20
> actually wants the feature to finish it up.
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> Isaac
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> On Tuesday 13 August 2002 03:00 pm, Matt Bowman
> wrote:
> > Great project!
> >
> > Is it currenlty possible to have MythTV change
> the
> > channel on my cable box, instead of my tuner?
> The
> > reason I ask is because I have digtial cable,
> however
> > I only have a analog WinTV tuner card in my PC.
> I have
> > heard of other windows based software using a
> Actisys
> > iRDA ( http://www.actisys.com/ac200-220.html )
> to do
> > this.
> >
> > This is what I am thinking. MythTV can be locked
> to a
> > channel (Example channel 3 or Line in). When you
> use
> > the remote to change the channel it simply
> (*cough*)
> > passes it to the digitial box, and the channel
> on teh
> > digital box is changed. This way I can schedule
> > recording or programs on digital channels that I
> can
> > not normally get.
> >
> > If this is crazy, or it seems like there is a
> flaw
> > here please let me know. I am new to coding
> (only past
> > PHP and light VB) so it might not make an since.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > -M
> >
> >
> >
> >
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<DIV>Do you have the<BR>Radio Shack part numbers you used to build=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>sure, I will get those part #'s to =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>as for a distro....I build my own =
distro...so I=20
can squeeze every bit of customizability out of my packages. I do =
recommend=20
Slackware to anyone because it is pretty organized. Myth will run on any =
linux=20
distro though...just make sure you grab one with a later version of =
Xfree...like=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [mythtv] Remote =
and Cable=20
Box</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Great I am going to load up a new box this weekend =
and<BR>play=20
with this. I have also looked at Lirc and think<BR>this is the =
hardware I will=20
be using. Do you have the<BR>Radio Shack part numbers you used to =
build=20
the<BR>transmitter? Also what Distro are you using?<BR><BR>-M<BR>--- =
Chris=20
Kleeschulte <<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:kleeschu@mindspring.com">kleeschu@mindspring.com</A>>=20
wrote:<BR>> well, from the hardware standpoint...you would =
need<BR>> a=20
separate IR device to blast the signal to the<BR>> cable box's (or=20
satellite receiver) IR receiver from<BR>> the mythtv box. This part =
is=20
easy. I built a<BR>> homemade IR tranmitter for less than 15 bucks=20
from<BR>> parts at radioshack to do this. I am currently<BR>> =
looking=20
for that external program Isaac was talking<BR>> about. I have seen =
some=20
that will certainly do it,<BR>> but I have not settled on one yet. =
I got=20
the plans<BR>> for the home made IR transmitter from <BR>> =
<BR>> <A=20
href=3D"http://www.lirc.org">http://www.lirc.org</A><BR>> <BR>> =
<BR>>=20
it works as advertised.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> some sat/cable =
receivers=20
have serial connectors to<BR>> control them if needed, but I am not =
going=20
there<BR>> because those devices would be very specialized.<BR>> =
<BR>> <BR>> Does anyone have any thoughts on the hardware =
for<BR>>=20
this other than what I have proposed?<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> =
<BR>>=20
Chris<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ----- Original =
Message=20
----- <BR>> From: Isaac Richards <BR>> =
To: <A=20
href=3D"mailto:mythtv-dev@snowman.net">mythtv-dev@snowman.net</A>=20
<BR>> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 6:17=20
PM<BR>> Subject: Re: [mythtv] Remote and Cable =
Box<BR>>=20
<BR>> <BR>> Yup, see here:<BR>> <BR>> =20
<BR>><BR><A=20
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href=3D"http://www.snowman.net/pipermail/mythtv-dev/2002-July/000020.html=
">http://www.snowman.net/pipermail/mythtv-dev/2002-July/000020.html</A><B=
R>>=20
<BR>> Essentially, most of the code's there for it, =
it<BR>>=20
just needs someone that <BR>> actually wants the =
feature to=20
finish it up.<BR>> <BR>> Isaac<BR>> =
<BR>> =20
On Tuesday 13 August 2002 03:00 pm, Matt Bowman<BR>>=20
wrote:<BR>> > Great project!<BR>> =20
><BR>> > Is it currenlty possible to have MythTV=20
change<BR>> the<BR>> > channel on my cable box, =
instead=20
of my tuner?<BR>> The<BR>> > reason I ask is =
because I=20
have digtial cable,<BR>> however<BR>> > I only =
have a=20
analog WinTV tuner card in my PC.<BR>> I have<BR>> =
>=20
heard of other windows based software using a<BR>>=20
Actisys<BR>> > iRDA ( <A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.actisys.com/ac200-220.html">http://www.actisys.com/ac2=
00-220.html</A>=20
)<BR>> to do<BR>> > this.<BR>> =20
><BR>> > This is what I am thinking. MythTV can =
be=20
locked<BR>> to a<BR>> > channel (Example channel =
3 or=20
Line in). When you<BR>> use<BR>> > the remote to =
change=20
the channel it simply<BR>> (*cough*)<BR>> > =
passes it to=20
the digitial box, and the channel<BR>> on teh<BR>> =
>=20
digital box is changed. This way I can schedule<BR>> =
>=20
recording or programs on digital channels that I<BR>>=20
can<BR>> > not normally get.<BR>> =20
><BR>> > If this is crazy, or it seems like there =
is=20
a<BR>> flaw<BR>> > here please let me know. I am =
new to=20
coding<BR>> (only past<BR>> > PHP and light VB) =
so it=20
might not make an since.<BR>> ><BR>> =
>=20
Thank you,<BR>> > -M<BR>> =20
><BR>> ><BR>> =
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