[mythtv-users] Actisys IR-200L and Scientific Atlanta 3100

[Adrian Gomez]

The foil did not work for me, and I suspect that it has not worked for anybody.
I ended up creating the simple transmitter, with $10 dollar worth of parts from
Radio Shack.

Adrian Gomez

Quoting Garry <garry at sneakyninja.net>:

> Khanh Tran wrote:
> 
> >Has anyone actually gotten this to work?  I've got an actisys IR-200L+
> >and I'm trying to get it to send IR codes to a ScientificAtlanta (SA
> >4200 explorer) cable box.  I've tried both the lirc supplied SA2000
> >codes, my own irrecord codes from the original remote, as well as the
> >tin foil trick.  Nothing seems to work!  I am using the lirc_sir kernel
> >module.
> >
> >Thanks to all...
> >
> >-Khanh Tran
> >
> >
> >
> >Carlos Cordero ccstx at charter.net 
> >Sat Feb 28 13:33:41 EST 2004 
> > 
> >Could anybody confirm if the IR-200L and the SA3100 work together just
> >by
> >putting some aluminum foil?
> > 
> >Thanks
> > 
> >c.
> > 
> > 
> >--------------------------
> >Can I get pictures of the ir200l with the tin-foil, here I am making a  
> >list to create my own ir transmitter (I found the thread about lirc_sir
> >
> >being hardcoded at 38K and lirc_serial not supporting the ir200L) and  
> >all I needed was tin-foil. I'll try anything before pulling out the hot
> >
> >gun.
> > 
> >Adrian Gomez
> > 
> > 
> >On Jan 17, 2004, at 12:03 PM, Bill Pinto wrote:
> > 
> >  
> >
> >>I guess not.  It works now.  I have the channel change script set to a
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >  
> >
> >>0.2 second sleep and it doesn't fail.  It can be a little picky about
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >  
> >
> >>the placement of the IR200L.  Mine works best about  10-12" away from
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >  
> >
> >>the receiver.
> >>
> >>Stuart Felenstein wrote:
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>So the frequency issue of lirc_sir being hardcoded at 38000 and the  
> >>>the 3100 at 57000 makes no difference because of the tin foil ?
> >>> Stuart
> >>>
> >>>*/Bill Pinto <
> >>>      
> >>>
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> >bill.pinto at charter.net>/* wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>>    I have myth 0.13 running on Fedora (thanks Jarod and Axel) but
> >>>    haven't
> >>>    been able to get the IR200L to work until now.
> >>>
> >>>    I followed Robert Wambles HOW-TO but it wouldn't work until I put
> >>>    some
> >>>    aluminum foil on top of the IR200L sticking out about 1/2" or so.
> >>>      
> >>>
> >
> >  
> >
> >>>I
> >>>    read somehwere in another post about someone doing this for some
> >>>    other
> >>>    problem. It actually works.
> >>>
> >>>    I am using the stock SA2000 config file from LIRC. I did not add
> >>>      
> >>>
> >
> >  
> >
> >>>the
> >>>    frequency line, which supposedly doesn't do anything anyway.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>    BTW: thanks development team.
> >>>
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> I'm afraid I gave up trying to get mine to work.
> 
> Lucky for me though, I could use the redremote serial device (kind of a 
> standalone blaster that only requires one program to run, no configs and 
> doesn't interfere with my already working lirc remote control).
> 
> Sorry I couldn't offer any advice, but at least you know you're not alone!
> 
> Good luck...
> 
> Garry.
> 
> -- 
> "From yourself, you can't run away." - Killswitch Engage.
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