[mythtv-users] Slightly OT: Recommendation for USB to Serial convertor

[nate s]

I don't believe you can use a USB-Serial converter with LIRC (I'm in
the same boat as you.)  From what I can tell, LIRC has a seperate
driver that replaces the kernel driver for the port it runs on and
that driver, AFAICT doesn't support usb adapters.

Now the question I have is if this is true for the Irman.  AFAIK, with
the Irman, much of the signal processing is done on the
microcontroller, and as such, lirc uses a symlink to /dev/ttyS0 for
/dev/lirc rather than it's standard character device.  This seems to
imply that the standard kernel serial driver is being used, and thus
might work with a usb converter.

An alternative would be to buy or build a usb ir reciever, which is
what I'm about to attempt with the usb-ir-boy.  Let me know how it
goes getting a serial adapter to work.

-Nate


On Sat, 1 Jan 2005 23:40:03 -0000, Nick Morrott <pvr at insidethex.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> In response to my problem of needing either a combined serial port based IR
> receiver and transmitter, or using two serial based devices simultaneously,
> I was wondering if any other users have had the same problem and have had
> success using one serial port and converting a USB port into another serial
> port to use two devices.
> 
> I am sure this is entirely possible, but is LIRC easy to setup in this
> manner? and more importantly, can anyone recommend a particular brand of
> USB-serial convertor known to work under Linux (FC2/FCx etc) that should
> give me the least problems. (or do they either all work the same or not at
> all?)
> 
> As I don't have (or don't think I have!) the skills to solder a combined
> unit myself, this seems like the best way of solving my current problem. The
> Hauppauge remotes are really too small, and the Sky+ Navigator remote just
> sits there on the table tempting me to finally bring it to life!
> 
> As I'm in the UK, any online or high-streets outlets would be a bonus.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Nick
> 
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