[mythtv-users] ir blasters from http://www.irblaster.info/

Mike mythtvuser at optonline.net
Sun Jan 16 22:47:56 EST 2005


If you see light with your digital camera like you said you did then 
your problem is not your cable.
But good luck.


Paul Barrette wrote:

>Thanks for the config file JJ, I tried the DISH remote one, but it is
>still the same.  What remote code is that supposed to be on, the
>default (1)?
>
>I think I'm going to have to build my own cable and ir blaster.  I
>don't trust this one.  Something is strange here.
>
>thanks,
>Pb
>On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 18:33:49 -0500, John Johnson <johnatl at mac.com> wrote:
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>>Sorry I didn't reply sooner. Hope this helps!
>>
>>Regards,
>>   JJ
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>On 16-Jan-2005, at 11:36, Paul Barrette wrote:
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>>
>>>Hi John,
>>>yes, the expressvu box is the same as dish, I'm told.  That would be
>>>great if you could send me your ledxmitd.conf.
>>>
>>>thanks,
>>>Pb
>>>
>>>
>>>On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 11:25:05 -0500, John Johnson <johnatl at mac.com>
>>>wrote:
>>>      
>>>
>>>>(Assuming you're using a Dish Network box)
>>>>I wound up using a JVC file with a remote named JVC_RAW in it.
>>>>I can't find the file now, but I can email you my ledxmitd.conf if
>>>>you'd like.
>>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>   JJ
>>>>
>>>>On 16-Jan-2005, at 10:46, Paul Barrette wrote:
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>I bought an irblaster from http://www.irblaster.info/, nice looking
>>>>>unit.  I followed the irblaster howto to the letter, and everything
>>>>>seems to be working ok, BUT no channels change.
>>>>> -ledxmitd is logging events
>>>>> -infra red pulses coming out of the device when I run the
>>>>>change_channel scripts (I checked with a digital camera)
>>>>>-no channel changing at all!!
>>>>>-tried http://lirc.sourceforge.net/remotes/echostar/
>>>>>-tried http://lirc.sourceforge.net/remotes/expressvu/
>>>>>-tried http://lirc.sourceforge.net/remotes/dishnet/
>>>>>
>>>>>I am starting to think that either some settings for my serial port
>>>>>are not right, or the irblaster is not the right one for the
>>>>>expressvu.
>>>>>
>>>>>The echostar DBS config looks like the right one.  I am not sure what
>>>>>is meant by the following comment though:
>>>>>"You may have to play with the one/zero widths to get it working
>>>>> on a particular computer."  (see below)
>>>>>
>>>>>I don't know what the one/zero settings should be or what they mean
>>>>>anyway.
>>>>>
>>>>>I think my param.h  HZ setting is 1000.  Is there another place to
>>>>>set
>>>>>this in the linux kernel?
>>>>>
>>>>>Any ideas would be appreciated,
>>>>>thanks,
>>>>>Pb
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>># contributed by      Jordan Hazen  <jnh at aug.com>
>>>>>#
>>>>># brand:                         Echostar / DishNetwork
>>>>># (ExpressVu) model no. of remote control:   "blue-button" remote
>>>>># set for codeset #6 supported devices:   Most models of Echostar
>>>>># IRDs: 2700, 4700, 5000 etc.  Receiver must be set to a matching
>>>>># remote codeset, per instructions in the manual.  There are 16
>>>>># choices available, to avoid interference between nearby units.
>>>>># I've recorded codes #6 (here) and #9.
>>>>>#
>>>>># Pulse timing is more critical than usual for these receivers.
>>>>># You may have to play with the one/zero widths to get it working
>>>>># on a particular computer.  A kernel compiled with HZ set to 1000
>>>>># or 1024 (rather than 100) is also helpful.
>>>>>
>>>>>I have changed the remote code set to #6 and #9, since the config
>>>>>offers both.
>>>>>--
>>>>>Utque fit, in gremium pulvis si forte puellae
>>>>>  Deciderit, digitis excutiendus erit:
>>>>>Etsi nullus erit pulvis, tamen excute nullum:
>>>>>  Quaelibet officio causa sit apta tuo.   (Ov. Ars 1.149ff.)
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