[mythtv-users] Hooking Hauppauge NOVA-T remote to NOVA-T-less frontend ...

[Dawson, Guy]

> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Jules Gosnell

> I bought a pair of NOVA-Ts for my back end which lives in my 
> office and would like to set up a remote control for my front 
> end which lives under the tv in the living room.
> 
> I have a couple of remotes and infra-red eyes sitting on my 
> desk, that came with the NOVA-Ts.
> 
> Is there a reasonably painless way of reusing one of the 
> infra-red eyes somehow (it has a headphone jack on it at the 
> moment, but I might not be averse to some simple soldering) 
> to allow the front end (which does not contain a NOVA-T) to 
> 'see' a NOVA-T remote control ?
> 
> Are there lirc configs out there which allow you to control 
> most of mythtv's fn-ality via a NOVA-T remote ?
> 
> Someone else must have had the same idea and acted on it. I'd 
> be very grateful to hear from you.
> 
> thanks for your time, guys,
> 
> 
> Jules
> 
> --
Jules

If you are really set on re-using the IR receiver(s) that you got with
the NOVAs,  then I can offer you a morsel on encouragement.  

Somewhere on the Web I have seen at least two ways to do this,  but
unfortunately I cannot find the link.  

AFAIR, the gist of it is that your receivers are basically the same,
electronically, as the IR receiver component used in most of 'home brew'
circuits.  As such the signal will ultimately go in to a serial port on
the PC.  The information you need is largely the pin-out of the Nova
receivers, and how much voltage to apply.

Sorry to be of so little help!


Guy

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