[mythtv-users] iMon IR Receiver useable with other remotes?

[Steven Adeff]

On 8/20/06, John P Poet <jppoet at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/20/06, James Buckley <xanium4332 at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> >  Does anyone know if the iMon receiver (in an Silverstone LC11M case) can be
> > used with other remotes. The reason is I *hate* the iMon PAD remote, the
> > mouse thing is just annoying and hard to use, and often transmits signals
> > without any touch of the remote.
> >
> > I've tried training other remotes using irrecord (which works), however when
> > using the remote the buttons I press come out wrong / random. Looking at the
> > lircd.conf created, the trained keys are random, and lots of the keys come
> > out with the same codes.
> >
> > Using premade remote configs from the Lirc website just don't work. In all,
> > I've tried an LG remote, an xbox 360 media remote (the smaller one), a sky
> > remote, a DViCO Fusion remote, and an xbox 1 remote. All come out with the
> > same problem.
> >
> >  So, has anyone had any success using other remotes (other than an imon
> > remote) with the iMon IR receiver.
>
>
> I spent a couple of hours trying to teach a MX-500 the commands from
> the iMON PAD remote, with mixes results.  Some of the keys I got to
> work okay, others not at all.  I could never get the keys to "repeat"
> correctly -- even the ones that worked okay.  This was all on a
> Silverstone LC16M that I talked a friend into buying.

My MX-500 handles the iMon on my LC16M fine. The repeat rate "problem"
can be solved using the proper LIRC commands, it comes from the fact
that the original remote sends a very fast repeat rate and seems to
have its own built in delay. I just programmed the buttons using the
repeated signal and then fine tuned LIRC to handle the fast repeat.
You can also just learn the single press if you don't need the
repeating signal.

I've been able to learn all the buttons so far.

> I complained to Silverstone, and they acknowledged the problem.  They
> have told me that this fall they will start shipping cases with a
> different IR system, to alleviate this problem.  They hope to start
> shipping the new version by October.
>
> My current frontend is in an old, ugly desktop ATX case.  While it is
> a bit ugly, it is virtually silent.  I have considered buying a LC16M
> for myself, but am a little concerned with it's noise.  It's case fans
> would definitely need undervolted to be quiet enough.

or replace them with quieter fans. Mine is only audible when the room
is completely silent, my refrigerator noise is more noticeable (its in
the room attached kitchen and is only a few years old), and its the
hard drives in it that make the noticeable noise.

-- 
Steve
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