[mythtv-users] Where to buy CommandIR ?

[mythtv at derdev.com]

On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:59:50 -0400, Ben Eisemann <ben at locojeeper.com>
wrote:
> I've since removed the original IguanaIR channel change scripts... but
may
> be able to resurrect where I copied them from.
> 
> I purchased the "two plugs" version" with two plug in emitters.  I also
> tried using stereo-mono splitters on the emitters hoping that was the
> issue... but no avail.
> 
> If the consensus is that the IguanaIR is worth the effort, then I don't
> mind
> resurrecting it... it just seemed like more trouble then it was worth a
few
> months back.
> 
> God Bless,
> 
> Ben T. Eisemann
> beisemann at gmail.com
> 
> Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today
of
> its strength.—Charles Spurgeon
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 9:53 AM, <mythtv at derdev.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:50:00 -0400, Ben Eisemann <ben at locojeeper.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Yep, yep and yep.
>> >
>> > One emitter worked just swimmingly...
>> >
>> > then I enabled the other emiter with a set_transmitter (3 iirc)
>> statement
>> > at
>> > the top of a copy of the channel change script.  Then it would change
>> > channels on both units.  I tried all sorts of means of electrical
tape
>> and
>> > card board and putting them on separate sides of the same wall to try
>> > to
>> > isolate and remove the possibility of IR interference... and the
>> > problem
>> > continued.
>> >
>> > I would love to get that solution working, as my newer Asus board was
>> > in
>> > limited supply when it came to serial ports (hence my need to add the
>> PCIe
>> > card just to get a second serial port).  But I spent a good two or
>> > three
>> > weeks trying all sorts of different ways of configuring software and
>> > hardware and the dang IguanaIR still kept tripping both DTA's.
>> >
>> > God Bless,
>> >
>> > Ben T. Eisemann
>> > beisemann at gmail.com
>> >
>> > Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties
today
>> of
>> > its strength.—Charles Spurgeon
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 9:17 AM, <mythtv at derdev.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:27:55 -0400, Ben Eisemann
<ben at locojeeper.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Hello everyone,
>> >> >
>> >> > I am on round three of trying to get my Comcast DTA's to channel
>> change
>> >> > with
>> >> > my backend.
>> >> >
>> >> > I tried IguanaIR, one channel worked fine but the second channel
>> would
>> >> > cause
>> >> > both channels to fire IR commands.
>> >> >
>> >> > I then put in a 4 port PCIe Serial card with two IR Blasters...
but
>> >> > I
>> >> can
>> >> > get two seperate instances of lirc_serial.
>> >> >
>> >> > So, my third option was to buy a CommandIR ... but their website
>> shows
>> >> that
>> >> > they are out of stock until v3 comes out which was in October
2009?
>> >> >
>> >> > Any ideas where I can get one or something else that will fit the
>> bill?
>> >> >
>> >> > God Bless,
>> >> >
>> >> > Ben T. Eisemann
>> >> > beisemann at gmail.com
>> >>
>> >> IguanaIR should work great with your Comcast DTAs
>> >>
>> >> You're saying that you were able to get the first emitter to change
>> >> channels correctly?
>> >> You're saying that requests to the second emitter would change
>> >> channels
>> >> on
>> >> box DTAs to the same channel at the same time?
>> >>
>> >> Did you isolate the emitters to make sure the emitter signals aren't
>> >> scattering?
>> >> does your channel change script for the second emitter contain
>> something
>> >> like
>> >>   irsend set_transmitters 2
>> >> so that you are not sending the command through all emitters?
>> >>
>> >>
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>>
>> can you post both channel change scripts?  also, which IguanaIR device
do
>> you have?  how many emitters?
>>
>>
>>
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I had immediate success with the two plug four emitter USB IguanaIR

See the wiki (mostly my notes at this point)  
http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/IguanaIR