[mythtv-users] USB-serial cable for Directv control (stupid question)

jmk jmk at foofus.net
Thu Jan 6 20:32:48 UTC 2011


On Thu, 2011-01-06 at 14:49 -0500, Stephen Sassman wrote:
> After reading this for about the 20th time, its starting to make sense
> (kind of):
> 
> The DirecTV D11/H20 Satellite set top box contains a USB port that can
> be used as a serial port to change channels and perform other tasks on
> the box. To do this, you need the following cables:

If you have a H21 or newer (not sure if H20 is supported), you may just
want to skip the USB cable altogether. Check out the following thread
regarding connecting it to the network and changing channels via its
"SHEF" (i.e. HTTP) interface:

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/457380

Joe



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