[mythtv-users] Comcast Cisco RNG150 and IR Blaster

[Rick]

On 03/18/2012 01:16 PM, Captain Krypto wrote:
> I recently subscribed to Comcast as my cable provider and was issued a
> Cisco RNG 150 as my STB. I was happy to learn that I could stream video
> through the firewire port, but was quickly disappointed to find out that
> the channel change functionality was broken with the Xfinity update.
>
> I set out to use the IR Blaster on my HVR1600 using lirc_zilog. I was
> able to get the ir blaster functional and sending ir signals using
> irsend. I tried to figure out which codeset to use with the
> send_power_new script from
> http://www.blushingpenguin.com/mark/blog/?p=24. It doesn't appear that
> any of the codes were compatible with the RNG150 and the other
> lircd.conf files for the RNG150 I found resulted in a "lirc_zilog:
> failed to get data for code" error.
>
> Has anyone been successful in getting an ir blaster to work with the
> RNG150?  With an HVR1600?  What lircd.conf do you use?
>
> Any info or insight would be much appreciated as my mythtv functionality
> is severely limited without the ability to change channels.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Dave
>
>
>
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I use two PVR 150's IR Blasters to send to two different Comcast STB 
using lirc_zilog.  Even though the make/model of my boxes are different 
between the two, they still use the same remote control codes. 
Something to keep in mind, for one of my set top boxes, the ir blaster 
has to be in the *exact* right spot.  If it is off so much as 2 
millimeters, it won't read the blaster.


Assuming that will be the case for you, this is what I have in my 
/etc/lircd/lircd.conf file:

begin remote

   name          blaster
   bits          32
   flags         RAW_CODES
   eps           0
   aeps          0
   plead         0
   gap           333333
   repeat_bit    0
   begin raw_codes
     name 0_80_KEY_0
     5242880
     name 0_80_KEY_1
     5242881
     name 0_80_KEY_2
     5242882
     name 0_80_KEY_3
     5242883
     name 0_80_KEY_4
     5242884
     name 0_80_KEY_5
     5242885
     name 0_80_KEY_6
     5242886
     name 0_80_KEY_7
     5242887
     name 0_80_KEY_8
     5242888
     name 0_80_KEY_9
     5242889
     name 0_80_KEY_POWER
     5242890
     name 0_80_KEY_CH_UP
     5242895
     name 0_80_KEY_CH_DOWN
     5242896
     name 0_80_KEY_MUTE
     5242897
     name 0_80_KEY_VOL_DOWN
     5242898
     name 0_80_KEY_VOL_UP
     5242900
     name 0_80_KEY_DISPLAY
     5242901
     name 0_80_KEY_MNSELECT
     5242903
     name 0_80_KEY_MENU
     5242927
     name 0_80_KEY_MUP
     5242928
     name 0_80_KEY_MDOWN
     5242929
     name 0_80_KEY_MLEFT
     5242930
     name 0_80_KEY_MRIGHT
     5242931
   end raw_codes
end remote