[mythtv-users] HDPVR IR blaster slow

[Hika van den Hoven]

Hoi Gary,

Saturday, June 20, 2015, 9:13:48 PM, you wrote:

> On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 6:43 PM, Joseph Fry <joe at thefrys.com> wrote:
> ....
>> I know that i2c_master_send can handle up to 64k... so I think I may try and
>> force it to send everything in one go rather than breaking it up.  I doubt
>> it will work, but it would be interesting if it did.
>>
>> Beyond that, I can't see anything else to do to make this faster.

> You will likely have to look at the IC datasheets, HD-PVR schematics,
> and HD-PVR firmware (only the first is likely publicly available) to know
> what can be sent across the i2c bus.  It can be fun experimenting and
> reverse engineering, but it may not be successful.

> At some point, it is likely going to be worth your time to simply purchase
> another transmitter (but you probably already knew that).

> Good luck.
> _______________________________________________

If you have a serial port available, it's not very complicated to
solder your own ir-receiver or transmitter. Schematics can be found
through the lirc site.



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