[mythtv-users] HDPVR IR blaster slow

[Joseph Fry]

On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 10:11 PM, Kris Jensen <kris.jensen.knj at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 4:39 PM, Joseph Fry <joe at thefrys.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>> I would welcome suggestions of a working solution for 4 emitters that is
>> dirt cheap and easily implemented (would rather not have to compile drivers
>> for each one and whatnot).
>>
>> Thanks everyone for your input on this... it's been fun getting into the
>> code.
>>
>>
> About a year ago I was faced with a conundrum of IR control for multiple
> AV boxes that used the same IR code set, or had a overlap of one or two
> particular codes. To accomplish this I needed a IR transmitting devise that
> supported 5 separate IR transmitters, at a minimum. Upon finding commercial
> multi IR transmitter solutions are prohibitively expensive, at well over
> $100. The hunt was on to make my own, somehow.
>
>
>  Then I found my solution. A few pages describing how to use LIRC on a
> RaspberryPi and also a page on a multi transmitter GPIO LIRC driver.
>
>
>  Wile not exactly a solution that you looking for. A Raspberry Pi and
> $30-$40 more in parts and you can make your own standalone multi IR
> transmitter LIRC server. And have fun making it as well. I made LIRC sever
> with eight transmitters. Overkill as I only really needed five but its good
> to have room for expansion. It works Very well.
>
>
>  If you are handy with a soldering iron and so inclined to go the route I
> did. Here are the pages that helped me make my own.
>
>
>  http://aron.ws/projects/lirc_rpi/
>
>
>  http://harctoolbox.org/lirc_rpi.html
>
>
>
> http://idrisr.com/blog/2014/05/29/compiling-a-custom-linux-kernel-with-lirc-multi-gpio-output-enabled-for-the-raspberry-pi/
>
>
>  There are other pages out there as well.
>

Ironically, I had started typing an email about doing exactly what you
describe, but got distracted before sending it.  I can pick up a model B
for 15 bucks on eBay... so no more than $30 with case and components, and I
can do blasting and so much more with it.
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