<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Jarod Wilson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jarod@wilsonet.com">jarod@wilsonet.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 1:21 AM, John H <<a href="mailto:arizonamythtv@gmail.com">arizonamythtv@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> I can't seem to get the blaster to change the channel consistently.<br><snip><br>
> Any suggestions?<br>
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</div>Try adding a 'min_repeat X' where X is something between 2 and about 5<br>
or 6 in your lircd.conf for the blaster remote.<font class="Apple-style-span" color="#888888"><br></font></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div>I refined my IR blasting setup using "Live TV" and changing channels back & forth to test. (Hook up a TV or Monitor to your STB for 'real-time' feedback of how well it's working)</div>
<div><br></div><div>Here's a couple of refinements I had to make to get things working perfectly:</div><div>1) My Home-made blaster 'eyes' were too strong - I had to move them a couple of inches AWAY from the receiver to avoid over saturating the STB's IR receiver.</div>
<div>2) One of the pre-made 'stick-on' emitters I was using wasn't 'strong' enough - I had to tape a small piece of white paper on the tip of it at a 45 degree angle to reflect more of the IR into the receiver. (the IR was emitted from the end opposite of the wire, instead of going directly into the receiver) </div>
<div><br></div><div>For one of the receivers I had, I also had to increase the "min_repeat" as Jarod mentoned. (Basically that just simulates a human holding down the button slightly longer, thus repeating the signal "x" number of times.) </div>
<div><br></div><div>Also, if you've got any fluorescent lights nearby (especially the CFL type), they can cause lots of IR interference. Sunlight can too.</div><div><br></div><div>What is your IR blasting hardware by the way? </div>
<br>J-e-f-f-A<br>