[mythtv-users] Controlling a cable box

Mark Edwards irish at irishmark.co.uk
Mon Jul 21 17:46:16 EDT 2003


> Hi, yesterday i found out a few things about my digital cable box:
> 1. It has a serial port
> 2. It has an R blaster port
>
> so i have 3 questions:
> 1. Can i use a serial cable instead of an I.R. transmitter
> 2. What does the I.R. blaster port do
> 3. Would these transmitters work
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2743486907&category=44961
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2743025215&category=44961
>

People will probably be more able to help if you tell them what make your
cable box is.
AFAIK the redeye device uses a different protocol to most devices?
Theres some info about redeye devices here, tho I don't even know which
country you live in, so the uk stuff may be irrelevant to you:
http://www.redremote.co.uk/serial/resfaq.html



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