[mythtv-users] Remote control with Directv

Fri May 23 14:41:50 EDT 2003

All,

Thanks for the great input.  Your responses have made this a much clearer 
picture.  I agree using the S-Video is a much better choice, why I had 
channel 3 or 4 in my head is from experiences with old cards that ran RF 
only.

This has probably been drilled before, but has anyone ever programmed a 
"Universal Remote" and used lirc to capture codes and then spit it out to an 
external device?  I can't see why it would be any different as it is 
"learned codes" from the original.  Just want to see if there are any 
pitfalls.

Thanks and keep up the good work, MythTV has evolved quite nicely.  Is there 
a spot on the web where people are posting there pics of systems built?  
This would be a great addition to all of us looking to build a true Home 
Theater experience (big screen, wired into exisiting living room 5.1 audio 
etc...)

Thanks

>From: "Jeremy Oddo" <joddo at apixels.net>
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> > I leave my tuner card tuned to channel to either 3 or 4
> >
>Hmmm, if you are using the RF connector, I guess this is true.  You should
>look into the SVideo/RCA connector and feed the video signal in that way.
>
> > Do I use lirc? or do I use the huppage IR receiver?
> >
>The Haupauge remote uses LIRC as does the homebrew stuff.  If you want to
>transmit *or* receive, you'll want to use LIRC.
>
> > Lirc or Hauppage IR receives this data which then sends it out the
> > serial  port using some perl script to the DirecTV receiver?
> >
>Much thanks goes to Tarek on this.  Check out http://www.pcmx.net/dtvcon/
>for a lot of good information on this.
>
>This is how I have it set up:
>Serial Port 01:  homebrew IR receiver
>Serial Port 02:  cable to "low speed port" on RCA DirecTV box
>
>Go to http://tarek.2y.net/myth and download the RCA.pl or sony.pl script
>for changing channels.  If you don't have an RCA or Sony DirecTV box,
>you'll have to make modifications to the script.  Again, check out
>http://www.pcmx.net/dtvcon/ for help.  In Myth, select the RCA.pl or
>sony.pl script as your channel changer script.
>
> > I am then able to tune to say 354 on my DirecTV receiver, which I then
> > record or "time shift".
> >
>Hee hee...TechTV :)  Yeah, this is how it works; your IR receiver will
>"get"  your command sent my your remote (you will need LIRC for this).  If
>it's a channel change command, Myth will run the channel changer script
>(ie:  RCA.pl, sony.pl, etc.).  The script will send the command out to
>your DirecTV box.  And let me tell you, it works *really* well :)
>
>Does that clear anything up?  I bet that if you go to
>http://www.pcmx.net/dtvcon/, it'll clear up some of the confusion.
>
>Good luck!
>Jeremy
>
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