[mythtv-users] RE: Echostar, lirc & actisys 200l

[DanM]

The plans are on the lirc site.  Save your self some trouble and only
build the simple ir transmitter.  One IR diode, one 1n4148 diode, one
resister.  Piece of cake to build, works flawlessly.

-dan

On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, Frank Linhares wrote:

> Which home built transmitter did you build ?  Do you have a copy of the
> plans ?
>
> frank.linhares
>
> On 22-Jan-04, at 5:05 PM, Michael J. Sherman wrote:
>
> >
> > > I've spent the entire day reading up on getting lirc to
> > > work with my echostar dp301 receiver, and I've just come
> > > short of whipping everything against the wall.
> >
> > I have this same DISH receiver.  I attempted to use an ActiSys, but
> > the frequency problem forced me to use a home-built IR transmitter.  I
> > would love to get the actisys working, however, because my home-built
> > receiver seems to have issues about once every tenth channel change.
> > In those few cases instead of sending "102", it'll just send "12", or
> > sometimes it'll skip the first digit.   It works, but only 90% of the
> > time, which doesn't help the WAF.
> >
> > So right now I use jvc_send with a home-built IR (the simple one on
> > the lirc page).
> >
> > --
> > Michael J. Sherman
> > Director of Advanced Technology
> > Digital Sandbox, Inc. | http://www.dsbox.com/
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