[mythtv-users] LIRC help

[David]

> Since the simple IR transmitter has a very small range and a very 
> small effective angle, you would most likely have to wire several 
> simple transmitters to the same pins on the serial port (i.e. send the 
> signal to every transmitter/component every time) and probably burn 
> out your serial port. I'm trying to find a good way to handle this and 
> have a friend doing a design for a powered transmitter. If it doesn't 
> work, I may modify LIRC to allow sending signals on different pins for 
> different remotes. I don't expect to finish very soon (not a lot I can 
> do to wait for someone else's help more quickly), but will post info 
> once I have some. :)

The advanced design (http://www.lirc.org/improved_transmitter.html) on 
the lirc site has multiple leds (I have 2 IR and a green)
That should be plenty ;)

David
PS - advice seconded. It's bloody frustrating sometimes and I damn near 
bought an oscilliscope to get my cheapo circuit working!!!