[mythtv-users] Hauppauge remote, different IR receiver

[Dan Wilga]

At 12:48 PM -0600 1/20/05, Chris Hoff wrote:
>I currently have a backend/frontend system setup using a PVR-250 and 
>the Hauppauge remote.  I would like to upgrade my remote to the 
>Radio  Shack model described in Jarod's guide.  I know I will have 
>no problem  getting this remote to work with the Hauppauge receiver. 
>But, I would  like to use the Hauppauge remote on a different 
>frontend machine.  I am  looking to purchase a serial IR receiver, 
>as I don't have the soldering  skills to build my own.  I know the 
>Hauppauge remote uses the RC-5  protocol, so I think I need to find 
>an RC-5 compatible receiver.  I  found one on eBay that looks like 
>it might do the trick.  It says it is  compatible with Linux and 
>works with 99% of all remotes.  It doesn't  specifically mention 
>anything about RC-5 though.

Most Linux IR receivers are little more than a module to receive the 
raw signal and demodulate it from the carrier. This is why they work 
with 99% of the remotes. Based on the size of the one you point to, 
I'm guessing it is one of those. Interpreting the RC-5 protocol is 
usually done in software, so it doesn't much matter what hardware 
you're using.

The important thing, therefore, is the software that the particular 
device works with. You want something that can be used with LIRC, and 
not some proprietary driver that will never get updated when the 
company goes bust. It's not clear from the ad what their Linux driver 
consists of.

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