[mythtv-users] Serial control of RCA DirecTV box -- should I bother?
Rich West
Rich.West at wesmo.com
Tue May 8 01:36:49 UTC 2007
Brian Walter wrote:
> H P Ladds wrote:
>
>> Thanks to both Brian and Rich,
>>
>> I need to clarify one point: My DirecTV box (RCA DRD523RB) has a nine
>> pin serial port connection labeled "SLOW SPEED DATA." The port is not
>> an RJ*, but an actual nine pin connection.
>>
>> I'm using a store bought nine pin to nine pin cable to connect puter
>> to DirecTV box. I'm assuming that the cable is a null modem cable, but
>> I bought the cable (as an impulse purchase) months ago while shopping
>> a Radio Shack. The packaging is long gone.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
> If you don't get any response from the box via the directv.pl script, ya
> might wanna consider a null modem adapter, just to be sure....
>
> So you currently have serial-serial. Have you tried the directv.pl
> script? Just to see?
I found the manual on line..
http://www.directv.com/learn/pdf/System_Manuals/RCA/RCA_DRD523RB.pdf
The manual refers to it as a "Home Control" interface. Kinda weird,
actually. However, I think you do need a null modem for it to work with
the directv.pl script.
-Rich
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