[mythtv-users] directv.pl script (version 1.9) problems

[Brian Wood]

On Wednesday 01 July 2009 11:37:59 Paul Sands wrote:
> I ordered a USB to serial adapter from cooldvr.com and so far have been
> successful at sending commands but do not seem able to receive the
> response from the receiver (H21-100)
>
> I can send the on or off command and the receiver turns on or off
> respectively. The setup_channel command fails because it does not
> receive a response from the H21 after sending the on command. If I edit
> the script to not send the on command as part of the setup_channel
> command the receiver changes the channel correctly. However, in all
> cases I get the "RECV: Timeout Error"
>
> Can anyone suggest possible causes for this / solution to fix?

Sounds like you have communications in one direction (computer to receiver) 
but not the other way (rcvr back to the computer).

Check the usual stuff, no bent or corroded pins, good cables etc. That's all I 
can think of.



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Brian Wood
beww at beww.org