[mythtv-users] USB to Serial Adapter cable for IR Blaster?

Bruce Taber b.taber at comcast.net
Tue Mar 16 16:12:03 UTC 2010


On 03/16/2010 11:33 AM, Brent Meyer wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 7:58 AM, Ben Eisemann <ben at locojeeper.com> wrote:
>>
>> Has anyone had any success running the USB to Serial adapter cables?
>> I read (okay, skimmed) an article in Linux Journal about kernel driver
>> versions and it just made my head hurt.    Is there anything out there
>> that I can use?
>>
> 
> Unfortunately, serial IR blasters do not work with USB adapters. As I
> understand it, the serial blasters exploit a feature of the serial
> port that simply cannot be recreated by a USB adapter.
> 
> A few months ago, I faced the same situation you're facing now. After
> spending too much time and money trying to get various solutions to
> work, I threw in the towel and bought a CommandIR mini. It's an
> expensive unit, but it works very well and was very easy to set up.
> It's definitely worth the price.
> 
> You might also look into the IguanaWorks IR blaster, which is half the
> price. It seems like some people have been able to get it working
> pretty reliably.
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I don't know about the serial IR blaster but I use a USB to serial
converter (UMC-211) to go directly to the STB and it works without
issue. Just had to change the channel changer to point to the USB port
instead of the serial port.

Bruce


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