[mythtv-users] MyBlaster Serial and MythBlaster Serial

[sudanmas at gmail.com]

Greg - I'm playing with the Perl scripts I downloaded from SourceForge -
http://sourceforge.net/projects/myblaster/?source=dlp

I haven't been able to get the MyBlaster to change channels or power the dc
box off/on, but executing either of the two perl scripts included in the
above link does light up the serial blasters LED.

Posting the script and e-mailing it to me would be great.

Thanks

On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 12:24 AM, Greg <greg12866 at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> On 12/19/2012 08:28 PM, sudanmas at gmail.com wrote:
>
>> My Cabco, Eastlink Cable, is terminating its analogue cable service as
>> of next year.  The stock DC box they provide is a Motorola DCX700.  I've
>> connected the DC box to my Haupauge 250 capture card, plugged the IR
>> Receiver cable that came with the 250 into the IR IN port of the
>> DCX700.  I've placed a serial IR blaster connected to COM1 of my Myth
>> box, directly in front of the DC's IR cable receiver.
>>
>> I've been following the instructions MyTHTV.ORG Wiki Page - section 5
>> which doesn't rely on LIRC (I don't need to use the H'page remote from
>> here on out)
>>
>> The Serial IR Blaster's LED lights up when I execute either of the two
>> SourceForge serial IR Blaster perl scripts, so I know the IR blaster
>> does work. I've also checked the DCX700's diag menu and it detected that
>> the IR receiver is attached. But so far no luck getting the mythbox's IR
>> Blaster to have an effect on the DC Box.
>>
>> I'm running M'Buntu 10.04 LTS
>>
>> Any advice on how to make this thing work?  Ideally I'd love to hear
>> from any Myth users who subscribe to Eastlink's DC service, but any
>> advice at all would be really appreciated.
>>
>> Drop me a line to sudanmas at gmail dot com or the mailing list.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
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>>  What script are you using with the MyBlaster? Have you ever had it
> working? I have one and it takes me less than 2 minutes to get it to
> work... I am using the MyBlaster.pl script written by William Munson.... If
> you need it I will e-mail it to you..
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