[mythtv-users] IR Blaster with Spectrum STB

[mythtv]

On 5/6/20 8:27 AM, Greg wrote:
> 
> On 5/5/20 5:45 PM, mythtv wrote:
>> Is any using an IR blaster with the following equipment? I just got
>> Spectrum and cannot find a working solution to change channels.
>> I have 2 rs232 serial blasters that worked with uverse but for some
>> reason are not working well so I'm thinking about building a
>> multi-blaster from a raspberry pi. I can get lirc working but when I try
>> to record the codes from the remote, all I get is zeroes:
>>
>> begin remote
>>
>>    name  s4
>>    bits            0
>>    flags CONST_LENGTH
>>    eps             0
>>    aeps            0
>>
>>    one             0     0
>>    zero            0     0
>>    gap          50000
>>    toggle_bit_mask 0x0
>>    frequency    38000
>>
>>        begin codes
>>            BTN_1                    0x0
>>            BTN_2                    0x0
>>        end codes
>>
>> end remote
>>
>>
>>
>> The STBs are an Arris DCX3200 and DCX3220
>> The remotes are URC1160.
>>
>> Please help, my Myth system is completely broken right now.
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> 
> I use a pair of DCX3200's  with Spectrum,but I use Fire wire on one and
> a rs232 changer called MyBlaster (no longer available) on the other..
> This setup works flawlessly,and it takes LIRC out of the picture.. What
> are your RS232 devices? When I first got mine more than 15 years ago, I
> had problems with permissions on the serial ports,so I would look there
> first... One  other problem I encountered was I needed to add dialout to
> my groups..
> 
> Greg
> 
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My only problem is that I don't have the lircd.conf file with the actual
codes of the remote. When I use lirc/irrecord to create the conf file, I
end up with every button just having a zero code for it. So in the end,
no matter what button I push or send, it all appears to be the same
button. (See above with the 0x0).   I just need a decent conf file that
has the correct codes for the box. My actual ir blaster hardware is fine.