[mythtv-users] WinTV/Hauppauge + Phillips Universal remote = everything *except* VCR keys working

[Michael D. Cencula]

I tried the same thing as you on a Philips universal remote with my Hauppauge 
WinTV card.  Surprisingly, none of the VCR codes seem to be setup to transmit 
RC-5.  I picked up a little infrared sensor card at Radio Shack for about $2.  
It's got a strip of material that you point your remote at, and when it gets 
hit by infrared light, the chemical properties of the strip cause it to 
flouresce in the visible spectrum, so you can see if your remote is working.

With this little card, it was easy to recognize the pattern of flashes for 
RC-5, and I tried every VCR code and found that none of them transmit RC-5.  
The card was also helpful to see whether or not there were dead buttons on 
the remote for any particular code.  It saved me from programming lirc 
countless times.

So I dumped the Hauppauge receiver and built a homebrew serial receiver per 
the instructions on the lirc website.  It works great, and it receives pretty 
much every protocol, so I was able to try many other codes that didn't 
transmit RC-5.  I ended up using 3 of the functions on the remote...TV, DVD, 
and CD.  My myth box is controlled by the CD button.

I tried a bunch of different codes trying to find one in which every button 
output a unique code, but alas, there are some duplicates.  For example, the 
OK button outputs the same code as the Enter button.  Oh, well...it works 
fine, and the range is good (about 20 feet).

Regards,
Mike

On Wednesday 16 April 2003 00:41, jason larion wrote:
<snip>
> The short-version of my question is then whether or not anyone has gotten
> the VCR-keys of a universal remote, sending RC-5 to a Hauppauge IR, to
> work.  :-)  If so, what lircd.conf, and remote are you using?
>
> If anyone can help, I would be very grateful.
>
> TIA,
> --jason