[mythtv-users] IR Blaster?

[IvanK.]

I can almost guarantee this will *not* work -- don't waste your money.  You 
need a CIR (consumer infra red) device for lirc.

My advice and this is what I'm doing in order to control two cable boxes -- 
build the very simple (read one resistor, one diode, and one ir led) 
transmitter circuit described at the top of this page:

http://www.lirc.org/transmitters.html

I built two of those, bought a cheap serial port pci card from compusa, 
connected the two transmitters to it, built two lirc daemons (following 
instructions given by Jason Tackaberry on this list) like so:

./configure.sh --prefix=/usr/local/lirc-xmit 
--localstatedir=/usr/local/lirc-xmit/var 
--with-devdir=/usr/local/lirc-xmit/dev --with-major=62

I also passed the port and irq based on what I had to pass to setserial in 
order to enable the extra serial ports.

If you need more help with this (but not with soldering -- I'm a complete noob 
there!), I'll be happy to help.

IvanK.

On Tuesday 18 November 2003 11:16 am, Oxygen wrote:
> Ooh, found some very cheap IrDA USB adapters on ebay, do you guys know if
> they are compatible?
>
>
> Here is the description:
> --
> Compatible with FIR 4Mbps, MIR, SIR and ASK 56Kbps
> Transfer range up to 15Meters
> Fully compatible with IrDA 1.1 and USB 1.1 specification
> USB Plug and Play convenience
> --
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Oxygen
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 11:55 AM
> Subject: [mythtv-users] IR Blaster?
>
>
> Currently building a MythTV setup to record from my Cable, and DirecTV
> receiver.
>
> What I don't know yet is how to control both boxes, I could control the dTV
> receiver with a serial to "home control"  cable, but I leave my cable box
> hanging.
>
> I would need a IR blaster or Infrared blaster/sender to control both and
> maybe a third cable box in the future? (this part is a little confusing as
> the commands Blasted to the Cable1 box and Cable2 box from the same cable
> provider would interfere with eachother, anyone has a solution for this?).
>
> What i need to know is brands and models of IR blasters that would work
> with MythTV, as i dont have a clue where to look.
>
> TIA,
>
> Oxy.
>
>
>
>
>
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