[mythtv-users] Actisys IR-200L and Scientific Atlanta 3100
Khanh Tran
khanh at slc.edu
Mon Apr 5 09:00:45 EDT 2004
Can you send me info on RS parts numbers and maybe a URL with a short
howto?
Thanks...
-Khanh
-----Original Message-----
From: Adrian Gomez [mailto:me at adriangomez.com]
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 8:41 AM
To: mythtv; Garry
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Actisys IR-200L and Scientific Atlanta 3100
The foil did not work for me, and I suspect that it has not worked for
anybody.
I ended up creating the simple transmitter, with $10 dollar worth of
parts from Radio Shack.
Adrian Gomez
Quoting Garry <garry at sneakyninja.net>:
> Khanh Tran wrote:
>
> >Has anyone actually gotten this to work? I've got an actisys
> >IR-200L+ and I'm trying to get it to send IR codes to a
> >ScientificAtlanta (SA 4200 explorer) cable box. I've tried both the
> >lirc supplied SA2000 codes, my own irrecord codes from the original
> >remote, as well as the tin foil trick. Nothing seems to work! I am
> >using the lirc_sir kernel module.
> >
> >Thanks to all...
> >
> >-Khanh Tran
> >
> >
> >
> >Carlos Cordero ccstx at charter.net
> >Sat Feb 28 13:33:41 EST 2004
> >
> >Could anybody confirm if the IR-200L and the SA3100 work together
> >just by putting some aluminum foil?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >c.
> >
> >
> >--------------------------
> >Can I get pictures of the ir200l with the tin-foil, here I am making
> >a list to create my own ir transmitter (I found the thread about
> >lirc_sir
> >
> >being hardcoded at 38K and lirc_serial not supporting the ir200L) and
> >all I needed was tin-foil. I'll try anything before pulling out the
> >hot
> >
> >gun.
> >
> >Adrian Gomez
> >
> >
> >On Jan 17, 2004, at 12:03 PM, Bill Pinto wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>I guess not. It works now. I have the channel change script set to
> >>a
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >>0.2 second sleep and it doesn't fail. It can be a little picky
> >>about
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >>the placement of the IR200L. Mine works best about 10-12" away
> >>from
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >>the receiver.
> >>
> >>Stuart Felenstein wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>So the frequency issue of lirc_sir being hardcoded at 38000 and the
> >>>the 3100 at 57000 makes no difference because of the tin foil ?
> >>> Stuart
> >>>
> >>>*/Bill Pinto <
> >>>
> >>>
> ><http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users>
> >bill.pinto at charter.net>/* wrote:
> >
> >
> >>> I have myth 0.13 running on Fedora (thanks Jarod and Axel) but
> >>> haven't
> >>> been able to get the IR200L to work until now.
> >>>
> >>> I followed Robert Wambles HOW-TO but it wouldn't work until I
put
> >>> some
> >>> aluminum foil on top of the IR200L sticking out about 1/2" or
so.
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >
> >
> >>>I
> >>> read somehwere in another post about someone doing this for
some
> >>> other
> >>> problem. It actually works.
> >>>
> >>> I am using the stock SA2000 config file from LIRC. I did not
> >>> add
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >
> >
> >>>the
> >>> frequency line, which supposedly doesn't do anything anyway.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> BTW: thanks development team.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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> I'm afraid I gave up trying to get mine to work.
>
> Lucky for me though, I could use the redremote serial device (kind of
> a standalone blaster that only requires one program to run, no configs
> and doesn't interfere with my already working lirc remote control).
>
> Sorry I couldn't offer any advice, but at least you know you're not
alone!
>
> Good luck...
>
> Garry.
>
> --
> "From yourself, you can't run away." - Killswitch Engage.
>
>
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