[mythtv-users] DirectTV D11 and lirc
Andrew Heath
lists at heathsworld.com
Fri Mar 10 15:11:11 UTC 2006
Jeff Simpson wrote:
> On 3/8/06, *Andrew* wrote:
>
> I am looking at installing 2 DirectTV D11 receivers and running
> them off the Double Headed MythTV LIRC RS232 IR Blaster
> (Two Standard IR Heads connected to one DB9) from irblaster.info
> <http://irblaster.info> . Now that I investigate, I see that the
> D11 has a USB
> port. Would I be wiser to connect 2 USB cables to my Mythtv box?
> or just go with the dual IR blaster? Any pros or cons?
>
>
> I suggest using 2 cables instead of IR blasters. Reason being, I know
> that serial cables to the D11 box works (it's what I use). I also
> purchased an IR blaster and gave up when I couldn't find a
> configuration that worked.
>
> That being said, you can't just use a USB cable. The USB port on the
> sat box is expecting to be connected to a USB->Serial converter, so
> you can either use that and plug it into a normal serial port on your
> PC or use two USB->Serial converters for each box (4 total in your case).
>
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Controlling_DirectTV_D11_via_USB
>
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ok, thanks for the info. I knew I shouldn't have thrown those old 232 >
RJ45 connectors away!
Before I buy this hardware, has anyone been successful making the double
head IR blaster work on the D11? I already have the IR blaster and hate
to buy the cables if what I have will work.
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