[mythtv-users] Lirc using a USB SMK IR receiver and serial irblaster from irblaster.info

[Nick]

On 11/03/06, Andrew <lists at heathsworld.com> wrote:
> I have a PVR-150 MCE kit that came with a remote and IR receiver.  I have the remote and receiver working well, but it
> seems the IR blaster that comes with does not have a driver written for it yet. It plugs into the same device (all on
> one USB cord).  Because of this I purchased a dual serial port blaster from irblaster.info and I am a little confused
> how to use both the USB and the serial at the same time.  I need it to receive from the MCE remote on the already
> working USB and transmit out the computers serial port to the IR blaster stuck on the front of the Sat box.  I know that
> you can setup two instances of lirc, one for the USB IR receiver, and one for the serial blaster, but how do you create
> a module that will run both?  Do you have to create the module for lirc_mceusb2 and then also compile lirc again for
> lirc_serial?  Then modprobe both?

For two separate (and different) devices, I think you will. You need
to run one instance of LIRC for the USB receiver, and another for the
serial transmitter. The ledxmit script on the
http://losdos.dyndns.org:8080/public/mythtv-info/MythTV_DISH_IR_LED_TX_via_Modified_LIRC.html
site is a good way to ensure the second instance of LIRC does not
conflict with the first. The instance for the blaster needs the
--with-transmitter (or similar) compile option.

Nick