[mythtv-users] Happauge Wintv IR LED

[BigDave Diode]

Hi Robert,

Thanks for the quick reply -- the low level Hauppauge
Wintv that I have has both an IR receiver and IR led. 
Hauppauge refers to the IR led as an "IRRemoteBlaster"
and I have tested it under Windows to verify that the
hardware does function to change the channels on the
satellite receiver.  But only under Windows.

The question though, becomes how to control this
through mythtv?  Is it controlled by Lirc like a
regular "IRBlaster?"  If I answer Knoppmyth that I
have an IRBlaster, then it asks what COM port it's
plugged into, which it isn't.  

And what channelchange script should be used to change
the channel on a Dishnetwork 2700 receiver using this
device?  

I'm running Knoppmyth and I've been unable to even
locate contrib/channelchangers which is the directory
that is supposed to contain the channel changing
scripts.  I'm sure it's there somewhere...

Thanks for the help,
B. Bradford


 On 5/27/06, BigDave Diode <bigdavediode[at]yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> A couple of short, hopefully simple, questions.
After
> three days of Googling I have been unable to find
any
> answers, so your help is appreciated:
>
> I have a Happauge Wintv that includes an IR LED
(like
> the PVR 150 only smaller) -- is this technically an
IR
> blaster and controlled by LIRC?
>
> What channelchange script should be used to control
a
> dishnetwork Phillips/Echostar 2700 receiver with
this
> built in LED and where can it be downloaded?

>>From my experiences with the Happauge WinTV cards'
IR >>device, it is an
>>IR Reciever only, no transmission, so it's not an IR
>>"Blaster", and
>>can not be used to control a set-top box.

>>Does your DishNetwork box have an RS-232 socket on
>>the back, and if
>>so, can this be used to control the box?
>>-- 
>>Robert "Anaerin" Johnston 

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