[mythtv-users] LIRC help needed with IguanaIR and PACE DC50X

mythtv at derdev.com mythtv at derdev.com
Thu Jul 1 14:02:25 UTC 2010


On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:51:37 -0700, Brad Fuller
<bradallenfuller at gmail.com>
wrote:
> I started lircd with:
> 
> sudo lircd --driver=iguanaIR --device=/dev/iguanaIR/0
> --pidfile=/var/run/lirc/lircd.pid --listen
> 
> Didn't seem to work well with irsend. So, I compared what Ben Luey and
> others had in their hardware.conf with yours:
> 
> 
>> #Chosen IR Transmitter
>> TRANSMITTER="My IguanaIR custom config"
>> TRANSMITTER_MODULES=""
>> TRANSMITTER_DRIVER="iguanaIR"
>> TRANSMITTER_DEVICE="/dev/iguanaIR/0"
>> TRANSMITTER_SOCKET=""
>> TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_CONF="pace/dct50x.conf"
>> TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS=""
> 
> This is different than mine, but yours makes more sense. I changed it.
> 
> and restarted lircd and sent:
> 
> $ irsend send_once DC50X Ente
> 
> and the IR transmitter FLASHED!!!!   YEAH!!!!
> 
> Don't know if it flashed correctly, but at least it flashed!
> 
>> My /etc/lirc/lircd.conf only contains this:
>> include "/usr/share/lirc/extras/transmitters/pace/dc50xv2.conf"
>> include "/usr/share/lirc/extras/transmitters/motorola/dct2244.conf"
> 
> ok, that's a better way
> 
>> My dc50xv2.conf file starts like this
>> begin remote
>>
>> # name MotorolaDTA100-PaceDC50X
>> name dc50x
>> bits 24
>> flags XMP
>> eps 20
>> aeps 300
> 
> Mine is different:
> 
> # contributed by Mike Silliman
> #
> # brand: Pace
> # supported devices: Pace DC50X (Comcast Digital Transport Adapter)
> #
> # Protocol: XMP-R
> # Device: 62.16
> 
> begin remote
> name DC50X
> flags RAW_CODES
> eps 30
> aeps 100
> gap 80412
> begin raw_codes
> 
> 
> Why is this one so different from yours? Are your codes different too?

I'll be back to my myth machine later today and will post all my config
files.  Hang in there....





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