> I have a simular situation and was wondering that to. I have a pvr350 > sensor with a bad plug. I was going to repair it with a new one, but > if I could just wire it up and use it as a serial LIRC that would be > great. > > Dan > > On 6/12/05, Steve Tate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat, 11 Jun 2005, Carl Fongheiser wrote: > > > > > On 6/11/05, Mark Knecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> On 6/11/05, Paul Harvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>> It isn't a IrDA dongle....it is an IR receiver. When I set it up a > > >>> while ago it required the latest version of LIRC, but did work. > > >>> > > >> > > >> Paul, > > >> Thanks. So I'll order a StreamZap this evening and try it out next > > >> week when it arrives. I've not found anywhere to purchase it locally > > >> in San Jose although I'm sure someone must sell them. Guess I'll go > > >> Amazon for now. > > >> > > >> So there's a difference between an 'IrDA dongle' and an 'IR > > >> receiver'? I know absolutely nothing of this technology. > > > > > > Yes, there's a big difference. IrDA is a data communications protocol > > > that uses infrared. The IR receivers being talked about here are for > > > CIR (short for consumer infrared), which is a catchall term for the > > > sort of IR used by remote controls. It's just happens that a few IrDA > > > transceivers can be coaxed into handling CIR as well (the Actisys > > > IR-200L, for example.) I don't think any of the USB ones are capable > > > of this. The Actisys I mentioned is a serial model, and I don't > > > really recommend it; the range is pretty lousy. > > > > Here's what I'm wondering: I've got a Hauppauge PVR-250, which came > > with an IR receiver and remote. However, then I decided to stick the > > tuner in the backend (different room) and have a play-only frontend > > based on an EPIA motherboard. That means using the PVR-250 remote is > > a bit of a problem, but I hate for it to go to waste and buy another > > remote. > > > > The EPIA has a CIR header on the board. Is it possible to somehow > > wire the Hauppauge IR receiver to this block and use it without having > > the PVR-250 in that box? > > > > I've googled a bit to try to figure this out, but haven't found > > anything. > > > > -- > > > > Steve Tate > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users >
Take a look at: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/116658?search_string=Hauppauge%20grey%20remote%20without%20a%20PVR250;#116658 This shows how to wire your existing IR sensor into a homebrew serial port. _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users