[mythtvnz] Myth, LIRC, TelstraClear Analog STB and MCE remote blaster issues

[Wade Maxfield]

Sid Jones wrote:
> Has anyone on list got an MCE remote, blaster and myth working reliably?
> 
> On my shiny new install the remote happily talks to the frontend but I
> just can't get the blaster to send reliable channel changes using the
> remote.
> 
> Using the channel changing script I'm only getting about an 80% hit
> rate from the command-line and  I suspect a timing issue with my
> script. Until I can hit 100% success with the command-line I figure
> I'm going to make no progress with why channel changing from the
> MCE-remote isn't working.
> 
> Anybody recognise this issue with the analog STB?  Any pointers?
> 
> Anyone have a working lircd.conf, a changer script etc they'd care to share?
> 

I used to have issues until I switched to using the MCE Blaster (once 
LIRC supported it).

The most important thing is to get the IR transmitter lined up with the 
receiver on the STB.  I don't know which STB you have, but on my Sky one 
(Pace RC30) the receiver is actually in the middle of a blank area of 
the front panel, and not visible. You have to remove the front plastic 
panel to actually find it. Once I put the transmitter directly over the 
receiver and used it's sticky pad to attach it, it's only failed twice 
in about a year.

  - Wade



change_chan.sh
==============
#!/bin/sh
REMOTE_NAME=Pace_RC-30
for digit in $(echo $1 | sed -e 's/./& /g'); do
irsend --device=/dev/lircd SEND_ONCE $REMOTE_NAME $digit
sleep 0.8 # note, you may have to tweak the interdigit delay up a bit
done



lircd.conf
==========
#
# RC-6 config file
#
# source: http://home.hccnet.nl/m.majoor/projects__remote_control.htm
#         http://home.hccnet.nl/m.majoor/pronto.pdf
#
# used by: Philips
#
#########
#
# Philips Media Center Edition remote control
# For use with the USB MCE ir receiver
#
# Dan Conti  dconti|acm.wwu.edu
# Martin A. Blatter  mblatter at gmail.com (additions for european version)
#
# Radio, Print, RecTV are only available on the HP Media Center remote 
control
#

begin remote

   name mceusb
   bits           16
   flags RC6|CONST_LENGTH
   eps            30
   aeps          100

   header       2667   889
   one           444   444
   zero          444   444
   pre_data_bits 21
   pre_data      0x37FF0
   gap          105000
   toggle_bit     22
   rc6_mask     0x100000000


       begin codes

# starts at a1
         Blue     0x00007ba1
         Yellow   0x00007ba2
         Green    0x00007ba3
         Red      0x00007ba4
         Teletext 0x00007ba5
         Radio    0x00007baf
         Print    0x00007bb1
         Videos   0x00007bb5
         Pictures 0x00007bb6
         RecTV    0x00007bb7
         Music    0x00007bb8
         TV       0x00007bb9
# no ba - d8
         Guide    0x00007bd9
         LiveTV   0x00007bda
         DVD      0x00007bdb
         Back     0x00007bdc
         OK       0x00007bdd
         Right    0x00007bde
         Left     0x00007bdf
         Down     0x00007be0
         Up       0x00007be1
# no e2,e3
         Star     0x00007be2
         Hash     0x00007be3
         Replay   0x00007be4
         Skip     0x00007be5
         Stop     0x00007be6
         Pause    0x00007be7
         Record   0x00007be8
         Play     0x00007be9
         Rewind   0x00007bea
         Forward  0x00007beb
         ChanDown 0x00007bec
         ChanUp   0x00007bed
         VolDown  0x00007bee
         VolUp    0x00007bef
         More     0x00007bf0
         Mute     0x00007bf1
         Home     0x00007bf2
         Power    0x00007bf3
         Enter    0x00007bf4
         Clear    0x00007bf5
         Nine     0x00007bf6
         Eight    0x00007bf7
         Seven    0x00007bf8
         Six      0x00007bf9
         Five     0x00007bfa
         Four     0x00007bfb
         Three    0x00007bfc
         Two      0x00007bfd
         One      0x00007bfe
         Zero     0x00007bff
       end codes

end remote



#
# this config file was automatically generated
# using lirc-0.7.0pre2 on Sat Feb  7 18:25:52 2004
#
# contributed by: Jon Waite <jon at jonwaite dot com>
#
# brand:                       Pace
# model no. of remote control: RC-30
# devices being controlled by this remote: Pace DSR620-GM Sky Digital
#                                          Decoder (New Zealand)
#

begin remote

   name  Pace_RC-30
   bits           16
   flags SPACE_ENC|CONST_LENGTH
   eps            30
   aeps          100

   header       9020  4544
   one           541  1696
   zero          541   579
   ptrail        506
   repeat       9014  2311
   pre_data_bits   16
   pre_data       0x213C
   gap          107807
   toggle_bit      0
   min_repeat    2


       begin codes
           red                      0x0000000000007C83
           green                    0x000000000000B44B
           yellow                   0x000000000000BC43
           blue                     0x000000000000FC03
           1                        0x0000000000000CF3
           2                        0x000000000000946B
           3                        0x0000000000009C63
           4                        0x00000000000014EB
           5                        0x00000000000004FB
           6                        0x0000000000001CE3
           7                        0x0000000000004CB3
           8                        0x00000000000054AB
           9                        0x00000000000044BB
           0                        0x000000000000CC33
           tv                       0x0000000000008C73
           reserved                 0x000000000000F40B
           volup                    0x000000000000649B
           voldown                  0x000000000000E41B
           mute                     0x000000000000A45B
           chanup                   0x000000000000AC53
           chandown                 0x000000000000EC13
           guide                    0x000000000000748B
           back                     0x0000000000005CA3
           interactive              0x0000000000006C93
           up                       0x000000000000D42B
           down                     0x00000000000024DB
           left                     0x0000000000002CD3
           right                    0x000000000000DC23
           ok                       0x000000000000C43B
           plus                     0x0000000000003CC3
           question                 0x00000000000034CB
           power                    0x000000000000847B
       end codes

end remote