[mythtvnz] Controlling a sky box without a serial port

[Nick Rout]

On Thu, March 23, 2006 6:01 pm, Robin Gilks wrote:
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>> On Thu, March 23, 2006 3:27 pm, Steven Ellis wrote:
>>>
>>> Need to setup a USB or other solution that can control a sky or cable
>>> box without building a serial based dongle as the HW has no serial
>>> ports. Any tips?
>>>
>>> Steve
>>
>> DSE XH8290 is a usb to serial dongle and has linux drivers. Then attac=
h
>> your standard serial IR Device.
>>
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> I'd be very suprised if a USB/serial converter worked as the LIRC drive=
r
> does not use the transmit and receive pins of the serial port but
> bit-bangs the control lines at 38KHz (i.e. somewhat faster than a strik=
ing
> slug...).

Yes true

>
> I think there are dedicated USB IR blasters out there though...

there is this!

http://www.mytvstore.com/product_id_004.html



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