[mythtvnz] Lirc remote for Pace DSR2000 sky decoder

[David Shepherd]

Steven Ellis wrote:
> David Shepherd wrote:
>   
>> Steven Ellis wrote:
>>     
>>> On Tue, May 29, 2007 3:42 pm, Simon Eatough wrote:
>>>  
>>>       
>>>> Hi Guys
>>>> I've got a DSR2000 and a RC18 remote setup with mythtv.
>>>>  I used irrecord to generate a irblasterd.conf & comparing that with a
>>>> RC30
>>>> config they are different. Here is my RC-18 irblasterd.conf
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> I've just done a visual comparison of this against the RC30 file and
>>> there
>>> really isn't a lot that differs.
>>>
>>> All of the core keycodes are identical. Some of the header specification
>>> differs slightly but that isn't unusual. I tried to generate a fresh
>>> RC30
>>> file this morning and my header values differed slightly from the
>>> standard
>>> RC30 config file.
>>>
>>> Simon - Has you have an IR Receiver, can you add the standard RC30
>>> config
>>> onto your /etc/lirc/lircd.conf and run irw. I think you will see you
>>> remote is sending RC30 compatible codes.
>>>
>>> David - I'd be very very interested if this produced better results than
>>> the RC-30 file as it might help some of my customers.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>   
>>>       
>> Success! But I'm not sure exactly what the cure was yet (couldn't do
>> much testing due to Dancing with the bloody Stars).
>>
>> I loaded the RC-18 config file and got the same nil response from the
>> Pace DSR2000 STB.  Then I tried unsticking the IR blaster from the STB
>> and holding it at various distances from the STB, without success. (as
>> suggested on the list by Wade a few months ago)
>> This made me realise even though the LED in the blaster was flashing
>> the 'Remote Command' LED on the STB wasn't flashing.  Then it suddenly
>> dawned on me that I didn't actually know where the IR receiver on the
>> STB was (I had assumed it was part of the Remote Command LED indicator
>> (like it was on my Motorola STB).
>> So I pulled the black face plate off the STB and found it.  Then I
>> stuck the blaster over it and tried again and it worked!  The STB is
>> designed so that the face plate (black opaque plastic) covers the IR
>> reciever.  I replaced the face plate, stuck the blaster on the outside
>> of the face plate at the right place and it still worked.  So I now
>> have a working system.
>> I still want to test whether the RC-30 config also works.  Will test
>> this tonight and report back.
>>
>>     
> Great news. I'd be impressed to hear if the original RC_30 file also works.
>
> Any chance of a photo of the position you needed to use to keep on file.
>
> Steve
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>
>   
Yes will test the RC_30 file and send a couple of pics.
Dave