[mythtvnz] USB IR Blaster required

[Craig Blaikie]

Oops, make that RC6 :-)

Craig

-----Original Message-----
From: Craig Blaikie [mailto:craig at gregor.co.nz] 
Sent: Thursday, 25 June 2009 6:40 p.m.
To: 'g8ecj at gilks.org'; 'MythTV in NZ'
Subject: RE: [mythtvnz] USB IR Blaster required

I have a spare MCE remote head the one that comes with the Microsoft RC2
remotes, I still need the remote, but the head is unused and still in the
bag.

Let me know if you are interested.

Craig

-----Original Message-----
From: Robin Gilks [mailto:g8ecj at gilks.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, 24 June 2009 1:50 p.m.
To: Mythtv Kiwi
Subject: [mythtvnz] USB IR Blaster required

Does anyone have an MCE remote head they don't want any more? The one with
the sockets in the back for an IR blaster?

I'm after a USB IR blaster since the only serial port I have on my new
boxen is required to talk to the UPS and the serial dongles I have are not
reliable enough (tend to go a bit loopy  after a few days of continuously
polling the UPS). Not got enough PCI slots for my 4 port serial card :-(

Or does anyone know of an IR blaster design (perhaps using a micro) that
can be driven from a non-bit-banged serial port (like one connected to
USB).

Another alternative I suppose would be a reliable USB serial dongle for
the UPS that performs much better than the generic PL2303 one I have.

-- 
Robin Gilks