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Rsx024
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 Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 3:15 pm |
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Just installed Rc57 and basically what i did was before the setup got to the part about setting up my irblaster i made a folder called Code: /usr/local/share/knoppmyth/remotes/irblaster/Explorer_2000 and copied its config file as irblasterd.conf inside. ( http://lirc.sourceforge.net/remotes/scientific_atlanta/Explorer_2000) the irblaster setup did see the Explorer_2000 folder and copied its conf file fine. This is the furthest i have gotten with my irblaster because now when i run Code: /usr/local/bin/irsend -d /dev/irblasterd SEND_ONCE SA2000 power it seems to run with out any problems. The real issues is how do i tell if my irblaster is workin or if some thing else is not setup properly? I hooked up a webcam and sent the POWER command to the blaster and i am not seeing any activity in the webcam but if i use my pvr 150 remote or my STB remote i see the leds lighting up. My irblaster is set to com2 and in bios my serial port is set to auto. Im not to familiar with the bios setting and what it does so i just left it at auto and im also not too familiar with linux. Even if the remote codes were off in my irblasterd.conf the ir should still show activity when a command is sent right?
Last edited by Rsx024 on Thu Jun 01, 2006 12:24 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Greg Frost
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 5:04 pm |
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when you do a SEND_ONCE, it only sends the code a single time whereas when you press a button on a remote, it repeatedly sends it. This may explain why you cant see it using the camera. Try doing this:
Code: /usr/local/bin/irsend -d /dev/irblasterd SEND_START SA2000 power That will start sending the code repeatedly, which should make it visible on your camera (if its working).To stop it do something like this: Code: /usr/local/bin/irsend -d /dev/irblasterd SEND_STOP SA2000 power If it works for you let me know which conf file you end up using and ill get cesman to add it to the next release.
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Rsx024
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 10:18 pm |
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Tried
Code: /usr/local/bin/irsend -d /dev/irblasterd SEND_START SA2000 power
No change 
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Greg Frost
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 10:27 pm |
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Can you try with com1? To re-setup the blaster just run irblaster.sh
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Rsx024
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 10:37 pm |
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ok that made the difference i do see a very dull light flashing but i think the codes may be off because its not powering the unit off. is it possible that the tinted peice of plastic covering the ir reciever is too dark to let the light in? because i hear that irblasters are pretty weak. Also if the codes are off is htere a way to correct them or atleast figure out how to make my own codes? Oh and i also have a ir blaster from http://irblaster.info/#RS232_IR if it helps.
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Rsx024
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 11:32 pm |
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Oh i also should mention that my box is a sa2200 and the codes i am using are for an sa2000 but ive read of people gettin there blasters working with the same config. i also was reading here that some one tested their sa2200 remote with a oscilloscope and it was at a frequence of 58khz where the irblaster transmits at 38khz. In another post i saw searching on google some one says in the conf file you should add
Code: frequency 57600
Will this actually change the frequency? it doesnt seem to do any thing for me so im still wondering if maybe the tinted plastic covering the reciever on the stb is too dark.
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Greg Frost
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Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 12:08 am |
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Are you holding the transmitter right up to the receiver? Although the plastic looks dark, it is probably quite transparent to infra red wavelengths.
To generate your own file, you would need a homebrew ir receiver. If you don't have one of those, you could hunt around for different conf files to try, and use trial and error.
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Rsx024
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Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 12:20 am |
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Yea i was holding the blaster right up to it but i also tried pulling it back slowly. is it better to be right up against or several inches away from the plate?
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Rsx024
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Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 2:25 pm |
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Ok adding that frequency line made the differnce as it now works. I just had to place it in a better spot i guess. Here is the conf that works for my SA2200 and my SA2100.
Code: #
# this config file was automatically generated
# using lirc-0.6.5(serial) on Mon Jun 3 17:36:12 2002
#
# contributed by
#
# brand: Scientific Atlanta
# model no. of remote control:
# devices being controlled by this remote: Explorer 2000 settop box
#
begin remote
name SA2000
flags CONST_LENGTH|RAW_CODES
eps 30
aeps 100
ptrail 0
repeat 0 0
gap 100240
frequency 57600
begin raw_codes
name MUTE
972 802 971 802 1887 778
971 798 971 798 972 798
971 798 972 798 971 1677
972 802 1887 1656 992
name POWER
3450 3229 894 2468 891 2468
893 778 892 2468 891 2469
917 2444 891 2468 892 2469
891 779 892 778 918 752
917 754 917 752 892 2471
889 779 892 779 892 777
892 779 892 777 868 2492
892 2469 891 2470 890
name GUIDE
3397 3285 890 2470 840 2519
916 755 891 2470 839 2520
891 780 891 2474 860 2495
892 778 917 754 890 780
891 781 864 804 917 2443
865 805 891 779 866 2495
864 805 892 779 891 2469
865 2495 891 2469 866
name INFO
3449 3231 918 2441 920 2440
920 750 947 2414 920 2440
920 750 894 777 919 750
947 2413 921 750 919 750
920 751 919 752 918 2441
921 749 895 776 919 2441
920 2440 920 2441 920 749
921 2439 921 2440 921
name UP
3396 3285 915 2444 919 2442
918 752 916 2444 919 2441
919 751 916 2445 919 751
890 780 916 753 917 754
942 729 889 780 916 2445
919 751 915 756 914 2448
916 752 916 2444 918 2442
919 2441 918 2443 918
name DOWN
3421 3261 890 2470 918 2442
919 751 916 2446 917 2441
919 2442 918 2442 918 752
916 2444 919 751 890 780
916 755 915 755 915 2445
919 753 914 755 889 781
889 781 916 2444 919 752
889 2471 919 2441 918
name LEFT
3427 3255 918 2441 924 2437
920 750 918 2442 920 2441
919 2440 921 2439 921 750
919 751 944 726 919 752
917 753 918 751 944 2417
920 750 893 777 919 751
919 752 918 2441 921 2440
920 2440 920 2440 921
name RIGHT
3424 3258 892 2466 921 2439
896 774 920 2441 920 2440
920 750 920 751 945 2414
921 750 919 751 920 750
919 752 919 751 919 2440
921 750 918 752 918 2442
920 2440 921 749 918 2443
920 2440 920 2441 919
name SELECT
3424 3257 944 2416 919 2442
919 750 918 2442 920 2441
919 751 943 727 918 2442
920 2440 920 752 916 752
969 702 917 753 892 2468
919 751 892 778 918 2442
924 2436 921 750 917 753
918 2443 919 2441 919
name SETTINGS
3402 3278 871 2491 921 2438
921 749 922 2440 919 2441
919 2440 921 749 921 750
895 2465 920 2440 921 2440
920 749 896 775 921 2439
920 749 923 748 895 775
922 2439 920 2440 920 749
897 774 896 774 921
name EXIT
3400 3279 896 2464 921 2439
921 750 895 2465 921 2439
921 749 898 772 896 2465
920 2440 920 750 920 2441
920 749 896 774 870 2491
921 749 921 749 895 2465
921 2440 920 749 922 748
897 2464 920 750 896
name PGUP
3425 3255 920 2440 920 2440
921 749 895 2466 920 2440
920 749 920 2441 896 2464
921 749 919 2445 917 2440
920 750 920 750 920 2441
921 748 921 749 920 2440
921 750 919 752 919 2440
921 749 921 750 919
name PGDN
3400 3281 921 2438 921 2441
920 749 895 2465 896 2465
920 2440 920 2440 920 2440
921 749 896 2465 895 2465
920 750 895 775 920 2440
921 749 921 750 895 775
896 774 896 774 921 2439
921 749 921 751 894
name VOLUP
995 778 1886 779 994 775
995 777 993 774 996 774
995 775 995 1654 1885 778
995 775 995 774 995
name VOLDN
996 778 971 802 1862 803
970 799 996 774 995 774
996 774 995 1654 1886 778
996 773 971 1678 991
name CHUP
3421 3259 916 2444 918 2443
918 751 917 2444 919 2441
919 2441 919 751 916 2444
919 2441 919 2443 918 751
941 729 916 755 917 2442
919 752 916 754 891 778
918 2444 918 751 916 754
917 753 916 2445 919
name CHDN
3421 3260 915 2445 918 2442
919 751 891 2469 919 2441
927 745 915 2444 919 2441
919 2441 919 2442 918 752
915 755 890 780 917 2443
919 752 916 754 915 2445
919 751 915 755 890 781
914 756 916 2445 917
name A
3425 3258 916 2442 920 2441
919 751 918 2442 919 2441
920 2440 920 2441 919 2441
919 2441 920 750 917 2443
920 751 917 752 919 2442
920 750 918 753 917 753
917 753 942 728 917 753
918 2442 920 750 942
name B
3398 3283 916 2443 892 2470
892 778 892 2468 891 2475
886 779 916 754 892 777
892 778 919 2442 891 2468
918 753 892 778 891 2469
892 778 892 778 918 2443
891 2469 892 2467 893 2469
891 778 918 753 892
name C
3396 3283 891 2469 892 2468
892 778 917 2444 892 2468
892 2469 891 778 892 779
893 777 892 2468 892 2468
918 752 893 777 892 2469
892 778 892 778 867 802
918 2444 917 2442 868 2492
893 778 892 779 916
name 1
3424 3257 890 2470 865 2495
891 780 892 2468 865 2495
892 777 891 780 892 779
890 780 916 2444 865 805
891 779 917 753 916 2445
865 805 916 754 892 2469
865 2494 916 2445 865 2495
891 779 917 2443 866
name 2
3422 3258 916 2444 865 2496
889 782 915 2444 865 2495
917 2444 839 830 891 780
915 755 890 2470 864 806
917 753 891 780 866 2495
864 805 891 779 892 779
865 2494 865 2496 891 2469
865 805 891 2469 865
name 3
3397 3284 916 2443 892 2468
892 779 893 2467 892 2468
917 753 892 2469 891 778
893 778 891 2469 892 778
918 753 890 779 893 2468
891 779 893 778 891 2469
892 777 893 2468 891 2468
917 754 943 2417 892
name 4
3421 3261 890 2470 839 2520
917 753 891 2470 865 2495
917 2443 865 2495 890 781
891 778 891 2470 865 804
895 776 892 779 891 2468
866 805 917 753 943 727
866 805 889 2471 865 2494
892 780 916 2444 865
name 5
3396 3282 920 2441 892 2467
894 778 891 2468 892 2469
891 780 866 802 893 2470
890 779 918 2443 891 777
892 779 918 752 892 2468
892 779 918 752 918 2443
891 2469 891 779 891 2469
892 778 891 2468 893
name 6
3396 3284 918 2442 866 2494
892 778 917 2444 866 2494
917 2444 865 804 893 2468
890 780 916 2445 890 779
892 779 891 778 918 2443
891 778 892 779 892 779
891 2468 892 778 919 2444
889 778 893 2468 891
name 7
3398 3282 893 2467 892 2468
893 779 891 2469 891 2468
919 752 892 2467 892 2469
891 779 892 2468 892 777
893 778 918 752 892 2468
893 779 916 753 918 2442
892 779 891 778 893 2468
892 778 893 2467 892
name 8
3448 3232 892 2468 866 2494
892 779 892 2467 867 2494
891 2469 866 2495 891 2469
865 805 968 2394 864 804
918 753 891 779 892 2468
866 804 917 754 891 780
916 752 917 754 892 2469
865 804 893 2468 890
name 9
3422 3258 891 2469 839 2521
891 780 892 2468 824 2536
916 754 916 755 891 779
866 2494 839 2522 891 778
892 778 890 781 915 2448
837 831 891 779 890 2470
837 2523 942 2418 838 832
892 778 890 2471 839
name 0
3398 3284 891 2469 890 2469
893 779 891 2468 892 2468
892 2468 892 778 892 779
891 2469 892 2468 893 778
892 777 893 777 893 2469
891 778 892 779 868 802
917 2443 892 2469 890 779
891 779 892 2468 893
name LAST
3422 3258 891 2471 916 2443
891 780 891 2469 272 3088
865 805 916 2445 308 3052
890 2469 892 779 915 756
889 781 889 780 890 2471
890 779 889 781 891 2471
272 1397 890 779 891 781
890 2469 448 2912 917
name FAV
3423 3257 918 2442 944 2417
917 753 892 2469 890 2471
324 3036 890 2469 379 289
167 2525 891 2470 379 2981
890 780 378 270 242 781
866 806 889 2469 786 884
891 779 891 779 892 779
916 754 890 779 892 778
891 2470 839
name REW
3420 3258 916 2445 326 3033
891 780 916 2443 891 2469
916 2445 838 831 918 754
890 2471 837 832 916 2444
838 832 891 779 916 2445
838 831 892 779 890 780
892 2469 839 2520 891 780
915 2444 836 836 890
name PLAY
3448 3233 916 2444 891 2469
917 753 892 2468 918 2443
941 2420 891 2468 917 754
915 755 914 2446 918 2443
916 754 916 753 945 2416
943 727 941 729 918 752
917 753 919 2442 916 2444
915 755 943 728 916
name FF
3420 3259 917 2442 946 2415
918 752 916 2445 918 2441
943 728 917 753 942 728
892 2470 864 806 889 2471
865 805 918 752 916 2443
944 726 892 779 891 2470
891 2469 915 2445 917 753
890 2471 222 1447 891
name PAUSE
3421 3259 891 2470 787 2573
890 780 916 2444 840 2520
892 2468 864 806 917 2444
839 831 890 780 891 779
891 780 891 779 889 2471
839 831 916 755 915 754
892 2469 839 830 917 2444
840 2521 891 2469 840
name STOP
3398 3284 889 2471 325 3036
891 779 890 2470 395 290
140 2535 889 781 890 781
889 2470 274 1397 891 2470
272 3087 917 754 890 780
889 2472 293 1377 890 779
916 2444 448 2913 916 754
866 2495 325 1344 891 779
915
name REC
3421 3258 917 2444 916 2444
942 729 942 2420 889 2469
992 2367 942 730 891 2468
917 754 916 2443 892 2470
892 777 916 754 892 2467
943 730 916 754 891 779
917 2442 917 754 943 2417
918 753 915 754 892
name BYPASS
3450 3231 891 2470 890 2470
917 753 916 2447 913 2445
273 3088 889 780 890 2470
891 2469 916 755 890 780
942 727 918 752 916 2444
890 782 916 754 865 805
891 2469 891 780 889 781
891 2468 259 3102 866
name TV/VCR
19945 3915 612 1873 560 1926
560 1925 561 931 560 931
587 905 559 931 563 931
557 932 561 1925 585 908
583 1901 559 931 586 905
585 907 610 1875 561 1924
561 1926 559 1926 535 1951
559 1925 586 907 585 1899
560 931 1048 7898 3707 3862
587 1899 586 1899 586 1900
559 932 586 908 323
end raw_codes
end remote
Now the problem is gettin the channel change script to work. to use it properly i just go to my devices input and in the external command feild i enter /etc/irblaster/channel_change.sh?
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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 6:46 am |
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I have packaged this config file and sent it to cesman. In a future release, you will probably be able to select it by selecting Explorer_SA2000 when setting up your irblaster.
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Rsx024
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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 1:53 pm |
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Not sure if you need it but the channel change script looks like this
Code: #!/bin/bash
echo "changing to $1"
REMOTE_NAME=SA2000
$(grep ^[[:space:]]*name[[:space:]] /etc/irblaster/irblasterd.conf |
awk '{ print $2 }')
for digit in $(echo $1 | sed -e 's/./& /g'); do
sleep 0.2
/usr/bin/irsend --device=/dev/irblasterd SEND_ONCE SA2000 $digit
sleep 0.5
done
By the way thanks for all your help. Its gonna be nice to have full out of box support on the next release!
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