They have USB as serial versions.
On 10/20/05, Robert Denier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I thought I saw a device that connected via a serial port that would
send remote codes awhile back, but I can't remember its name. Basically
you would send a "2" or whatever via serial, and not the complex
modulation pattern. The devices hardware would handle the rest.
Now, I've no idea if such a thing would work with multiple dish 301
receivers or not, but perhaps someone can at least think of the name of
it.
-Robert
On Thu, 2005-10-20 at 11:33 -0400, Dan Wilga wrote:
> At 10:08 AM -0500 10/19/05, Robert Denier wrote:
> >For some reason my lirc output has been very unreliable lately. I keep
> >getting wrong channels, particularly sense I went to dish 301 receivers
> >from the newer model version.
>
> I have the same problem. I believe it has to do with the fact that
> lirc relies on the RTC timer. If something happens to interrupt it
> while it's pausing, the frequency of the output will be off and the
> receiver will balk. I think what makes the 301 more sensitive to this
> than other IR devices is the fact that it operates at a higher
> frequency (56000 Hz) than most.
>
> I'm using an opto-coupler to interface my serial port to the Dish 301
> receivers, so I know it's not an LED-related problem. I have tried
> niceing the lirc process so it won't be as likely to get interrupted,
> but that doesn't seem to help.
>
> My next step is to build a device that will send the IR pulses
> independently of the PC, but I don't know how long that will take.
> For now I just put up with the occasional missed program.
>
> By the way, I analyzed the signal received by the Dish receiver with
> an oscilloscope and compared it to what was being generated by my
> device. After tweaking, I came to this lirc config, modified from the
> stock "3100" remote:
>
> begin remote
>
> name 3100
> bits 16
> flags SPACE_ENC
> eps 30
> aeps 100
> header 550 5830
> one 550 1550
> zero 550 2570
> ptrail 550
> gap 5530
> min_repeat 8
> toggle_bit 0
> frequency 56000
>
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