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General => Installation issues => Topic started by: seth on August 12, 2008, 07:42:42 pm
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While this is a very cool idea, with the latest release of 710 rc2, the mce_usb2 receiver is now capable of blasting. I use one on all MD's except for the core, it has the usb-uirt. However, if you really wanted to control something via the usb-uirt located on the core, this can be set up on the device template for said TV. In other words, when creating the device template for a device located in other than a core room, when it asks how to control it, it defaults to the lirc embedded transmit, that it detects in the attached MD for that room.
All you have to do is change the drop down provided, to say usb-uirt embedded transmit. And bingo, control circuit is complete ;D
I noticed this as I have several dish tuners, some connected to the core (usb-uirt) and one additional on the family room MD (mce_usb2 lirc-embedded transmit) but if I wanted to, the choice was there to have the family room receiver controlled by usb-uirt.
Just a thought.
Regards,
Seth
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With 710 rc2, the lirc embedded transmit device attached to the mce usb receiver, just worked. I didn't have to enable anything special.
I have one on each of my MD's, and 1 has a dish receiver, and a 32" TV attached to it. I just plugged in a dual headed emitter to port 1 (AFAIK port 2 does not work) and learned the codes for both on the USB-UIRT in the living room. And after testing them, from the learning page, and doing a reload of the router, they work well.
Just recently I also added a Roku Netflix player to this same MD, directly atop the dish receiver, and it also gets controlled by the mce blaster.
If you have more than one (as I do) just make sure you are choosing the correct lirc-embedded-transmit device, otherwise you'll have IR signals bouncing all over the place :P as I first discovered!
But in short, there is nothing special you have to do other than tell the device template which transmit you want to use. Re-Load Router and enjoy.
I have all of my dish tuners, and the roku box, available as "LiveTV" devices throughout the house. MythTV automatically chooses whichever dish receiver is not in use, and the control is seemless. So yes, I would give access to all MD's.
Regards,
Seth
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I have both. I aquired one of the xantech models, then just on a whim, went to a local radio shack, bought a bunch of clearance emitters, and some 1/8th inch jacks, and made 2 of my own. They work just as well, although the ones I bought are not as transparent, as the xantech ones, they do not stick on the device IR windows, they lay in front of it.
Until I found out about the usb-uirt x86 blaster fix, I actually had a 3-headed one, which also worked, but you could tell the signal was diminished.
All the best,
Seth