New IR Transceiver - mce_usb2.c (Solved - Receiver Unsolved - Transmitter)

[kyfalcon]

I have recently purchased a couple of IR transmitters, HP Media Center that come from a vendor not currentl listed in the version of LIRC that LinuxMCE uses. From what I have read online these will work once lirc is updated with the vendor specific info. I plan on rebuilding lirc when I get home.

lsusb shows:

Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1934:5168 where research indicates that 1934 is the vendor ID for: FINTEK.

So my assumption is that I need to add the lines highlighted to mce_usb2.c
Is this the correct approach and if so
How do I get this back into svn or does someone want to do this real quick for me.

How do I make this? Do I need to make all of lirc or just the mce_usb2 driver?

mce_usb.c

#define VENDOR_FINTEK      0x1934

static struct usb_device_id usb_remote_table [] = {
   { USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_PHILIPS, 0x0815) },   /* Philips eHome Infrared Transciever */
   { USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_SMK, 0x031d) },   /* SMK/Toshiba G83C0004D410 */
   { USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_TATUNG, 0x9150) },  /* Tatung eHome Infrared Transceiver */
   { USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_SHUTTLE, 0xc001) },  /* Shuttle eHome Infrared Transceiver */
        { USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_GATEWAY, 0x3009) },  /* Gateway eHome Infrared Transceiver */
        { USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_MITSUMI, 0x2501) },  /* Mitsumi */
   { USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_TOPSEED, 0x0001) },  /* Topseed eHome Infrared Transceiver */
   { USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_RICAVISION, 0x0010) }, /* Ricavision internal Infrared Transceiver */
   { USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_ITRON, 0x7002) },   /* Itron ione Libra Q-11 */
   { USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_FIC, 0x9242) },     /* FIC eHome Infrared Transceiver */
   { USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_FINTEK, 0x5168) },     /* Fintek - HP media center - eHome Infrared Transceiver */
   { }               /* Terminating entry */
};

[kyfalcon]

Can anyone tell me how to build this? There is a Makefile.in and another Makefile.somethingelse but when I run make it tells me there is no Makefile. Any help is appreciated.

[Marie.O]

see if you have a configure script, and if yes, execute that. after that you should have a Makefile

[kyfalcon]

Thanks Posde, the configure script was actuall in the root lirc directory and not in the mce_usb2 directory. Had to change some of the code but built and installled and the thing is working as an IR receiver. Trying to test the transmit functionality now.

Anyone have any ideas how to test the IR transmitter? irw doesn't seem to be part of linuxmce

[kyfalcon]

OK Spoke too soon. I was able to get the mce_usb2 to build within the lirc drivers directory, but as far as getting all of lirc to build I get all kinds of errors. Could someone explain how to build lirc? Can I just grab the latest version of lirc from the lirc website or do we have to stick with what is in the lmc repositories?

Thanks

[kyfalcon]

OK, so I was able to add the new remote to the code and rebuild.

go to /usr/src/lirc 0.8.6/drivers/

edit mce_usb.c

add the following to the  static struct usb_device_id mceusb_dev_table[] =

   /* Fintek eHome Infrared Transceiver (HP branded) */
   { USB_DEVICE(VENDOR_FINTEK, 0x5168) },

save the file and do a dpkg -reconfigure lirc_modules_source

make sure your /etc/lirc/hardware.conf is setup correctly.

Reboot and your FINTEK HP transeiver should work.

[DragonK]

Kyfalcon,

This is a alternative to USB-UIRT?
If so, where do we get them?

Karel

[bushtech]

Also dying to know

[kyfalcon]

Haven't tested the transmit part yet, but I think i purchased on ebay for $13 apiece. Look for HP usb ir transmitter. Once I get a chnace to test the transmit function I'll update.

[DragonK]

Once I get a chnace to test the transmit function I'll update.

Waiting....... patiently..... 

[kyfalcon]

From, everything I've read, if these have a transmitter they should work, I have recorded some ir codes but can't test them till I get home tonight.

[Aviator]

kyfalcon, would you mind posting the model number of the transceiver? Thanks.

[kyfalcon]

kyfalcon, would you mind posting the model number of the transceiver? Thanks.

Here is where I got them. http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-HP-MCE-USB-receiver-IR-Blaster-Emitter-Wire-/250802845891

I will post the model number when I get home.

By the way everything I have read about lirc says they should work as a transmitter, I know they work as a reciever. I just haven't had a chance to test the transmit part.

[tschak909]

please check the code and make sure the LIRC you are building has the PRONTO command implemented (grep for it).

This is required for the transmitter to work, as we store all our IR codes as PRONTO codes.

-Thom

[kyfalcon]

I am assuming you are talking about the lirc code base? I just edited the files that are in /usr/src. Is that where you are talking about?

Thom how do I add pronto codes if it is not there? I was able to use irrecord to create an lircd.conf file for it, but I see it gets overridden when mce_usb restarts. Can I use usb uirt to learn the codes?