Re: Problems with RC-5, arduino and usbx

On 10/03/17 17:10, Gerion Entrup wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I own a Hauppauge TV card with a remote, that was perfectly supported by the
> kernel with lirc and the devinput driver.
> Anyway I don't use the the TV function, so I tried to use the remote with an
> arduino and communicate per USB serial with the Linux system.
> 
> The detection of the remote control with the arduino was no problem and also
> not the output per Serial. The problem is creating a correct lircd.conf.
> 
> I decided to use the usbx over the girs driver, bacause of the simple layout
> (on both sides) and no overhead of speaking to the arduino (I also want to use
> the arduino for another service, where only sending signals to the arduino is
> neccessary).

Wow. With so much "creativity" ("ADSTech USBX-707 USB IR Blaster" ???) 
you should not be surprised that no-one is willing and able to support 
you... ;-).

You probably do not want to hear this, but I would instead flash 
GirsLite (properly configured) to the Arduino, and use the Girs driver. 
With GirsLite on the Arduino board, you can use IrScrutinizer to 
generate the lircd.conf instead of irrecord, it is MUCH better... And 
you will be able to send IR using lirc.

That way, you should be up and running in half an hour.

Greetz,

Bengt

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