Use Hauppauge IR reciever without tuner

jburnette · 2008-02-11, 00:10

I bought a new Hauppauge HVR-1600 today so that I could do high def. The tuner came with a remote/IR receiver/IR blaster that uses a stereo mini-like jack to plug into the tuner. I don't need it on the system that the HVR-1600 went into, though. What I would like to do is use this remote and receiver in another system that will only have a PVR-150 in it which does not have the stereo mini jack. I was wondering if there was another way to connect the IR reciever, perhaps by cutting the end off and soldering a USB or Serial jack on? In that case, I assume the biggest problem I would run into is finding drivers that would recognize it and know how to receive the commands.

Has anyone ever tried this or know of any way I can use the receiver/remote?

clobber · 2008-02-11, 08:31

Jb,

I'm using a PVR-150 which does have a mini stereo (or similar) jack for the remote/IR blaster. Presumably it is the same one you need?

jburnette · 2008-02-11, 16:59

clobber,

Odd, mine doesn't have it. I guess it's because I've got the MCE edition.

Nemulate · 2008-02-11, 17:03

I think the mce edition came with a usb receiver and MCE Style remote? At least mine did!

jburnette · 2008-02-11, 17:10

I didn't get anything other than the card itself and the drivers. I seem to remember that when I ordered it from Newegg it was listed as coming with an IR Blaster/remote, but when I got it neither were in the box. I wonder if the USB receiver is the same as the one I've got only with a different plug.

jburnette · 2008-02-19, 03:18

For future reference, it's possible to cut the end off of that receiver then solder a serial plug onto it and use it like that.

Deco · 2008-02-20, 22:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by jburnette

For future reference, it's possible to cut the end off of that receiver then solder a serial plug onto it and use it like that.

Hi,

My HVR-1300 came with same thingy - where did you get wiring instructions and driver for serial mod?

Thanks in advance, Deco.

jburnette · 2008-02-20, 22:38

I initially got the idea of trying it from here:

LIRC - Serial Port Receivers

I didn't actually end up using the Hauppauge one, but I used one that came with an old k-world tuner. The reciever itself looked exactly the same. I just cut the end off and kept trying the three wires on pins 2,3,5 (rx,tx,gnd) until I had a working reciever. WinLIRC recieves the commands from it no problem so I'm assuming that it uses a standard IC. It was really just a lot of trial and error.

Deco · 2008-02-21, 19:24

Cheers for the link - presume you used the little circuit as shown too?

Thanks, Deco.

2008-02-11, 00:10	#1 (permalink)
jburnette Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kentucky Age: 23 Posts: 731 Thanks: 135 Thanked 98 Times in 54 Posts Country: My System	Use Hauppauge IR reciever without tuner I bought a new Hauppauge HVR-1600 today so that I could do high def. The tuner came with a remote/IR receiver/IR blaster that uses a stereo mini-like jack to plug into the tuner. I don't need it on the system that the HVR-1600 went into, though. What I would like to do is use this remote and receiver in another system that will only have a PVR-150 in it which does not have the stereo mini jack. I was wondering if there was another way to connect the IR reciever, perhaps by cutting the end off and soldering a USB or Serial jack on? In that case, I assume the biggest problem I would run into is finding drivers that would recognize it and know how to receive the commands. Has anyone ever tried this or know of any way I can use the receiver/remote? Last edited by jburnette; 2008-02-11 at 00:37.

2008-02-21, 19:24	#9 (permalink)
Deco Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ireland Age: 38 Posts: 71 Thanks: 10 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Cheers for the link - presume you used the little circuit as shown too? Thanks, Deco. __________________ Dell Dimension 5000, 3GHz P4, 1.5 GB RAM, BIOS Rev. 07, 512 Mb Radeon HD2600XT Video, Catalyst 8.2 drivers Hauppauge PVR-150 MCE, Hauppauge HVR-1300 Microsoft MCE Remote, BTC 9019URF Wireless Keyboard Win XP Home, SP2, .NET 1.1, 2.0 Media Portal 1.0.0.0 RC1, no SVN; TV Server

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2008-02-11, 08:31	#2 (permalink)
clobber Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Jb, I'm using a PVR-150 which does have a mini stereo (or similar) jack for the remote/IR blaster. Presumably it is the same one you need?

2008-02-11, 16:59	#3 (permalink)
jburnette Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kentucky Age: 23 Posts: 731 Thanks: 135 Thanked 98 Times in 54 Posts Country: My System	clobber, Odd, mine doesn't have it. I guess it's because I've got the MCE edition.

2008-02-11, 17:03	#4 (permalink)
Nemulate Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: IOW Age: 45 Posts: 505 Thanks: 20 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Country: My System	I think the mce edition came with a usb receiver and MCE Style remote? At least mine did!

2008-02-11, 17:10	#5 (permalink)
jburnette Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kentucky Age: 23 Posts: 731 Thanks: 135 Thanked 98 Times in 54 Posts Country: My System	I didn't get anything other than the card itself and the drivers. I seem to remember that when I ordered it from Newegg it was listed as coming with an IR Blaster/remote, but when I got it neither were in the box. I wonder if the USB receiver is the same as the one I've got only with a different plug.

2008-02-19, 03:18	#6 (permalink)
jburnette Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kentucky Age: 23 Posts: 731 Thanks: 135 Thanked 98 Times in 54 Posts Country: My System	For future reference, it's possible to cut the end off of that receiver then solder a serial plug onto it and use it like that.

2008-02-20, 22:38	#8 (permalink)
jburnette Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kentucky Age: 23 Posts: 731 Thanks: 135 Thanked 98 Times in 54 Posts Country: My System	I initially got the idea of trying it from here: LIRC - Serial Port Receivers I didn't actually end up using the Hauppauge one, but I used one that came with an old k-world tuner. The reciever itself looked exactly the same. I just cut the end off and kept trying the three wires on pins 2,3,5 (rx,tx,gnd) until I had a working reciever. WinLIRC recieves the commands from it no problem so I'm assuming that it uses a standard IC. It was really just a lot of trial and error.