Myblaster alternatives? (1 Viewer)

[slipery]

Area: Media Portal Plugins
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.0.0 (2006-07-03)
MediaPortal Skin: BlueTwo
Windows Version: Windows XP (SP2)
.NET CLR Version: 2.0.50727
DirectX Version: 4.09.00.0904 (9.0c)
Audio Codec: MPA Decoder Filter
Video Codec: MPV Decoder Filter
CPU Type: Intel Pentium 4 - 1.80GHz
Memory: 511 MB
Motherboard: P4X266-8233
TV Card Model: -
TV Card Type: -
TV Card Driver: -
Video Card Model: Nvidia Geforce FX 5200 (64 MB)
Video Card Driver: -
Video Card Resolution: 1024x768
Video Render Type: VMR9
Audio Card Model: Avance AC'97 Audio for VIA (R) Audio Controller


Is there any other programs avilable other than Myblaster to control STB with MCE remote.
I dont want to use as HIP because as I understand it this would disable the remote keyboard. Is this a correct assumption?

 

[scoop]

Hi,

AFAIK Myblaster does not work with the HIP drivers, only with the original MCE remote/keyboard drivers from MS.

If your STB has a serial port and some command line utility to control zapping the channels on the box then maybe you can somehow use the MPExtTuneCmd plugin. If no utility is available but the serial line protocol (or any other wired control protocol) is known, you could fairly easy create an external tuner plugin yourself.

Kind regards,
Michel

 

[slipery]

Just reread my post and see that it was a tad confusing. I wasn't wanting to use myblaster with HIP. It is just that HIP and myblaster are the only two progs I know of which I can use to control my IR blaster to the STB. I have to use IR as no other interface available i.e serial. My blaster doesnt want to work properly as per an earlier post and even when it does work(buds flash) the STB channel does not change. Hence the request if some other alternative is available.

Cheers Scoop and keep up the good work.