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[elconejito]

I used the "none" setting. The others (slow, normal, fast) did not work for me...

I just can't get anything to work :-(

I can program MP using the STB's remote (SA Explorer 3250HD). It appears that MP is learning properly because I can test with the IR Blaster and the LED does blink a sequence. However, the STB doesn't seem to reply to the IR blaster commands.

The interesting thing is that the IR blaster has a visible LED. Someone here said that the IR Blaster uses a visible LED to let you know that it's working. I'm thinking this is part of the problem. I don't think the STB IR receiver picks up the frequencies of the visible red LED. As an experiment, I used my cellphone camera to look at the IR LED of the STB remote control. It shows up blue when transmitting, as do other remotes. However when I put the IR Blaster's LED to the camera, it shows up red. Would it be a fair assumption that the digital camera can be used to check for light spectrum frequency compatibility? If so, then the blue STB remote colour and the red IR Blaster colour indicates that they are perhaps not compatible?

I'm not trying to be a pain here Are you certain you've set the blaster to "none"? You problem sounds exactly like mine was and I finally got it to work setting blaster speed to "none".

Things you may try (which I did at one point or another):
-Completely remove the MCE blaster. Meaning, physically remove the MCE blaster from the system, uninstalling the driver.
-shutdown. unplug from power (I don't know if this mattered, but I was desperate).
-Turn on computer. Do a search for (i think) MCEIR.DLL (before you remove it, look in the driver details for the exact file name I think thats right), and remove all instances of it.
-Reboot
-Shut down (unplug power)
-Turn on computer
-After boot up, plug in MCE blaster. It will load the "normal" MCE driver.
-Then install the MCE replacement plugin as normal

If it still doesn't work, try the power cycle trick again
-Change the speed setting to "none"
-unplug the MCE blaster
-wait
-plug it back in

I hope it works for you...

 

[fairchild]

I used the "none" setting. The others (slow, normal, fast) did not work for me...

I just can't get anything to work :-(

I can program MP using the STB's remote (SA Explorer 3250HD). It appears that MP is learning properly because I can test with the IR Blaster and the LED does blink a sequence. However, the STB doesn't seem to reply to the IR blaster commands.

The interesting thing is that the IR blaster has a visible LED. Someone here said that the IR Blaster uses a visible LED to let you know that it's working. I'm thinking this is part of the problem. I don't think the STB IR receiver picks up the frequencies of the visible red LED. As an experiment, I used my cellphone camera to look at the IR LED of the STB remote control. It shows up blue when transmitting, as do other remotes. However when I put the IR Blaster's LED to the camera, it shows up red. Would it be a fair assumption that the digital camera can be used to check for light spectrum frequency compatibility? If so, then the blue STB remote colour and the red IR Blaster colour indicates that they are perhaps not compatible?

i have the same issue as above, the led blinks and the IR is being sent becuase the MCE receiver can pick it up when placed on it but my box, 3250HD will not do anything

how are you setting the speed to "none"?

i am trying to use the latest version of IR Server Suite with TVE3

thanks

 

[and-81]

Speed settings don't exist in the IR Server Suite or MCE Replacement plugin anymore.

Make sure you're running the latest version with the patch (can be found in the latest versions thread) for the MCE device support, or wait for the next version (1.0.4.2) which should be available soon.

Cheers,

 

[fairchild]

Speed settings don't exist in the IR Server Suite or MCE Replacement plugin anymore.

Make sure you're running the latest version with the patch (can be found in the latest versions thread) for the MCE device support, or wait for the next version (1.0.4.2) which should be available soon.

Cheers,

yup i am using the latest version, a quick google search showed other with the same issue, i will report my findings

BTW whats in the new version, bug fixes or new features?

 

[and-81]

New versions are always a bit of both (bug fixes and new features).

At the end of the day IR Server Suite is a one-man show. I'm the only person working on it, so I'm constantly dividing my time between bug-fixing, documentation, support, new features, etc ...

To give you an idea of what is coming in 1.0.4.2:

* MP Control plugin: Fixed Macro command for Multi-Mapping.
* MCE Transceiver: Fixed XP and Replacement driver blasting bug that has existed since October.
* AdsTech 335 Receiver: Attempted to fix a bug that caused Input Service to crash roughly every 5 minutes.
* Installer: New IR Server Suite installer. It looks more professional and you can now change the MediaPortal plugin install paths.
* General: Fixed the "pause" macro command.
* MCE Transceiver: Fixed another XP and Vista suspend/resume bug. When will it all end?
* IR Server plugins: Modified some method signatures.
* TV3 Blaster Plugin: Fixed a fatal error.
* General: Anywhere that previously took user input for a command and could include escape codes can now also include Environment Variables (including clipboard contents, date, time, and others). See documentation for more info.
* IR Blast: Now defaults to "localhost" if no host is specified on the command line (this will make it simpler to use on most setups).
* IR Blast: Now has a default delay between blasts of 50 milliseconds, this can be customized by the command line parameter "-delay x", where x is a delay in milliseconds (0 for no delay).
* MP Control plugin: Multi-Mapping command can now jump to a specific mapping set (or "Toggle").
* MediaPortal plugins: New macro commands (Send MP Action and Send MP Message).
* Translator: Can create a shortcut on the users desktop to launch a macro.
* Documentation: New documentation areas (Troubleshooting FAQ) and improvements.

After 1.0.4.2 there will be some major changes, so I might even make a 1.0.4.3 that is more "bug-fixed" before I move on with my major changes for 1.0.5.0.

Cheers,

 

[fairchild]

firewire and your other plugin work great!!!! Thanks