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<blockquote data-quote="ktalley" data-source="post: 341193" data-attributes="member: 85227"><p>Cheers...</p><p>Well, I *almost* have some good news. Since I do C# software development as my "day job", I decided to download the source code and take a look at the plugin architecture to see if there was an easy way to get something to work. As I said earlier, Hauppauge includes a program "BlastCfg.exe" that can be called from the command-line (e.g. DOS window) to issue channel change requests (it also has a GUI, if you run it with no parameters/arguments). Since channel changing is 99% of what I need (at this time), I decided to write a plugin that does nothing but hook to the "zap channel" event, and take the channel#, validate the current tuner/card that the request is tied to, and then "invisibly" (hidden window) call Hauppauge's "BlastCfg.exe" passing it the channel#. While I haven't had time to test the actual IR blast, I *did* verify by looking at my logs that the plugin is working (verifying that it only sends request for PVR-150, uses correct channel#, etc.). Keep in mind that this solution won't send anything but numeric digits, but it's better than nothing (at least in my personal situation).</p><p></p><p>For now, I've got the plugin using an XML configuration file for a few of the settings (vs. having a real setup screen in the plugin part of TV Server configuration). </p><p></p><p>Once I can verify that this plugin is TRULY working (I actually see the channel change...), I'll post it here with instructions. As already stated -- this plugin depends on BlastCfg.exe being on your computer where the PVR-150 blaster is attached.</p><p></p><p>Wish me luck!!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Kevin T.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ktalley, post: 341193, member: 85227"] Cheers... Well, I *almost* have some good news. Since I do C# software development as my "day job", I decided to download the source code and take a look at the plugin architecture to see if there was an easy way to get something to work. As I said earlier, Hauppauge includes a program "BlastCfg.exe" that can be called from the command-line (e.g. DOS window) to issue channel change requests (it also has a GUI, if you run it with no parameters/arguments). Since channel changing is 99% of what I need (at this time), I decided to write a plugin that does nothing but hook to the "zap channel" event, and take the channel#, validate the current tuner/card that the request is tied to, and then "invisibly" (hidden window) call Hauppauge's "BlastCfg.exe" passing it the channel#. While I haven't had time to test the actual IR blast, I *did* verify by looking at my logs that the plugin is working (verifying that it only sends request for PVR-150, uses correct channel#, etc.). Keep in mind that this solution won't send anything but numeric digits, but it's better than nothing (at least in my personal situation). For now, I've got the plugin using an XML configuration file for a few of the settings (vs. having a real setup screen in the plugin part of TV Server configuration). Once I can verify that this plugin is TRULY working (I actually see the channel change...), I'll post it here with instructions. As already stated -- this plugin depends on BlastCfg.exe being on your computer where the PVR-150 blaster is attached. Wish me luck!!! :) Kevin T. [/QUOTE]
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