gbpvr won't learn codes from a remote via USB-UIRT

[lchiu7]

Once again answering my own thread. Today I resolved to fix this once and for all by bypassing the USB-UIRT interface in gbpvr and using uutx. To make this work I needed to learn all the remote codes using the test program. To my surprise the test program couldn't find the USB-UIRT and a check in control panel/system showed a yellow ? against the USB-UIRT device. I removed it and re-installed recopying over all the drivers.

Then was able to learn each key code and put them in a file as the uutx needs
<command> <remote code string>

Created a batch file that parsed out 2 digit channels and fired off uutx twice if need be and tested it - worked great. I could enter change (my bat file name) 1 and the cable box would switch to channel 1 or change 17 and the bat file would send the code for 1 and then for 7 and the box would switch to channel 17

Thinking that I had made a breakthrough changed the channel changer option in gbpvr to use the exe changer and put in the parameter change.bat

Alas it doesn't work. For some reason gbpvr won't fire off the bat file when the channel needs to change. But there is light at the end of the tunnel - switched back to the USB-UIRT option and now it works! Maybe as sub notes in another thread, time to think about re-writing the whole USB-UIRT area to use the plugin architecture that now exists?

[rgann]

Was there ever a solution to this? I'm having the same problem under 99.05 with my new UIRT. Sometimes it says it learns the codes, but then it doesn't seem to transmit them correctly to the cable box. Other times, you click "new" under the UIRT plugin and it acts like you're pressing the button even though you aren't (as in the original poster's case). Any ideas?

[blader_se]

Sorry, no solution, but I have just successfully learned a new set of IR-codes from USB-UIRT with 99.05.

Other times, you click "new" under the UIRT plugin and it acts like you're pressing the button even though you aren't (as in the original poster's case). Any ideas?

Just to rule out IR-interference, have you tried putting the UIRT and remote under a thick blanket while learning codes?

What device are you trying to learn (perhaps someone who have the same device can give you the codes directly)?

[rgann]

ha, wow, that really makes a difference! It did learn the codes this time. It seems that as long as you unplug the UIRT and plug it back in, the problem with it acting like you pressed a button stops. Really weird, though. Thank you very much.