Remote Control Support

[tsuki_chama]

Just checking, is the infra-red port on the fit-PC2 supported by default on Ubuntu 8.04, or are additional drivers required? Should it work normally with LIRC?

[irads]

IR is not supported yet in Linux, only in Windows. We are working on Linux support.

[tisoft_media]

Can you say what kind of inrared port that is? like how is it connected, what chip...

[prj]

The driver is named avr309 so that is a good hint.
Take a look at http://www.atmel.com/dyn/resources/prod ... oc2556.pdf

So it's a small AVR microcontroller with a firmware that converts serial RS232 to USB. Hence the IR device should be visible when doing lsusb.

I've found references to IgorPlug inside the windows driver so that is the firmware we're dealing with.

[tisoft_media]

I have it working under ubuntu

Will post the solution, but i am on the run right now, so will do it later.

[teetee1]

I have it working under ubuntu

Will post the solution, but i am on the run right now, so will do it later.

Please do. I am also working on getting Logitech harmony 880 remote control working for this box by using concordance and congruity but the driver installation was tricky for me.

[tisoft_media]

I have uploaded an updated lirc-module-sources here:

https://launchpad.net/%7Emarkus-tisoft/+archive/fit-pc2