User:Vblok - Revision history

Vblok at 21:06, 12 April 2009

2009-04-12T21:06:32Z

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	~~<p>Here i will document my journey as i start to use LinuxMCE to automate my new house. I hope this will help other users to build their system.</p>~~

			Here i will document my journey as i start to use LinuxMCE to automate my new house. I hope this will help other users to build their system.

			'''060309''' (d-m-y)

	~~<b>060309</b> (d-m-y)<br>~~
	Made my first purchase at zwave4u.com:		Made my first purchase at zwave4u.com:
	:- 1x tricklestar usb adapter for my core (a test pc atm)
	:- 1x tricklestar remote control to use as SIS for adding devices to the z-wave network		: - 1x tricklestar usb adapter for my core (a test pc atm)
			: - 1x tricklestar remote control to use as SIS for adding devices to the z-wave network

	and at lichtchef.de: (good experience so far)		and at lichtchef.de: (good experience so far)
	:- 1x Merten 508519
	:- 1x Merten 508619		: - 1x Merten 508519
			: - 1x Merten 508619

	I am going to test these devices when they arrive, this will enable me to learn more about z-wave and mce.		I am going to test these devices when they arrive, this will enable me to learn more about z-wave and mce.

	~~<b>~~110309~~</b><br>~~		'''110309'''
	Purchased an Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-4000 at www.informatique.nl. I will use this to test analog cable, analog A/V and possibly sattelite reception. This will also allow me to check out MythTV and/or VDR. I will also try to make the EPG work for the Netherlands.~~<br>~~
			Purchased an Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-4000 at www.informatique.nl. I will use this to test analog cable, analog A/V and possibly sattelite reception. This will also allow me to check out MythTV and/or VDR. I will also try to make the EPG work for the Netherlands.

	I am also looking to purchase an USB-UIRT to control my equipment, but these are hard to come by in the Netherlands.		I am also looking to purchase an USB-UIRT to control my equipment, but these are hard to come by in the Netherlands.
	~~<br><i>By the way</i>: the lichtchef.de Merten stuff is on it's way from Germany!~~

	~~<p>~~When all devices above are in my posession i think i will have enough to make a realistic test setup with LinxMCE.~~</p>~~		''By the way'': the lichtchef.de Merten stuff is on it's way from Germany!

			When all devices above are in my posession i think i will have enough to make a realistic test setup with LinxMCE.

			'''280309'''

	~~<b>280309</b><br>~~
	Purchased a USB-UIRT at usbuirt.com for $55,-		Purchased a USB-UIRT at usbuirt.com for $55,-
	I also received my order from zwave4u.com and the Hauppauge card.		I also received my order from zwave4u.com and the Hauppauge card.
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	Next i will make a test setup with a satellite dish and connect it to my Hauppauge card to see if i can make it work in combination with VDR. I will also try to get a test MD to connect to my TV so i can make use of the USBUIRT to control my TV and receiver.		Next i will make a test setup with a satellite dish and connect it to my Hauppauge card to see if i can make it work in combination with VDR. I will also try to get a test MD to connect to my TV so i can make use of the USBUIRT to control my TV and receiver.

	~~<b>~~100409~~</b><br>~~		'''100409'''
	Received the UIRT and it worked as advertised: plug and play! Only thing was that i had to make a template for the remote control of my HVR-4000 remote, but this is documented in this wiki very nicely. Most buttons seem to work now, but i am still trying to understand how buttons are translated to VDR usage for example (not everything works).~~<br><br>~~
	I also finally managed to get my satellite setup running. For about a week i was thinking that the hauppauge card wasn't detected because i got no channels when scanning with "scan" and kaffeine. After a brainwave i realised that maybe the dish receiver was pointed to the wrong sattelite - and it was! All this time it was pointed to Astra 2 in stead of Astra 1 and this caused tuning to fail... After a quick re-alignment everything just worked and i had my own "wow" moment when kaffeine and VDR showed all those FTA channels!~~<br>~~		Received the UIRT and it worked as advertised: plug and play! Only thing was that i had to make a template for the remote control of my HVR-4000 remote, but this is documented in this wiki very nicely. Most buttons seem to work now, but i am still trying to understand how buttons are translated to VDR usage for example (not everything works).
	I am however still unsure about the stability of the setup because VDR had quite a few lockups, but i will investigate further. I also would like to add plugins to VDR, but this seems to be unpossible by means of apt, so i will have to compile as documented in the forum.~~<br>~~
			I also finally managed to get my satellite setup running. For about a week i was thinking that the hauppauge card wasn't detected because i got no channels when scanning with "scan" and kaffeine. After a brainwave i realised that maybe the dish receiver was pointed to the wrong sattelite - and it was! All this time it was pointed to Astra 2 in stead of Astra 1 and this caused tuning to fail... After a quick re-alignment everything just worked and i had my own "wow" moment when kaffeine and VDR showed all those FTA channels!

			I am however still unsure about the stability of the setup because VDR had quite a few lockups, but i will investigate further. I also would like to add plugins to VDR, but this seems to be unpossible by means of apt, so i will have to compile as documented in the forum.

	I will also start a search for a compatible cardreader for a CAM/CI interface so i can watch and record encrypted channels in VDR.		I will also start a search for a compatible cardreader for a CAM/CI interface so i can watch and record encrypted channels in VDR.

Vblok: new update after testing USB-UIRT and HVR-4000

2009-04-10T19:35:38Z

new update after testing USB-UIRT and HVR-4000

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	I can control these devices perfectly and i'm very happy with the result so far.		I can control these devices perfectly and i'm very happy with the result so far.
	Next i will make a test setup with a satellite dish and connect it to my Hauppauge card to see if i can make it work in combination with VDR. I will also try to get a test MD to connect to my TV so i can make use of the USBUIRT to control my TV and receiver.		Next i will make a test setup with a satellite dish and connect it to my Hauppauge card to see if i can make it work in combination with VDR. I will also try to get a test MD to connect to my TV so i can make use of the USBUIRT to control my TV and receiver.

			<b>100409</b><br>
			Received the UIRT and it worked as advertised: plug and play! Only thing was that i had to make a template for the remote control of my HVR-4000 remote, but this is documented in this wiki very nicely. Most buttons seem to work now, but i am still trying to understand how buttons are translated to VDR usage for example (not everything works).<br><br>
			I also finally managed to get my satellite setup running. For about a week i was thinking that the hauppauge card wasn't detected because i got no channels when scanning with "scan" and kaffeine. After a brainwave i realised that maybe the dish receiver was pointed to the wrong sattelite - and it was! All this time it was pointed to Astra 2 in stead of Astra 1 and this caused tuning to fail... After a quick re-alignment everything just worked and i had my own "wow" moment when kaffeine and VDR showed all those FTA channels!<br>
			I am however still unsure about the stability of the setup because VDR had quite a few lockups, but i will investigate further. I also would like to add plugins to VDR, but this seems to be unpossible by means of apt, so i will have to compile as documented in the forum.<br>
			I will also start a search for a compatible cardreader for a CAM/CI interface so i can watch and record encrypted channels in VDR.

Vblok at 13:29, 28 March 2009

2009-03-28T13:29:23Z

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	<p>When all devices above are in my posession i think i will have enough to make a realistic test setup with LinxMCE.</p>		<p>When all devices above are in my posession i think i will have enough to make a realistic test setup with LinxMCE.</p>

			<b>280309</b><br>
			Purchased a USB-UIRT at usbuirt.com for $55,-
			I also received my order from zwave4u.com and the Hauppauge card.
			I made a test setup with the new zwave driver in a 0710 setup and it detected the tricklestar usb adapter! I used the tricklestar RC to add the two Merten devices into my zwave network and they also appeared in the lmce admin interface!
			I can control these devices perfectly and i'm very happy with the result so far.
			Next i will make a test setup with a satellite dish and connect it to my Hauppauge card to see if i can make it work in combination with VDR. I will also try to get a test MD to connect to my TV so i can make use of the USBUIRT to control my TV and receiver.

Vblok at 20:39, 11 March 2009

2009-03-11T20:39:00Z

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	:- 1x tricklestar remote control to use as SIS for adding devices to the z-wave network		:- 1x tricklestar remote control to use as SIS for adding devices to the z-wave network

	and at lichtchef.de:		and at lichtchef.de: (good experience so far)
	:- 1x Merten 508519		:- 1x Merten 508519
	:- 1x Merten 508619		:- 1x Merten 508619

	I am going to test these devices when they arrive, this will enable me to learn more about z-wave and mce.		I am going to test these devices when they arrive, this will enable me to learn more about z-wave and mce.

			<b>110309</b><br>
			Purchased an Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-4000 at www.informatique.nl. I will use this to test analog cable, analog A/V and possibly sattelite reception. This will also allow me to check out MythTV and/or VDR. I will also try to make the EPG work for the Netherlands.<br>
			I am also looking to purchase an USB-UIRT to control my equipment, but these are hard to come by in the Netherlands.
			<br><i>By the way</i>: the lichtchef.de Merten stuff is on it's way from Germany!

			<p>When all devices above are in my posession i think i will have enough to make a realistic test setup with LinxMCE.</p>

Vblok at 20:15, 6 March 2009

2009-03-06T20:15:50Z

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	060309 (d-m-y)<br>		<b>060309</b> (d-m-y)<br>
	Made my first purchase at zwave4u.com:		Made my first purchase at zwave4u.com:
	:- 1x tricklestar usb adapter for my core (a test pc atm)		:- 1x tricklestar usb adapter for my core (a test pc atm)
	:- 1x tricklestar remote control to use as SIS for adding devices to the z-wave network		:- 1x tricklestar remote control to use as SIS for adding devices to the z-wave network

	I am going to test these devices ~~together with some Merten z-wave devices which i will buy next. This~~ will enable me to learn more about z-wave and mce.		and at lichtchef.de:
			:- 1x Merten 508519
			:- 1x Merten 508619

			I am going to test these devices when they arrive, this will enable me to learn more about z-wave and mce.

Vblok at 19:28, 6 March 2009

2009-03-06T19:28:18Z

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	Here i will document my journey as i start to use LinuxMCE to automate my new house. I hope this will help other users to build their system.		<p>Here i will document my journey as i start to use LinuxMCE to automate my new house. I hope this will help other users to build their system.</p>


	060309 (d-m-y)		060309 (d-m-y)<br>
	Made my first purchase at zwave4u.com:		Made my first purchase at zwave4u.com:
	- 1x tricklestar usb adapter for my core (a test pc atm)		:- 1x tricklestar usb adapter for my core (a test pc atm)
	- 1x tricklestar remote control to use as SIS for adding devices to the z-wave network		:- 1x tricklestar remote control to use as SIS for adding devices to the z-wave network

	I am going to test these devices together with some Merten z-wave devices which i will buy next. This will enable me to learn more about z-wave and mce.		I am going to test these devices together with some Merten z-wave devices which i will buy next. This will enable me to learn more about z-wave and mce.

Vblok: New page: category:User Setups Here i will document my journey as i start to use LinuxMCE to automate my new house. I hope this will help other users to build their system. 060309 (d-m-y) Made...

2009-03-06T19:23:06Z

New page: category:User Setups Here i will document my journey as i start to use LinuxMCE to automate my new house. I hope this will help other users to build their system. 060309 (d-m-y) Made...

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[[category:User Setups]]
Here i will document my journey as i start to use LinuxMCE to automate my new house. I hope this will help other users to build their system.

060309 (d-m-y)
Made my first purchase at zwave4u.com:
- 1x tricklestar usb adapter for my core (a test pc atm)
- 1x tricklestar remote control to use as SIS for adding devices to the z-wave network

I am going to test these devices together with some Merten z-wave devices which i will buy next. This will enable me to learn more about z-wave and mce.