lirc and usb>serial converter
 

A while ago I build an IR reciever following the guide on the website:
http://lnx.manoweb.com/lirc/?partTyp...e=introduction

But I was still using windows back then, and I had a serial port on my computer, so using winLirc I setup everything using COM1. However I'm now on my next computer and I have linux.

I have no serial port now, but I do usefully have a usb to serial converter, so I've plugged that in, and plugged my IR reciever into the converter. However when I setup Lirc I don't know which port to select (choice of COM1 to COM4 or other)

lsusb gives:
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 067b:2303 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2303 Serial Port

Is there a way I can set this usb to serial converter to appear as COM1? or does anyone know quite what I'm doing wrong. Thanks in advance for any help.

linux serial port device IDs are ttySx (where x starts at 0) so COM1 is the same as ttyS0. USB serial adapter device IDs are ttyUSBx.

However, according to the lirc FAQ it does not appear to work.
http://www.lirc.org/faq.html

Here is another idea.
http://usbirboy.sourceforge.net/

ah cool, thanks for that link. I'll check it out and see what I can do :)

would a serial port pci card solve these problems?

Yes since it would be a real hardware device.

awesome thanks, gonna buy one now :)

SUCCESS with pinnacle and usb->serial
 

Using a Pinnacle TV remote, pinnacle tv receiver on a serial port header, and a cheap pl2303 usb-to-serial adapter, I can now do lirc.

From the command line (as root) do:

lircd -n -H pinsys -d /dev/ttyUSB1

or in /etc/lirc/hardware.conf set these fields:

REMOTE_DRIVER="pinsys"
REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/ttyUSB1"
REMOTE_SOCKET=""
REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="pinnacle_systems/lircd.conf.pctv"
LOAD_MODULES="false"

and then run
/etc/init.d/lirc start

Matti