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Has anyone used Startech USB to Serial cable (ICUSB232) to control DIRECTV Receiver?

yanbinyanbin Posts: 86
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Has anyone used Startech USB to Serial cable (ICUSB232) to control DIRECTV Receiver? and How is it?

Thanks,

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    PyroGuyPyroGuy Posts: 121
    I haven't used it for the DT RX, but it has worked fine with a couple of other devices. Make sure you download the newest driver from their site - the driver that comes with the unit isn't great.
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    John NagyJohn Nagy Posts: 1,734
    PyroGuy wrote: »
    I haven't used it for the DT RX, but it has worked fine with a couple of other devices. Make sure you download the newest driver from their site - the driver that comes with the unit isn't great.

    Where would you plan to load that driver, into the DT box or into the NetLinx?
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    PyroGuyPyroGuy Posts: 121
    My bad - I was thinking of the PC end (i.e. programming laptop for testing). All I know is that I had issues with it, as supplied. I don't know how the Netlinx would deal with it - that is something I haven't tried - sorry for the misunderstanding. All I know is that the unit, as delivered, needed some help (new driver)
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    DHawthorneDHawthorne Posts: 4,584
    The doc from DirecTV that I saw specified what adapters would work ... but it's at least two years old. If you could put your hands on a current one, it should show what models are supported. My guess would be they only have internal drivers for a specific chip set, and any adapter based on those chips would work.
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    yanbinyanbin Posts: 86
    I used to use iogear USB to Serial cable for directv receivers, but I have to order them and will take at least a week to get them this time, that is why I try to use startech instead of iogear, but I don't have the DTV receiver to test it. any other brand I can use for DTV receiver? Thanks.
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    yanbinyanbin Posts: 86
    I just called the startech tech support, they told me this cable uses Prolific PL2303 Chipset, should it work?
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    DHawthorneDHawthorne Posts: 4,584
    The DirecTV doc I have only says an adapter with a USB vendor ID of 0x067B or USB product ID of 0x2303. That includes the IOGear GUC232A, ATEN UC-232A and BAFO BF-810. Someone with a more current doc might be able to be more helpful.
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    AuserAuser Posts: 506
    DHawthorne wrote: »
    The DirecTV doc I have only says an adapter with a USB vendor ID of 0x067B or USB product ID of 0x2303.

    There are various utilities out there that will show you the VID/PID of USB devices attached to your computer. The first one that a google search turned up was http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html.

    If you plug the adaptor in question into your computer and fire up that utility, you should be able to determine whether it's likely to work.
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