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UPDATE: Thank you for your interest in our beta test. The beta-test is currently in progress, June 2008 and no more beta-units are available however you may pre-order CommandIR II which will ship at the end of the beta-testing, ETA June 23-27th 2008.
 CommandIR II with 4 Emitters and External Receiver Beta test our upcoming CommandIR II, a integrated multi-blasting transceiver only for Linux. Not familar with CommandIR? It takes time for plug-and-play support to get into mainstream Linux and MythTV distributions after the hardware's ready to roll. So if you're Linux-savvy and want to get the next generation CommandIR before everyone else, why not beta-test for us?
Why Beta Test?
- Get all the benefits of the new CommandIR without waiting for the public release
- Take advantage of our hardware subsidy
- Keep your hardware - easy to install when the next MythTV distro's are released
What's Required from Beta-Testers- Run through the CommandIR Functionality Checklist (as applicable to you)
- At least 1 emitter must be used
- Let us know what makes/models of remotes & devices you're testing with
- Let us know any problems you have
- Let us know any improvements you would like to see (optional)
- Joining the beta-test email list (unsubscribe anytime)
- Testing should be completed within two weeks of receiving new CommandIR
In Case of Hardware ChangeWhile we have extensively tested the hardware and firmware of the next generation CommandIR in-house and with alpha-testing are confident in its finalization, in the event that beta testing leads to late-stage hardware or firmware changes then we will replace your Beta CommandIR for the cost of shipping. Next Generation CommandIR Functionality Checklist- USB detected (lsusb)
- LIRC driver detects (irw shows "CommandIR Ready")
- Internal Receiver Test: CommandIR detects your standard remote (Hauppauge, MCE, etc)
- External Receiver Test (optional): CommandIR uses your external receiver to detect standard remotes
- Basic Control Test: CommandIR controls devices on each channel: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Torture Control Test: Run a script that queues 10 signals for transmitting in parallel on each channel
- LED Test: Use 'irsend' to set CommandIR red/green LEDs to on/off/blink/blink2
- Jack Sensing Test: CommandIR correctly triggers LIRC events when IR emitters are plugged-in and unplugged (irw shows "Jack-1-Unplugged" etc)
Availability Beta-Testers have 9 days to order beta hardware (subject to availability) from May 26rd-June 3th/08.
New CommandIRs will only be shipped on Tuesday June 3rd and Wednesday June 4th/08.
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