[mythtv-users] programming universal remote (OFA Kameleon)?

Jo Shields directhex at apebox.org
Sun Sep 4 21:24:37 UTC 2005


Craig Tinson wrote:

>
>>
>>
>> The Kameleon can either act as a learning remote (you press a button 
>> on an IR device, and assign that signal to a Kameleon button), or as 
>> an emulated remote, where it pretends to be another manufacturer's 
>> remote. The latter is achieved by holding the MAGIC button for a few 
>> seconds when in a given mode (e.g. TV mode, DVD mode), then pressing 
>> a code. In my case, SAT mode -> MAGIC 1300 gave a fairly featured 
>> remote control for some random set-top box. Some types of remote are 
>> easier to generate LIRC configs for than others, some are nigh on 
>> impossible. The @sat remote appears to map most (but not all) of the 
>> buttons on the Kameleon - the "xmode2" application reads from the 
>> LIRC device and shows the raw data received, so you can quickly see 
>> whether a button press is actually transmitting anything.
>>
>> You can then use either the irrecord app to generate a 
>> remote-specific lircd.conf config file, or use a pre-made config 
>> (there are many on the lirc webpage).
>>
>> As for getting LIRC itself up and running, that's very 
>> distribution-specific and accident-prone, so I can't recommend on 
>> that front
>>
> ok - am getting there (phew this is taking forever!)
>
> now I have the remote talking to the 250's reciever.
>
> could you post a copy of your lircd.conf file? it might make the rest 
> of this a little easier
>
> Thanks
>
> Craig
>
>
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# Please make this file available to others
# by sending it to <lirc at bartelmus.de>
#
# this config file was automatically generated
# using lirc-0.7.1pre2(any) on Fri Aug 12 19:55:24 2005
#
# contributed by directhex at apebox.org
#
# brand:                       One-For-All
# model no. of remote control: URC-8040
# devices being controlled by this remote: Emulating remote for @sat
#                                          OFA code: SAT 1300
# NOTE: Non-functional keys: RECORD, BACK, CHAPTER+, CHAPTER-
#

begin remote

  name  URC8040_SAT_1300
  bits           32
  flags SPACE_ENC|CONST_LENGTH
  eps            30
  aeps          100

  header       9014  4449
  one           585  1657
  zero          585   535
  ptrail        585
  repeat       9019  2220
  gap          108252
  toggle_bit      0


      begin codes
          BLUE                     0x0410D827
          RED                      0x041018E7
          GREEN                    0x04109867
          YELLOW                   0x041058A7
          STOP                     0x0410B24D
          FASTFORWARD              0x041052AD
          PLAY                     0x0410728D
          REWIND                   0x0410926D
          PAUSE                    0x0410C23D
          DOWN                     0x0410C837
          RIGHT                    0x04106897
          UP                       0x041048B7
          LEFT                     0x041028D7
          OK                       0x0410A857
          EXIT                     0x041008F7
          GUIDE                    0x0410B04F
          MENU                     0x04108877
          1                        0x041038C7
          2                        0x0410B847
          3                        0x04107887
          4                        0x041002FD
          5                        0x0410827D
          6                        0x041042BD
          7                        0x041022DD
          8                        0x0410A25D
          9                        0x0410629D
          0                        0x0410E21D
          INFO                     0x0410D827
          CH+                      0x0410609F
          CH-                      0x0410E01F
          VOL+                     0x041040BF
          VOL-                     0x0410C03F
          MUTE                     0x041020DF
          POWER                    0x041000FF
      end codes

end remote


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