[mythtv-users] ECS LIVA Frontend

[Mike Perkins]

On 07/10/15 18:14, Tom Bongiorno wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 1:04 PM, Kirk Bocek <t004 at kbocek.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On 10/7/2015 10:00 AM, Tom Bongiorno wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> It does not use LIRC. It looks like a keyboard to the computer. There is
>>> a program that you run on Linux, Windows, or Mac to map your remote's IR
>>> codes to keyboard keys. It is extremely easy to program. The process is
>>> similar to a learning universal remote.
>>>
>>>
>> Can it use third-party, generic programmable IR remotes such as the ones
>> recently put forward here? Is that what this program does?
>>
>
> The flirc receiver does not care what remote you use. Here is a picture of
> the programming app:
>
> https://flirc.tv/image/catalog/keyboardDeluxepopUp.jpg
>
> The programming, or pairing as they call it, goes like this:
> 1) plug receiver
> 2) click the 'M' key on the virtual keyboard in the app
> 3) press the "Menu" button on your favorite remote
> 4) repeats steps 2 & 3 for every key/button combo you want to program
>
> Now every time you press the "Menu" button on your favorite remote, the
> computer and MythTV frontend software think that you pressed the 'M' key on
> a real keyboard. The same goes for all the key/button combos that you
> programmed.
>
Of course that receiver is expecting some kind of input code from the remote. If you are using 
something like a Harmony remote, which is itself programmable, you will have to choose a suitable 
codeset to send to the receiver, one that includes /all/ the codes you wish to send.

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Mike Perkins