[mythtv-users] Recommended Remote Controls? Use any you want!

[Rob Comstock]

FYI I hacked together a small application that turns any remote
with enough buttons into a remote to control all your systems.
The application accepts remote codes via lirc and converts them
to control sequences that include combonations of X10 power
controller events, X11 user interface events, and transmission
of other IR remote codes. 

A simple config file defines this dancing. The util understands
"modes" where you can define an IR button on your remote
to be a "change mode to PVR" or change to DVD or whatever.

You get to define the actions that occur when you change modes
or just when any button is hit from within that mode. For example
on my system when its in mode OFF and I hit the button to put
it in mode PVR it turns on the stereo and sets the input to be
the aux (which is connected to my myth box). If I tell it to go
to mode DVD at that point it resets the stereo input to digital
and turns on the DVD player.  Going to VCR mode shuts off
DVD and turns on VCR, and so on. 

In PVR mode most of the buttons turn into X11 CurrentWindow
style commands appropriate for the Myth Frontend. In DVD mode
it accepts codes and turns them into IR commands appropriate
for the DVD player I have. 

This allows me to use a pretty simple remote to do it all. All the
other remotes sit in a closet. I use a cheapo Packard Bell remote
you can get online for about 10 bucks. It has really good range
too and has buttons that work well for must of my needs.

If anyone is interested in the code I can send the source. It is
not really polished and there is no documentation (well, there is
a little, I just typed it in this email ;-) and there seems to be an
issue of sending some IR codes out directly after receiving a
code -- I seem to have to add a delay to get my homebrew
IR receiver/xmitter to work right. 

Ciao

Rob



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Maro" <tony at maro.net>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Recommended Remote Controls?


> I highly recommend the cheap crap. ;-)  I got the $13 six in one "One 
> for All" remote at wallyworld.
> 
> http://www.ofausa.com/remote.php?type=URC%206012
> 
> It's the only budget remote I found that would handle my stereo as well. 
>   I've got lirc config files and recommended codes that you can use to 
> merge two of the functions together into one full-featured myth capable 
> device. (leaving 4 other functions for your TV, DVD, Stereo or whatever)
> 
> -Tony
> 
> 
>