[mythtv-users] Remote Suggestions

[Jerry]

On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 1:57 PM, Kirk Bocek <t004 at kbocek.com> wrote:

>
> Okay, I so don't understand what you mean by no Linux config. A couple of
> months ago I went through a completely failed attempt to get *two*
> different IR receivers working under Fedora and LIRC. One of them was even
> working previously under CentOS. Really frustrating. Alex L. the LIRC
> developer was even helping.
>
> Are there instructions somewhere on getting it working with Myth. No
> config? I assume keyboard emulation then. IRW output?
>
> $23 on Amazon.
>
> I assume I'll need a USB extender to move it around front of whatever
> device I have so it can receive IR signals. Receives RC-6?
>

I won't go into all the details, but there will be about a 10 minute
configuration to be done.  You get the FLIRC, a small USB dongle.  You plug
this into a Windows, Linux, or Mac machine and install the setup software.
You then basically choose the Keyboard Emulation option, or whatever it's
called, to send keyboard presses.  A big on screen keyboard pops up.  You
make a virtual keyboard combination for each separate command you want to
perform in Mythtv.  You can use https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Keybindings to
use the default keybindings, using the simple set of commands and expanding
to add the other commands to suit you.  You click the virtual keys on the
screen and select a button on your remote to match for each one.  It's a
little tedious but it's very easy to do.  I don't even think you use your
keyboard doing this -- it's all with the mouse (click CTRL, click ALT,
click T (for example)).

After that, it's programmed.  You can save the configuration for later on
the computer you set it up on if you want to restore it later.  Plug the
FLIRC into your Mythtv frontend machine and that's it -- it emulates a
keyboard.  So you hit a button that you programmed on your remote and it
receives the signal and sends the key presses.  I suppose you might need a
USB extender cable if your machine is out of sight.  You won't have to deal
with irw.  FLIRC does all that by itself internally.

Sorry if that was too simple, but it really is that simple.  Complex
configurations might not be possible, but a working one should be.  Two
different programs -- like Kodi called from Mythfrontend -- I suppose that
could be possible (good luck).  RC-6, I'm fairly certain that is the
regular standard and works as expected but I'm not an infrared specialist.
It has worked with every remote I've tried.  Check on Amazon, there are a
zillion reviews on there.

You will go further with LIRC if you can get that all figured out.  LIRC is
great and that's what I usually use -- I'm lucky in that my configuration
is straightforward.  FLIRC is a simpler yet beautiful device that you can
probably live with.  I have it on a Raspberry Pi and it works great.  You
could plug it into any computer or even a Fire TV and execute keyboard
commands with it.  It's versatile.

Good luck with everything,
Jerry
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