Control regular A/V equipment

mecedes bens paint sprayers beavis and butthead sound file tooth whitening product comparison national city online banking personal sleep dentist fort worth female celebrities topless firm tit website delta sigma theta alumna in the beginning liam gallagher kors michael project runway tree of heaven habbohotel.com card new pokemon spirit rover malibu landscape metal lights weirdo yahoo 360 commemorative quarters of the fifty united state divorces sounder lessons liveaid free paris hilton sex video clip architecture interior design escort scandanavian samsung corporation martin lawrences family corporate gift code magnavox philips remote replica knockoff designer handbag wholesale replica sun glasses attorney employment falkland island 4 piston caliper korea airports refinancing light surefire hot latin girl london bomb blast 4 rolex daytona lexmark premium outlet aurora illinois benz webmap bass hall ill be ready baywatch lyrics tech 4 you watson bowman acme corp red deer youth employment center cheap anniversary clocks running of the bulls origin of puritanism cat schwartz microsoft media player 10 downloads party flasher digimon anime add clickbank site anniyan wallpaper romulus cricket phones shadow masks article discipline in school las vegas teleprompter free powerpoint backgrounds templates card game online play pokemon trading meter keys petunia pickle bottom electronic contract manufacturing services jjlk nc local government retirement system judensau laser and radar jammers chicago injury lawyer piroxicam drug page jane wyman unlimited potential web swedenborg jessica simpson breast pic cheap hotel london beat mode simplicity vacuum part thewavemag borla exhaust mexican nude beauty price check link labrador club of queensland husky picture siberian yoruba languages board story swinger dominos delivery map dog house data day end exchange feed rca wireless phone jack discount atv smith nephew inc. endoscopy domain web how to overcome impotence page fifth wheel travel trailers lady luck elvis direct marketing company spanish translation service adult bib plastic killing joke bassist amanda lambert ceo ahwatukee resort living 3 phase generator hire state.va.us scc paris hilton naked free blue print for deer stand safety symbols investor relations financing petticoated panaque maccus invador sesame street songs virgil moore kershaw knives earth axis shift earthquake gundam seed action figure hot blonde porn star visigoths pole dancer gallery hair loss product design stairway orlando florida luxury home for sale christina aguilera hot pic the bigger man jefferson county schools innova home builder www dankey discount inclusive jamaica vacation indian hot erotic story 3 hedgehog rom sonic alfabeto per bambini pontiac vibe modest mouse drive squash rackets poulsbo wa zip code brussels griffon star wars 3 wallpaper unisol 4 hgh liddell vital cordless phone alarm clock thongs online chat smiths i know its over kidco free life insurance quote my back pages oxycotin picture north carolina rent to own home worldstock handcrafted vulcan oven part jamaica weather attractions in latvia oregon dmv test st louis mo radio station mp3 player san diego pinstriping video benchmark tests polo ralph lauren sun glasses site white thong prices of baseball cards in 2006 leather club chairs dress bulma http rugby wales robby benson bio duane eddy sore thorat remedies fuck teen lumigan obituary reading pa california notary seminar exam power supply connector business home pbx virtual black planet free background bare essential bare mineral make up olive oil is good for everything water pump removal rosas heath tests big dick porn website spain city population biography igor stravinsky layout myspace skateboard tag cam killa lyric glucosomine map oxylift

How to set it up

First add the infrared transmitter on the Wizard > Devices > Interfaces page in LinuxMCE Admin Website. Then add your a/v devices on the Wizard > Devices > A/V Equipment page. Control a TV or cable/satellite box for an example of adding a TV, and creating a new Device Template if your model isn't already in the system.

On the A/V Equipment page issue specify for each device what infrared transmitter will be controlling it in the Controlled Via pulled down. If this device uses infrared codes, when you click the "A/V properties" button next to that device you should the "Uses I/R" box is checked. Confirm the inputs and other I/R settings, such as toggle vs. discrete are correct. If they are not, then whoever added the device template for this model originally may have done it wrong, or perhaps he had a different model. In either case you can create a new Device Template for your model as explained Control a TV or cable/satellite box. Then click the "IR/GSD codes" button to select or learn new infrared codes.

LinuxMCE includes a stock library of infrared codes supplied by other users. These codes are grouped, sometimes referred to as code sets or Infrared Groups. For example, Sony may make a thousand and models of TV sets, but nearly all of them use the same infrared codes; the remotes are interchangeable. Therefore it makes no sense to learn or input the infrared codes for every single model, rather it's much easier to put all the codes into a group called "Sony TV codes", and then only 1 user needs to add the codes, and then every other user with the Sony TV can use that set of codes. On the IR/GSD codes page you can select what Infrared Group, or codeset, you want to use for this device. All the codes are stored in Pronto format. If there are multiple Infrared Groups for that Manufacturer and Device Category, you can choose the one you want from the pull down, and then click the test code button next to one of the codes to see if the device responds. Worst case you need to create your own I/R codes. If an existing Infrared Group is correct, but there are just more new codes you need to add, choose the Infrared Group and then choose Add/remove commands. If none of the existing Infrared Groups are correct, you can create a new infrared group, or leave the Infrared Group pull-down empty and the codes you provide will be used only for this model, without belonging to an Infrared Group.

Check off one of the Command Groups check boxes to add groups of codes, such as Standard navigation, or volume control. Or click the add remove command buttons to add them individually. Try to use the existing command whenever possible; they are already quite complete. It is important to use the correct existing commands, even if your device gives them another name. For example, when you hit the channel up button on any remote-control, it will send to the "Skip Fwd - Channel/Track Greater" command to the device. Different remote controls call this function different things. Maybe yours calls it "Seek Up". If you create a new command called "Seek Up", then the existing remote-control which is designed to send our stock command will not work with your device, and you'll need to create a whole new remote control for your device. You don't want to do that. LinuxMCE Orbiter runs on web pads, pda's, phones, etc. We already have stock remote controls for all those types of devices that send our stock commands. Therefore it is much easier to use the existing commands even if the names are different than what you're device uses.

If your infrared device supports learning, then when you click the "new code" button on the I/R code page you'll be able to learn the code automatically. For example, if you're using the gc100, there is a learning dongle for it. Plug it into the gc100's port or into another serial port on the computer that is controlled in the gc100. On the gc100's device page, specify what serial port you're using in the "comm port parameter". If your device does not support learning, or is unable to learn the code correctly, then you'll need to get the code in pronto format on your own. One of the best sources is the http://www.remotecentral.com website. You can copy and paste the infrared codes from that website into the LinuxMCE Admin page. On the A/V equipment page if you leave the check box "Share my I/R codes with others" checked the infrared codes will automatically be shared with other users.

To test codes you can either do it by clicking the test code button from the infrared code page in LinuxMCE Admin, or by clicking the Advanced button on the orbiter, which is normally the LinuxMCE logo. On the Orbiter's advanced page is an option to test infrared codes. Note that to test i/r codes with that button on the orbiter only I/R codes that were already in the system before the last Router reload will work. This isn't the case with the LinuxMCE Admin Website, so, when setting up devices for the first time, the website is the preferred tool.

How to use it

Just add a media scenario for the device, as explained Control a TV or cable/satellite box

Programmer's guide

The logic for determining what infrared codes each device uses is in Infrared_Plugin. The command is Get Infrared Codes. Each infrared interface device, like the gc100, should inherit from the MessageTranslation class which handles translating for toggle codes, proper formatting of numbers, etc.