2015-04-29, 19:12
hello, is there any remote for that pi that looks like the one from AFTV or Apple Tv? a few button / stylish one?
2015-04-29, 20:24
Use search. I have answered the same question yesterday.
2015-04-29, 20:59
Get anyone you like the look and feel of (any IR).
And get a Flirc receiver to do remote button to keyboard presses - I've played with many different remotes, they are all work more or less.
It's get them to play nice with Kodi that is the problem, and by far the simplest is using a Flirc.
And get a Flirc receiver to do remote button to keyboard presses - I've played with many different remotes, they are all work more or less.
It's get them to play nice with Kodi that is the problem, and by far the simplest is using a Flirc.
2015-04-29, 23:55
I 2nd that. Just got my flirc receiver. It work well
2015-04-30, 11:02
flirc receiver on amazon uk...20 pounds...it costs almost the same price of the Pi 
2015-04-30, 14:15
You can easily assemble IR receiver using the GPIO pins of the Pi. Then use any remote you already have to control it.
https://learn.adafruit.com/using-an-ir-r...r/overview
http://www.modmypi.com/blog/raspberry-pi...-receivers
https://learn.adafruit.com/using-an-ir-r...r/overview
http://www.modmypi.com/blog/raspberry-pi...-receivers
2015-04-30, 15:53
(2015-04-30, 14:15)baijuxavior Wrote: You can easily assemble IR receiver using the GPIO pins of the Pi. Then use any remote you already have to control it.
https://learn.adafruit.com/using-an-ir-r...r/overview
http://www.modmypi.com/blog/raspberry-pi...-receivers
This is definitely a good way to controll your Pi.
I did this for a few installations.
If you want a simple plug and play solution then I recommend using this remote.
It uses RF so it has very good reception.
I bought a few of them and am quite happy with them.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Arriv...92432.html
2015-05-01, 02:42
(2015-04-30, 11:02)wargo Wrote: flirc receiver on amazon uk...20 pounds...it costs almost the same price of the Pi
Flirc and any remote. The Flirc is worth it.. You can use any IR remote...
2015-05-01, 04:22
I haven't try this myself, but couldn't he also get a bluetooth dongle and just use one of the remotes he likes (AFTV or Apple Tv). I am able to pair my Fire TV stick remote with my Nexus 7 so I imagine it would be similar.
However, the Flirc has more flexibility. I have a Roku remote linked to the one I have.
However, the Flirc has more flexibility. I have a Roku remote linked to the one I have.
2015-05-01, 11:09
(2015-05-01, 02:42)BORIStheBLADE Wrote:(2015-04-30, 11:02)wargo Wrote: flirc receiver on amazon uk...20 pounds...it costs almost the same price of the Pi
Flirc and any remote. The Flirc is worth it.. You can use any IR remote...
The GPIO Tsop... is the EXACT same thing as the Flirc(for the Raspberry Pi). The installation is just sllightly different but there are many great tutorials and its well documented.
If you was using a chromebox then ofcourse you can't use TSOP... GPIO. but since the you can on the Pi it makes no sense what so ever to get flirc over the $2 solution you can buy of ebay. I did with mine and took about a week to arrive. And it makes sense to shop savily if your choosing the Pi. Also don't bother with buying from adafruit or modmypi, all they are, are the middlemen. have shopped of Ebay china and never had any problems
edit something like this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2Pcs-38-kHz-TS...2ee057cc95
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hot-40PCS-Dupo...43d0e1927e
then any ir remote will work. Even better is the fact that, you'll recieve 2 ir recievers so you basically got two solutions and use on 2 different Pi's.
Wargo buy those two items I and other members will be on hand for the installation (its basically a flirc
)
2015-05-01, 12:33
It's not quite a FLIRC - but in most situations will do the same thing.
The FLIRC emulates a USB keyboard and maps learned IR codes to key presses with a very user friendly front-end (the software runs on a Mac or a PC to configure the FLIRC). The GPIO TSOP solution, whilst offering similar learning functionality, requires a bit more 'under the bonnet/hood' tinkering and AIUI only works with LIRC-friendly apps?
For a low cost solution the GPIO / TSOP solution is great. For an easy solution the FLIRC is great.
Personally I run my Pis with a mix of RC6 Windows Media Center remotes (out of the box support in OpenElec - and a nice sensible number of buttons with sensible labels that map well to Kodi functions - and One4Alls etc. have MCE remote profiles as well) and have a Tivo Slide Pro (with the USB RF dongle) for a set-up that requires more text entry. For my Chromebox I mainly run with a PS3 Bluetooth Blu-ray remote as the Chromebox has integrated Bluetooth and so I avoid any need for USB dongles.
The Rosewill remote I have a couple of is similar to the one here ; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...0722KG3213 (I have the European version with coloured Fastext buttons) though I also have a few of the original MS designs too. (I have a number of Media Centers spread across a number of locations - some running Windows MCE for TV functionality)
The FLIRC emulates a USB keyboard and maps learned IR codes to key presses with a very user friendly front-end (the software runs on a Mac or a PC to configure the FLIRC). The GPIO TSOP solution, whilst offering similar learning functionality, requires a bit more 'under the bonnet/hood' tinkering and AIUI only works with LIRC-friendly apps?
For a low cost solution the GPIO / TSOP solution is great. For an easy solution the FLIRC is great.
Personally I run my Pis with a mix of RC6 Windows Media Center remotes (out of the box support in OpenElec - and a nice sensible number of buttons with sensible labels that map well to Kodi functions - and One4Alls etc. have MCE remote profiles as well) and have a Tivo Slide Pro (with the USB RF dongle) for a set-up that requires more text entry. For my Chromebox I mainly run with a PS3 Bluetooth Blu-ray remote as the Chromebox has integrated Bluetooth and so I avoid any need for USB dongles.
The Rosewill remote I have a couple of is similar to the one here ; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...0722KG3213 (I have the European version with coloured Fastext buttons) though I also have a few of the original MS designs too. (I have a number of Media Centers spread across a number of locations - some running Windows MCE for TV functionality)
2015-05-01, 12:48
(2015-05-01, 12:33)noggin Wrote: The GPIO TSOP solution, whilst offering similar learning functionality, requires a bit more 'under the bonnet/hood' tinkering and AIUI only works with LIRC-friendly apps?I'm not familiar with Flirc, but just looking at the device I assume it works like this
For a low cost solution the GPIO / TSOP solution is great. For an easy solution the FLIRC is great.
Flirc
attach to windows computer
using flirc software, press a button on remote, tell software what the button does, then hook up flirc with Pi and your done.
this is how I set my GPIO / TSOP
attach to correct gpios
run the lircd software thing (using another machine)
the software asks for button to be pressed then the name for the button
restart and done
you could create another file called lircmap.xml that basically tells kodi the action associated with the name of the button (but it has a default action anyway)
then just like flirc you can set up remote/keyboard.xml
the my solution works with the whole kodi system, I guess theres slightly more to do? but seriously its nothing and not limited to any app.noggin they are so cheap that I recommend you try to set one up, you'll be surprised, it really is just a flirc solution. its worth it, just for a challenge and to learn something new
2015-05-01, 20:26
How can you talk how flirc works compared to gpio receiver if you have not tried both
?
Flirc is much more user friendly and works oposite way as you said. In flirc program you pres the keyboard button that ir should simulate and record it. So no need for any mods to .xml. It is faster to configer and easier.
Besides flirc ir receptions is much better compared to tsop receiver.
I would say that gpio is the cheapst solution but is far not as good sa flirc. If you need ir receiver flirc is Ferrari and gpio is golf.
Rf remote is cheap and good to control it. The link is in this post.
?Flirc is much more user friendly and works oposite way as you said. In flirc program you pres the keyboard button that ir should simulate and record it. So no need for any mods to .xml. It is faster to configer and easier.
Besides flirc ir receptions is much better compared to tsop receiver.
I would say that gpio is the cheapst solution but is far not as good sa flirc. If you need ir receiver flirc is Ferrari and gpio is golf.
Rf remote is cheap and good to control it. The link is in this post.
