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Hi, I just spend some hours to configure my system to get my Philips remote to work with xbmc through lirc, and when I was on it i manage to setup the IR blaster to control the surround system. I did this because my mce-remotes batteries died, and I was to lacy to buy new.
I know this may be the worst written guide ever, but I'm going to rewrite it with better step when I have time!
(I'm running xbmcbuntu)

Philips remote

Sony remote

Mce-transceiver

IR-cables to the mce, used for ir-blast (plugged into the mce-transceiver)

If you have some tips to do some better configs please comment!

Soo
First of all I tested alla buttons on the Philips remote to se which didn't "do anything" when i was on the HDMI channel. This to know which I could use to control xbmc.

Then started record my Philips-tv-remote, and Sony-Surround-remote (IF you don't want to ir-blast don't do anything that i show with the Sony-Remote).
used parts of this guide, with some small configurations: http://alexba.in/blog/2013/01/06/setting...spberrypi/
Either take a keyboard to your xbmcbuntu pc and press "CTRL+ALT+F1" or use ssh (I recommend ssh)

On all code be root/sudo

Code:
sudo -s

#enter password

Code:
# Make a backup of the original lircd.conf file

sudo mv /etc/lirc/lircd.conf /etc/lirc/lircd_original.conf

# Stop lirc to free up /dev/lirc0

sudo /etc/init.d/lirc stop

# Create a new remote control configuration file (One for philips) RECORD ALL YOUR BUTTONS (you'll need it later)

irrecord -d /dev/lirc0 ~/lircd.conf

# Create a new remote control configuration file (One for sony) (SKIP IF NO IR-BLASTER)

irrecord -d /dev/lirc0 ~/sony.conf

#then i put both remotes in the ~/lircd.conf  (SKIP IF NO IR-BLASTER)

nano ~/lircd.conf

#copy the sony.conf lines into this also  (SKIP IF NO IR-BLASTER)

#and renamed the name, 

#from: 

name /home..... 

#to: 

name Philips

#and the same for sony (see below)

# Copy over your new configuration file

sudo cp ~/lircd.conf /etc/lirc/lircd.conf

NOTE: Sometimes when you do the irrecord it's dosen't work, so i re-did it until it worked (READ THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN)

My /etc/lircd.conf file

Code:
begin remote

  name  Philips

  bits            8

  flags RC6|CONST_LENGTH

  eps            30

  aeps          100

  header       2737   853

  one           469   409

  zero          469   409

  pre_data_bits   13

  pre_data       0xEFF

  gap          106679

  toggle_bit_mask 0x10000

  rc6_mask    0x10000

      begin codes

          KEY_STOP                 0xCE

          KEY_PAUSE                0xCF

          KEY_REWIND               0xD4

          KEY_PLAY                 0xD3

          KEY_FORWARD              0xD7

          KEY_FIND                 0x33

          KEY_UP                   0xA7

          KEY_OK                   0xA3

          KEY_DOWN                 0xA6

          KEY_LEFT                 0xA5

          KEY_RIGHT                0xA4

          KEY_CHANNELDOWN          0xB2

          KEY_CHANNELUP            0xB3

          KEY_EXIT                 0x0EFFF5

          KEY_VOLUMEUP             0xEF

          KEY_VOLUMEDOWN           0xEE

          KEY_MUTE                 0xF2

          KEY_1                    0xFE

          KEY_2                    0xFD

          KEY_3                    0xFC

          KEY_4                    0xFB

          KEY_5                    0xFA

          KEY_6                    0xF9

          KEY_7                    0xF8

          KEY_8                    0xF7

          KEY_9                    0xF6

          KEY_0                    0xFF

          KEY_SUBTITLE             0xB4

          KEY_TEXT                 0xC3

          KEY_BLUE                 0x0EFF8F

          KEY_SWITCHVIDEOMODE      0x0EFFC7

          KEY_GREEN                0x91

          KEY_RED                  0x92

          KEY_YELLOW               0x90

          KEY_HOME                 0xAB

          KEY_A                    0x6F

          KEY_O                    0xBF

      end codes

end remote

begin remote

  name  Sony

  bits            7

  flags SPACE_ENC|CONST_LENGTH

  eps            30

  aeps          100

  header       2406   570

  one          1210   580

  zero          612   580

  post_data_bits  8

  post_data      0xA

  gap          44575

  min_repeat      2

#  suppress_repeat 2

#  uncomment to suppress unwanted repeats

  toggle_bit_mask 0x0

      begin codes

          KEY_POWER                0x54

          KEY_MUTE                 0x14

          KEY_VOLUMEUP             0x24

          KEY_VOLUMEDOWN           0x64

      end codes

end remote

Then to get it working with xbmc you have to config Lircmap.xml and remote.xml

DO NOT PUT BUTTONS IN THE Lircmap.xml FILE THAT DO SOMETHING TO THE TV AS "SOURCE, OPTIONS. etc"
first Lircmap.xml, put this in your file, and remove/add keys you prefer.

Code:
nano ~/.xbmc/userdate/Lircmap.xml

Code:
<lircmap>

  <remote device="Philips">

    <play>KEY_PLAY</play>

    <pause>KEY_PAUSE</pause>

    <stop>KEY_STOP</stop>

    <forward>KEY_FORWARD</forward>

    <reverse>KEY_REWIND</reverse>

    <left>KEY_LEFT</left>

    <right>KEY_RIGHT</right>

    <up>KEY_UP</up>

    <down>KEY_DOWN</down>

    <select>KEY_OK</select>

    <back>KEY_EXIT</back>

    <one>KEY_1</one>

    <two>KEY_2</two>

    <three>KEY_3</three>

    <four>KEY_4</four>

    <five>KEY_5</five>

    <six>KEY_6</six>

    <seven>KEY_7</seven>

    <eight>KEY_8</eight>

    <nine>KEY_9</nine>

    <zero>KEY_0</zero>

    <subtitle>KEY_SUBTITLE</subtitle>

    <obc1>KEY_FIND</obc1>

    <obc2>KEY_TEXT</obc2>

  </remote>

</lircmap>

then remote.xml

Code:
nano ~/.xbmc/userdata/keymaps/remote.xml

Code:
<keymap>

<global>

  <remote>

   <obc1>RunScript(script.xbmc.subtitles)</obc1>

   <obc2>Info</obc2>

</remote>

</global>

</keymap>

I didn't have so many keys to use, so this is it.
I rebooted and it worked. But i realized a big problem, it went crazy when i changed source to my playstation or watched ordinary tv. Next post

So I copied my files and made some scripts to make it turn off all buttons aside from one (in my case the Blue, which didn't do anything on my channel HDMI1)

Code:
cp /etc/lirc/lircd.conf /etc/lirc/lircdon.conf

cp /etc/lirc/lircd.conf /etc/lirc/lircdoff.conf

And commented out all the BUTTONS (not the other parts) aside from the blue on /etc/lirc/lircoff.conf

Code:
nano /etc/lirc/lircoff.conf

My lircdoff.conf

Code:

# Please make this file available to others

# by sending it to <[email protected]>

#

# this config file was automatically generated

# using lirc-0.9.0(default) on Thu Dec 19 18:37:46 2013

#

# contributed by

#

# brand:                       /home/white/lircd.conf

# model no. of remote control:

# devices being controlled by this remote:

#



begin remote



  name  Philips

  bits            8

  flags RC6|CONST_LENGTH

  eps            30

  aeps          100



  header       2737   853

  one           469   409

  zero          469   409

  pre_data_bits   13

  pre_data       0xEFF

  gap          106679

  toggle_bit_mask 0x10000

  rc6_mask    0x10000



      begin codes

#          KEY_STOP                 0xCE

#          KEY_PAUSE                0xCF

#          KEY_REWIND               0xD4

#          KEY_PLAY                 0xD3

#          KEY_FORWARD              0xD7

#          KEY_FIND                 0x33

#          KEY_UP                   0xA7

#          KEY_OK                   0xA3

#          KEY_DOWN                 0xA6

#          KEY_LEFT                 0xA5

#          KEY_RIGHT                0xA4

#          KEY_CHANNELDOWN          0xB2

#          KEY_CHANNELUP            0xB3

#          KEY_EXIT                 0x0EFFF5

#          KEY_VOLUMEUP             0xEF

#          KEY_VOLUMEDOWN           0xEE

#          KEY_MUTE                 0xF2

#          KEY_1                    0xFE

#          KEY_2                    0xFD

#          KEY_3                    0xFC

#          KEY_4                    0xFB

#          KEY_5                    0xFA

#          KEY_6                    0xF9

#          KEY_7                    0xF8

#          KEY_8                    0xF7

#          KEY_9                    0xF6

#          KEY_0                    0xFF

#          KEY_SUBTITLE             0xB4

#          KEY_TEXT                 0xC3

          KEY_BLUE                 0x0EFF8F

#          KEY_SWITCHVIDEOMODE      0x0EFFC7

#          KEY_GREEN                0x91

#          KEY_RED                  0x92

#          KEY_YELLOW               0x90

#          KEY_HOME                 0xAB

#          KEY_A                    0x6F

#          KEY_O                    0xBF

      end codes



end remote



begin remote



  name  Sony

  bits            7

  flags SPACE_ENC|CONST_LENGTH

  eps            30

  aeps          100



  header       2406   570

  one          1210   580

  zero          612   580

  post_data_bits  8

  post_data      0xA

  gap          44575

  min_repeat      2

#  suppress_repeat 2

#  uncomment to suppress unwanted repeats

  toggle_bit_mask 0x0



      begin codes

#          KEY_POWER                0x54

#          KEY_MUTE                 0x14

#          KEY_VOLUMEUP             0x24

#          KEY_VOLUMEDOWN           0x64

      end codes



end remote

My scripts to control this (change USER, to your computers user)

Code:
nano /home/USER/Scripts/remote.sh

Put this in it, change USERHTTP, PASSWORD, IP and PORT to your HTTP info (ie: admin:[email protected]:8080)
(change USER, to your computers user)

Code:
#!/bin/sh

scriptdir="/home/USER/Scripts/"

killall -9 irexec

if [ $2 -eq 1 ]

then

rm -rf /etc/lirc/lircd.conf

cp /etc/lirc/lircdon.conf /etc/lirc/lircd.conf

else

rm -rf /etc/lirc/lircd.conf

cp /etc/lirc/lircdoff.conf /etc/lirc/lircd.conf

fi

sudo /etc/init.d/lirc restart

irexec -d /home/white/.lircrc

cd $scriptdir"tmp/"

wget -q "http://USERHTTP:PASSWORD@IP:PORT/jsonrpc?request={%22jsonrpc%22:%222.0%22,%22method%22:%22GUI.ShowNotification%22,%22params%22:{%22title%22:%22Lirc%22

,%22message%22:%22$1%22,%22displaytime%22:10000},%22id%22:%221%22}"

cd ../

rm -rf $scriptdir"tmp/"*

make it executable (CHANGE USER)

Code:
chmod u+x /home/USER/Scripts/remote.sh

Then to use this script

Code:
nano ~/.lircrc

Put this in it (where it says button choose all keys that do something to your tv, as source (my KEY_SWITCHVIDEOMODE) etc.)
after adress to the script I have "Remote On", shows in xbmc notifications. And "1" makes the script activate all keys (uses lircdon.conf), "0" deactivates all keys aside from KEY_BLUE (uses lircdoff.conf)

This keys are very important that you DON'T have in ~/.xbmc/userdata/Lircmap.xml
(change USER, to your computers user)

Code:
begin

prog = irexec

button = KEY_BLUE

config = /home/USER/Scripts/remote.sh "Remote On" "1"

end

begin

prog = irexec

button = KEY_YELLOW

config = /home/USER/Scripts/remote.sh "Remote Off" "0"

end

begin

prog = irexec

button = KEY_GREEN

config = /home/USER/Scripts/remote.sh "Remote Off" "0"

end

begin

prog = irexec

button = KEY_RED

config = /home/USER/Scripts/remote.sh "Remote Off" "0"

end

begin

prog = irexec

button = KEY_SWITCHVIDEOMODE

config = /home/USER/Scripts/remote.sh "Remote Off" "0"

end

begin

prog = irexec

button = KEY_HOME

config = /home/USER/Scripts/remote.sh "Remote Off" "0"

end

begin

prog = irexec

button = KEY_A

config = /home/USER/Scripts/remote.sh "Remote Off" "0"

end

begin

prog = irexec

button = KEY_O

config = /home/USER/Scripts/remote.sh "Remote Off" "0"

end

Now all you have to do is make irexec autostart

Code:
nano /etc/init.d/startirexec.sh

Put this in it (change USER, to your computers user)

Code:
#! /bin/sh

sleep 10

killall -9 irexec

sleep 5

irexec -d /home/USER/.lircrc 

exit 0

Then run

Code:
update-rc.d startirexec.sh default

to make it autostart.

If my bad explaining worked, it should run after a reboot. When you press a button that make the tv do something as "Source" lirc turns off, when you hit "Blue" it starts again.

In the next post I'll describe the ir-blast.

IR-blasting

add this code to ~/.lircrc
(CHANGE USER)

Code:
begin

prog = irexec

button = KEY_CHANNELUP

config = /home/USER/Scripts/sound.sh "UP" "KEY_VOLUMEUP"

end

begin

prog = irexec

button = KEY_CHANNELDOWN

config = /home/USER/Scripts/sound.sh "DOWN" "KEY_VOLUMEDOWN"

end

begin

prog = irexec

button = KEY_MUTE

config = /home/USER/Scripts/sound.sh "MUTE" "KEY_MUTE"

end

Make a new script

Code:
nano ~/Scripts/sound.sh

Put this in
(AS BEFORE CHANGE USER ETC.) The remote name in "irsend SEND_ONCE sony $2", should be your surround control name.

Code:
#!/bin/sh

scriptdir="/home/USER/Scripts/"

irsend SEND_ONCE sony $2

cd $scriptdir"tmp/"

wget -q "http://USERHTTP:PASSWORD@IP:PORT/jsonrpc?request={%22jsonrpc%22:%222.0%22,%22method%22:%22GUI.ShowNotification%22,%22params%22:{%22title%22:%22Volume%22

,%22message%22:%22$1%22,%22displaytime%22:3000},%22id%22:%221%22}"

cd ../

rm -rf $scriptdir"tmp/"*

make it executable

Code:
chmod u+x ~/Scripts/sound.sh

Reboot!
it should do it, gl Big Grin

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