2020-05-06, 00:03
Spent a long time doing this, so I thought I should share...The remote looks like
My issue was that I have both an Ubuntu kodi box and a Win7 WMC box, and I have a couple regular HP mce remotes (lTSGH-IR02) and this HP mini-remote. I want to use the standard HP usb IR receivers (5188-1667) for both systems. But you can't make the regular remote "mutually exclusive"...no way to identify first as #1 and second as #2, so both media systems respond to either remote. Luckily, HP implemented the mini-remote a different low-level code implementation than the standard ones, so it can be made to operate as mutually exclusive on my kodi system while a standard remote operates the Win7 WMC system. Hurray! (PS...I also tried this with an ATI Wonder RF remote and got totally frustrated...and gave up on it).
There is an HSTNN-PRO7.lircd.conf file out there, but I couldn't get it to work. I think was produced using the HP Pavilion IR receiver rather than the stand-alone HP usb receiver. Don't know...? So I ended up using irrecord to build a new configuration file. First time through, I didn't specify a driver type, and ended up with coding similar to the already posted HSTNN-PRO7 file. Didn't work. On a later attempt, I specified the same driver type as for the standard HP usb remotes and ended up with coding that looked the same (example KEY_POWER of 0x037FEE7BF3):
sudo irrecord -d /dev/lirc0 --driver=default ~/RC1762302.lircd.conf
After it was created, I needed to go in and set the "name" field to "mceusb" apparently for it to find the appropriate entry point into the ~/.kodi/userdata/Lircmap.xml file. And here's the resulting conf file:
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# 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 Mon May 4 19:52:07 2020
#
# contributed by M R 4/5/2020
#
# created with sudo irrecord -d /dev/lirc0 --driver=default ~/RC1762302.lircd.conf
# Other versions for HSTNN-PRO7 / RC1762302/00 remote didn't seem to work with
# HP 5188-1667 / OVU4001003/00 Media Center IR USB Receiver. Maybe only for IR
# receiver on HP Media Center laptop? These codes and settings replicate those
# from larger HP MC remote like TSGH-IR02 / 5070-5600 and in conjunction with
# lirc and kodi personalized settings. Buttons defined left to right from top to bottom.
#
# brand: HP mceusb replacement
# model no. of remote control: RC1762302/00 or HSTNN-PRO7
# devices being controlled by this remote: HP 5188-1667 / OVU4001003/00 MC IR USB Receiver
#
begin remote
name mceusb
bits 37
flags RC6|CONST_LENGTH
eps 30
aeps 100
header 2690 884
one 425 457
zero 425 457
gap 106164
toggle_bit_mask 0x8000
rc6_mask 0x100000000
begin codes
KEY_POWER 0x037FEE7BF3
KEY_EPG 0x037FEE7BB0
KEY_BACK 0x037FEE7BB5
KEY_VIDEO 0x037FEE7BDB
KEY_HOME 0x037FEE7BF2
KEY_RECORD 0x037FEE7BED
KEY_STOP 0x037FEE7BE6
KEY_REWIND 0x037FEE7BEA
KEY_PLAY 0x037FEE7BE9
KEY_FORWARD 0x037FEE7BEB
KEY_TV 0x037FEE7BEC
KEY_AGAIN 0x037FEE7BE4
KEY_UP 0x037FEE7BE1
KEY_NEXT 0x037FEE7BE5
KEY_LEFT 0x037FEE7BDF
KEY_OK 0x037FEE7BDD
KEY_RIGHT 0x037FEE7BDE
SlideShow 0x037FEE7BDC
KEY_DOWN 0x037FEE7BE0
KEY_INFO 0x037FEE7BF0
KEY_VOLUMEDOWN 0x037FEE7BEE
KEY_MUTE 0x037FEE7BF1
KEY_VOLUMEUP 0x037FEE7BEF
end codes
end remote
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I also needed to "augment" the ~/.kodi/userdata/Lircmap.xml file to handle some buttons the way I wanted them handled by adding a few entries to the mceusb remote definitions:
<lircmap>
<remote device="mceusb">
....
<print>Print</print>
<!-- new kernel-based lirc button names -->
<!-- MJR Add-ins for missing HP MCE Remote key definitions 4/24/2020 -->
<teletext>Visualization</teletext>
<liveradio>KEY_RADIO</liveradio>
<recordedtv>RecTV</recordedtv>
<subtitle>SlideShow</subtitle>
<!-- MJR -->
<eject>KEY_EJECTCD</eject>
....
and
....
<!-- MJR - Modified for HP tiny remote to go to recorded TV 5/4/2020 -->
<!-- <myvideo>KEY_VIDEO</myvideo> -->
<recordedtv>KEY_VIDEO</recordedtv>
....
<info>KEY_INFO</info>
</remote>
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With the limited number of buttons, and my wanting to have the min-remote do most of the things the standard remote did, I needed to add definitions for buttons that I was personally happy with. I ended up putting those in the ~/.kodi/userdata/keymaps/gen.xml file that is usually used by the kodi Keymap Editor add-on. Not sure why, but I read that the gen.xml file is not as easily messed up as the keyboard.xml and keymaps.xml files in that folder, but I think I'm wrong about that. In any case, I got comfortable with the gen.xml format as I was testing the Keymap Editor. So the gen.xml file currently looks like:
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<keymap><global><remote><power>ActivateWindow(ShutdownMenu)</power><recordedtv>ActivateWindow(TVRecordings)</recordedtv><title>ActivateWindow(TVGuide)</title><info>ToggleFullscreen</info></remote></global><fullscreenvideo><remote><subtitle>showsubtitles</subtitle><skipminus>Seek(-10)</skipminus><skipplus>Seek(+30)</skipplus><reverse>playercontrol(tempodown)</reverse><forward>playercontrol(tempoup)</forward><left>Rewind</left><right>FastForward</right></remote></fullscreenvideo><TVRecordings><remote><stop>Delete</stop></remote></TVRecordings><shutdownmenu><remote><power>Select</power></remote></shutdownmenu></keymap>
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I think that is it....so my mini remote does the following (left to right, top to bottom):
Exit Kodi (first push) complete exit (second push)----Guide----Back----Go To Recorded TV----Home (and start Kodi if not already running...see below)
Record (was UP)----Stop (first push) Erase Dialog (second push for recorded TV)----Slower tempo----Play/puse----Faster tempo
Go To LiveTV channels (was DN)----Skip Back 10 sec----Move Up----Skip Forward 30 sec
Move Left or Rewind----Select/OK----Move Right or Fast Forward
Subtitle Toggle----Move Down----Full Screen Toggle
Volume Down----Mute----Volume Up
-----------------------
To start kodi if it wasn't already running, I put in the trick script from here:
https://twosortoftechguys.wordpress.com/...s-of-lirc/
and created the needed startup command to get it going on reboot.
Other standard stuff is to add subtitle functionality to kodi if you expect that button to do anything.
------------------
Reference: https://www.comparitech.com/kodi/kodi-subtitles/
In Kodi Settings>Player Settings>Language>Enable parsing for closed captions ... ON, Default TV show service ... use Subscene, and Default movie service ... use Subscene
Turn on Subtitles in live tv and recordings playback.
-------------------
That may be it...? This is going to be of interest to a very small audience, but I thought I'd share it nonetheless.
B
My issue was that I have both an Ubuntu kodi box and a Win7 WMC box, and I have a couple regular HP mce remotes (lTSGH-IR02) and this HP mini-remote. I want to use the standard HP usb IR receivers (5188-1667) for both systems. But you can't make the regular remote "mutually exclusive"...no way to identify first as #1 and second as #2, so both media systems respond to either remote. Luckily, HP implemented the mini-remote a different low-level code implementation than the standard ones, so it can be made to operate as mutually exclusive on my kodi system while a standard remote operates the Win7 WMC system. Hurray! (PS...I also tried this with an ATI Wonder RF remote and got totally frustrated...and gave up on it).
There is an HSTNN-PRO7.lircd.conf file out there, but I couldn't get it to work. I think was produced using the HP Pavilion IR receiver rather than the stand-alone HP usb receiver. Don't know...? So I ended up using irrecord to build a new configuration file. First time through, I didn't specify a driver type, and ended up with coding similar to the already posted HSTNN-PRO7 file. Didn't work. On a later attempt, I specified the same driver type as for the standard HP usb remotes and ended up with coding that looked the same (example KEY_POWER of 0x037FEE7BF3):
sudo irrecord -d /dev/lirc0 --driver=default ~/RC1762302.lircd.conf
After it was created, I needed to go in and set the "name" field to "mceusb" apparently for it to find the appropriate entry point into the ~/.kodi/userdata/Lircmap.xml file. And here's the resulting conf file:
-------
# 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 Mon May 4 19:52:07 2020
#
# contributed by M R 4/5/2020
#
# created with sudo irrecord -d /dev/lirc0 --driver=default ~/RC1762302.lircd.conf
# Other versions for HSTNN-PRO7 / RC1762302/00 remote didn't seem to work with
# HP 5188-1667 / OVU4001003/00 Media Center IR USB Receiver. Maybe only for IR
# receiver on HP Media Center laptop? These codes and settings replicate those
# from larger HP MC remote like TSGH-IR02 / 5070-5600 and in conjunction with
# lirc and kodi personalized settings. Buttons defined left to right from top to bottom.
#
# brand: HP mceusb replacement
# model no. of remote control: RC1762302/00 or HSTNN-PRO7
# devices being controlled by this remote: HP 5188-1667 / OVU4001003/00 MC IR USB Receiver
#
begin remote
name mceusb
bits 37
flags RC6|CONST_LENGTH
eps 30
aeps 100
header 2690 884
one 425 457
zero 425 457
gap 106164
toggle_bit_mask 0x8000
rc6_mask 0x100000000
begin codes
KEY_POWER 0x037FEE7BF3
KEY_EPG 0x037FEE7BB0
KEY_BACK 0x037FEE7BB5
KEY_VIDEO 0x037FEE7BDB
KEY_HOME 0x037FEE7BF2
KEY_RECORD 0x037FEE7BED
KEY_STOP 0x037FEE7BE6
KEY_REWIND 0x037FEE7BEA
KEY_PLAY 0x037FEE7BE9
KEY_FORWARD 0x037FEE7BEB
KEY_TV 0x037FEE7BEC
KEY_AGAIN 0x037FEE7BE4
KEY_UP 0x037FEE7BE1
KEY_NEXT 0x037FEE7BE5
KEY_LEFT 0x037FEE7BDF
KEY_OK 0x037FEE7BDD
KEY_RIGHT 0x037FEE7BDE
SlideShow 0x037FEE7BDC
KEY_DOWN 0x037FEE7BE0
KEY_INFO 0x037FEE7BF0
KEY_VOLUMEDOWN 0x037FEE7BEE
KEY_MUTE 0x037FEE7BF1
KEY_VOLUMEUP 0x037FEE7BEF
end codes
end remote
------------------
I also needed to "augment" the ~/.kodi/userdata/Lircmap.xml file to handle some buttons the way I wanted them handled by adding a few entries to the mceusb remote definitions:
<lircmap>
<remote device="mceusb">
....
<print>Print</print>
<!-- new kernel-based lirc button names -->
<!-- MJR Add-ins for missing HP MCE Remote key definitions 4/24/2020 -->
<teletext>Visualization</teletext>
<liveradio>KEY_RADIO</liveradio>
<recordedtv>RecTV</recordedtv>
<subtitle>SlideShow</subtitle>
<!-- MJR -->
<eject>KEY_EJECTCD</eject>
....
and
....
<!-- MJR - Modified for HP tiny remote to go to recorded TV 5/4/2020 -->
<!-- <myvideo>KEY_VIDEO</myvideo> -->
<recordedtv>KEY_VIDEO</recordedtv>
....
<info>KEY_INFO</info>
</remote>
-----------------------
With the limited number of buttons, and my wanting to have the min-remote do most of the things the standard remote did, I needed to add definitions for buttons that I was personally happy with. I ended up putting those in the ~/.kodi/userdata/keymaps/gen.xml file that is usually used by the kodi Keymap Editor add-on. Not sure why, but I read that the gen.xml file is not as easily messed up as the keyboard.xml and keymaps.xml files in that folder, but I think I'm wrong about that. In any case, I got comfortable with the gen.xml format as I was testing the Keymap Editor. So the gen.xml file currently looks like:
-----------------------
<keymap><global><remote><power>ActivateWindow(ShutdownMenu)</power><recordedtv>ActivateWindow(TVRecordings)</recordedtv><title>ActivateWindow(TVGuide)</title><info>ToggleFullscreen</info></remote></global><fullscreenvideo><remote><subtitle>showsubtitles</subtitle><skipminus>Seek(-10)</skipminus><skipplus>Seek(+30)</skipplus><reverse>playercontrol(tempodown)</reverse><forward>playercontrol(tempoup)</forward><left>Rewind</left><right>FastForward</right></remote></fullscreenvideo><TVRecordings><remote><stop>Delete</stop></remote></TVRecordings><shutdownmenu><remote><power>Select</power></remote></shutdownmenu></keymap>
-----------------------
I think that is it....so my mini remote does the following (left to right, top to bottom):
Exit Kodi (first push) complete exit (second push)----Guide----Back----Go To Recorded TV----Home (and start Kodi if not already running...see below)
Record (was UP)----Stop (first push) Erase Dialog (second push for recorded TV)----Slower tempo----Play/puse----Faster tempo
Go To LiveTV channels (was DN)----Skip Back 10 sec----Move Up----Skip Forward 30 sec
Move Left or Rewind----Select/OK----Move Right or Fast Forward
Subtitle Toggle----Move Down----Full Screen Toggle
Volume Down----Mute----Volume Up
-----------------------
To start kodi if it wasn't already running, I put in the trick script from here:
https://twosortoftechguys.wordpress.com/...s-of-lirc/
and created the needed startup command to get it going on reboot.
Other standard stuff is to add subtitle functionality to kodi if you expect that button to do anything.
------------------
Reference: https://www.comparitech.com/kodi/kodi-subtitles/
In Kodi Settings>Player Settings>Language>Enable parsing for closed captions ... ON, Default TV show service ... use Subscene, and Default movie service ... use Subscene
Turn on Subtitles in live tv and recordings playback.
-------------------
That may be it...? This is going to be of interest to a very small audience, but I thought I'd share it nonetheless.
B
