16 character limit for macros?

pygr · January 5, 2022

If I program in an 18 character keyboard string into 1 button press on the remote, only 16 characters are applied with that button press.

Example: I program in "thequickbrownfoxjumped" using the recommended method. Then, with textedit (on a Mac) active, I press the button on my Apple aluminum remote. The first 16 characters show up and then x's until I press a different button on the remote: "thequickbrownfoxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

Another three character macro associated with the top of the ring on the remote, executes as expected.

Some diagnostics:

% ./flirc_util settings

3.25.3

FW Version: v4.9.3

SKU: Flirc 2.0 [dori]

Branch: master

Config: release

Hash: 0xCB185BDE

Settings:

sleep detection: always enabled

noise canceler: always enabled

inter-key delay: N/A for current firmware

variant: Flirc

builtin profiles: NA

Memory Info: NA

product sku: Flirc 2.0 [dori]

Recorded Keys:

Index hash IK ID key

----- -------- --- -- ------------

0 B9B8C1B0 052 01 escape

1 A2F75D30 052 01 left

2 61DD4EE2 117 01 right

3 AA2E64A2 050 01 p

4 AA2E64A2 000 01 i

5 AA2E64A2 000 01 return

6 0DA76594 102 01 t

7 0DA76594 000 01 h

8 0DA76594 000 01 e

9 0DA76594 000 01 q

10 0DA76594 000 01 u

11 0DA76594 000 01 i

12 0DA76594 000 01 c

13 0DA76594 000 01 !

14 0DA76594 000 01 b

15 0DA76594 000 01 r

16 0DA76594 000 01 o

17 0DA76594 000 01 w

18 0DA76594 000 01 n

19 0DA76594 000 01 f

20 0DA76594 000 01 o

21 0DA76594 000 01 x

22 0DA76594 000 01 j

23 0DA76594 000 01 u

24 0DA76594 000 01 m

25 0DA76594 000 01 p

26 0DA76594 000 01 e

27 0DA76594 000 01 d

I don't know what it means, but the line numbered 13 above shows "!" even though the button press sends out "k" in that position in the sequence.

After a button press:

% ./flirc_util device_log