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Awesome, it seems like that worked - thanks! I had actually already done that easier method while waiting. As you said, it worked, just messier in the interface. The only adjustment I made to the code for that button was the "key" value. It had the value "14" in the Roku 2 section of the document, and the Streambar had its 19 existing commands taking up values 0 through 18 - so I copied it to the end of that section and changed the value from 14 to 19. I'm not sure if that was actually necessary, but it seemed like a good idea, just logically speaking. The "Back" button did indeed show up for the Streambar in the activity I was working with. Won't know for sure that everything will work till I get the remote, but it seems promising. Lastly, I noticed that the "Back" command didn't show up for the Streambar in my other activity, so I must have to add it in each one in the exported document - and that's fine. But maybe at some point you can go ahead and add that missing (but often used) button to the device in your database, so that it eventually won't have to get added on a case by case, activity by activity basis. Anyway, thanks again!

*bump* While I wait to hear back about this, I'll also mention that if there is a simple way to add a single command to an existing device in the database here on my end (since you're no doubt busy addressing many people's issues all at once), I'd be happy to do so for this case of the Roku Streambar's "Back" button - assuming that's possible for me to do myself.

Hi, Not sure if this forum is still alive but here goes nothing! I have a Flirc Streacom edition ... Gen 1 and it's been a faithful little device for years. Recently, I purchased a new TV and I wanted to remap the buttons to a new remote... and that's when the fun began. I found the flirc app was showing as disconnected despite the device still functioning normally with my old remote. I followed the instructions for uninstalling and reinstalling the driver but to no avail. The driver was installed and showing as healthy in the device manager. I tried the command line utility flirc_util but it just gave me errors "Access is denied. Unable to contact device". I tried using zadig and it shows the flirc (interface 1) as being on libusbk (v3.0.7.0). It allowed me to upgrade to v3.1.0.0 but it didn't help. So I booted up Ubuntu and I tried to get it working on a live USB. I managed to symlink libreadline.so.8.1 -> libreadline.so.6 and got the software to load but it too showed disconnected. I tried flirc_util and it offered some colourful language when doing a `./flirc_util unit_test` ... saying it's f**ked. I ran `./flirc_util dfu` and upon starting the GUI client it immediately updated the firmware! I recorded the new remote and shutdown the machine, booting back into windows. At this point I lost functionality... neither the old or new remotes would work although I could still power on. In Windows, I loaded the GUI and once again it showed as disconnected. I loaded zadig and found a 2nd interface "flirc (interface 0)" in the list which was using WinUSB. I updated it to libusbK (v3.1.0.0 - was the only option) and GUI immediately started a firmware update, flashing to 3.11.0. I could also use the command line utility and started trying to remap keys. The recording is successful but the keys cannot be played back! I ran the `flirc_util format` in an attempt to restart but this only resulted in the loss of the power button. I had to boot back into ubuntu in order to re-record that key press using flirc_util. I could record left, right etc... but they don't work even though the recording is successful! Long story short, I have a flirc streacom edition gen 1 on 3.11.0 with libusbK 3.0.7, Flirc 3.26.5 and no working remote. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! (especially if anyone knows what drivers it should be using on the 2 interfaces!!!).

Try importing the attached using the following guide: What I actually found was your Power Toggle and Power off command from harmony are identical. I've added the power toggle in this file. Please let me know if that fixes the power for you, and we'll take a dig into what's going on. Thanks for all the helpful info and logs. Pioneer - VSX-325.json

See attached for the log. First press as requested was the turn off command from the skip1s, the second was from the harmony. I have also attached another where I have selected power toggle (just incase you need that too). Hopefully that helps. Let me know if there is anything else you need. my_flirc_log_ibobzero_pioneer_off.txt my_flirc_log_ibobzero_pioneer_powertoggle.txt

Long time no feedback from me :) Since my remote has been working pretty well I haven't tested any versions properly since 0.9.4 and this is because I have waited for Flirc/PS4 to be added back into the app. But I was curious about the the app and decided to test this version and I have to say that it works pretty good! This is the first version that doesn't crash on my desktop computer when I hover over an activity which is great. The Power Down action seems to be working better as well and the remote connects every time so far. As I wrote before my remote is working pretty well but I would really like to use it with my PS4. And I can't seem to find the right command to open the Settings menu on my Samsung TV :) Thanks for all the hard work you're putting in!

I had to enable the admin tab, which I didn't know how to do. Luckily I found the config.json file in another thread. Here's the log, though in looking at it, I don't know how useful it is. Activity button presses aren't being captured in the logging. I would expect that if I hit A, B, or C, that it would show in the log. I also don't see what commands are being sent to the TV, only button presses. In order to get the button presses to show in the log, I had to have the remote connected to my laptop and hit refresh after. If I repro'd the issue without it being connected, then connected afterwards, I never got any logs. Luckily this is a pretty easy repro and happens consistently. What's interesting is that when looking at the IR blaster via my phone, the A activity is sending a signal. The TV just isn't receiving it. I wonder if the remote is somehow sending a different command or something. Also, if I start with activity B, power off, Hit C, then Power on, that works fine. It's only when going from B to A where I see this problem. So strange. flirc-remote-control20230305.log

I have been messing around with the IR transmit capability of my flirc. I am able to send IR signals using the flirc_util app, but it takes around 800ms to send a single command. I suspect it's because flirc_util opens the device, sends the signal, and then closes the device. If I try with the repeat set higher, it doesn't significantly affect the timing. It looks like the SDK provides static library (libflirc.a). I'm programming in python on a raspberry pi 3, which doesn't work with static libraries. Is it possible to get direct access to the flirc to open the device and send signals? Or possibly get a dynamic library? Thanks, Ben

Updating the firmware again worked. Now that I can change the remote config, macros still don't work for me. Here's a simple macro. Power on the TV, then hit the Menu Home button so it brings up my smart TV streaming apps. The TV powers on, but the smart app menu never pops up. I've messed with the delay but that doesn't seem to do anything. I assume delay in this case means when I hit Power on the remote, it powers on the TV, waits 4 seconds, then is supposed to issue the Menu Home command. When I hold my cell phone camera to the IR output on the remote, I don't see any activity after 4 seconds. So I assume the second command isn't being issued.

echo -e "{\n \"showAdminPanel\": true\n}" > ~/.config/SkipApp/config.json The above command does not work here in MacOS. I had to manually copy the json file from the opening post to my user dir and the given path.

Two quick things. It's possible the input issue is a bug we're working on right now. For some reason sometimes on macros the second command just doesn't work. With regard to re-setting up devices: we completely agree. We're reworking the whole setup process to be easier, and not having to recreate already setup devices is definitely on the list. Thanks for the input!

Following the steps of the wizard, I had gotten to the point where I had added my TV and clicked "test device" (see here), and when that failed for all the Sceptre options (Code Group 1 (TV), Code Group 2 (TV), and Code Group 1 (TV/DVD Combo) ), and I could see no way past that point, then I reached out to you folks. I have a TV (not a TV/DVD combo) with audio coming from a Sony Stereo Receiver in 5.1 surround. I found a Sony device setting that worked with my receiver at the "test device" point and so I verified with it that the Flirc device was working. Just didn't seem to be working with my TV! I took your advice: I went back to the wizard and finished setting up an Activity ("watch TV") all the way through, for the first time. I first used Code Group 1 (TV), and that did not work for my Sceptre TV at all. There were a lot of buttons on there for Picture-In-Picture (PIP), which my Sceptre doesn't have or use. So I went back and tried again with Code Group 2 (TV), and that seemed to work, initially. It would change the volume and the channels. And it also turned the power on/off after finishing the activity setup, even though it wouldn't do that at the "test device" point. BUT this still isn't the correct code for my television, I'm confident to say. Please be patient while I explain what's wrong with it at this point: * First of all, for reference, here is a photo of the Sceptre remotes which came with my 3 Sceptre brand televisions from 2020-2023. Note that all of them are 100% the same. The one in the middle is the one that came with my TV in the living room (43"). The right-hand is the original one for the 19" from 2020; the left the 32" from 2021. * When I set up the "B" activity for Streaming, I told the receiver which setting (channel) to use for audio, and that worked fine. When I told the TV which setting (input) to use for the video, it wouldn't work with HDMI 1. On my 43" Sceptre TV in the living room, there are 3 HDMI ports. The HDMI 1 port is also an MHL port at the same time, by the way. But if I assign HDML1 to a Flirc button, it won't go to that port. HDML2 works to get me to the device I have on that port (a Nintendo Switch) just fine. But to get my Flirc to take me to the streaming device (an AppleTV) that I have on HDML1/MHL port, I have to assign the HDML3 button to the Flirc! I have no device in my HDML3 port, it might be important to note. If I did, I wonder if the Flirc's HDML1 button would take me to HDML3?... * Although there are the irregularities with the HDML buttons I can assign to the Flirc as noted above, at least that is allowed to be assigned to the Flirc. I can also go from Input HDML3 (really HDML1/MHL) to Input HDML2 or to Input TV. HOWEVER, I have a few legacy devices (a VHS player, a LaserDisc player(!), and a original "pre-360" Xbox video game system) wired to my TV's AV port via the old-school RCA jacks (red/white/yellow). If I assign "Input AV" to a Flirc button and press it, rather than switching the TV input to the AV ports it will instead ask me to choose whether my Digital Sound should be in English or Espanol (see photo). * If you look at the photo of the Sceptre remotes I provide above, you see there are buttons on it for "Source" (under Menu, which is under Vol - on the lower left), "Fav" (under Source), "CC" (right of Source), and "Guide" (above CC). Assigning any of those four buttons to the Flirc is full of issues. There IS NO Source button to assign to the Flirc. The Source button lets me pick from a list of Inputs (TV, AV, YPbPr, HDML1/MHL, HDML2, HDML3, PC, or Media). But I can't do that with the Flirc. The CC (Closed Captions) button can be assigned, but doesn't work at all (no response when I push the button). Same with Guide, which is meant to tell you what you're watching (I'm a cord cutter using rabbit ears, with 40+ over-the-air channels tuned to my Sceptre). And the FAV button doesn't have a corresponding item on what choices I can assign to the Flirc. There's a button I can assign called "FAVORITE LIST," but like CC and Guide it does not work at all: no response if you press the button. My Sceptre remotes do NOT have a corresponding button the the Flirc-assigned buttons "Favorite Next" and "Favorite Previous"...but they DO work for now as a work-around. However, that takes up two separate Flirc buttons, instead of just one like the Favorite List button would. All of the bullet points I've just listed combine to tell me that Sceptre Code Group 2 (TV) will work for me...but works badly, and doesn't give me full control of my television. There just HAS to be a different Code Group for Sceptre TVs that my device uses instead. I hope you'll look into that. ----- As a separate issue, when my Sceptre TV powers on, there is a 7 second delay between the time it powers on (the red light in the bottom right corner of the physical set turns blue) until the Sceptre logo disappears and the TV can accept other commands from the remote. It is the same with all 3 of my Sceptre TVs bought since 2020 (the smallest one, the 19", takes 6.85 seconds...but close enough!). So when I set up the Flirc to turn on and Input TV or else turn on and Input HDML(whichever one), the TV will turn on...but the 7-second delay means that there Flirc has already done the "Input XX" command during the 7 seconds when the TV isn't accepting input, so now I have to do that manually. Is there a way that I'm overlooking where I can set up the power button on the Flirc to turn on the receiver, change it to the proper stereo channel, turn on the Scepter, wait 7 seconds, then send the command to change to the proper TV input? Yes, I know that means I have to point the remote at the devices that entire time, but I'm used to that. I would just like to hit one button on the Flirc and keep pointing it and have everything be done. Can the 7-second delay between commands be made part of a macro on the Flirc? Please let me know. Thanks! EDIT: I neglected to mention here that I have TRIED the "Advanced Editing: Adjust Button Timing" to put an 8 second delay between TV power-on and the changing of the TV input source, but that not only didn't work for me, but caused other havoc (like one device would turn on but not the other)! :( ----- ONE LAST THING FOR NOW: Just as an FYI, when I set up the activities for "Watch TV" and for "Streaming," each time it automatically set up the TV to be powered on (and for streaming it set up the AppleTV to be powered on, when that's really an "always-on" device!). But even though I told it I had the Sony AV Receiver for my audio, it didn't set up the power toggle for the Sony Receiver into the power-on function! I was highly frustrated that the Flirc was turning on the TV but not the Receiver, and that I had to manually turn it on as an extra step. I finally figured out how to add that function to the power-on macro, and not only power on the Receiver but also set it to the correct audio channel as part of the same macro. It was not intuitive at all, and took quite a bit of time to sort out. I'm not sure why the Receiver power-on wasn't automatically added to the function at the same time as the TV power-on. Maybe it's just overlooked? I wanted to mention it, in case that you can use that info to improve things and save trouble for other customers. I think that part of what I also found to be less-than-intuitive about setting up the Flirc was that I expected it to let me tell it about each of my devices first, THEN set up the activities using those devices. "This is my TV; it's for video. This is my Stereo Receiver; it's for audio. This is my AppleTV; it's for streaming. This is my Switch; it's for playing videogames. This is my PS3; it's for videogames and playing Blu-rays and DVDs. This is my VHS; it's for being an old fogey." Once I had told the Flirc software which devices I had, then I could assign them to various Activities. This way I wouldn't have to tell every Activity from scratch which devices I had, when I had told it about my TV and my Receiver already when I set up Activity A. It was a bit frustrating to have to set up devices for Activity B that I'd already set up before during Activity A, you know? I hope that input helps you guys. You have my phone number in the ZenDesk ticket I opened up, if you want to call and discuss any of the above. I'm at home all day, and I work on my own schedule (Thursdays are busy for me, though). I appreciate your help. Let me know about Sceptre Control Group 3 (TV) when you figure it out! :)

Definitely shouldn't need to hold it down a full second for it to work. If you have to hold down, it might be that you are sending multiple commands. Might try changing from 1 repeat to 3. Delay shows up only when you have a second command to create space between them.

This may need a look. MCE /eHome use a different command for the second command, and if that second different command isn't registered, it might not respond. It was an issue back in the day with Flirc USB. I'm going to move this to the supported devices forum for more feedback.

I'm not disappointed. I know this is still a product in development and there will be issues. The developers have been quite forward with their development efforts, so I'm willing to give them the time they need to get to a release state. Right now it's still beta level. Having a global sleep command would be nice though. Some buttons have a delay, but not all of them.

Hi, I've configured a One For All remote with Flirc to replace an Nvidia Shield 2019 remote. My problem is that I configured a button in the remote using the long press option and now, if I leave the button pressed too long, it sends the command twice. So in the end, I need to release the button the moment I see the Shield react to the command to avoid this issue. I've also tested with Kodi and it does the same thing. Is this a known bug? Thanks.

I have tried actually testing and have found some functions are working. None of the power on/off/toggle functions seem to work. I have tried a few of the STR options but not all yet. . I read in another thread that someone with a STR variant was able to get power to work through the Mute command. No luck with the options I have tried so far.

Hello All, I got my first flirc (first two) in the mail today. The first one is for my HTPC (Windoze 7 Pro SP1). I'm running NextPVR and didn't have a working IR input for my Hauppauge 45 button remote. It was no problem to set up, the software works well (although a little time consuming). It seems that all the remote keys are working as I programmed them, to replicate the keystrokes used by NPVR. The trouble is it's only passing every-other remote command through to NPVR. I have to hit every remote button twice to get the response of one from the software. At first I thought I was pressing the remote buttons to fast, but I tried waiting over 10 seconds between presses, it didn't matter, it was still only sending every-other button press. My actual keyboard works fine with NPVR (how I have been using it so far). I saved my config and created a simple Minimalist config with the same remote that I tested with Win-dohs Media Center, which yielded the same every-other result. I've attached my files for both the NPVR config and the minimialist config, if that helps. Any thoughts? Thanks, -Brad H45_minimalist_flirc_config.fcfg H45_NPVR_flirc_config.fcfg

Also I seem to have missed something - have read through setting up guide - but I can not get my AppleTV to work with the Skip 1s. AppleTV is 4K 3rd gen (2022) model. I can't find a device profile with that exact name, so I used Set Top Box > Apple > Apple TV Gen 4 (Media Manager), but the AppleTV ignores the button presses. The LED on the AppleTV flashes so it is seeing an IR signal. Is it supposed to just work with that device profile? Or am I then supposed to use the Learn Remote function on the AppleTV? I've tried this but that fails after teaching it the up and down buttons. It complains when learning the left button that the button is already being used. Have I missed something or is the device database at fault here? Panasonic TV, and Denon receiver are happy though, no issues there - only glitch is Actions button not getting a Power On action for the receiver when using the Wizard, and when re-running through the wizard and trying out a different 3rd device, it resets the Action button losing my customisations for changing inputs on TV and receiver. Makes trying out a different device a little more painful. One other thing that would be nice while trying this out is being able to filter the buttons panel by typing in the command name - having to scroll through all the receiver commands, then losing my place in the list when switching between it and the TV list gets old fast. 8) Long time Logitech user (600, 650, 700, One) and URC MX-500 before that. Set up is Panasonic TV, Denon Receiver, Plex/AppleTV, MythTV/Mac mini, plus consoles.

I'm curious, what is the format for sending IR codes using the `./flirc_util sendir`. I captured the below from a Bose wave radio remote in flirc and I'd like to send it out through the flirc. <1>malloc_addblock(49): Heap Block: 0x20001AA4 - 0x20003BFF (8k) :e:23420 0,9064,4415,624,462,597,1608,623,463,597,1608,623,1586,600,1605,597,489,593,1612,619,1587,597,488,619,1586,593,519,593,493,593,489,593,1586,597,515,593,1586,598,1612,619,493,567,515,593,493,593,492,567,515,612,474,593,493,567,514,593,1586,597,1609,623,1586,619,1587,593,1612,624,1582,623 :e:40 0,9092,2129,623 I then tried to send it out via the flirc_util sendir, but nothing happened on the Bose, even when I held it next to the radio. > ./flirc_util sendir --pattern=0,9064,4415,624,462,597,1608,623,463,597,1608,623,1586,600,1605,597,489,593,1612,619,1587,597,488,619,1586,593,519,593,493,593,489,593,1586,597,515,593,1586,598,1612,619,493,567,515,593,493,593,492,567,515,612,474,593,493,567,514,593,1586,597,1609,623,1586,619,1587,593,1612,624,1582,623 --repeat=1 Transmitting IR Pattern...Done! Suggestions? Thanks, Ben

Is it possible to assign 2 commands to a button, and have it cycle through one command each time it is pressed? My LG has a separate button for pause and play, but the skip only has a play / pause button. Thanks

A quick test would be to put the HDMI 2 on an unused button, like the 2 button. Then wait for everything else to finish and hit the two button. If that works, we know there's a problem with the macro. If not, then the HDMI 2 command isn't working right.

I just got my remote today! The software has been a bit buggy but definitely usable. Some things I have discovered that I would like to share: I'm using an Onkyo TX-SR393 receiver (remote RC-970R). It currently is not supported in Skip App 0.9.4, which isn't a big deal except for input switching. My Blu-Ray Disc player is a Sony BDP-S185 (remote RMT-B118A). The default profile is pretty good, but one issue I discovered is that just having play be the option on the play/pause button removes the ability to pause. Setting the button to send the pause command resolves the issue and the play/pause button acts as expected. I can turn my Xbox One S console on, but am unable to turn it off, at least with the default mapping. Some day one thoughts: I really think we need the ability to add custom codes. I get that this can cause some complexity, but I'd rather be able to add a custom code and be able to at least use some device functions rather than having to use a separate remote until the device gets added. I'd like to have long-press and double-press commands. For example, pressing the stop button could stop disc playback, but then pressing and holding it could eject the disc. Keep it up! My end goal is to replace at least four remotes with this! My config is well on its way to replacing the TV, Blu-Ray, and Xbox media remotes. The receiver will (obviously) have to come later and once I can have more than three profiles I'll set up one for PC use (likely Jellyfin and/or Kodi) and maybe even see if I can get it working with a VCR.

Hi Macbook air running 10.15.3 using flirc_util 3.25.3 with hardware version 4.9.3. Trting to use the CLI to install a macro but I cannot get all command to work. Version and help are fine but when I try to use flirc_util eys I get the response "device disconnected, can't run command" but flirc is connected and recording standard buttons is fine. Tried removing and reconnecting the usb device but it is the same. Any command that requires a response from the dongle gives the same response. Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong?

@theboomr@jasonReplace the batteries and see if it still does the power reset, I had the same issue. At least on the old firmware, whatever was causing the power reset issue seems to be killing the battery really fast, while the activity is now successfully kept I don't know if it will die again just as fast or not. Additionally the color + middle button now doesn't work nonmatter what I program it with, the ring just glows white and then fades into the programmed color then fades out. No command is sent.