halfluck Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Hey Guys, Does anyone know if the Flirc will work with the Andorid TV ADT-1? Cheers Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yawor Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 If you are able to connect USB keyboard to the device then Flirc should work, but to be sure someone would need to try it and share the result. The question is if the wake up would work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfluck Posted July 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Hello Yarow, Thanks for the reply. Accouridng to the Google Developers site it does support some USB keyboards ==> http://developer.android.com/preview/tv/adt-1/index.html Can I connect a USB keyboard or mouse to ADT-1? Yes, you can connect a USB keyboard or mouse to the USB port on the back of ADT-1. Note: The ADT-1 device is not compatible with all manufacturers and models of these devices. If a particular keyboard or mouse does not work, try a different model. Cheers Rob. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfluck Posted July 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Hey Guys, So I plugged in a Keyboard and Up, down, left, right, enter and escape all work as desired on the Android TV Interface. But the strange thing is when I program the flirc to do the same commands only the Arrow keys work, the enter and escape do nothing. I've tried flashing firmware 2.6, using different remote profiles (PanasonicTC-P65VT30 & FLIRC XBMC) Any ideas would be a life saver! Cheers Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfluck Posted July 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Hey Guys, Just a followup. I tried quite a few things to get this up and running. I end up using "External Keyboard Helper Pro" from the play store, I had to remap Enter (scancode 28) & Home (scancode 57) So far so good, it seems to be waking from sleep and working good. Cheers Rob. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris! Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Thanks for the follow up Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfluck Posted July 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 Hey Guys, I actually end up having a few issues with "External Keyboard Helper Pro" so i've switched to "Multilanguage Keymap Redefiner" I originaly just assumed "External Keyboard Helper Pro" would be better because it was a paid product whereas Multilanguage Keymap Redefiner is free. It detects the Flirc sraight away and was actually easier to setup and is working better. Once the ADT-1 gets SU access i'll write a keyboard layout aka "Vendor_20a0_Product_0001.kl" since I believe this is still the best solution. Cheers Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfluck Posted July 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 Ah ha, I just noticed that scancodes can be directly recorded to the FLIRC, So i am going to give this a try, using the generic keybaord layout from my device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfluck Posted August 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Hmm... still not playing the game. Any more ideas would be appreciated. Cheers Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfluck Posted November 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 hey Guys, Just an Update because I also belive this will also apply to the "Nexus Player" which has just been released (has a micro usb port with USB OTG cable you will be able to plug in a Flirc) I mapped these butons in Flirc GUI ESC = HOME 1 = BACK 2 = DPAD_CENTER 3 = DPAD_UP 4 = DPAD_DOWN 5 = DPAD_LEFT 6 = DPAD_RIGHT 7 = MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE 8 = MEDIA_STOP 9 = MEDIA_REWIND 0 = MEDIA_FAST_FORWARD I created a Keyboard Layout file "Vendor_20a0_Product_0001.kl" and pushed it to "/system/usr/keylayout/" key 1 HOME key 2 BACK key 3 DPAD_CENTER key 4 DPAD_UP key 5 DPAD_DOWN key 6 DPAD_LEFT key 7 DPAD_RIGHT key 8 MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE key 9 MEDIA_STOP key 10 MEDIA_REWIND key 11 MEDIA_FAST_FORWARD Flirc playing nicely with Android TV Interface! Cheers Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstrass Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Rob, When you say you mapped buttons in the Flirc GUI, did you map them using your Harmony remote? Onto what controller configuration did you map the keys? I appreciate your work on this topic - I have been attempting to get my Harmony remote to work with my Nexus Player and some of the keys work well. However, the back and home buttons seem to be improperly mapped. If you can offer any assistance, that would be great. Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Open up the Flirc GUI, then go to the full keyboard, then pair your remote with the ones Rob has put above. For example, if you know which button you want as the home button, pair that button with escape. It looks like you also need to add the file Rob posted above and put it on your android in: /system/usr/keylayout/ I'm willing to bet that you need then go on your android, system keyboard preferences and select one called Vendor_20a0_Product_0001. But this is all a guess, I don't have an android TV. I'll try and put in better support in the flirc gui so you don't need to use the keyboard controller view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elrondolio Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Thank you Jason for helping out with the new Nexus Player. I have a wireless keyboard with extra media keys that I hooked up to the Nexus Player and it's special Home key (not the normal Home, End, etc) works just like the remote that came with the Nexus Player. I've hooked it up to one of my laptops and used a keycode program, and it seems the keycode for that Home key is 172. How may I teach Flirc to use key code 172, then associate one of the remote buttons to that? I'm not sure what flirc_util's record_api function is doing and how to then associate what it's learning to a remote button. Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rothgar Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Just an Update because I also belive this will also apply to the "Nexus Player" which has just been released (has a micro usb port with USB OTG cable you will be able to plug in a Flirc) Did you actually get media stop fast forward/rewind to work? I was playing with this on my Nexus player but wasn't playing media at the time so I didn't check if it worked. Esc didn't work for me on the Nexus player to go home (it just goes back). Here's the mappings I found. I'll try with media FF/RW/STOP later during media playback to make sure they work. My thread also has some keys I found for launching TV, turning the device on/off (sleep), and launching the telephone app (not installed). @Elrondolio Check my thread. There are a couple other links you can follow on how to use flirc_util and what numbers you can use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rothgar Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Just to followup and confirm. I just tried the media play/pause/FF/RW buttons on my flirc using this chart and the record_api command to set the keys. Rewind puts the Nexus player to sleep Fast forward did nothing Play toggled play and pause Pause did nothing Stop did nothing I tried all the keys while playing back media just to verify. I'm going to update my post in the other thread just so no one gets confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 did you try the media center keys in the media controller view of the GUI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfluck Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Did you actually get media stop fast forward/rewind to work? I was playing with this on my Nexus player but wasn't playing media at the time so I didn't check if it worked. Esc didn't work for me on the Nexus player to go home (it just goes back). Here's the mappings I found. I'll try with media FF/RW/STOP later during media playback to make sure they work. My thread also has some keys I found for launching TV, turning the device on/off (sleep), and launching the telephone app (not installed). @Elrondolio Check my thread. There are a couple other links you can follow on how to use flirc_util and what numbers you can use. Yes for sure, They are working as expected. I believe that the play/pause from the Fire TV on Flirc Gui works and the FF/RW from Media Keys (as jase suggested) works. By far the best method that is fool proof for me has been the Custom Keybaord Layout. Cheers Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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