PhilipW Posted August 19, 2014 Report Posted August 19, 2014 I've just completed building my first XBNC platform and am down to the remote control plans. Part 1 of this is about using the Microsoft MCE remote (planned for a couple of my TVs) I initially bought a FLIRC to use with my Windows 8 NUC where I initially used the MCE remote by manually learning the basic commands. It occurred to me that I was reinventing the wheel, and probably missing some commands, vs using the MCE Remote app that's part of XBMC. So, I installed the app, but the remote doesn't work. At all. Should it? if so, is there already a thread on making this work? I searched, but didn't find one. Part 2 is about using the Harmony One (planned for the TV in my family room) I saw quite a bit of conversation on this, but I haven't headed off there yet. It does work though? Thanks in advance for any experience learned help on this! Quote
PhilipW Posted August 20, 2014 Author Report Posted August 20, 2014 What's this: MCE Remote app Sorry, it's an add-on built into XBMC for Microsoft Media Center Remotes that already has all of the commands built in for XBMC control using the standard MCE Remote. I was hoping I'd be able to enable the app and use the MCE remote on systems where I don't have a Harmony, and then use the Harmony and the MCE Remote in my main family room. It appears that it should work by just enabling it, but it doesn't. I know I can learn the commands from the remote / flirc, but there are many keyboard commands already in the XBMC add-on I though it might be easier and better than learning them. Here's the add-on details -> http://addons.xbmc.org/show/plugin.program.mceremote/ Quote
yawor Posted August 21, 2014 Report Posted August 21, 2014 MCE Remote addon is for MCE IR receiver. It won't work with Flirc. Quote
PhilipW Posted August 21, 2014 Author Report Posted August 21, 2014 (edited) MCE Remote addon is for MCE IR receiver. It won't work with Flirc. Thanks. I'm surprised to hear that based on this 2011 blog posting from FLIRC that discussed added support. http://blog.flirc.tv/beta-firmware-to-support-rc6-wmce-and-xbmc-remotes/ Edited August 21, 2014 by PhilipW Quote
Chris! Posted August 22, 2014 Report Posted August 22, 2014 MCE Remote addon is for MCE IR receiver (I.e. not the remote) Flirc addon/GUI is for Flirc IR receiver. Flirc will work with MCE remote controls, there's even improved support coming for it in the latest betas 1 Quote
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