reposter432 Posted November 20, 2013 Report Posted November 20, 2013 I'm wondering if there is a suggested key mapping for the Playstation 4? I know it's a bit early. Sony stupidly won't let us use the PS3 BD Remote on the PS4. I use my Flirc primarily on my Ouya with my Onkyo remote. On the off chance, I plugged it into the PS4 and it recognized it as a keyboard - it is still programmed in keyboard layout for XBMC on the Ouya. The most I could do is Play/Pause with the enter button and FF/Rewind with the d-pad on the Onkyo remote. Any suggestions? BTW, the Flirc does not fit between the slots to plug into the PS4's USB ports. You have to use a hub. Quote
jason Posted November 20, 2013 Report Posted November 20, 2013 I would plug in a normal keyboard, find out what the shortcuts are to control what you want, and then pair those with the GUI. A bit of reverse engineering. Report back your findings, plus what the keymap is (a on keyboard maps to back, etc), I'll send a free to you as my way of thanking you for helping the community with an important find an your trouble. Quote
reposter432 Posted November 21, 2013 Author Report Posted November 21, 2013 Wow, that's really nice of you. Here's what a found. I plugged my Adesso keyboard and played around with it. It has a built-in touchpad and the PS4 recognized it as a mouse, but it did not function - maybe just a problem keyboard, it's pretty old. I'll try mapping them to the Flirc later on today. PS4 interface: Esc - back F3 - Dual Shock 4 Options button Prt Sc/SysRq - DS4 Share button Pause/Break - moves you back to inserted disc in the main menu Backspace - back Enter- enter Arrow keys - moving in menus Matrix Blu-ray disc: In-movie controls: Esc - Pause/On-screen display F1 - on-screen display (shows movie progress, type of audio track, etc) F2 - BD pop-up menu F3 - PS4 disc options (pop-up menu, subtitles, audio, etc) Backspace - Pause/On-screen display Up arrow - bring up BD pop-up menu Down arrow - close BD pop-up menu Right/left arrow - moving in menus Enter - enter Quote
jason Posted November 23, 2013 Report Posted November 23, 2013 Wow, that's really nice of you. Here's what a found. I plugged my Adesso keyboard and played around with it. It has a built-in touchpad and the PS4 recognized it as a mouse, but it did not function - maybe just a problem keyboard, it's pretty old. I'll try mapping them to the Flirc later on today. PS4 interface: Esc - back F3 - Dual Shock 4 Options button Prt Sc/SysRq - DS4 Share button Pause/Break - moves you back to inserted disc in the main menu Backspace - back Enter- enter Arrow keys - moving in menus Matrix Blu-ray disc: In-movie controls: Esc - Pause/On-screen display F1 - on-screen display (shows movie progress, type of audio track, etc) F2 - BD pop-up menu F3 - PS4 disc options (pop-up menu, subtitles, audio, etc) Backspace - Pause/On-screen display Up arrow - bring up BD pop-up menu Down arrow - close BD pop-up menu Right/left arrow - moving in menus Enter - enter Thanks so much for doing this, it's great, and I'll try and add something in the GUI for PS4, shortcut keys so people don't have to do this. Follow up with me via email so I can get your info to send you a unit. Thank you again. Quote
reposter432 Posted November 25, 2013 Author Report Posted November 25, 2013 Thanks, I sent an email to support@flirc.tv. Edit: Received the Flirc in the mail on Saturday. Thanks so much! Quote
MjW Posted February 23, 2014 Report Posted February 23, 2014 Can one start the ps4 with a Harmony remote and Flirc? Quote
dr.fishopolis Posted January 9, 2015 Report Posted January 9, 2015 In case anybody else gets hung up on this, this is how you record the "pause/break" button: flirc_util record pause The key isn't on the keyboard at the time of this writing, but is basically required for the ps4 (it brings you from the app back to the main playstation menu) 1 Quote
Chris! Posted January 10, 2015 Report Posted January 10, 2015 Fresh off the press, here is the official helpdesk article: https://flirc.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203167509 Thanks for everyones input :) Quote
dwnz Posted January 15, 2015 Report Posted January 15, 2015 Has anyone used this to control the Netflix App on PS4 with a Harmony remote? If this works I will be ordering one straight away :) Quote
jason Posted January 15, 2015 Report Posted January 15, 2015 it'll work, just need to figure out the key mappings. Quote
dwnz Posted January 15, 2015 Report Posted January 15, 2015 Great, this solves a huge problem for a lot of people. I'll try find where I can buy one in New Zealand and give it a go asap. Quote
Chris! Posted January 16, 2015 Report Posted January 16, 2015 If you do figure out the keyboard mappings post back and i'll add it to the help article linked in my post above Quote
hieyemtim Posted January 21, 2015 Report Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) I'm so excited reading this! Has anyone confirmed that the above keyboard layout works for Netflix on the PS4? I can't wait to use this with my Logitech Harmony Remote!!!! Anyone else using this with the Logitech Harmony remote that can give some feedback? Thanks!!! Edited January 21, 2015 by hieyemtim Quote
Chris! Posted January 22, 2015 Report Posted January 22, 2015 I found this thread on reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/271maj/usbbluetooth_keyboards_can_control_netflix_app/ But I don't have a PS4, can anyone test this for me? Quote
jason Posted January 22, 2015 Report Posted January 22, 2015 I found this thread on reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/271maj/usbbluetooth_keyboards_can_control_netflix_app/ But I don't have a PS4, can anyone test this for me? I'll issue a reward to someone that spends the time putting together USB keyboard shortcuts and PS4. I will use this to extend my graphical user interface for PS4. Quote
dwnz Posted January 23, 2015 Report Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) I've just bought a FLIRC today and am in the process of trying to set up with PS4. Using the Flirc iR-USB Harmony Profile it appears no commands are loaded (as in, when I try assign a button on my remote to my FLIRC, there are no keys/commands available), so I think I will have to "teach" the Harmony for every key I want to use? Whereas the XBMC profile already has all the commands mapped it appears. Once I get that done I'm happy to spend the time doing whatever is required. Edited January 23, 2015 by dwnz Quote
jason Posted January 23, 2015 Report Posted January 23, 2015 I've just bought a FLIRC today and am in the process of trying to set up with PS4. Using the Flirc iR-USB Harmony Profile it appears no commands are loaded (as in, when I try assign a button on my remote to my FLIRC, there are no keys/commands available), so I think I will have to "teach" the Harmony for every key I want to use? Whereas the XBMC profile already has all the commands mapped it appears. Once I get that done I'm happy to spend the time doing whatever is required. I don't have a PS4 profile in my GUI or in the harmony. But you could help me. If you hook up a USB keyboard to your PS4, and try and figure out what keyboard keys do what functions on the playstation and put them in an excel spreadsheet, I'll get you a refund. I would need shortcuts for applications like Plex and Netflix, and Hulu, etc. They are probably all the same across applications. For the time being, add any remote (panasonic or samsung profile) and then randomly assign keys to your remote buttons of choice. Map these in your flirc to keyboard key shortcuts you find above. Quote
dwnz Posted January 23, 2015 Report Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) Ok thanks I have that part sorted. When I run flirc_util to record the pause key action I'm getting: Warning: Cannot open USB Device I am running cmd prompt as Administrator, Windows 8.1 Professional. Anything I am missing? Configuration within the GUI is fine, tried with GUI application both running and not running if that makes any difference. I was running the command flirc_util record pause And I'm assuming it should prompt for a keypress input after that? I have also seen mention of the command record_api (with suitable parameters), but the support section just mentions using 'record pause'. Edited January 23, 2015 by dwnz Quote
jason Posted January 23, 2015 Report Posted January 23, 2015 Gui should be closed. Unplug and plug the module in. Let me know. Quote
dwnz Posted January 23, 2015 Report Posted January 23, 2015 Tried rebooting PC, unplugging/plugging module back in, GUI not running. Same message. I can open the GUI and it connects straight away. Netflix controls are limited but adequate, have worked through application on USB Keyboard and recorded information. Will take a look at Hulu and Plex tomorrow. Sadly it looks like the application must be written to allow keyboard commands, as the NBA GameTime App doesn't accept any input from USB Keyboard. Quote
hieyemtim Posted January 23, 2015 Report Posted January 23, 2015 If it's just Netflix and Bluray disks I'll be super happy. In the PS4 settings we can leave the USB Ports active while the PS4 is in rest mode. Maybe then we can wake up the PS4 with Flirc? Quote
Chris! Posted January 23, 2015 Report Posted January 23, 2015 Maybe then we can wake up the PS4 with Flirc? It could be possible. As Jason said, we'd be super thrilled if you could give it a go. Is plex not a free install on PS4? You may need to assign a wake key (try not doing it first), here's a guide: https://flirc.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/200904676--Out-of-date-Getting-flirc-to-wake-up-your-computer (I think you can ignore the firmware stuff, just make sure you're at least on the latest stable firmware - 3.5) Quote
Lennyp Posted January 23, 2015 Report Posted January 23, 2015 I just purchased the Flirc for my PS4. I plugged it into my laptop and installed the software under Win 7. I was able to run the GUI to program it, but from the command line I get no response when trying to run "flirc_util record pause". It just returns immediately to command prompt. I tried reboot as well as unplugging dongle and plugging it back in. Any help? Quote
dwnz Posted January 23, 2015 Report Posted January 23, 2015 Unfortunately Plex PS4 app currently requires a PlexPass subscription. When the PS4 is in rest mode it does not respond to any key presses, despite the USB keyboard receiving power via the option to leave USB ports active. The only way I can see getting the PS4 to power on is via HDMI-CEC, however I'm not sure if this is possible, and not just the other way around? (where the PS4 powers on the TV). Quote
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