Re: xPLMediaNet - Remote.Basic Mapping

[Mal Lansell <mal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

IMO it would definitely be a "Good Thing (tm)" to define a
standard set
of  control words that could be used in place of the IR codes - they
would be useful outside the world of xPLMediaNet too.

I'm currently planning two more xPL connectors.  One would be a plugin
for MediaPortal (VideoLan didn't do what I wanted in the end), allowing
control by xPL message rather than directly through the remote control,
and also the sending of xPL messages from MediaPortal menus, although I
need learn some C# first!).   The other application would xPL-enable the
MCE remote control receiver and it's two IR blasters.

It would be handy if we could agree on a set of predefined controls,
since it would enable all these applications to control each other by
default without the user having to set up a whole load of mappings in
xPLHal.

The MCE remote control would seem as good a starting point as any, and
that has the following buttons:

Power
TV, PC

Transport:
Play, Pause, Stop, Record, Rew, Fwd, Replay (Skip Back), Skip (Fwd).

Menu navigation:
Up, Down, Left, Right, Select, Back, More (or Info), Start (Home),
Recorded TV, Guide, Live TV, DVD Menu (top menu?)

Number keypad:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, #

Others:
Clear, Enter, Teletext, Red, Green, Yellow, Blue.


That's quite a list, but I'm sure there are yet more that would be useful.

Mal



Tony Tofts wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Currently when xplmedianet devices are off the remote can be used to
send
> remote.basic commands to control other devices. The key description is
> simply the ir code - not very friendly
>
> Should I amend it to send a text word instead? This can be
accomplished by
> adding a section to keymap.xml (which let's you remap functions on the
> remote/front panel) to map ir codes to 'friendly names'.
>
> Also, should there be an option to re-assign a key to lock/unlock the
> remote
> into this mode when the device is ON?
>
> This would allow lights etc to be controlled without having to turn
the
> device off (which obviously stops the music or whatever).
>
> Any thoughts/comments please?
>
> Many thanks
> Tony
>
>
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