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I'm trying to get a StreamZap remote control to work with the TV simulator.

Installing lirc as per https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallLirc/Hardy was simple and the remote worked immediately with the "irw" command line program. However, the buttons codes are not sent to the TV simulator out of the box. Looks like I have to configure a ~/.lircrc config file to send the correct keyboard codes to the simulator when the remote control buttons are pressed.

Any hints? Any prebuilt and read-to-go ~/.lircrc that I can use?

Or if it's a snowball-in-hades type of thing, I'd like to know about it ASAP.

-- Bosco

boscomonkey
Apr 9, 2009

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- Jeremy Johnstone
- Apr 9, 2009
QUOTE (boscomonkey @ Apr 9 2009, 02:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Any hints? Any prebuilt and read-to-go ~/.lircrc that I can use?

Our QA team already has this. I will follow up with them and see if I can get a copy to send out to you. Please give me a day or two to follow up on this.

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boscomonkey
Apr 10, 2009

I kind of got it to work, and for what it's worth, here are the steps:

Installed lirc as per directions in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallLirc/Hardy
Installed lirc-x package to get irxevent
Copied the text blob below as my ~/.lircrc file
Fired up irxevent to turn StreamZap remote control codes into keyboard equivalents
Fired up TV simulator

The part I don't like about this approach is that I have to fire up irxevent first.

CODE

begin
        prog = irxevent
        button = OK
        config = Key Return CurrentWindow
end
begin
        prog = irxevent
        button = MENU
        config = Key Home CurrentWindow
end
begin
        prog = irxevent
        button = EXIT
        config = Key F10 CurrentWindow
end
begin
        prog = irxevent
        button = UP
        config = Key Up CurrentWindow
end
begin
        prog = irxevent
        button = DOWN
        config = Key Down CurrentWindow
end
begin
        prog = irxevent
        button = LEFT
        config = Key Left CurrentWindow
end
begin
        prog = irxevent
        button = RIGHT
        config = Key Right CurrentWindow
end
begin
        prog = irxevent
        button = RED
        config = Key F1 CurrentWindow
end
begin
        prog = irxevent
        button = GREEN
        config = Key F2 CurrentWindow
end
begin
        prog = irxevent
        button = YELLOW
        config = Key F3 CurrentWindow
end
begin
        prog = irxevent
        button = BLUE
        config = Key F4 CurrentWindow
end

Jeremy Johnstone
Apr 10, 2009

Here's the config files our QA uses:

Samsung:

CODE

# Please make this file available to others
# by sending it to <lirc@bartelmus.de>
#
# this config file was automatically generated
# using lirc-0.8.3(usb_uirt_raw) on Thu Feb 19 14:21:29 2009
#
# contributed by 
#
# brand:                       BN59-00695A
# model no. of remote control: 
# devices being controlled by this remote:
#

begin remote

  name  BN59-00695A
  bits           16
  flags SPACE_ENC
  eps            30
  aeps          100

  header       4450  4250
  one           602  1500
  zero          602   417
  ptrail        602
  pre_data_bits   16
  pre_data       0xE0E0
  gap          45700
  toggle_bit_mask 0x0

      begin codes
          Power                    0x40BF
          TV                       0xD827
          1                        0x20DF
          2                        0xA05F
          3                        0x609F
          4                        0x10EF
          5                        0x906F
          6                        0x50AF
          7                        0x30CF
          8                        0xB04F
          9                        0x708F
          -                        0xC43B
          0                        0x8877
          Pre-Ch                   0xC837
          Vol+                     0xE01F
          Vol-                     0xD02F
          Mute                     0xF00F
          Source                   0x807F
          Ch+                      0x48B7
          Ch-                      0x08F7
          ChList                   0xD629
          Menu                     0x58A7
          W.Link                   0x31CE
          Tools                    0xD22D
          Return                   0x1AE5
          Info                     0xF807
          Exit                     0xB44B
          Up                       0x06F9
          Left                     0xA659
          Right                    0xFA05
          Down                     0x8679
          Enter                    0x16E9
          Red                      0x36C9
          Green                    0x28D7
          Yellow                   0xA857
          Blue                     0x6897
          CC                       0xA45B
          InfoL                    0xC936
          DMA                      0xC639
          E.Mode                   0x29D6
          P.Size                   0x7C83
          Fav.Ch                   0x22DD
          RW                       0xA25D
          Pause                    0x52AD
          FF                       0x12ED
          Rec                      0x926D
          Play                     0xE21D
          Stop                     0x629D
      end codes

end remote

And LG:

CODE

# Please make this file available to others
# by sending it to <lirc@bartelmus.de>
#
# this config file was automatically generated
# using lirc-0.8.3(usb_uirt_raw) on Thu Feb 19 14:03:17 2009
#
# contributed by 
#
# brand:                       MKJ42519632
# model no. of remote control: 
# devices being controlled by this remote:
#

begin remote

  name  MKJ42519632
  bits           16
  flags SPACE_ENC|CONST_LENGTH
  eps            30
  aeps          100

  header       8900  4258
  one           525  1622
  zero          525   529
  ptrail        574
  repeat       8892  2070
  pre_data_bits   16
  pre_data       0x20DF
  gap          104448
  toggle_bit_mask 0x0

      begin codes
          Power                    0x10EF
          Up                       0x02FD
          Left                     0xE01F
          Right                    0x609F
          Down                     0x827D
          Enter                    0x22DD
          Return                   0x14EB
          LG                       0x9A65
          Widgets                  0x1AE5
          Vol+                     0x40BF
          Vol-                     0xC03F
          Fav                      0x7887
          Mute                     0x906F
          Ch+                      0x00FF
          Ch-                      0x807F
          1                        0x8877
          2                        0x48B7
          3                        0xC837
          4                        0x28D7
          5                        0xA857
          6                        0x6897
          7                        0xE817
          8                        0x18E7
          9                        0x9867
          -                        0x32CD
          0                        0x08F7
          Flashback                0x58A7
          Red                      0x4EB1
          Green                    0x8E71
          Yellow                   0xC639
          Blue                     0x8679
          Ratio                    0x9E61
          Stop                     0x8D72
          Play                     0x0DF2
          Pause                    0x5DA2
          RW                       0xF10E
          FF                       0x718E
          Q.Menu                   0xA25D
          Menu                     0xC23D
          Info                     0x55AA
          AV-Mode                  0x0CF3
          Input                    0xD02F
          Smplink                  0x7E81
          EnergySaving             0xA956
      end codes

end remote

I will see what I can do to write a few sample scripts to help with usage. Unfortunately, I can't release the ones our QA team uses, but that doesn't stop me from writing ones of my own. I can't guarantee how soon I will get to it, but I will try to do it soon.

-Jeremy

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