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09.10.2008 11:00:55

Battery Life indicator for Sony BD Remote

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I'm sure it's been requested before but the BD Remote really needs a battery life indicator. I have done a little digging and found that the code returned on keypress actually contains a battery status indicator (00 for flat 05 for full battery). Could this be implemented in remote buddy in the same way as the Wiimote?

More information here:

http://ps3mods.blogspot.com/2007/03/bd-remote-for-linux-update.html?showComment=1190235300000#c5325851787373743275

These entries from the FAQ may be relevant to this topic:

Hardware - Sony® BD Remote Control

How can I increase battery life? (FAQ015E0232)
To increase battery life for the Sony® BD Remote, you should turn on the power saving options Remote Buddy offers. You can find them at Remote Buddy Preferences > Hardware > Bluetooth Receiver.
These settings are recommended:
General
Search for paired remotes on startup: On.
Stop searching for paired remotes after max .. minutes: Off.
Display pairing instructions and status messages: Off. If you experience problems, you should turn this option back on to aid you in debugging the problem.

Energy saving
Automatically disconnect remotes after inactivity of more than .. minute(s): On, value of 1 minute.
Disconnect remotes when computer goes to sleep: On. The potential power saving with this option is huge. But as the warning says, this will not work with all computers: if you can't wake up your computer with your remote after turning this option on, please turn it off again.
I'm having problems with the Sony® PS3 BD Remote under OS X® 10.8/10.9. (FAQ015E0246)
There's a bug in the Bluetooth®-stack of OS X® 10.8/10.9 in the context of pairing a Sony® PS3 BD Remote. OS X® 10.8/10.9 will ask you to enter a PIN code when you try to connect your remote control. This problem is known by Apple®.

If you pair your Sony® PS3 BD Remote with your Mac® for the first time
1. Use Remote Buddy's Setup Wizard to pair your remote control
2. Restart your Mac® directly after the pairing was successful, while the remote is still connected.
3. The remote should now work without problems.
If you've already paired the Sony® PS3 BD Remote with your Mac®
1. 10.9 only: Try entering 0000 as PIN and reboot. If you're lucky, that was all you needed to do. If this does not solve your issue, please continue with the steps that follow.
2. First, we'll need to remove the Link Key of your Mac® from the memory of your remote control. Since this remote control can only store one Link Key, it's as easy as pairing the remote control with another Mac®. To do so, open System Preferences > Bluetooth on another Mac® and pair your remote with it.
3. All steps that follow should be performed on the Mac® that you want to use your remote control with.
4. Remove - if it exists - the entry of your remote control at Remote Buddy > Preferences > Hardware ® Bluetooth Receiver. The entry usually is titled "BD Remote".
5. If existant, remove the device "BD Remote" from System Preferences > Bluetooth.
6. Delete the Bluetooth preferences files by entering the following in Terminal.app and hitting return (Warning: this deletes all information about all paired Bluetooth® devices):
```
sudo rm /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist
sudo rm ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist
sudo rm ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.Bluetooth.*.plist
```
  Please enter your admin password when requested. Then restart your Mac®.
7. Use Remote Buddy's Setup Wizard to pair your remote control
8. Restart your Mac® directly after the pairing was successful, while the remote is still connected.
9. The remote should now work without problems.

User

10.10.2008 07:18:30

Re: Battery Life indicator for Sony BD Remote

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This would be awesome!!!!!!!!!! Please Felix do your magic :)

User

13.10.2008 21:59:16

Re: Battery Life indicator for Sony BD Remote

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Thanks for the info. I was aware of this before, yet I didn't find the
time yet to add support for it. It's already on the ToDo list, though.

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

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26.10.2009 09:32:40

Re: Battery Life indicator for Sony BD Remote

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It's been over a year since I posted this, can you give an ETA? I bought RemoteBuddy specifically to use with the BD Remote and it makes a real pain when I can't tell when the batteries are about to run out!

User

28.10.2009 09:41:46

Re: Re: Battery Life indicator for Sony BD Remote

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Thanks for asking.

A lot has happened since then. OS X 10.5.6 (IIRC) included a Bluetooth
stack update, which hinders Remote Buddy from connecting to the Sony
BD Remote itself. Remote Buddy, since then, has to go through OS X to
support the BD Remote. Due to this, I currently see no way for RB to
get access to the battery level data.

But this is still on my radar and if I find a way to get access to it,
it'll also be supported by RB.

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

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