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22.04.2009 21:28:12

multiple IR receivers

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Hello from France,

I have been testing Remote Buddy to build a Mac HTPC. RB is really great and flexible.

First setup is working great on a macbook with builin IR, an Harmony remote using plex profile to have more keys available.

I am planning to install a macmini as a mediaserver. I would not be able to use builtin IR as the mac would be in another room.

It seems remote buddy supports having mutiple IR receivers at the same time (they should appear in hardware tab).

But as I don't have a way to test it right now I would like to be sure it will be working with standard apple remote codes before buying one of the compatible receivers.

I was thinking on buying Manta TR1 but any help to choose the best recevier to use with an apple remote would be great

Regards
Patrick.

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

Hardware - Apple® Remote

After uninstalling/quitting Remote Buddy, my Mac® no longer reacts to the Apple® Remote. (FAQ015E0241)
To enable you to use all capabilities of the IR Receiver of your Mac®, Remote Buddy is using its own driver. In contrast, all other applications with integrated Apple® Remote support usually use the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.

As long as you're running Remote Buddy, Remote Buddy and its driver are responsible for turning the received button presses into actions. As soon as you quit Remote Buddy, this task is again handled by the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.

If other applications don't use the interface to the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem correctly, this can lead to the effect that nothing happens when you press a button on your Apple® Remote. For as long as you're running Remote Buddy, issues like this are covered by Remote Buddy and it's driver and are therefore not visible to you. However, as soon as you quit Remote Buddy, the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem is back in control and any issues caused in it by other applications become visible.

Therefore Remote Buddy is neither the cause of the issue nor is it responsible for it. Instead, the cause of the issue exists independently of Remote Buddy. It's located elsewhere and can also only be solved there.

Although our products can't cause any such issues, we're regularly contacted about such issues and asked for help. In order to make locating and fixing the cause of such issues as easy and efficient as possible, we've developed a free diagnostics tool: Remote Control Diagnostics. It can locate issues with a single click and will provide you with information about the issue as well as with instructions on how you can fix it.
After updating to OS X 10.6.2, my Apple® Remote is no longer available for selection in Remote Buddy. (FAQ015E0236)
Please update your copy of Remote Buddy to version 1.15 or later.

Hardware - Harmony® Smart Control

How do I set up the Harmony Smart Control and connect it to Remote Buddy on my Mac? (FAQ015E0264)
Please see the detailed HowTo on this topic in our blog.

User

23.04.2009 15:42:17

Re: multiple IR receivers

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Hello Patrick,

thanks for asking.

Remote Buddy supports several IR receivers to be connected and used at
the same time.

Remote Buddy's eHome driver (which also covers the Manta TR1) supports
forwarding Apple Remote IDs as true Apple Remote Events via its
Virtual Remote. Please note, however, that only the Apple IR receiver
driver currently has a "Multiple remotes" mode. The eHome driver
currently doesn't offer this feature. Also, eHome receivers don't
support wakeup with an Apple Remote.

Another option would be to buy a Keyspan Remote for iTunes bundle. It
supports wakeup by any IR remote (which, however, can also be a
disadvantage, as sunlight can also cause a wakeup), but the decoding
of Apple Remote IDs currently isn't supported for these (and probably
never will - to me it looks like the Keyspan receivers don't have
sufficient resolution for this).

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

User

23.04.2009 21:07:41

Re: multiple IR receivers

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Hello Felix.

Thanks for this detailed feedback on receivers. It seems there is nothing better than builtin IR.

Havving virtual remotes support and using harmony setup is important to drive applications I plan to use.

So, I think i will reconsider placing the Macmini in theater room or will use an IR repeater.

Regards
Patrick.

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