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07.06.2009 22:02:30

Enabling more buttons

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I read through all the FAQ and Product information, but I didn't find the way to do what I'm looking for.

I would like to use a universal remote (JP1 or Harmony) with my Mac Mini, primarily for MythTV viewing, but also for other apps.

Can I use another set of IR commands to get more than 6 keys?
Or, can I set up 12 keys, simulating 2 different Apple remotes?

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

Which Harmony commands need to be assigned to the respective buttons on the Smart Control so that I can use all buttons with Remote Buddy? (FAQ015E0265)

If I haven't used the Harmony Smart Remote for a few minutes, Remote Buddy does not react to the first button press. (FAQ015E0263)
Please verify that no power saving options are enabled at "Remote Buddy > Preferences > Hardware > Bluetooth Receiver".

User

08.06.2009 16:29:42

Re: Enabling more buttons

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Hello ToddI

Yes you can use a Harmony Remote to have more than 6 keys.

In Logitech Database, there is a device name "Plex Player" (Multimedia computer/Plex) which was defined to control Plex. You can use this device to setup your Remote then have it known to Remote Buddy.

That's what i am doing on my MacMini HTPC (still work in progress). If you go to hardware tab in RB preference window, you have to check "enable support for multiple ..." then "Automatically authorize..". From the harmony remote just press a key and RB will discover ids (a number from 150 to 160).

To help identify which keys are corresponding to each remote, you may have to name Remotes to something meaningfull. Here is a list I grab from Plex forum :

Harmony button - RemoteID + Button

 OK - 150 Play/Pause
Up - 150 Plus  
Down - 150 Minus
 Left - 150 Left
 Right - 150 Right

VolUp - 152 Plus  
VolDn - 152 Minus  

ChUp - 158 Plus
 ChDown - 158 Minus  

Mute - 152 Play/Pause
Prev - 153 Minus
Menu - 150 Menu
 Exit - 155 Plus
 Guide - 157 Play
 Info - 153 Plus

Stop - 151 Play
 Replay - 160 Plus
 Skip - 160 Minus
 Play - 151 Menu
 Rec - 155 Minus
 Rew - 154 Plus
 Fwd -154 Minus
 Pause - 152 Menu

1 - 151 Plus
 2 - 151 Minus
 3 - 151 Left
 4 - 151 Right
 5 - 152 Left
 6 - 152 Right
 7 - 153 Left
 8 - 153 Right
 9 - 154 Left
 0 - 154 Right
 Clear - 154 Play
 Enter - 153 Menu

Blue - 159 Menu
 Red - 159 Left
 Green - 159 Right
 Yellow - 159 Play

Aspect - 157 Plus
LargeUp - 159 Plus
 LargeDown - 159 Minus
PwrToggle - 157 Menu
 Queue - 157 Minus
 Sleep - 154 Menu

F1 - 155 Left
 F2 - 155 Right
 F3 - 155 Play
 F4 - 155 Menu
 F5 - 160 Left
 F6 - 160 Right
 F7 - 160 Play
 F8 - 160 Menu
 F9 - 158 Left
 F10 - 158 Right
 F11 - 158 Play
 F12 - 158 Menu
 F13 - 157 Left
 F14 - 157 Right

Regards
Patrick.

User

08.06.2009 17:52:57

Re: Enabling more buttons

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Thanks Patrick, That's just what I was looking for. I will give it a try.

User

29.06.2009 22:09:53

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This works quite well, although doing it for multiple applications is a real pain, since you have to go through all of those Apple remotes and change their default behavior.

I know that IOSPIRIT won't discuss future plans, but I hope that better support for Harmony remotes goes on the list. With multiple Apple Remote support working, they are almost there already. All that is needed to finish the job is a Harmony remote option in Remote Buddy that hides all of the messy details regarding which virtual Apple remote is doing what, and replaces it with a Harmony Remote entry with a list of Harmony commands like the one you provided. They could use the Plex command assignments from the list you provided; I imagine that Logitech would be happy enough to reproduce it as a Remote Buddy profile, so that Harmony users could just tell the Harmony software that they have a "Remote Buddy" media center.

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