IR Server Suite - Public Test Version (4 Viewers)

[blankpoint]

The SendKeys method is to blame for the problem you're having. I'm working on a new method that will call the native Win32 code to handle the button presses and this should be compatible with software like AutoHotKey and others.

I figured it must be something like that, but thought there might be some way to get around it in AutoHotKey. I will wait for the new version of Translator, though. Thanks for all your hard work.

 

[generator]

Hi enco,
pls can you upload your applicaton, maybe resolve my standby/resume problem with Ir Server.
Thank you

Sure, but keep in mind that it's put together really quick'n'dirty, in no way intended for the public - it's supposed to be a temporary solution after all
Also I haven't tested it with standby mode yet, only with hibernation.

Launch IRServerRestart.exe and keep it running in the background, it should recognize every resume event and subsequently close and relaunch IR Server.exe. The location of IR Server.exe is obtained from the Windows registry, so this should work no matter where you installed it.

Good luck... if you encounter any problems or questions, let me know.

Thx for the program... But in must cases it closes the Tray Launcher, and then starts the IR server. So I can't really use it Do you have any clue to the cause of this?

Do the developers have a fix for the standby bug yet?

 

[TVmecken]

Found "user bug" causing IR server to stop blasting

I experienced that the IR server sometimes stopped blasting, but have not been able to isolate or repeat the problem. Now I noticed that it was somehow related to extensive use of sound volume up or down. And afterwards I think this behaviour started after I started to use the Translator.

I mapped the mute and volume up/down buttons on my remote to system wide method in Translator, but did not think of removing the same mapping from the MP control plugin. This resulted in double blasting of the sound and mute buttons.

Now that I have removed the mapping in the MP control plugin, blasting is single and I have had no incident of IR server stopped blasting.

Maybe a warning message would be appropriate if one tries to map the same buttons in both Translator system wide and in MP control plugin?

Thanks

 

[LudoJ]

Dear Aaron,

First of all, thank you so much for this great peace of work.

I've been using the old replacement plugin and I just moved to the IR suite which looks very good.

However, I have few questions:


1- MCE remote puts the PC in standby mode when we press the power PC key. I'd like to disable it and use this button to assign a macro to it. With the old MCE pluging, we had to change the driver to fix it, but I haven't see anything like this with teh IR suite...

2- With multi mapping. Is it possible to affect a macro with the change button. I've tried, but couldn't make it work. The idea is when I switch to an external device, I'd like to send IR commands to it in order to switch it on for instance.

3- Config files are saves in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IR Server Suite
Is it possible to change it? indeed, my MP is not on C, so when I change my windows (reset an old ghost) I keep my MP config, bug unfortunately not with the IR suite.

4- Little bug in the installer: The setup puts the files (MP process pluggins and stuff) in the C:/Program FIles/Team MP... directory. No matter if MP is not installed here... :-(


If anyone has an answer to one of those question, it would be great ;-)

Thanks to all and especially to Aaron...

 

[and-81]

Do the developers have a fix for the standby bug yet?

There's only one developer, me.

All I can tell you is that I'm working on it. Hopefully it will be fixed in the next test version.

1- MCE remote puts the PC in standby mode when we press the power PC key. I'd like to disable it and use this button to assign a macro to it. With the old MCE pluging, we had to change the driver to fix it, but I haven't see anything like this with teh IR suite...

You don't need to change the driver anymore. You can disable the automatic handling of those buttons by following the instructions in the IR Server Documentation under "MCE IR device driver improvement".

2- With multi mapping. Is it possible to affect a macro with the change button. I've tried, but couldn't make it work. The idea is when I switch to an external device, I'd like to send IR commands to it in order to switch it on for instance.

I'll look into it, maybe somethings not working there ... I'm also investigating toggle macros... So I'll get back to you on this.

3- Config files are saves in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IR Server Suite
Is it possible to change it? indeed, my MP is not on C, so when I change my windows (reset an old ghost) I keep my MP config, bug unfortunately not with the IR suite.

It's not strictly C drive, it's the All Users Application Data folder. Wherever that is.

4- Little bug in the installer: The setup puts the files (MP process pluggins and stuff) in the C:/Program FIles/Team MP... directory. No matter if MP is not installed here... :-(

Yeah, I need to change that, I've had a couple of people complain about that.

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[TesterBoy]

Sony remote commands are all the same...

Hi Aaron -

I've just bitten the bullet and moved to the IR Suite, after many months contented use of the Replacement Plugin.

It's all working fine now, except for one thing...

I have reprogrammed the PowerTV button on my MCE Remote to send my Sony Receiver's On/Off command, and the Vol +/- button to send the Sony volume control commands. I then used the Other Remote functionality of the RP to trap the On/Off, and send the Samsung TV's on/Off command out blaster port 2.

When setting up the IR Suite, I've taught the Translator the Sony On/Off and it sends the TV On/Off for me just like it should, but the problem I have is that the VOlume +/- buttons ALSO toggle the TV on/off.

After some investigation it appears that the Sony controller send the same initial command for both On?off and Volume controls - if I teach Translator the buttons from the Sony remote they all try to map code 42330 (I think - from memory).

Is this the same problem you were discussing in the Latest Test Version thread - having two learning methods?

Or am I doin' it wrong?

 

[AlcoNaft]

Hi Aaron -

I have found very strange bug in IRServer and original MS Remote, here is steps how to get it:

1) Start MediaPortal in fullscreen mode with green button by Translator.
2) Start playing fullscreen video
3) Press several times Start (green button)

After that MS IR remote and keyboard stops working. If I switch to Windows and restart IRServer (in this case it is closed with error message) - IR remote continues to work. Bug happens only if Portal in full screen mode. According IR Suite Debug client IR Server stops receiving commands from MS IR transceiver.

The point is that I lose all HTPC control after this bug May be I can find some information in IRserver log file, how to find it?

 

[and-81]

After some investigation it appears that the Sony controller send the same initial command for both On?off and Volume controls - if I teach Translator the buttons from the Sony remote they all try to map code 42330 (I think - from memory).

Could be a problem with the sony protocol decoding. I'll double check it here and correct it if I find a problem.

Is this the same problem you were discussing in the Latest Test Version thread - having two learning methods?

No, this is the protocol decoder, not the learning code... I can see why you would come to that conclusion, but I can tell you it is quite different.

Or am I doin' it wrong?

It doesn't sound like you're doing anything wrong. I'll look into it and get back to you.

Hi Aaron -

I have found very strange bug in IRServer and original MS Remote, here is steps how to get it:

1) Start MediaPortal in fullscreen mode with green button by Translator.
2) Start playing fullscreen video
3) Press several times Start (green button)

After that MS IR remote and keyboard stops working. If I switch to Windows and restart IRServer (in this case it is closed with error message) - IR remote continues to work. Bug happens only if Portal in full screen mode. According IR Suite Debug client IR Server stops receiving commands from MS IR transceiver.

The point is that I lose all HTPC control after this bug May be I can find some information in IRserver log file, how to find it?

The IR Server log file is accessible from the start menu, under IR Server Suite -> Log Files.

If you post it here I'll try to figure it out.

Cheers,

 

[ghanz]

mce remote and keyboard

I build a HTPC with vista32 and MP. Out of the box the remote and keyboard were functioning pretty good. Only the hotkeys on the keyboard still were mapped to that hiddeous vista mediacenter. I now tried to install IR server to map everything direct to mediaportal. However i can't get it to work properly. If I use the learning function it will give a time out. Can you point a newbie in the right direction please

 

[TVmecken]

Stop blasting ... again...

Seems like IR server gets exhausted... now after several days without problem it gave up blasting during normal but maybe quite intensive use of the remote.
Funny thing is that when I try to close and restart IR server it starts with strange error message in the log and does not function properly.
Not until after a total re-boot, the IR server starts normally again.

Attach three logs
1. The log when IR server stopped blasting
2. After first restart attempt (with the strange error messages)
3. Normal start after reboot.

Maybe the second log could give a clue what is going on....

Thanks