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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1286536" data-attributes="member: 141969"><p>If you simply want to put your HTPC to sleep using the remote control, and wake it from sleep using the remote control, any MCE RC6 IR remote control can do this. These are usually sold with a matching USB IR receiver, and are still easily available (although choice is reducing year by year).</p><p></p><p>Since you are asking about a motherboard with a CIR header, I am guessing that you want to shutdown your HTPC using the remote control, and <em>wake your HTPC from shutdown using the remote control</em>. An MCE RC6 remote control cannot do this. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>My TBS 6284 DVB-T/T2 tuner has a dedicated socket for the matching TBS remote control that was supplied with the tuner. I tried it once 7 years ago, but did not continue with it. My recollection is that it generates keyboard shortcuts (there is an accompanying tool to define the button mappings). However, I doubt that this would wake the HTPC from shutdown.</p><p></p><p>There are several add-in circuit boards that add the capability that you want, such as:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.atric.de/IR-Einschalter/index.php" target="_blank">https://www.atric.de/IR-Einschalter/index.php</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.simerec.com/" target="_blank">https://www.simerec.com/</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.intesettech.com/product/internal-ir-receiver-model-pc-irs5-01-with-external-ir-extender-kit" target="_blank">https://www.intesettech.com/product/internal-ir-receiver-model-pc-irs5-01-with-external-ir-extender-kit</a></li> </ul><p>These are IR-controlled on/off switches that you connect in parallel to the on/off switch in the HTPC case, and which need to be powered from the always-on low-voltage feed from the HTPC power supply. (Even when your HTPC is shutdown, a small part of it will still be powered on, so that it can respond to a wake-on-lan signal.) So you need to be confident to do this rewiring. For me, the bigger problem is where to locate the circuit board:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If inside the case, you would need to drill a hole at an appropriate position.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If outside the case, you end up with a bare circuit board -- not exactly aesthetically pleasing or safe from prying fingers.</li> </ul><p>I don't have any personal experience of these devices.</p><p></p><p>-- from CyberSimian in the UK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1286536, member: 141969"] If you simply want to put your HTPC to sleep using the remote control, and wake it from sleep using the remote control, any MCE RC6 IR remote control can do this. These are usually sold with a matching USB IR receiver, and are still easily available (although choice is reducing year by year). Since you are asking about a motherboard with a CIR header, I am guessing that you want to shutdown your HTPC using the remote control, and [I]wake your HTPC from shutdown using the remote control[/I]. An MCE RC6 remote control cannot do this. :( My TBS 6284 DVB-T/T2 tuner has a dedicated socket for the matching TBS remote control that was supplied with the tuner. I tried it once 7 years ago, but did not continue with it. My recollection is that it generates keyboard shortcuts (there is an accompanying tool to define the button mappings). However, I doubt that this would wake the HTPC from shutdown. There are several add-in circuit boards that add the capability that you want, such as: [LIST] [*][URL]https://www.atric.de/IR-Einschalter/index.php[/URL] [*][URL]https://www.simerec.com/[/URL] [*][URL]https://www.intesettech.com/product/internal-ir-receiver-model-pc-irs5-01-with-external-ir-extender-kit[/URL] [/LIST] These are IR-controlled on/off switches that you connect in parallel to the on/off switch in the HTPC case, and which need to be powered from the always-on low-voltage feed from the HTPC power supply. (Even when your HTPC is shutdown, a small part of it will still be powered on, so that it can respond to a wake-on-lan signal.) So you need to be confident to do this rewiring. For me, the bigger problem is where to locate the circuit board: [LIST] [*]If inside the case, you would need to drill a hole at an appropriate position. [*]If outside the case, you end up with a bare circuit board -- not exactly aesthetically pleasing or safe from prying fingers. [/LIST] I don't have any personal experience of these devices. -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]
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