"Philips MCE USB IR Receiver- Spinel plus" (shipping with some Zotac Boxes) (1 Viewer)

[paolo_nl]

Ok, just had a look on this HID Test Program.
It can export all the usage info which is nice to have when programming.
So please, select each Philips entry in the list, click "Info", save it to a text file and post all these text files here.
Then I can analize our issue better.

for all the philips entry see the following output files
http://www.wittehal.com/wp-content/gallery/mediaportal/mceusbreceiver1.txt
http://www.wittehal.com/wp-content/gallery/mediaportal/mceusbreceiver2.txt
http://www.wittehal.com/wp-content/gallery/mediaportal/mceusbreceiver3.txt
http://www.wittehal.com/wp-content/gallery/mediaportal/mceusbreceiver4.txt
http://www.wittehal.com/wp-content/gallery/mediaportal/mceusbreceiver5.txt
http://www.wittehal.com/wp-content/gallery/mediaportal/mceusbreceiver6.txt
http://www.wittehal.com/wp-content/gallery/mediaportal/mceusbreceiver7.txt

Also, it would be cool if you could press all buttons with HID Test running, copy the output to a textfile and comment there which button you have pressed.
Do this for Asus, MCE and maybe with other Harmony setups which show something in HID Test.

Thanks

I try to do this tonight as i am not physicly at the PC at the moment

thanks

 

[belcom]

Hi Paolo!

Thank you for the files, they helped a lot.
Though, I need one more file from you.

Please restart IRSS, press a few buttons, stop IRSS and post this one:
(If you only have remote access to the file by now, post it as is)
C:\ProgramData\IR Server Suite\Logs\Philips MCE USB IR Receiver- Spinel plus.log

thanks

 

[paolo_nl]

Hi Belcom,
Thanks again for your help. I restart IRSS stopped and then started the service again. Then I pushed some buttons programmed as the microsoft mce remote.
see the log file containing asus bravo (including the buttons i pressed)
and the logfile containing mcesetup
I can't see a lot activity in both logs, but maybe that's normal. thanks again.

 

[belcom]

phu???
Thats more than obvious... Seems that the plugin never gets started!
-> PN for remote support

 

[paolo_nl]

Installed win7 x64. Still no luck with ir support for spinel plus usb receiver. Keep you posted.

 

[mbuzina]

hi @belcom
I have also just bought a ZBOX (A06) and it has the same Receiver (I tried the test program mentioned here before).

First I had trouble getting the drivers in place (Win 8 Pro 64). Then I found that I could install them directly (from disk). But then the functionality complietly died (with MS drivers I had at least some basic functionality).

I tried your IRSS version but it seems to do nothing. Here ist my log (restarting, pressing some buttons). Which driver do you use, the one ZTOC provides or the MS one?

 

[vad74]

hi belcom
I have ZOTAC ZBOX ID82 with this remote. You speak about this remote? I want use IRSS for work with all buttons. I try use IRSS. But it dont see my remote. I run Configurator. I see checked box on Windows Messages and Custom HID. At Microsoft MCE box unchecked. I click button Detect - no change. Then I run Translator, press New and key on my remote - no reaction and show message Time Out. May be need install some drivers for HID remote? Please write this instruction step-by-step how you run Zotac remote with IRSS. What version IRSS need to use? Send me link please. Thanks.

 

[belcom]

hi @vad74 !

Yes, we are talking about this remote.
- Open MP Configuration and enter "Additional 3rd party checks"
- Click "Enable policy to prevent services startup" to disable Windows handling of the green Button
- Don't use "MPTray"
- Download IR Server Suite from here: https://www.team-mediaportal.com/extensions/tools/ir-server-suite-irss
- Install IRSS "as Application" (HID doesn't work "as service")
- Open Configuration and check "Philips MCE USB IR Receiver- Spinel plus" in the "Receive" column
- Click "OK", click "OK" again to restart IRSS (this may take up to a minute)
- If IRSS didn't start (TrayIcon is Gray) open Configuration again and click the "Play" icon in the toolbar, then Click "OK"
- Open "Debug Client" and click on "Connect"
- It should show "Philips MCE USB..." somewhere in the "Status" textbox.
- Press a few buttons on your remote, thay should be recognised now and also show up in status textbox
- Close Debug Client
- Start Translator
- Open Translator Setup (right click on the Translator-Icon in the right side of the start bar)
- Check "Start Translator with Windows"
- Click "New", press the green Button on your remote
- Click the "Run" tab
- Locate MediaPortal.exe in "Application" ("C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\MediaPortal.exe" for standard install on x64)
- Click "Set", Click "OK"

Everything should be setup now.
If you press the green button on your remote MediaPortal should start and all buttons should work.

PS: MediaPortal must be installed BEFORE you install IRSS!

Please post your feedback here!

Thanks!

 

[vad74]

BIG Thanks! I will try this at home.

 

[vad74]

hi belcom
Yes! IRSS work fine.Very big thanks!
Some notes and questions:
"Open Translator Setup (right click on the Translator-Icon)" - dont work. My be right click on the IRSS-Icon and left click on Translator? I just open Translator (left click on icon), and at bottom window check "Start Translator with Windows".
I noted that IRSS see only HID-Custom keys. For press HID-Keyboard key show "Time out". This OK.
Windows see HID-Media keys - Play, Stop, Forward... But dont see key Pause. And IRSS see key Pause and I setup Translator to rise char " " for it.
In Translator at tab "Keystrokes" button Help dont work.
I tryed resolve some tasks, but cannot do this:
"Close active application" - I wrote Keystrokes {Atl+F4}. My be need {Alt}+{F4}?
"Minimize all" - I wrote Keystrokes {Win+D}.
"Task swap" - I wrote Keystrokes {Ctrl+Atl+Tab}.
Maybe for this tasks need use another method? Example Windows Message instead Keystrokes. I dont find detailed help for IRSS.