XBMC imon and lirc settings
Submitted by alex on Sun, 04/07/2010 - 18:24
iMon-remote
I use XBMC on my HTPC, and it is great. I'm using a case that has a built in iMon IR receiver and vfd readout, which also lets me turn the system on from off (which isn't common with lots of PC remote controls). XBMC needs to be set up to work with these.
As my HTPC runs on linux (Arch linux to be precise), this first of all means setting up lirc and lcdproc. My case also has a volume knob and some media control buttons on the front that need setting up too. There are plenty of guides out there on how to set these up, so I'm not going to here - I'm just going to give my config files that might be useful for others.
The first is lircd.conf. Lirc supply this for the remote, so I have just added the necessary values for my front panel buttons:
begin remote
name Front_Panel
bits 40
eps 30
aeps 100
one 0 0
zero 0 0
post_data_bits 24
post_data 0x1EE
gap 23991
min_repeat 9
toggle_bit_mask 0x3000000
begin codes
Stop 0x0000000004
Rewind 0x0000000007
Play 0x0000000002
Forward 0x0000000008
Pause 0x0000000003
Knob_AC 0x0100000000
Knob_CW 0x0001000000
end codes
end remote
begin remote
name iMON-PAD
bits 32
eps 30
aeps 100
one 0 0
zero 0 0
gap 235965
min_repeat 1
toggle_bit 0
begin codes
AppExit 0x288195B7
Power 0x289115B7
Record 0x298115B7
Play 0x2A8115B7
SlowMotion 0x29B195B7
Rewind 0x2A8195B7
Pause 0x2A9115B7
FastForward 0x2B8115B7
PrevChapter 0x2B9115B7
Stop 0x2B9715B7
NextChapter 0x298195B7
Esc 0x2BB715B7
Eject 0x299395B7
AppLauncher 0x29B715B7
MultiMon 0x2AB195B7
TaskSwitcher 0x2A9395B7
Mute 0x2B9595B7
Vol+ 0x28A395B7
Vol- 0x28A595B7
Ch+ 0x289395B7
Ch- 0x288795B7
Timer 0x2B8395B7
1 0x28B595B7
2 0x2BB195B7
3 0x28B195B7
4 0x2A8595B7
5 0x299595B7
6 0x2AA595B7
7 0x2B9395B7
8 0x2A8515B7
9 0x2AA115B7
0 0x2BA595B7
ShiftTab 0x28B515B7
Tab 0x29A115B7
MyMovie 0x2B8515B7
MyMusic 0x299195B7
MyPhoto 0x2BA115B7
MyTV 0x28A515B7
Bookmark 0x288515B7
Thumbnail 0x2AB715B7
AspectRatio 0x29A595B7
FullScreen 0x2AA395B7
MyDVD 0x29A395B7
Menu 0x2BA3D5B7
# different codes
MyDVD 0x29A395B7
Menu 0x2BA3D5B7
Caption 0x298595B7
Language 0x2B8595B7
MouseKeyboard 0x299115B7
SelectSpace 0x2A9315B7
MouseMenu 0x28B715B7
MouseRightClick 0x688481B7
Enter 0x28A195B7
MouseLeftClick 0x688301B7
WindowsKey 0x2B8195B7
Backspace 0x28A115B7
# Corrin added
Space 0x2B9B15F7
Up 0xEB53F9B7
Left 0x6ABAFFBF
Down 0x6F9ECBB7
Right 0x69A281B7
# Variants and additions of keys reported by Ryan Gardner
1 0x0200001E
2 0x0200001F
3 0x02000020
4 0x02000021
5 0x02000022
6 0x02000023
7 0x02000024
8 0x02000025
9 0x02000026
Star 0x02200025
0 0x02000027
Hash 0x02200020
Backspace 0x0200002A
Select 0x0200002C
LeftMenu 0x02800000
RightMenu 0x02000065
Enter 0x02000028
Escape 0x02000029
LeftClick 0x01010000
RightClick 0x01020000
Up 0x01008000
Down 0x01007F00
Left 0x01000080
Right 0x0100007F
# Variations on the mouse buttons from Jan Schneider
LeftClick 0x01010080
RightClick 0x01020080
end codes
end remote
# this config file was automatically generated
# using lirc-0.8.5(default) on Tue May 26 22:07:16 2009
#
# contributed by Karl Newman, based on lircd.conf.imon-pad in lirc-0.8.4
# devices with USB ID 0x15c2, 0x0038 are using 64 codes in 0.8.5
#
# brand: iMON-New
# model no. of remote control: iMON-PAD
# devices being controlled by this remote:
#
begin remote
name iMON-PAD
bits 64
eps 30
aeps 100
one 0 0
zero 0 0
gap 135993
toggle_bit_mask 0x0
ignore_mask 0x00000000FFFFFFFF
begin codes
AppExit 0x288195B700002401
Power 0x289115B700002401
Record 0x298115B700002401
Play 0x2A8115B700002401
SlowMotion 0x29B195B700002401
Rewind 0x2A8195B700002401
Pause 0x2A9115B700002401
FastForward 0x2B8115B700002401
PrevChapter 0x2B9115B700002401
Stop 0x2B9715B700002401
NextChapter 0x298195B700002401
Esc 0x2BB715B700002401
Eject 0x299395B700002401
AppLauncher 0x29B715B700002401
MultiMon 0x2AB195B700002401
TaskSwitcher 0x2A9395B700002401
Mute 0x2B9595B700002401
Vol+ 0x28A395B700002401
Vol- 0x28A595B700002401
Ch+ 0x289395B700002401
Ch- 0x288795B700002401
Timer 0x2B8395B700002401
1 0x28B595B700002401
2 0x2BB195B700002401
3 0x28B195B700002401
4 0x2A8595B700002401
5 0x299595B700002401
6 0x2AA595B700002401
7 0x2B9395B700002401
8 0x2A8515B700002401
9 0x2AA115B700002401
0 0x2BA595B700002401
ShiftTab 0x28B515B700002401
Tab 0x29A115B700002401
MyMovie 0x2B8515B700002401
MyMusic 0x299195B700002401
MyPhoto 0x2BA115B700002401
MyTV 0x28A515B700002401
Bookmark 0x288515B700002401
Thumbnail 0x2AB715B700002401
AspectRatio 0x29A595B700002401
FullScreen 0x2AA395B700002401
MyDVD 0x29A395B700002401
Menu 0x2BA3D5B700002401
# different codes
# These codes are the button release codes, which will cause duplicate
# events, so they are commented out here.
# MyDVD 0x29A3D5B700002401
# Menu 0x2BA3D5B700002401
Caption 0x298595B700002401
Language 0x2B8595B700002401
MouseKeyboard 0x299115B700002401
SelectSpace 0x2A9315B700002401
MouseMenu 0x28B715B700002401
MouseRightClick 0x688481B700002401
Enter 0x28A195B700002401
MouseLeftClick 0x688301B700002401
WindowsKey 0x2B8195B700002401
Backspace 0x28A115B700002401
# Corrin added
Space 0x2B9B15F700002401
Up 0xEB53F9B700002401
Left 0x6ABAFFBF00002401
Down 0x6F9ECBB700002401
Right 0x69A281B700002401
# Variants and additions of keys reported by Ryan Gardner
1 0x0200001E00000000
2 0x0200001F00000000
3 0x0200002000000000
4 0x0200002100000000
5 0x0200002200000000
6 0x0200002300000000
7 0x0200002400000000
8 0x0200002500000000
9 0x0200002600000000
Star 0x0220002500000000
0 0x0200002700000000
Hash 0x0220002000000000
Backspace 0x0200002A00000000
Select 0x0200002C00000000
LeftMenu 0x0280000000000000
RightMenu 0x0200006500000000
Enter 0x0200002800000000
Escape 0x0200002900000000
LeftClick 0x0101000000000000
RightClick 0x0102000000000000
Up 0x0100800000000000
Down 0x01007F0000000000
Left 0x0100008000000000
Right 0x0100007F00000000
end codes
end remote
Check that this is working with irw - if so, then it is time to set up XBMC. This means setting up Lircmap.xml:
<lircmap>
<remote device="Front_Panel">
<play>Play</play>
<reverse>Rewind</reverse>
<pause>Pause</pause>
<forward>Forward</forward>
<stop>Stop</stop>
<volumeplus>Knob_CW</volumeplus>
<volumeminus>Knob_AC</volumeminus>
</remote>
<remote device="iMON-PAD">
<power>AppExit</power>
<record>Record</record>
<play>Play</play>
<!--SlowMotion-->
<reverse>Rewind</reverse>
<pause>Pause</pause>
<forward>FastForward</forward>
<skipminus>PrevChapter</skipminus>
<stop>Stop</stop>
<skipplus>NextChapter</skipplus>
<back>Backspace</back>
<select>Select</select>
<menu>LeftMenu</menu>
<title>RightMenu</title>
<!--LeftClick
RightClick-->
<select>Enter</select>
<down>Down</down>
<left>Left</left>
<up>Up</up>
<right>Right</right>
<clear>Escape</clear>
<obc1>Eject</obc1>
<!--AppLauncher-->
<info>MultiMon</info>
<!--TaskSwitcher-->
<mute>Mute</mute>
<volumeplus>Vol+</volumeplus>
<volumeminus>Vol-</volumeminus>
<channelplus>Ch+</channelplus>
<channelminus>Ch-</channelminus>
<!--Timer-->
<one>1</one>
<two>2</two>
<three>3</three>
<four>4</four>
<five>5</five>
<six>6</six>
<seven>7</seven>
<eight>8</eight>
<nine>9</nine>
<star>Star</star>
<zero>0</zero>
<hash>Hash</hash>
<myvideo>MyMovie</myvideo>
<mymusic>MyMusic</mymusic>
<mypictures>MyPhoto</mypictures>
<myTV>MyTV</myTV>
<!--Bookmark
Thumbnail
AspectRatio-->
<display>FullScreen</display>
<!--MyDVD-->
<menu>Menu</menu>
<subtitle>Caption</subtitle>
<language>Language</language>
</remote>
</lircmap>
So there we are. I'll assume this is all working for now, and move on to the vfd. This means setting up lcdproc. Again, this is well covered in many other guides, so I'll move straight onto getting xbmc to work with it, which uses LCD.xml:
<lcd>
<navigation>
<line>$INFO[System.CurrentWindow]</line>
<line>$INFO[System.CurrentControl]</line>
</navigation>
<music>
<line>$INFO[Player.Time]/$INFO[Player.Duration]</line>
<line>$INFO[MusicPlayer.Artist] - $INFO[MusicPlayer.Title] ----- </line>
</music>
<video>
<line>$INFO[Player.Time]/$INFO[Player.Duration]</line>
<line>$INFO[LCD.ProgressBar]</line>
</video>
<general>
<line>$INFO[System.Time]</line>
<line>$INFO[System.Date]</line>
</general>
<screensaver>
<line>$INFO[System.Time]</line>
<line>$INFO[System.Date]</line>
</screensaver>
<xbelaunch>
<line>Playing</line>
<line>$INFO[System.LaunchXBE]</line>
</xbelaunch>
</lcd>
Finally, I have a couple of options set in advancedsettings.xml:
<advancedsettings>
<videolibrary>
<hideallitems>true</hideallitems>
<flattentvshows>0</flattentvshows>
</videolibrary>
<musiclibrary>
<allitemsonbottom>true</allitemsonbottom>
</musiclibrary>
<lcd>
<rows>2</rows>
<columns>16</columns>
<scrolldelay>3</scrolldelay>
</lcd>
</advancedsettings>