![]() ![]() The remote we’re using in this example will be the ‘OneForAll Essence’. We already mentioned that you can use almost any Infra red remote with FLIRC. There’s no programming or hunting around for specific device codes, you simply connect the FLIRC USB to your PC/Mac, open the software and start mapping buttons via the friendly and easy to use interface. The clever hardware inside the FLIRC, mixed with the excellent key mapping software (for Windows, Mac & Linux), allows you to ‘record’ the signal from each button press on your existing remote, and map that to the device you want to use it with (such as KODI). It can talk to almost any infra-red remote up to 20 feet away – from old TV remotes, to universal remotes, home-made IR blasters, air conditioning controls and everything in between! Rather than buying a separate remote control, FLIRC keeps your sofa clutter to a minimum by allowing you to easily program it to accept signals from your existing remotes. It’s a really clever solution that lets you use your existing remotes to control your Raspberry Pi media centre, all from this tiny USB device.įLIRC is a clever little USB receiver that allows you to use almost any traditional IR (infra-red) remote control with your Raspberry Pi media centre. Whilst there are many options available for controlling your Raspberry Pi media centre, our favourite is the FLIRC USB. Using a keyboard and mouse just isn’t ideal in most scenarios, but the Raspberry Pi doesn’t come with a remote like a traditional TV box – so what can you use? Tweak layout and key functions with app to your liking.Ĭonnect your Flirc dongle and starts it software, since there's no clear cut Mediaportal profile you have to lookup the keyboard commands here:Ĭlick on a keyboard key you want to map in the Flirc app and then press the key on your remote you want to map to it, repeat this for every key.One of the first things you’ll need when you set up a Raspberry Pi media centre is a remote control. In the Harmony app add a new device and base it on Microsoft MCE keyboard from the supported devices it shows you (preferred) or create one yourself so long as it sends non-mce IR commands as Flirc can't handle those. This depends on the remote but gonna use Harmony Companion as an example here: RF remote which communicates to the Harmony Hub, has some cool features like holding keys for x seconds does a different command (double function)īattery life is amazing and it goes to sleep when not used for a while, so far mine is going 2 months without replacing the small replaceable battery. The Flirc dongle is placed right next the Harmony Hub so I don''t need line of sight, it beams IR codes straight to the dongle that way. It's an USB dongle which emulates keyboard commands and can learn from just about any IR remote, requires no extra software after setup and stores its config in internal dongle memory so you can swap to another machine and have the same configuration.Īn WiFi / Bluetooth / IR station which can receive commands via those protocols and is easy to setup via Android / iOS app ![]() ![]() Been using Flirc for a while and with recently adding a Harmony Hub + Harmony companion in the mix it has really become a nice setup albeit with some extra work to setup, below are some basic explanations and guide based on Harmony setup. ![]()
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