Re: QtIrreco for N900
 

I managed to learn ON/OFF command for my AC , the code I got it's :

0000 006E 0086 0000 00B0 0062 000F 000E 000F 0024 000F 0024 000F 000E 000F 0024 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 0024 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 0024 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 0024 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 0024 000F 000E 000F 0024 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 0024 000F 0024 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 0024 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 0024 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 0024 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 0025 000D 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 0024 000F 0024 000F 0024 000F 0024 000F 000D 000F 02F9 00B0 0118 015F 00BC 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000E 000F 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000E 000F 000D 000F 02F9 00AF 0000

How could I use this in qtirreco ? I've open one remote and I saw there codes are very short , like 0x100D format . Do I need to convert this long code ?

Re: QtIrreco for N900
 

i picked this up again after having some fun with Tvbgone widget. :)

the lirc project died quite sometime ago (3-4 years?) but it has recently found a new maintainer. there is also a windows port called winlirc (http://winlirc.sourceforge.net/) which was last updated on May 15, 2011 (very recent!)

since i have a windows desktop, i'm going with the winlirc route. the nice thing is, it includes a utility called IRRecord.exe, which is a command line app to record IR codes from your remote.

the catch is, it only supports a limited number of IR receivers. i went ahead and purchased a Microsoft Media Center Edition IR Receiver + Remote kit from ebay.

my plan is to hook up the receiver to my laptop, and then run IRRecord, and to go through the paces with a number of remotes I have at home (for fan, air conditioning, TV, etc) and see if I can coax it to work.

i'm now waiting for the MCE pakcage to arrive. will report here if i have any success with this approach.

Re: QtIrreco for N900
 

as for the question of where remote files are placed, have a look at page 5 of this thread.

"1. sudo gainroot (rootsh needs to be installed)
2. cd /home/user/MyDocs/qtirreco/Remotes
3. rm <remote file name>
4. vi remotes.conf
5. press a for example in vi editor, select the line which contains that remote name and press d to delete that line, then set current remote in line one existing remote. Press ESC and type :wq to save changes."

the remote files created by Winlirc should be compatible with qtirecco (assuming no more changes to winlirc's file formats since the project has now found a new maintainer). i'm guessing he won't break compatibility since there are already a ton of remote files published on http://lirc.sourceforge.net/remotes/

wish me luck :)

Re: QtIrreco for N900
 

Drol, ive taken the same aproach (using win lirc and transfer to the phone) some time ago (except for needing sometimes to record the ir signal a few times) it works ok, a few point to take in mind:
-the file generated wil go to the "device" forlder, not the "remote" folder. The remote folder basicaly is the folder for the file generated by qtirreco, it states wich buttons, color, order etc, then it redirects each button to the proper device and command from the device folder (you can have one remote with several devices linked). You have to generate the remote control inside the qtirreco program and the generate the buttons etc selecting the device you generated with winlirc.
-there are some remotes you wont be able to record because the need of a feedback, ex the ac, usually the ac has an ir receiver and transmitter, and signal is exchanged between the remote control and the ac unit, you cant emulate this with the n900 because it wont respond to the ac when it recieves a signal from it, all my other devices work ok, tv, home theatre etc, its preatty easy once you get it working
anyway im here if you need help getting this to work,

Re: QtIrreco for N900
 

thanks for the information. yes, i figured out the files used by qtirecco after taking a peek in the folder. i didn't expect some devices to provide feedback via a transmit though. anyway, i'll ping you if i need some pointers.

Re: QtIrreco for N900
 

Could anyone help me to get that lirc code ? I have to convert that very long code to lirc and I've seen there's one program called pronto2lirc but it's only for linux . :(

PS : I used my PDA (dell axim x51v wm6.5) to learn that command .

Re: QtIrreco for N900
 

why not install a linux virtual machine? you don't have to nuke or dual boot your windows box. the only painful part is waiting for the download to finish. look for linux live cd on your favourite search engine.

Re: QtIrreco for N900
 

I ran ubuntu 11 with virtual pc but now it crashes everytime I boot . :-s

Re: QtIrreco for N900
 

Later edit : Now I managed to work but I got another problem :(

Codes from lircd.config file looks much different than remotes for qtirreco . In this file it's only one button , one command , still very very long .

and a remote looks like this

Re: QtIrreco for N900
 

i don't recognize the file format yet but there is documentation on the net. search for winlirc and look at the faq.