Event only triggering action every second time

[jimmy_d]

Hi,

I'm running Windows 7 Professional SP1 and using EventGhost 0.4.1.r1540 with the Microsoft MCE Remote - Vista/Win 7 plugin and the XBMC2 plugin. Events from the MCE Remote are triggering actions from the XBMC2 plugin, and for the most part it is working well.

The problem I have is, every time I press a button on the MCE Remote it registers the proper event in the EventGhost log, but it is only triggering the corresponding action every second time the button is pressed. For example (from the log):

MceRemote.RC6mode6_0_8034045B
MceRemote.RC6mode6_0_8034845B
Right
XBMC2: Right
MceRemote.RC6mode6_0_8034045B
MceRemote.RC6mode6_0_8034845B
Right
XBMC2: Right

Does anyone have any ideas why it is only triggering the action every second time, and how I can fix it so that the action is triggered with every event?

Thanks!

Jimmy_d

[jonib]

MceRemote.RC6mode6_0_8034045B
MceRemote.RC6mode6_0_8034845B

The events are slightly different that's why.

jonib

[Pako]

This is normal behavior of remote control, that uses the RC6 protocol (or RC 5 and still some others).
Each button has two different codes, which differ in value of toggle bit. You can read about it.
This problem is usually solved in a way that in each macro you put both versions of events.
But a better solution is if you use plugin Remote event mapper. The configuration tree is then much clearer.
It even does not change even if you use another remote control. Just add a new remote control into plugin Remote event mapper.

Pako

[colinwillo]

Hi i had the exact same problem with my xbox universal remote, it was showing the toggle bit everytime i pressed the button and i had to press each button twice, i found the problem to be the rc6 file in the irdecoder folder, it has masking bytes, but the value was not right for my remote , it had a 7 instead of a 0 to mask the toggle bit "see code below".
ive changed my file to accomodate my xbox remote but should work with any rc6 remote in win7,


# Check for MCE remote
if mode == 6 and trailerBit == 0:
value2 = value & 0xFFFF0FFF
if value2 in MCE_REMOTE:
return "Mce." + MCE_REMOTE[value2]
# else:
# print "0x%0.8X" % value2
return "RC6Lode%X_%d_%08X" % (mode, trailerBit, value)

you should then see the commands that are defined in the top portion of rc6 file in the eg window, you can add your own but be carefull of the format you use when adding.
just backup and replace the file rc6.py file in the "eventghost/eg/classes/irdecoder" folder with the one attached and it should fix the problem.
and dont forget to restart eventghost so it loads the new file you have just coppied.