HP Remote w/'MSMCERemote-Vista/Win7' 2 diff. signals/each bt

[prusr-com]

Hi All,

as per Subj., anytime I press the same remote button (say Vol.Up) twice, EventGhost recognises 2 different codes.

Example:
1. You Press "Volume Up" Button on remote.
- CONSOLE Output:
MceRemote.RC6mode6_0_80119210

2. You Press "Volume Up" Button again.
- CONSOLE Output:
MceRemote.RC6mode6_0_80111210

SO, as you can see, despite pressing the same button twice, EventGhost receives two different signals(!).

HW:
- (Receiver): HP 5188-1667 Media Center IR USB Remote Transmitter Model OVU4003103/00.
- (Remote): Media Center Universal Remote Control MCE WIN7 5189-3683.

SW:
- EventGhost 0.4.1.r1706
- Plugin: Microsoft MCE Remote - Vista/Win7 (service installed and running).

Steps tried to mitigate issue:
- switched Remote profiles (remote has multiple profiles) to "HP MediaSmart Connect", "TV", "CBL", "DVD", "AUX" and tried pressing Vol.Up twice. -> Same issue kept occurring (including under the Remote "AUX"-profile).

Any ideas?

Thanks for reading,
Cheers, Andrea.

[Pako]

This is not a bug, it is characteristic - for example, for the RC5 protocol (toggle bit).
You have two ways to deal with it:
1) For each macro, assign both versions of events
2) Use Remote event mapper plugin

Pako

[pwrusr-com]

Hi Pako and thank you for your recommendations.

The Remote event mapper plugin is a beautiful thing - I successfully remapped all the duplicate buttons signals to each (single) entry and, after mapping the "Volume up"-Event to an "increase volume"-macro within a folder of the Configuration tree, I confirm that it works.

[*]'THOUGH Remote event mapper buttons seems not to work when called from within "Context Folder"-subfolders (specifically "MediaPortal") - is it by design or do I have to scrap Context Folders?![/*]

Thanks.

Regards,
Andrea Matesi.

[Pako]

THOUGH Remote event mapper buttons seems not to work when called from within "Context Folder"-subfolders (specifically "MediaPortal") - is it by design or do I have to scrap Context Folders?!

I hear the first time something like this.
Please instructions (step by step), how can I see this behavior.
Preferably using a screenshot.

Pako

[pwrusr-com]

(Remote Event Mapper Plugin): Volume Up and Volume Down have been mapped to 2 key presses each.


"Volume Up"-Event is within a Macro called "Increase Volume" (under configuration tree).


"Volume Down"-Event is within MediaPortal Context Folder.

• NOTE *Event Log* (on above/last screenshot).

• When Volume Up is pressed on the Remote -> Increase Volume is called ONCE (correct) -> The "System Volume" decreases to 22 (correct).

• When Volume Down is pressed on the Remote -> "Volume Down" is called TWICE(!) -> The "System Volume" decreases twice (first to 18.75 then 12.50).

[Pako]

So it's clear.
I thought, that it is some nonsense.
It does not matter where a action is nested.
It depends on what kind of action it is.

In the first case it is the action "System: Change Master Volume"
while in the second case it is the action "Media Portal: Volume Down".
So the problem is Media Portal plugin.
You can use action "System: Change Master Volume -2%" instead of action "Media Portal: Volume Down" and everything will be fine.

Pako