I would like to be able to use my universal remote (URC MX-900) to control MC20 on my laptop. Make any remote into a Pi remote with FLIRC. Just walk through our super simple cross. I recently acquired a FLIRC USB Dongle to use with my Raspberry Pi, and thought I’d post a few impressions of this handy media gadget. FLIRC is a USB programmable adapter that can learn from any IR remote controller.
You program the FLIRC using an app running on a Mac, PC or Intel based Ubuntu. I only really need simple basic commands to work- Play pause stop next previous. BRAND NEW FLIRC USB Universal Remote Control Receiver for Media Centers and HTPCsFREE SHIPPINGProduct Description: Flirc allows you to use nearly any.
The URC MX-900 will control the rest of the commands needed to turn on the receiver, get the correct input/source, volume, etc. When I go to MC20 > TOOLS > OPTIONS > REMOTE CONTROLS > DEVICE & OPTIONS there are several options, but I think I need to choose USB-UUIRT. I am pretty sure the FLIRC is a USB-UUIRT. Get special offers & fast delivery options with every purchase on Ubuy. Flirc is an USB dongle which presents itself as a keyboard. Buy Flirc USB Universal Remote Control Receiver online at an affordable price. When I looked at the FLIRC webpage and some YouTube videos, it appears that I will need to know the keyboard commands for MC20 which are listed under PLAYER at the top of MC20- play/pause= control+p, etc. So in theory you can use the default keyboard setup with Kodi and have Flirc do the task of translating the codes to key presses. Should be simple without any messing around with Flirc. Flirc allows you to pair any remote control with your computer or media centre - including the Raspberry Pi Just walk through our super-simple cross-platform pairing application, and youre done. If there is anyone here who is using FLIRC with a universal remote to control MC20 could you please help me.
Use your previously paired remote with no additional software on any machine with Flirc. I tried many Tweaks (Jivelite, IR Tools) on pCP 6.1.0 but cannot get it to work. Remote commands are received by whichever application is in focus.Is there a list of different keyboard commands for MC20 that are not listed under PLAYER or VIEW ? Like UP, DOWN, SELECT, etc. Play/Pause is Ctrl-P, you can also change volume (Ctrl-+ or Ctrl- Ctrl-M for Mute) or jump tracks using Ctrl-L for Previous and Ctrl-N for Next.
A pretty graphic of a full keyboard appears - you select the key that you want, then press the corresponding button on the remote that you want to use. In the Flirc application, select 'full keyboard' from the 'Controllers' menu item. Then, with the app EventGhost, whenever the FLIRC USB dongle sends that special key command, you can launch any app. And with FLIRC, you can translate those blasts into any standard keyboard command or keyboard combination, like control+shift+5. The most important button is 'Play', which you will probably want to set-up to send a Ctrl-P key press. With Alexa, you can tell the Blackbean to send IR blasts of any kind. The application detects and tells you if the dongle is present or not. You'll obviously need to consider line-of-sight between your listening position and the USB port - a USB hub on your desktop would be one way.
The dongle comes with a 'Flirc' application - in Ubuntu, you install this with the usual 'sudo apt-get install flirc' command, or from the Ubuntu software centre. As usual, the UK price is higher, but Maplin's offer them at £24.95. Go to and buy one of the USB infra-red receivers - they are $18.95 in the US. The makers say it works with Macintoshes too, but Apple probably preferred that you used something they made themselves from a solid billet of fake unobtainium TM and charged too much for. I've also been able to test Flirc on Windows. The FLIRC USB dongle allows the use of any remote control with your Raspberry Pi. This little gadget allows you to use an existing remote to pause playback remotely when using MediaCenter on a Linux box - and you can set-up other functions too, if you want. Bob asked me to provide details of using a Flirc USB infra-red receiver to control MediaCenter under Linux.