Remote is almost unusable

[Ralph]

Hi, I am using TBS6922 with TBS IR Software 1.0.0.8 (VHID) on win7 x64 (windows-driver 1.0.1.3) and am trying to get the remote to work reliably, so I have 2 questions:

1) Is there any indicator so I can check if the HTPC received the RC command ? At the moment it feels very unreliable and slow.

2) It does not seem possible to use the Escape or Space Key in the VHID tool - can this be changed or am I doing something wrong ?

[steven]

Hi Ralph

Would you mind telling us that which soft you want to control?

Kind Regards

steven

[Ralph]

Hi steven,

I'm trying to control MediaPortal 1.2.3 - pressing some buttons and everything seems ok but then suddenly I need to press twice or more. That happens all the time - really annoying.

[steven]

Hi Ralph

Maybe your battery need to have change ,Or you can have a try with WinLIRC ,because
as i know that meidaport have support WinLIRC:
here is the detail information:
viewtopic.php?f=42&t=7670

Kind Regards

steven

[Ralph]

Hi steven,

the batteries are fresh out of the box, I tested them and also used a different pair to no avail.
Thanks, I already knew that link. Unfortunately WinLirc 0.9.0e is crashing my system most of the time although it successfully received signals from the remote. Afaik the WinLirc plugin for MediaPortal is out of date and unstable, too, so this does not seem like a solution even if WinLirc would be more reliable in detecting the signal than TBS VHID.

Is there any other software to process RC input so I can try a different RC ?

[steven]

Hi Ralph

WinLirc 0.9.0e is crashing your system??We will tell this to crazycat about this case.
And from now on there only TBSVHID and WinLIRC can process our RC.

Kind Regards

steven

[Ralph]

Hi steven,

shutting down windows with WiLirc still running, I get a DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL bluescreen, entering the Plugin Setup menu a second time I'm getting a different bluescreen and there might be more cases. In terms of the WinLirc plugin, I have to correct myself: there is a new version for MediaPortal 1.2x http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/winlirc-plugin-for-mp-1-2x.105954/ so I will try that one out.

What about using Escape or Space keys in the VHID tool ?
You wrote here http://www.tbsdtv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=7596:

about the some key can not input e.g. the backspace...
We are fixing this problem now,Next new version can input any key.

That would have been 1.0.0.7, but like I said, I'm using 1.0.0.8 and it is still not working - or am I overlooking something ?

[steven]

Hi Ralph

Sorry about this ,we found some problem with this.
Before the new version coming ,you can manual configuration the Space and Escape keys like this:
<Mute>
<Shift>0</Shift> // index shift key is press 0 is no, 1 is yes
<Ctrl>0</Ctrl> // index Ctrl key is press ,0 is no, 1 is yes
<Alt>0</Alt> // index Alt key is press ,0 is no, 1 is yes
<VirtualKey>119</VirtualKey> //This means the virtual key's code such as 0-9 or a - z ...
<Modifiers>0</Modifiers> // Shows Shift ,Ctrl and Alt key index, 4 2 1
// Alt Ctrl Shift,
//if the value is 6 means Ctrl and Alt is show in the edit control.
</Mute>

VirtualKey code is here include the Space key and Esc key.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd375731(v=vs.85).aspx
As you can see that Esc key is 0x1B,so you can config it like this:
<VirtualKey>27</VirtualKey>

Any question about this please feel free to contact me.

Kind Regards

steven

[Ralph]

Hi steven,

thank you very much for these instructions.