Getting XBMC to work ... plug-in or exisiting code?

[Aaron]

Is there a plug-in or code that maps XBMC commands for Girder?

Ideally it would work something like this...

Media Center Remote codes (via Logitech Harmony hardware)
to
USB-UIRT
to
Girder5
to
XBMC

Anyone have this working?

I want to move away from EventGhost for IR control of XBMC and consolidate everything into G5

thx

[JustGav]

Is there a plug-in or code that maps XBMC commands for Girder?

Ideally it would work something like this...

Media Center Remote codes (via Logitech Harmony hardware)
to
USB-UIRT
to
Girder5
to
XBMC

Anyone have this working?

I want to move away from EventGhost for IR control of XBMC and consolidate everything into G5

thx

I'd be interested in something like this as well. Busy working on the design for mine, and I have 4 xbox XBMC, and an HTPC running XBMC. XBMC might not be the quickest out there but it looks the part and runs well so I'd be loathed to remove it.

[Rob H]

Does XBMC support control over e.g. TCP/IP?

[JustGav]

Does XBMC support control over e.g. TCP/IP?

It does indeed sir... uses an HTTPAPI... I'll quickly dig up the references..

http://xbmc.org/wiki/?title=WebServerHTTP-API

I'll be looking into this myself once I get the hang of girder and I can get my systems to wake up and shutdown on cue :)

[Rob H]

That should make it easier then - I'm sure someone must have done this before - possibly NeoMorph?

[Aaron]

That should make it easier then - I'm sure someone must have done this before - possibly NeoMorph?

I was hoping :)

Having a native plug-in would be much nicer than just sending keyboard strokes.

[JustGav]

I was hoping :)

Having a native plug-in would be much nicer than just sending keyboard strokes.

Apologies, I've been away from here trying to solve a slightly more important problem (employment :(), however I have come across something called EventGhost which is a scaled down opensource equiv to Girder (If this is an issue please feel free to delete this post), which will hook directly into XBMC. With eventghost in place it should be able to send commands from Girder to eventghost and get XBMC to respond cleanly. I realize this is a bit of a controller controlling a controller controlling the media centre but it does seem to work fairly well from initial testing. Will update a bit more time permitting.

[Aaron]

If you read my post above you'll see I already use EventGhost to control XBMC.

Using Girder to control EG, or vice versa, seems unnecessary since they both do hte same thing.

I was hoping to get a plug-in for Girder that would use the XBMC EventServer commands so I could move completely to Girder.

saddens me that I need EventGhost, aka "free girder", to do things easy that G5 makes difficult.

[JustGav]

If you read my post above you'll see I already use EventGhost to control XBMC.

Using Girder to control EG, or vice versa, seems unnecessary since they both do hte same thing.

I was hoping to get a plug-in for Girder that would use the XBMC EventServer commands so I could move completely to Girder.

saddens me that I need EventGhost, aka "free girder", to do things easy that G5 makes difficult.

Whooops, apologies, should have re-read the post again :eek:

[Rob H]

I was hoping to get a plug-in for Girder that would use the XBMC EventServer commands so I could move completely to Girder.


It just needs somebody to write it.

[WinoOutWest]

I know I am resurrecting an older thread here but just wondering if anyone has a GML or portion thereof for XBMC? I've got multiple apps and hwr running on Girder and I am switching to XBMC for my HTPC. The new release is awesome!

Anyway - hoping I don't have to re-invent the wheel... anyone done anything with XBMC and Girder yet?

Cheers!

[xc420]

I took an existing .gml and converted for xbmc control. I use the usbirt with a 45 button hauppauge remote. Actually all of this is being controlled through my control4 system. Also I had to use two ir codes for each function because they are toggle-bit codes. So to use it you would just have to relearn the USBUIRT event code on each function for the remote you want to use. This isnt using TCP/IP its just mapping IR codes to keyboard. Here is a list keyboard shortcuts if you want to add more.

Key Description, Notes
Any Single character That button on the keyboard, Case INSENSITIVE
P Play
Space Pause
X Stop
F FastForward
R Rewind
Left-arrow Left
Right-arrow Right
Up-arrow Up
Down-arrow Down
Page Up Page Up
Page Down Page Down
Return Select
Backspace Parent Directory
Q Queue
M Activate OSD Player Controls
S Activate Shutdown Menu
Esc Home menu (remembering the last menu-position when you return to it)
I Media Info
Application key Context Menu
C Context Menu
Period Skip Next
Comma Skip Previous
Tab Toggles fullscreen modes (either visualisation or video playback)
Print Screen Screenshot
Minus (-) Volum Down
Plus (+) Volume Up
Zero (0) Number0
One (1) Number 1
Two (2) Number 2
Three (3) Number 3
Four (4) Number 4
Five (5) Number 5
Six (6) Number 6
Seven (7) Number 7
Eight (8) Number 8
Nine (9) Number 9
Backslash (\) Toggle Application Full Screen / Windowed mode
End Shutdown XBMC

[striker1211]

I've updated the gml with a lot more codes if anyone wants it. Using XBMC 9.11.

[AKsor]

NeoMorph has a working solution that even provides feedback from XBMC for playing media etc using TCP IP.


just contact him!

[NeoMorph]

Pass on the files I sent you if you want Aksor... I'm in the middle of doing major reconfigs to my home entertainment stuff and my main server is offline atm... Also I think eventually I will re-write my XBMC system so that it is more efficient.

I want to make it easier to use... atm it's a bit... err... complicated.

[smeehrrr]

Is NeoMorph's XBMC plugin available anywhere for download?

[AKsor]

Here is what I got from NeoMorph

Originally Posted by NeoMorph
OK, slap this ASP program in the web directory under XBMC.

http://www.ethicalgamer.com/promixis...C)/XBMC2nr.asp

That's my little prog that helps to interface my luascript progs...

Here is the main luascript for Girder 5...

http://www.ethicalgamer.com/promixis...pt/xbmc-nr.lua

The programming is a bit crap but should give you some idea...

... and here is a GML showing you how to access radio stations and playlists along with the remote commands for the interface.

http://www.ethicalgamer.com/promixis.../XBMC_demo.gml

Should give you something to play with. Remember you will have to enable the webserver in XBMC and change the server IP to whatever box you want to control in the initialisation script "Initialise XBMC Connection".

Have fun...

[reeven]

Latest 3 links are dead today, 10.04.2011

[smeehrrr]

Latest 3 links are dead today, 10.04.2011
I don't think they're dead, I think they've been truncated by the forum software. AKsor, can you post the correct links?

[beffect]

Go here:

http:_//_www.ethicalgamer.com/promixis/

Get rid of underscores and it should work.