Control KODI

[baggins]

Hi,

My "solution" is even more basic.

I installed an USB IR Flirc receiver on my Kodi box and programmed it with a Samsung remote control. I then use a Global Caché IR transmitter that is controlled through simple TCP commands.

In my visualisation I have programmed a "universal" remote control with which I can control my cable decoder, AVR, Kodi and TV.

Hi Baggins,

Since I see the "Telenet" symbol on your visualisation I assume we live in the same country. 
To avoid re-inventing hot water, here Could you share some tcp commands you use to control your cable decoder + give some insight on how you built the visualisation shown in the screenshot of your post?

kr,

B.

Hi,

As I've stated, I use a Global Caché (it actually is the Basalte version) transmitter attached to the Telenet Digicorder.
Here is the script I use to control the Digicorder:

Code:

--[[
   Command: Command for execution by controller of Global Cache. To transmit IR command Command=sendir. See full list in GLobal Cache manual.
   Modul: The module containing the appropriate IR port (e.g. for iTach=1
   NumDev: Number of port in the module starting with 1.
   Id: Id number of the command in range 0 – 65535
   Freq: IR channel frequency in Hz, from 20000 – 500000
   Repeat: on 0 – repeat the command up to 65535 times or while the command transmit is terminated
   Offset: Time period to repeat the telegram in the next transmissions (Repeat<>1), 1 – 255
   P0,…,Pn: String sequence defining impulse sequence in IR telegram
   ^: Symbol defining the end of command string, OD (Hex)

--]]


local socket = require("socket")

function send_Digicorder(command)
 log('send_Digicorder called; command ' .. command)
tcp = assert(socket.tcp())
tcp:settimeout(0.5)

 Device = '192.168.0.26'                                                      
 Header =  "sendir,1:2,1,38000,1,1,"
                                           
 connected, err = tcp:connect(Device, '4998')                                                    
--print (connected)
--print (err)
Digicorder = {}

Digicorder["BACK"] =             "11,12,12,24,12,12,23,24,12,12,23,24,23,25,11,12,23,12,12,12,11,13,11,24,23,3362\r"
Digicorder["CHANNEL DOWN"] =     "11,12,11,25,11,13,23,25,11,13,23,25,22,25,11,13,23,25,23,12,11,25,23,3359\r"
Digicorder["CHANNEL UP"] =       "11,12,11,25,11,13,22,25,11,13,23,25,23,25,11,13,22,25,23,25,23,25,11,3348\r"
Digicorder["CLEAR"] =            "11,13,11,25,11,13,23,25,11,13,23,25,23,25,11,13,23,13,11,13,11,25,11,13,23,3364\r"
Digicorder["COMMUNICATION"] =    "12,12,11,25,11,13,22,25,11,12,23,25,23,24,12,13,11,12,23,13,11,12,12,24,23,3362\r"
Digicorder["CURSOR DOWN"] =      "11,13,11,25,11,12,23,25,12,12,23,25,23,25,11,13,23,13,11,24,23,25,23,3360\r"
Digicorder["CURSOR ENTER"] =     "11,12,11,25,11,13,22,25,11,13,23,25,23,25,11,13,22,13,11,25,23,13,11,25,11,3348\r"
Digicorder["CURSOR LEFT"] =      "11,13,11,25,11,12,23,25,11,12,23,25,23,25,11,13,23,13,11,25,11,12,11,13,23,3360\r"                                                        
Digicorder["CURSOR RIGHT"] =     "11,13,11,25,11,12,23,25,11,12,23,25,23,25,11,13,23,13,11,25,11,12,23,25,11,3351\r"
Digicorder["CURSOR UP"] =        "11,13,11,25,11,13,23,25,11,13,23,24,23,25,11,12,23,25,22,13,11,13,11,25,11,3349\r"
Digicorder["DIGIT 0"] =          "11,13,11,25,11,12,23,25,11,12,23,25,23,25,11,13,11,12,23,25,23,25,23,3365\r"
Digicorder["DIGIT 1"] =          "11,13,11,25,11,13,23,25,11,13,23,25,22,25,11,13,11,12,12,13,11,13,11,12,23,25,11,3347\r"
Digicorder["DIGIT 2"] =          "11,13,11,25,11,13,23,25,11,13,23,25,22,25,11,13,11,12,11,13,11,13,23,25,23,3360\r"
Digicorder["DIGIT 3"] =          "11,13,11,25,11,13,23,25,11,13,22,25,23,25,11,13,11,13,11,13,11,13,22,13,11,25,11,3348\r"
Digicorder["DIGIT 4"] =          "11,13,11,25,11,13,23,25,11,13,22,25,23,25,11,13,11,13,11,12,23,25,11,12,23,3360\r"
Digicorder["DIGIT 5"] =          "11,12,11,25,11,13,22,25,11,12,23,25,23,24,11,13,11,13,11,12,23,24,23,25,11,3327\r"
Digicorder["DIGIT 6"] =          "11,13,11,25,11,13,23,25,11,13,23,25,22,25,11,13,11,13,11,12,23,12,11,25,23,3362\r"
Digicorder["DIGIT 7"] =          "11,13,11,25,11,13,23,25,11,13,23,25,22,25,11,13,11,13,11,12,23,12,11,13,11,25,11,3353\r"
Digicorder["DIGIT 8"] =          "11,13,11,25,11,13,23,25,11,13,23,25,22,25,11,13,11,13,23,25,11,13,11,12,23,3359\r"
Digicorder["DIGIT 9"] =          "11,12,11,25,11,13,23,25,11,13,23,25,23,24,11,13,11,13,23,25,11,13,23,25,11,3345\r"
Digicorder["ENTER"] =            "11,25,11,13,23,25,11,13,11,13,22,25,22,25,11,13,23,25,11,13,22,25,23,3363\r"
Digicorder["EXIT"] =             "11,12,11,25,11,13,23,25,11,13,23,25,23,25,11,13,23,12,11,13,11,25,23,25,11,3350\r"
Digicorder["EXTRA"] =            "12,13,11,25,11,12,23,25,11,12,23,25,22,25,11,13,11,12,23,12,12,12,11,13,11,24,12,3351\r"
Digicorder["FORWARD"] =          "11,13,11,25,11,13,23,25,11,13,23,25,23,25,23,25,11,13,11,13,11,13,11,13,23,3360\r"
Digicorder["FUNCTION BLUE"] =    "11,12,12,24,12,12,23,24,12,13,23,24,23,24,23,25,23,24,11,13,23,24,11,3351\r"
Digicorder["FUNCTION GREEN"] =   "12,12,11,25,11,12,23,25,11,12,23,25,23,25,23,24,12,12,23,12,11,13,11,25,11,3350\r"
Digicorder["FUNCTION RED"] =     "11,13,11,24,12,12,23,24,12,12,23,24,23,25,23,24,12,13,23,12,11,25,23,3358\r"
Digicorder["FUNCTION YELLOW"] =  "12,12,12,25,11,13,22,25,11,13,22,25,23,24,23,25,22,25,11,12,12,12,23,3364\r"
Digicorder["GUIDE"] =            "11,13,11,25,11,12,23,25,11,12,23,25,23,25,11,13,11,13,23,12,11,25,23,24,12,3356\r"
Digicorder["HELP"] =             "11,13,11,24,12,12,23,24,12,12,23,24,23,25,11,12,23,25,11,12,23,25,23,3359\r"
Digicorder["MENU MAIN"] =        "11,12,12,25,11,13,22,25,11,13,23,25,23,25,11,12,23,25,12,12,11,13,11,13,23,3362\r"
Digicorder["MUTE TOGGLE"] =      "11,13,11,25,11,12,23,25,11,12,23,25,22,25,11,13,23,25,11,13,11,13,23,25,11,3347\r"
Digicorder["PAUSE"] =            "11,13,11,25,11,12,23,25,11,12,23,25,23,25,23,25,11,13,11,13,11,13,23,24,12,3345\r"
Digicorder["PLAY"] =             "11,13,11,25,11,12,23,25,11,12,23,25,23,25,23,25,11,13,23,25,11,13,23,3363\r"
Digicorder["POWER TOGGLE"] =     "11,12,12,24,12,12,23,24,12,12,23,24,23,24,12,12,12,12,23,24,23,12,12,24,12,3349\r"
Digicorder["PREVIOUS CHANNEL"] = "11,13,11,25,11,12,23,25,11,12,23,25,23,25,11,13,23,13,11,12,11,13,11,25,22,3361\r"
Digicorder["RECORD"] =           "11,13,11,24,12,13,23,24,11,13,23,24,23,25,23,25,11,13,11,12,23,25,23,3363\r"
Digicorder["REVERSE"] =          "11,13,11,25,11,13,23,25,11,13,23,25,22,25,11,13,23,13,11,13,12,12,11,13,11,25,11,3352\r"
Digicorder["STOP"]   =           "11,12,11,24,11,12,23,24,11,12,23,24,22,25,22,24,11,12,11,12,22,12,11,24,12,3297\r"
Digicorder["TELETEXT"] =         "11,12,12,24,12,12,23,24,12,12,23,24,23,24,23,25,11,12,23,25,23,24,11,3346\r"
Digicorder["VOLUME DOWN"] =      "11,13,11,24,12,13,23,24,11,13,23,24,23,25,11,12,23,25,23,25,11,13,22,3362\r"
Digicorder["VOLUME UP"] =        "11,13,12,24,11,13,23,24,11,13,23,25,23,25,11,12,23,25,11,12,23,12,11,25,11,3345\r"                                                            

                                                       

   if command == 'OK' then
     command = 'CURSOR ENTER'
   end
    result = tcp:send(Header .. Digicorder[command])  
    --log('Result: ' .. result)
    rec = tcp:receive()
    --log(rec)
    tcp:close()  

                                                                                               
                                                     
end

As far as the visualisation is concerned: Inkscape and GIMP are your friends...