Vox activation with generic remote

[jakubj]

I was trying to find this info in search, no luck. The feature is simple, I would like to be able to activate "VC.Standby" and "VC.On" with generic remote/MCE remote. Is there any way to send VC.On/Off/Standby command to VC from external program? I could then map specific button on remote to activate/deactivate VC states.
Did I miss this funcionality, was this already described?

Jaqb

[jitterjames]

Yes, I believe the info is here somewhere.  Do you already use a program like eventGhost or intelliremote?

[jakubj]

Soft from remote manufacturer is useless, intelliremote is paid app, my budget for now is closed ;-) Can eventghost send commands over udp, like tellvox?

[jitterjames]

Yes!  EventGhost can do everything!  When I started VC 1.5 years ago, it was very simple and only worked with EventGhost.

Pretty much everything you need is here: http://voxcommando.com/forum/index.php?topic=356.0
but you will also need to install the plugin for mce remote http://www.eventghost.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1789

If you have problems setting up eventGhost to turn VC on and off, please post to the topic above.

I also have a command-line udp sender that I wrote.  It's around here somewhere if your remote software can run .exe files with parameters.
http://www.eventghost.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2366

[jakubj]

Thanks James, I found your tool in EG forum by myself :-) It seems that my IR receiver is using MCE drivers, but EG is not working with it. So I was pushed to use software that came with remote. Thanks to your udpsender I managed to do what I wanted (almost). Remote software is minimizing XBMC while executing exe (there is no option to run exe silently, like in EG). I'm using now option in video section "use maximize rather than true fullscreen" but GUI is bit slower that way.
Thanks for help,

J.

[jitterjames]

the standard plugin that currently ships with eventGhost does not properly support mce remote on windows7 / vista

you need to use this one:
http://www.eventghost.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1789

it's really easy you just have to put the folder "MceRemote_Vista" that is in the zip in your ...\eventGhost\plugins folder and then restart eventGhost.  Then click add plugin and it will be there next to the old one.

I am hoping to get this version of the plugin added as a standard plugin included with the eventGhost install.

here's a direct link to the correct plugin:
http://www.eventghost.org/forum/download/file.php?id=794

[jakubj]

Oh my... I found this plugin before, but I assumed, that this one is already included in Eventghost... My mistake. Will try this today. I'm really looking forward to be able to switch "Lucy" on and off with remote ;-). "She" understands all my commands properly, but refuses to recognize "Start listening" ;-)

Again, thanks.
J.

[jitterjames]

sometimes "they" only hear what they want to hear.  Of course if she is off (red) she isn't listening at all.  If start listening isn't working you should change the phrase to something else.  Try "Heeeeeeeyyyyyy   Luuuuuuuuccccyyyyyy" !!

[jakubj]

LOL, I changed phrase to "Hey Lucy..." Now I have another problem. My Wife is looking at my pc as competition 

J.

[Auri]

LOL, I changed phrase to "Hey Lucy..." Now I have another problem. My Wife is looking at my pc as competition 

J.

Haha I call mine Anna :p

[jitterjames]

I better not call mine Athena