Central Remote Control (CRC)

Introduction ============ Central Remote Control gathers events from TV remote controls, notebook buttons, USB-keyboard multimedia buttons and translates them to commands for multimedia applications. Read the list of * supported applications and * supported hardware * additional functions Requirements of Central Remote Control components Central Remote Control requires: * eCo Software runtime (base) -- http://ecomstation.ru/ecosoft/runtime.php * eComStation operating system * LAN Server or Peer installed (this is a requirement for named pipes) * Presentation manager (CRC is available only in graphical mode) * Supported remote control/keyboard * UniAud driver released after 2006/12 and before 2007/06 Plugins require: * avr98crc.dll - T&V HappyPlayer (USLGENIO.SYS loaded) * LtkExprt.dll - (???) T&V HappyPlayer (USLGENIO.SYS loaded) * airclick.dll - USBCALLS (eComStation 2.0 or USB Dock from BETAZONE) * asus.dll - (???) ACPI.PSD 2.22 or higher * thinkpad.dll - (???) ACPI.PSD 2.22 or higher * mmkbdusb.dll - USBCALLS * ps2keyb.dll - none * popa.dll - (???) ACPI.PSD 2.22 or higher Computer with Intel CPU If VESA then Panorama VESA videodriver (not GENGRAD) How to configure CRC? ===================== Step 1 ------ Select needed plugins the file Plugins\active should contain list of plugins to load (dlls) Example: mmkbdusb.dll airclick.dll Step 2 ------ Setup plugins. Read document for your plugins in PluginsStorage\ directory Examples: * mmkbdusb.dll, your keyboard has VendorID:ProductID rename mmkbdusb-xxxxyyyy.lst to mmkbdusb.lst Step 3 ------ Setup Central Remote Control and Power Patrol Edit ecocrc.ini * if using supported notebook then BrightnessPlugin=thinkpad.dll // change name of dll, // this dll should be loaded as plugin too EnablePopa=0 // =1 to enable Power Patrol (Popa) * setup Uniaud related settings: MasterVolumeControID=1 // Master Playback Volume or Front Playback Volume MasterVolumeStep=4 // if max bound 63 then 4, if max bound 31 then 2 * If you have Thinkpad and thinkpad.dll controls volume then PluginControlsVolume=1 Step 4 ------ Applications * Install multimedia applications * Edit Apps\*.cmd files and fill correct directories for every multimedia application. * Setup applications: coolfm: create event "mute on exit" How to run CRC? =============== Put CRC (crcdmn.exe) to Startup folder. Run CRC To quit CRC, press Ctrl-Alt-F4 How to call/change applications? ================================ * Use TV/FV/DVD buttons (on remote control) for quick selection of application * or Use CRC Menu (you can see it if no active application or double click TV / FM/ DVD / to call it). Hot-keys ======== * Ctrl-Alt-F4 -- quit Central Remote Control * Ctrl-Alt-P -- Change Power Patrol state * Ctrl-Alt-M -- Open Menu to select Active Multimedia application Supported applications ====================== * Coolfm -- http://ecomstation.ru/coolfm * T&V HappyPlayer -- http://ecomstation.ru/happyplayer * Z! player -- http://dink.org/z/ * CD Player * WarpVision -- ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/wvgui/ * Lucide viewer -- eComStation 2.0 * WPS Media folder -- eComStation 1.2 Instructions for developers of applications: Format of *.app files ===================== [ECOCRC] - - important header name=coolfm - - unique name of application, it is used as key pipe=\PIPE\COOLFMCONTROL - - name of control pipe. all commands are forwarded to the pipe start=coolfm.cmd - - if CRC can't write to pipe then it starts the application using this script type=fm - - type of application (fm|tv|audiocd|video|audio) thumb=coolfm%d.png - - picture for CRC menu suspend=$mute - - if application receives suspend then it should mute, hide window, stop CPU usage, etc. resume=$unmute - - if application receives resume then it can enable sound, restore fullscreen, etc. Suspend/resume: Users may desire to change the active application. There is no need quit the program. Your application should mute sound or stop CPU usage if decoding video. * if your application receives suspend command then hide application window and mute sound/pause video. * don't close the control pipe! Format of *.lst files ===================== * [variables] section is obligatory. [generic] is important too. Use this names for events: VOLUP= VOLDOWN= PLAYSTOP= WIFIOFF= WIFION= BRD14= BRD13= BRD12= BRD11= BRD10= BRD09= BRD08= BRD07= BRD06= BRD05= BRD04= BRD03= BRD02= BRD01= BRD00= BRU01= BRU02= BRU03= BRU04= BRU05= BRU06= BRU07= BRU08= BRU09= BRU10= BRU11= BRU12= BRU13= BRU14= BRU15= POPA= LCDON= Central Remote Control What's new 20081023 * Ctrl-Alt-M -- call MENU to select active multimedia application * Now you can use CRC widget to select Active multimedia application Troubleshooting Q1: CRC doesn't catch ACPI events A1: ACPI daemon should be running. What is the purpose of ACPI deamon? Operations should be performed in separate thread, The daemon gives a thread for acpica$ driver.