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USB port allows for various additional remote types, such as FLIRC, various RF dongles, etc. Most of these devices will show up as a [[keyboard]] type input.
USB port allows for various additional remote types, such as FLIRC, various RF dongles, etc. Most of these devices will show up as a [[keyboard]] type input.


* Logitech K520, K700 and K800 and DiNovo mini wireless keyboards are said to work, as reported in the forum http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=191109&pid=1673921#pid1673921 (and the next post).
* Logitech K400r, K520, K700 and K800 and DiNovo mini wireless keyboards are said to work, as reported in the forum http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=191109&pid=1673921#pid1673921 (and the next post).
 
* Logitech DiNovo Edge keyboard works, but touch pad and media keys do not work. DiNovo Edge doesn't have a menu key.
 
{| class="prettytable"
! Button !! Global action !! Keyboard Mapping
| rowspan="8" | [[File:Amazon Fire TV remote.jpg|185px]]
|-
! 2
| Voice Search
| F11 or Browser search key (Does not send mic audio)
|-
! 3
| Directional pad:
:* Up
:* Down
:* Right
:* Left
| Directional pad:
:* Up Arrow
:* Down Arrow
:* Right Arrow
:* Left Arrow
|-
! 4
| Select
| Enter
|-
! 5
| Home
| F12
|-
! 6
| Context menu
| Menu Key
|-
! 7
| Fast forward
|
|-
! 8
| Play/pause
| Play/pause media key
|-
! 9
| Back
| Escape
|-
! 10
| Rewind
|
|-
!
| System Reset
| Ctrl + Alt + Delete
|-
!
| Next Chapter
| Next track media key
|-
!
| Previous Chapter
| Previous track media key
|}
{{-}}


=== Other bluetooth devices ===
=== Other bluetooth devices ===

Revision as of 02:12, 7 April 2014

Amazon Fire TV
Amazon Fire TV.jpg
Manufacturer Amazon.com
Released 2014-04-02 (US)
OS Fire OS 3.0 "Mojito" (Based on Android)
CPU Qualcomm Krait 300, quad-core to 1.7 Ghz
Storage 8 GB internal
RAM 2 GB RAM
Display 1080p
Graphics Qualcomm Adreno 320
Connectivity HDMI, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0, Wifi (802.11n), 10/100 Ethernet, Optical audio, CEC
Dimensions 115 × 115 × 17.5 mm (4.53 × 4.53 × 0.69 in)
Amazon Fire TV ports
Home icon grey.png   ▶ Devices ▶ Android ▶ Amazon Fire TV

The Amazon Fire TV is an Android-based (Fire OS) set-top-box that contains a very powerful ARM processor (that can even handle some of the more heavy XBMC skins). Fire TV stands above some of the other Android-based offerings due to Amazon's strong product support and because it contains more remote friendly versions of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and other video service clients, making it a good pairing with XBMC.

Builds

Official Builds

XBMC 13 builds for Android (ARM): http://mirrors.xbmc.org/releases/android/arm/

Stable[ish] builds

The following specialized Frodo-based builds are reported to exhibit the fewest issues with hardware video decoding on the Fire TV. They can be installed alongside the below Test build, so you can still help with testing Gotham.

Test builds

Our Android devs are trying to get hardware video decoding working on the Amazon Fire TV. Here's how you can help!

  1. Download and install the latest fixamcoutput build from http://mirrors.xbmc.org/test-builds/android/arm/
  2. Open XBMC.
  3. Play a video, such as this one.
  4. Plug in a USB keyboard and press O to bring up the codec info screen.
  5. Record a video with your phone/camera of your TV as it's playing the video and upload it to YouTube.
  6. Report what happened and the YouTube video URL to this forum thread: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=191109

Installing

General Steps

  1. Install the Android SDK onto your computer. This contains the ADB tool. https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
  2. Follow these instructions to connect ADB to your Amazon Fire TV: https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/asb/connect-adb.html
  3. Follow these instructions to install the XBMC app onto the Fire TV (using the ADB tool): https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/asb/app-install.html

Installing from Windows

Windows specific step-by-step instructions

  1. Install the Android SDK and ADB Utility:
    1. Download and unzip the Android SDK/ADT Bundle for Windows from https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
    2. Find the platform-tools folder in the extracted bundle
    3. Copy the complete path of the platform-tools, and add it to your PATH environmental variable in Windows System Properties
  2. Enable USB Debugging on the Fire TV:
    1. From the Fire TV Home screen, select Settings
    2. Go to System -> Developer Options
    3. Select ADB Debugging to turn it ON
  3. Connect to the Fire TV via ADB:
    1. From the Fire TV Home screen, select Settings
    2. Go to System -> About -> Network, and take note of the Fire TV's IP address
    3. On your PC, open a Command Prompt
    4. Run the following commands
      >adb kill-server
      >adb start-server
      >adb connect <ip-address-of-fire-tv>
    5. ADB is connected when the Command Prompt reports the message "connected to <ip-address-of-fire-tv>:<port>"
  4. Install XBMC via ADB:
    1. Download your desired XBMC APK
    2. In your Command Prompt, navigate (CD) to the directory with your XBMC APK
    3. Run the following command
      >adb install <apk-file-name>
    4. Installation is complete when the Command Prompt reports the message "success"

Launch XBMC on the Fire TV

  1. From the Fire TV Home screen, select Settings
  2. Select Applications
  3. Find and select your XBMC installation (it may be named "XBMC", "SPMC", or "XBMC on OUYA")
  4. Select Launch Application

Controls

Bluetooth remote

To make the remote work with XBMC's on-screen-keyboard, go to XBMC -> Settings -> System -> Input devices and enable Remote control sends keyboard presses

Note: For slightly improved keymaps for the Fire TV remote, see Alternative keymaps for Fire TV remote.

Button Global action Fullscreen video action Amazon Fire TV remote.jpg
3 Directional pad:
  • Up
  • Down
  • Right
  • Left
 Directional pad:
  • Up: Next chapter or go forward 10 minutes
  • Down: Previous chapter or go back 10 minutes
  • Right: +30 seconds
  • Left: -30 seconds
4 Select On-screen-display menu
6 Context menu Playlist
7 Fast forward Fast forward
8 Play/pause Play/pause
9 Back Back out of fullscreen video (does not stop playback)
10 Rewind Rewind


CEC

People are reporting that the Amazon Fire TV has basic CEC support.

USB

USB port allows for various additional remote types, such as FLIRC, various RF dongles, etc. Most of these devices will show up as a keyboard type input.

  • Logitech DiNovo Edge keyboard works, but touch pad and media keys do not work. DiNovo Edge doesn't have a menu key.
Button Global action Keyboard Mapping Amazon Fire TV remote.jpg
2 Voice Search F11 or Browser search key (Does not send mic audio)
3 Directional pad:
  • Up
  • Down
  • Right
  • Left
 Directional pad:
  • Up Arrow
  • Down Arrow
  • Right Arrow
  • Left Arrow
4 Select Enter
5 Home F12
6 Context menu Menu Key
7 Fast forward
8 Play/pause Play/pause media key
9 Back Escape
10 Rewind
System Reset Ctrl + Alt + Delete
Next Chapter Next track media key
Previous Chapter Previous track media key


Other bluetooth devices

It should be possible to pair other bluetooth controllers and remotes to the Fire TV. Most of these devices will show up as a keyboard type input.

Known issues

  • Hardware video decoding is semi-working. This is being looked into. Please see the test build section above for how you can help.

Random notes

Feel free to place various notes, tips, and links here. As this section of the wiki gets more organized, those notes will be properly sorted. Consider this like a dumping ground for when you're not sure where to put something.

  • The USB port seems to work with keyboards and mice.

Links

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