Archive:Wire your XBOX DVD-Remote for USB
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- See also: Archive:XBox DVD Remote
Follow this simple procedure:
- Open the receiver's plastic case using a small screw driver. Carefully pry around the case.
- Solder the wire to the receiver using the picture below
- Note: This might damage the casing of the dongle.
Color Coded Pinout
- If you're using a standard USB cable you should just be able to match the colors and solder away, but to be sure check your cable with a continuity tester according to the USB spec provided here.
- Red = Positive Power (+5V DC)
- White = Data -
- Green = Data +
- Yellow = Unused
- Black = Ground (0V DC)
Lirc Config
/etc/lirc/hardware.conf:
#Chosen Remote Control REMOTE="None" REMOTE_MODULES="lirc_atiusb lirc_dev" REMOTE_DRIVER="" REMOTE_DEVICE="/dev/lirc0" REMOTE_SOCKET="" REMOTE_LIRCD_CONF="" REMOTE_LIRCD_ARGS="-r" #Chosen IR Transmitter TRANSMITTER="None" TRANSMITTER_MODULES="" TRANSMITTER_DRIVER="" TRANSMITTER_DEVICE="" TRANSMITTER_SOCKET="" TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_CONF="" TRANSMITTER_LIRCD_ARGS="" #Enable lircd START_LIRCD="true" #Don't start lircmd even if there seems to be a good config file #START_LIRCMD="false" #Try to load appropriate kernel modules LOAD_MODULES="true" # Default configuration files for your hardware if any LIRCMD_CONF="lircd.conf" #Forcing noninteractive reconfiguration #If lirc is to be reconfigured by an external application #that doesn't have a debconf frontend available, the noninteractive #frontend can be invoked and set to parse REMOTE and TRANSMITTER #It will then populate all other variables without any user input #If you would like to configure lirc via standard methods, be sure #to leave this set to "false" FORCE_NONINTERACTIVE_RECONFIGURATION="true" START_LIRCMD=""
/etc/lirc/lircd.conf:
# brand: Microsoft Xbox DVD Receiever (also works with generic) # remote control: Xbox remote or any remote using RCA DVD player codes begin remote name XboxDVDDongle bits 8 eps 30 aeps 100 one 0 0 zero 0 0 gap 163983 toggle_bit_mask 0x0 begin codes LEFT 0xA9 UP 0xA6 RIGHT 0xA8 DOWN 0xA7 SELECT 0x0B 1 0xCE 2 0xCD 3 0xCC 4 0xCB 5 0xCA 6 0xC9 7 0xC8 8 0xC7 9 0xC6 0 0xCF MENU 0xF7 DISPLAY 0xD5 REVERSE 0xE2 FORWARD 0xE3 PLAY 0xEA PAUSE 0xE6 STOP 0xE0 SKIP- 0xDD SKIP+ 0xDF TITLE 0xE5 INFO 0xC3 BACK 0xD8 end codes end remote
If using the Xbox DVD IR dongle, add this line to the bottom of /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf:
blacklist xpad
For wiring the dongle to USB, see here
XERC
The Sickmods XERC 2 XE works really well with an HTPC and the Xbox DVD dongle. It handles power-off and power-on via your remote. Here are some installation instructions for that.