How to change LE to second remote control and ignore the first

  • My remotes work perfectly. I want to get 2 different Kodi devices in the same room, both using the same GPIO IR sensor and RC6 commandset to not recognize remote control intended for the other device. I can program anything into a Logitech Harmony remote. Now I am using Microsoft Media Center PC (Windows Media Center SE) commandset for a remote.

    I can change remote definition for one RPi to use e.g. Philips RC-153 (Media center remote) but how to tell to the LIRC (or Kodi) in that RPi it should recognize only Philips RC-153 and not Microsoft Media Center PC (Windows Media Center SE)?

    IRW shows commands only from remote A, ignores the rest. Killing lircd and trying with mode2 -d /dev/lirc0, I can see remote B (or any remote) is being read. So, I need a simple way to tell to the LIRC that I want it to use some other remote. I presume I should do it using lircd.conf. I would not like to have to define every keypress. Just say: use different remote using the same standard. Each keypress has encoded which remote is sending it, so a Panaonic and Philips RC6 codes are not be the same.

    I can change remote to anything, if needed, As I am dealing with a pure IR sensor (not some finished product), I guess it recognizes anything, not neceserily only RC6.

  • If you have 2 different remotes, 1 RC6 and 1 other encoding, you could just use different lircd.confs. If they are both RC6 they are sending the same codes.

    So tell your Harmony it is a RC5 remote and add a RC5 lircd.conf to the one you want to have use it.

    BTW, the built in lircd.conf covers many remotes, so if you only want 1 remote to work you will need to place the specific lircd.conf into /storage/.config; that will over ride the built in one.

    I think your question is a bit confusing, probably why nobody bothered. I hope I helped.

    If you had 2 RF remotes you can set them up the way you want.