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@@ -1,4 +1,44 @@ -Original work of: +#Original work of: https://ubuntu-mate.community/t/controlling-raspberry-pi-with-tv-remote-using-hdmi-cec/4250 +Hello everyone. + +#Description: + +I wrote a script that connects to HDMI CEC ( cec-client needed ) and listens for TV Remote key presses. Based on the keys pressed / released (or auto-released; holding down certain keys for too long makes them auto-release) different actions are executed. Some examples: + + write letters and numbers using 0-9 keys (simulating 3x4 keypad phones - key "2" switches between a-b-c-2, key 9 switches between w-x-y-z-9) ( xdotool needed ) + move mouse cursor using up/down/left/right (the longer you hold the key down, the faster it goes) and click (enter = left click; channels list = right click) ( xdotool needed ) + opening web sites in chomium (red key for YouTube, green for Google, blue for incognito window) + +If you want to use firefox instead of chromium, replace "chromium" with "firefox" in the script below. +Alternatively, you can just install chromium: + +´sudo apt-get install chromium-browser´ + +These are the keys supported by my TV Remote. You can modify the script for your TV Remote, see Modification below. + +#Installation: +First you need to install cec-client and xdotool; using terminal: + +`sudo apt-get install cec-client xdotool` + +Test if you can receive TV Remote button presses with cec-client; using terminal: + +cec-client + +You should see some diagnostic messages. Press numeric keys (as they are most likely to be supported) on your TV Remote. Watch out for new lines, especially of this form: + +something something **key pressed: 8** something something + +If you see this kind of messages, then this should work for you. +If not, make sure you've got CEC enabled on your TV (see this WIKI 162 for more info). +For my TV, pressing the Source button a couple of times helped (so it kind-of flips trough all the sources and circles back to the Raspberry Pi, detects CEC and connects to it). + +So, on to the script / installation: +Create the file cecremote.sh and mark it as executable; using terminal: + +´touch cecremote.sh´ +´chmod +x cecremote.sh´ + |