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[WINDOWS] Build your own XBMC case LCD with Infrared receiver - grimstoner - 2011-01-03 13:16 Because of the external interfaces that XBMC exposes (like the JSON-RPC API), it's easy to get at information like "What's playing now?" or "What menu am I navigating?". Displaying this information on a character LCD is somewhat harder, requiring the use of a PIC or similar controller. While I'm using a PIC, I might as well add a infrared receiver to the circuit, to be able to use my Xbox remote to control XBMC. This will be a high-level overview of how to do it/how I did it. Firstly, I want it to connect via USB (serial is dead). Which brought me to Simon Inn's site here. I also want to program it using C#, so I'll be using destriktiv's JSON-RPC library. That gave me the basic circuit layout, as well as the USB connection part with HID drivers : (this is on a 16x2 character display. Waiting for delivery of 20x4, blue backlight) Next step... add the infrared hardware. The Xbox uses a 56Khz carrier frequency. Off to the shops! - grimstoner - 2011-01-07 02:23 Got a new 20x4 blue backlit LCD display... Incorporated it. The hardest so far was decoding the IR protocol used by the remote control that I want to use, the XBOX 360 Universal Media Remote. According to LIRC, it uses RC6, but it does not. It actually uses RC6B. And the end result : http://www.flickr.com/photos/51233782@N05/5331026565/ Onto the XBMC interface... - defiler - 2011-01-07 12:32 Interesting. I'd thought about the possible applications of an LCD or VFD on the front of the box, so I'll be looking forward to seeing how you get on. - bigdog66 - 2011-01-07 19:07 very interesting indeed...yes please keep us updated - grimstoner - 2011-01-08 17:08 Display layouts so far... Connected: Idle/Main menu: After having navigated to the Movies library (the name marquees between the < and >) : Now playing (name also marquees) : Volume change: