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**puntloos** · 2017-01-11, 02:47

The subject seems pretty obvious, is there some way to use kodi to send CEC commands to devices in the system?
I notice there's such a thing as CECToggleState, but I'm not quite sure that actually tells a device to play? Or is that power toggle? Is there some other CEC command to tell a random device connected to my receiver to start playing?

WHY I want to do this: Want to use the (usb+rf) remote plugged into Kodi to control Chromecast play/pause

nickr · 2017-01-11, 07:00

Why involve kodi? Look at libcec for interacting with cec.

wrxtasy · 2017-01-11, 07:13

If it were possible Google would have implemented HDMI-CEC TV - Chromecast remote control by now.

d'Wooluf · 2017-01-11, 07:27

(2017-01-11, 07:13)wrxtasy Wrote: If it were possible Google would have implemented HDMI-CEC TV - Chromecast remote control by now.

I see what you did there.

**puntloos** · 2017-01-11, 13:47

Actually my TV's remote control can play/pause the chromecast..

**puntloos** · 2017-01-11, 13:48

(2017-01-11, 07:00)nickr Wrote: Why involve kodi? Look at libcec for interacting with cec.

True I suppose, but Kodi has an easy scripting language to handle keypresses etc. Seems like an easier approach than building my own linux daemon to listen for things?

nickr · 2017-01-11, 23:10

Well kodi can run an arbitrary script on keypress. I guess it is a matter of figuring out the cec command to put in keyboard.xml.

jakejm79 · (This post was last modified: 2017-01-13, 09:20 by jakejm79.)

(2017-01-11, 07:13)wrxtasy Wrote: If it were possible Google would have implemented HDMI-CEC TV - Chromecast remote control by now.

They already have, you just get the basic, play, pause, stop and home functionality tho, since casting apps use a seek bar that you click on rather than the conventional FFWD or RWD functions.
Conversely the BT remote with my Android TV device doesn't do anything when casting.

**puntloos** · 2017-01-12, 20:28

Yep, my TV's remote control can play/pause the CC..