[Apple TV] Logitech Harmony Remote support with XBMC for AppleTV?

Tim, did you or anyone else ever end up porting this? I've just bought an apple tv myself and i'm keen to get my harmony fully working with it also.

Hey guys,

here's something to play with:
http://code.google.com/p/atv-xbmc-launch...versalMode

As this is currently only a testing version there is some manual configuration needed. Please report problems or success stories here.

cheers,
MDD

Alternate remotes would be neat and useful under current conditions.
My preference might be a Logitech diNovo Mini .. if that day ever comes.
But for now, I have just bought an extra Apple remote in case I lose it, step on it or one of the cats bats it under the fridge at night ... d'oh. Better to be safe than sorry ... and I don't want any XBMC withdrawal. But if anyone has any feedback on the diNovo Mini, please chime in and share.

So has anyone had any success with using Universal Mode to get ATV XBMC working much more like Xbox XBMC? I am in the same boat as Tim, an Xbox XBMC user extremely frustrated by the 6-button interface of ATV XBMC.

darklordjames3 Wrote:So has anyone had any success with using Universal Mode to get ATV XBMC working much more like Xbox XBMC? I am in the same boat as Tim, and Xbox XBMC user extremely frustrated by the 6-button interface of ATV XBMC.

I'm not sure if anyone tested this. Please feel free to do so and report back!

"I'm not sure if anyone tested this. Please feel free to do so and report back!"

That looks like my project for today.

Well, this was my project for the day. But every time I started digging through XML, it made my brain hurt. So, after a day of playing with it, I'm saying "Screw the AppleTV!" and going back to my Xbox XBMC.

Maybe I'll look into a Mac Mini, or start searching for an Eee Box type machine that has integrated IR. Damn. I really was looking forward to upgrading my XBMC to go with my new plasma.

darklordjames3 Wrote:Well, this was my project for the day. But every time I started digging through XML, it made my brain hurt.
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You mean the keymap.xml file? Did you check this little Howto: http://code.google.com/p/atv-xbmc-launch...versalMode ?

Yeah, I did. Trying to merge that info with what the OG Xbox was doing though was more effort than I was willing to put into a box that is only marginally more capable than the Xbox's that I was already using. Add on trying to get my Harmony to spit out the right codes, and it became quite the headache.

That's okay. I'll just move on to looking for an alternative small PC to run XBMC Linux/Windows on. Thanks for the help anyway, Maestro!

Sorry if I do sound stupid, but how do you test this "universal mode"?
- By pressing manually the combination on the apple remote
- Or by programming those combination on a universal remote?

If the latest, then I guess you need a special remote. The way you can program combination on my universal remote is really not straight forward, you have to assign each function to different keys, then you can create "macros" and assign them to special keys...

One more question, is the "menu hold" a specific code to learn to the universal remote or it's just a "menu code that last a certain time"?

Thanks :-)