Harmony 300 remote on a Windows7 MCE.

[Anrasmor]

I am trying to find the simplest way to get my Logitech Harmony 300 to work with my windows7 based MCE with boxee. I don't need it to work in Windows, just in Boxee. The Harmony website does mention Boxee in the list of Media Center PC's, but I believe that is referring to the Boxee Box. I do not have an IR receiver at the moment so I am also looking for a suggestion on a cheap one. Thanks in advance for any information anybody can provide.

[darcilicious]

Once you do find an IR receiver, I think you're right, the Harmony isn't going to control Boxee as-is. I'm fairly certain you're going to need a third-party add-on for that functionality -- I can recommend the Intelliremote server software ($24).

For a stand alone IR receiver, it might just be easier to buy a full MCE remote/receiver/blaster kit -- a quick google search on the topic turned up that it's hard to find just a receiver.

[Anrasmor]

That's why I'm posting on here. I was having a hard time finding anything also. Thanks for the info though I will definitely look into it.

[branx86]

:) TO use a remote control for Boxee on windows you must have Winlirc and irex17 which is free.

:D **!!!! You can make your own IR reciever from www.lirc.org ****!!!!!! :D


Winlirc to learn the remote control signal and irexe to translate the signal into mouse or keyboard strokes.
Below is a mapping of the keys for irexe.cfg you may copy and past into notepad and save as irexe.cfg

WinLirc http://winlirc.sourceforge.net/
irex http://www.ramscan.com/irex/
; irexe key combo
; remote key type command
server ip 127.0.0.1
server port 8765

trayicon on
; semicolon makes the line ureadable by irexe
;WinLirc Remote Name irexe Function The windows human equivalent actual keypress

Boxee1 Enter key enter
Boxee1 right key right
Boxee1 left key left
Boxee1 up key up
Boxee1 down key down
Boxee1 rmb key back
;Boxee1 right mouse right 5 ;move mouse right 5 spaces
;Boxee1 left mouse left 5 ;move mouse left 5 spaces
;Boxee1 up mouse up 5 ;move mouse up 5 spaces
;Boxee1 down mouse down 5;move mouse down 5 spaces
;Boxee1 lmb mouse lmb ;left click mouse button
;Boxee1 rmb mouse rmb ;right click mouse button
Volume
Boxee1 vup key =
Boxee1 vdn key -