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Program Harmony remote controls from Linux, Windows, or Mac!
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Pronto Hex Codes #24

Open jchamlin opened 5 years ago

jchamlin commented 5 years ago

There's a Guide to getting Pronto Hex Codes into your Harmony Remote posted here:

https://www.avforums.com/threads/guide-to-getting-pronto-hex-codes-into-your-harmony-remote.1510519/

Basically, if you're working off of an "extended IR" set, where you have no button on the remote for the command, where the commands only come from a PDF document or a spreadsheet published by a manufacturer, then there's no way to get those into the Harmony without going through Harmony support and waiting forever for them to add them.

I was trying to follow that guide but that old version of Concordance (0.2) that comes with that zip doesn't work. So, I grabbed 1.3a. However, 1.3a doesn't seem to have the ability to use the [H]ex option, only the [L]earn option, when processing a LearnIr.EZTut. What happened to the Pronto Hex format support mentioned here: https://sourceforge.net/p/concordance/mailman/search/?q=pronto+hex

It appears from reading that those patches never made it into the official release. Would it be possible to still get those patches merged in? Being able to have the Harmony learn from Hex input is a very valuable capability.

swt2c commented 5 years ago

Do note that Congruity has support for Pronto Hex Codes. I haven't used it though.

jchamlin commented 5 years ago

Looks like Congruity might support it, but it also looks to be Linux only. I can't find instructions for installing or running Congruity on Windows. I'm looking for a way to manually add IR codes to my Harmony Remote's configuration. These are extended IR codes which are provided by device manufacturers and supported by the devices but do not correspond to buttons on any remote control, so you can't teach a learning remote like the Harmony the command through learning.

swt2c commented 5 years ago

Congruity should in theory run on Windows, but I've definitely not tried it.