IR Controller for VDR (Video Disk Recorder)
This is a description to build yourself an advanced IR Controller for VDR. You will also find some info on the OneForAll URC-7040 remote control I am currently using as well as LIRC configuration files.
For a quick overview, start with the description of the features and how to connect it to the PC (updated).
Update 24 Jan 2003: Added a version with standard thru-hole components using a single sided PCB. Go here for details. A parts list is also available now.
New 28 Jan 2003: Take a look at the latest development, the VDR Extension Board. Quite complex, but adds many missing hardware features to the VDR.
Please note that I can not supply any printed circuit boards, ready made IR Controllers, or any assistance for building the IR controller. This is a DIY-project. So if you do not have any experience with electronics or PIC-programming, you must find someone to help you. Comments are always welcome (tb at tb-electronic.de). Maybe you even would like to help by writing a German version of these pages?
The schematic, the layout, and the PIC code can be found on the download page.
Here are command tables for VDR/MP3/MPlayer/DVD using the OneForAll URC-7040 remote control.
Here are some pictures of the SMD-version:
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The IR Controller ray-traced with
POV-Ray. Many thanks to Matthias Weißer (matthias at matwei.de)
for writing the EAGLE ULP!
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The "real" IR Controller
prototype
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The URC-7040. The small joystick in
the middle is very useful for navigation. All remote keys in the tables
below refer to this remote control.
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Remote keys using the URC-7040 code # 0081 only (standard commands from the VDR manual): [Top of page]
| Remote Key | Normal | VDR | Channels | Timers | Edit/New | Recordings | Replay |
| Up | Channel up | Cursor up | Cursor up | Cursor up | Cursor up | Cursor up | Play |
| Down | Channel down | Cursor down | Cursor down | Cursor down | Cursor down | Cursor down | Pause |
| Left | Prev | - | Page | Page up | Decrement | Page up | Search |
| Right | Next | - | Page | Page down | Increment | Page down | Search |
| Ok | Ch | Select | Switch | Edit | Accept | Play | Progress |
| Menu | Menu | Menu off | Menu off | Menu off | Menu | Menu off | Menu |
| Back (=Exit) | - | Menu off | VDR Menu | VDR Menu | Discard | VDR Menu | Recordings |
| Red | Recordings ¹ | Record | Edit | Edit | ABC/abc | Play | Jump |
| Green | Programm ¹ | Language | New | New | Ins/Ovr | Rewind | Skip +60s |
| Yellow | MP3 ¹ | - | Delete | Delete | Delete | Delete | Skip -60s |
| Blue | Timer ¹ | Stop/Resume | Mark | On/Off | - | Summary | Stop |
| 0...9 | Select channel | - | - | - | Numeric inp. | - | Editing |
| Power |
Shutdown
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| Volume + |
Volume
up
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| Volume - |
Volume
down
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| Mute |
Mute
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Remote keys plus some extra keys using the URC-7040 codes # 0081 and # 0652 (second 'layer' for DVD control): [Top of page]
| Remote Key | MP3 (URC-7040 code 0081) | Mplayer (URC-7040 code 0081) | DVD (URC-7040 code 0652) |
| Up | - | Skip +30s with auto repeat ² | DVD menu up |
| Down | - | Skip -30s with auto repeat ² | DVD menu down |
| Left | - | Skip -1s with auto repeat | DVD menu left |
| Right | - | Skip +1s with auto repeat | DVD menu right |
| Ok | Menu off | - | DVD menu OK |
| Menu | Menu off | Toggle Mplayer OSD | Invoke DVD root menu |
| Back (=Exit) | Menu off | - | - |
| Red | Edit | - | - |
| Green | Source | Audio Delay -100ms | Invoke progress bar + chapter info |
| Yellow | Browse | Audio Delay +100ms | - |
| Blue | >> (more) | Stop and exit Mplayer | Stop and exit DVD Player |
| 0..9 | - | - | - |
| Ch + | - | Skip +30s with auto repeat ² | Next chapter |
| Ch - | - | Skip -30s with auto repeat ² | Previous chapter |
| Rew | - | Skip -10 minutes | Rewind (multi speed) |
| Play | - | Play from start | Play |
| Fwd | - | Skip +10 minutes | Fast forward (multi speed) |
| Pause | - | Toggle Pause/Play | Toggle Pause/Play |
| Stop | - | Stop and exit Mplayer | Stop and exit DVD player |
| Power | Exit MP3 player and shutdown | Exit Mplayer and shutdown | (Exit DVD player and shutdown) * |
| Volume + | Volume up | Volume up | Volume up |
| Volume - | Volume down | Volume down | Volume down ³ |
| Mute | Mute | - | Volume down ³ |
Notes:
¹ With color button patch
² URC-7040 code # 0081: identical RC5 codes for Cursur up / Ch + and Cursor
down / Ch -
³ URC-7040 code # 0652: identical RC5 codes for Volume - / Mute
* Disabled in lircd.conf as this code is not recognized by the IR Controller
currently
Here are the lircd.conf and lircrc needed for the above listed URC-7040 codes.