I thought I’d save a few bucks and use this FLIRC device instead of a USB-UIRT as I had in the past.
FLIRC INSTRUCTIONS DRIVERS
But installing the drivers keeps Windows from complaining that the FLIRC device has missing drivers. Was this due to the drivers not being installed, or due to the previous mention of needing the firmware reinstalled after being unplugged, hard to say. Sometimes it worked without installing the drivers, sometimes it didn’t.
FLIRC INSTRUCTIONS INSTALL
Sometimes when you plug it into a Windows computer it will ask for the drivers install location. What I found was that this wasn’t exactly the case. Meaning it would appear and work as a normal USB keyboard, or simulated USB keyboard, without drivers.
But I can say that USB-UIRT works perfectly with EventGhost.įrom the reading I did about FLIRC, I was lead to believe it worked as a regular Windows HID device. I’m not sure it this was an issue with the EventGhost keyboard plug-in, or issues with FLIRC and how it simulates key presses. FLIRC did not work well for me with the keyboard plug-in in EventGhost. I use my USB-UIRT’s with a program called EventGhost, which has a bit of a learning curve, but once familiar with it, it’s a fantastic app. Also when reprogramming a remote button, it will warn you that it is already recorded, and offer a “Redo” option, but redo doesn’t seem to work, you have to erase the button manually (twice in my remote’s case) and then record it again. This setting would randomly change on me, and would often change on the drop down menu to blank, not the 1 to 6 setting I left it on. There is an Advanced setting called “Inter-Key Delay”. There are bugs in the FLIRC programming app on Windows. Meaning that every second button press was blank again on some select buttons. Remember I mentioned that some remotes require you to program the buttons twice? Well I had occasions where after programming and testing that all the buttons were double programmed on one computer, then plugging it into a second computer, that this stopped working. What about when it is unplugged, wouldn’t that be the same as the power going out? After all it is a USB device, which implies it should be able to be plugged and unplugged whenever needed, and work as expected. Apparently this is a known issue that sometimes happens, but the website says only when the power goes out. So I had to go back and reinstall the FLIRC firmware and try again. Programming it on one computer, plugging it into another computer where I wanted to use it, and finding it stopped working. I had issues with the FLIRC no longer working after being unplugged and plugged back in, in some cases. So I learned I had to program each button twice. So after spending time searching for the answer to this, it turns out to be a common issue that may happen with some remotes with FLIRC. In my experience this has never been an issue with using the USB-UIRT with the same remote. Apparently some remotes require this when using it with FLIRC. In my case I had issues with having to record each button of the remote twice. Something that could have been avoided with a proper instruction and trouble shooting guide. Though I ran in to multiple issues that required my time to search for answers. So that lead me to assume it must be exceptionally easy to use. But it comes with no instructions, and minimal instructions on the website. It appears very slick, user friendly and straight forward.
FLIRC INSTRUCTIONS SOFTWARE
I downloaded the most recent version of the software (v.1.3.6). It was no where near as easy to set up and use as was implied, or expected after reading about it.
Overall I’m very disappointed with the FLIRC. I already own and use 2 USB-UIRT received/transmitters for controlling my media center style computers, but I heard about the FLIRC and decided to give it a try on a 3rd computer, instead of the USB-UIRT. It took a week for it to ship, and then 2 weeks to receive by mail. I recently received the FLIRC I ordered direct from the developer’s website. FLIRC is an IR (Infra Red) remote control receiver, intended for use on a computer to control media center software using your own preferred remote control.
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