jcn Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 The play, pause and stop commands are not working for Netflix when I watch it using the new generation AppleTV. I try the new and old driver and I have the same results with both. Any idea or solution for this? I’m using the IR driver. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home Theater Advisors Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 You need to either learn in new commands for those commands or use the driver created by Jesse smith. If you are a dealer, the driver is available in the dealer forums. It is a great driver with additional commands to go directly to home screen and to mark the icons shake (mimicking press and hold of select button) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcn Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 Thanks. I will look for the driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcn Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 15 hours ago, Home Theater Advisors said: You need to either learn in new commands for those commands or use the driver created by Jesse smith. If you are a dealer, the driver is available in the dealer forums. It is a great driver with additional commands to go directly to home screen and to mark the icons shake (mimicking press and hold of select button) Do you happen to have a link to the driver. I have been looking for it on the C4 forum but I cannot find it. Any help will be really appreciated. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home Theater Advisors Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 PM me your email address. Since I didn’t create the driver, I don’t feel comfortable sharing it broadly, especially on an end user forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraydonH Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 The IP driver works great, even on wifi. Just DHCP reserve the IP address and your set. Why bother using the ir driver at all? Really like the added functionality of pressing 5 for 50%, 3 for 30%, ive gotten so used to scrolling through a movie like that the IR driver just wouldn't ever cut it. Its also much slower in responce time than the IP driver in my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Africa C4 user Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 On 4/9/2018 at 8:15 PM, Home Theater Advisors said: You need to either learn in new commands for those commands or use the driver created by Jesse smith. If you are a dealer, the driver is available in the dealer forums. It is a great driver with additional commands to go directly to home screen and to mark the icons shake (mimicking press and hold of select button) Is this an IP driver? Or is it IR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home Theater Advisors Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Is this an IP driver? Or is it IR? IR. It is found on the Facebook Control4 programmers group. Just search for Jesse smith in the group and you’ll find his link to the Dropbox for the drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home Theater Advisors Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 The IP driver works great, even on wifi. Just DHCP reserve the IP address and your set. Why bother using the ir driver at all? Really like the added functionality of pressing 5 for 50%, 3 for 30%, ive gotten so used to scrolling through a movie like that the IR driver just wouldn't ever cut it. Its also much slower in responce time than the IP driver in my experience.Because with hundreds of installs out there, and no confirmation that the driver is using a public, stable API, I can’t take the risk that Apple changes something that breaks the driver and I’ve got hundreds of angry clients all on the same day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 8 hours ago, Home Theater Advisors said: Because with hundreds of installs out there, and no confirmation that the driver is using a public, stable API, I can’t take the risk that Apple changes something that breaks the driver and I’ve got hundreds of angry clients all on the same day. API is stable, public or not is of no concern (as in don't care if it's public or developer only) - it uses airplay pairing which is Apple Supported. Apple will change what they want, when they want - but that goes as much if not more so for their IR codes as it does for airplay control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home Theater Advisors Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 API is stable, public or not is of no concern (as in don't care if it's public or developer only) - it uses airplay pairing which is Apple Supported. Apple will change what they want, when they want - but that goes as much if not more so for their IR codes as it does for airplay control.Sorry wrong choice of words - guess I meant PUBLISHED not PUBLIC - ie, not a back door like Sonos was. Would need to hear from C4 developers that it ain’t breaking. Otherwise, I’m not using it. From my limited non-developer knowledge and my experience, I would think IR will always work - they can’t send out new remotes to everyone who’s ever bought an appletv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lippavisual Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 13 hours ago, Home Theater Advisors said: From my limited non-developer knowledge and my experience, I would think IR will always work - they can’t send out new remotes to everyone who’s ever bought an appletv. Unfortunately, IR still has problems as well, at least for ATV. Some apps, the play/pause and other controls don't work. No matter what control method you use, it can still be "updated" and protocols can change. No product is immune to that. Granted, most if not all, manufacturers certainly wouldn't waste the time or money to do this. But, we are talking about Apple here and they have done plenty of bonehead moves in recent times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home Theater Advisors Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 37 minutes ago, lippavisual said: Unfortunately, IR still has problems as well, at least for ATV. Some apps, the play/pause and other controls don't work. Weird, I've had that issue with the IP driver not working on certain apps, which was one reason I went back to IR at home, but the IR from Jesse Smith has always worked (watch, now that I said that I'm going to get a call that that buttons aren't working on some obscure app) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lippavisual Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 It's all a crapshoot!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Venkman Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 My dealer put both in our project. We use the IP driver, but I noticed an IR bud on the ATV during install and asked about it. He said he always does that, in case the IP driver ever fails. We have both drivers in our project, and the IR driver just sits there and doesn't do anything (the IR bud is plugged into an output on the controller, and I'm pretty sure the appropriate connections are made in composer for that). If ever the IP driver fails, he would just have to remote in and change HDMI input connection on the matrix from the IP driver to the IR driver, and we would be back in business (pending a quick update to the navigators). Never had a problem with the IP driver, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Dr. Venkman said: We have both drivers in our project, and the IR driver just sits there and doesn't do anything (the IR bud is plugged into an output on the controller, and I'm pretty sure the appropriate connections are made in composer for that). We do this, although the reason to put it in s to allow easier setup (vs walking back and forth) - then we just leave it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Africa C4 user Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 On 4/13/2018 at 2:19 AM, Cyknight said: We do this, although the reason to put it in s to allow easier setup (vs walking back and forth) - then we just leave it in. Ha! That sounds like a much more logical explanation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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