Using Creative InfraDrive as the SB Audigy Entertainment Centre Receiver

saukoon · Nov 2, 2006, 03:02 PM

Hi! I have SB Audigy Player. Thanks to youp-pax and classic_leon's driver mod, I can run most of the Audigy4 and XFI application on my card.

Recently, classic_leon has inspired me into getting the old Creative Infra CDROM drive as the receiver, which it was lucky for me to have found an old one in the storeroom. After fixing this drive, Entertainment Centre > Settings is able to use the IDE-connected-drive as the receiver, and for the IR transmitter, amongst the 5 available, I found that IR2000 having the nearest match to the IR transmitter that came with the drive.

After some trial and error and logic calculation

, I managed to find the complete IR code for all 24 buttons on the transmitter.

Hardware button's IRCode listing

Code:

RCKeyCode9768AC21
0
RCKeyCode57A8AC21
Shift
RCKeyCode8F70AC21
5
RCKeyCode7788AC21
7
RCKeyCode37C8AC21
9
RCKeyCodeEF10AC21
mouse
RCKeyCodeCF30AC21
mute
RCKeyCodeF708AC21
vol+
RCKeyCodeD728AC21
vol-
RCKeyCodeAF50AC21
up/8
RCKeyCodeB748AC21
down/2
RCKeyCode4FB0AC21
left/4
RCKeyCode0FF0AC21
right/6
RCKeyCode3FC0AC21
Stop/Eject
RCKeyCode7F80AC21
|| (Pause)
RCKeyCode2FD0AC21
3
RCKeyCode6F90AC21
1
RCKeyCode9F60AC21
|<
RCKeyCode5FA0AC21
<<
RCKeyCodeDF20AC21
menu
RCKeyCode1FE0AC21
>>
RCKeyCodeBF40AC21
> >|
RCKeyCodeE718AC21
Magnifying
RCKeyCode17E8AC21
Enter

So in order to map the key based on your preference, open the RCRx folder under
<SB Audigy/XFI installation path>\Entertainment Center\RCRx
(e.g. C:\Program Files\Creative\Sound Blaster X-Fi\Entertainment Center\RCRx)

Then simply get any one RCI file, (e.g. IR2000.RCI) and open with any text editor.

The RCI file has the layout

Code:

[[COLOR=red]IRCODE[/COLOR]]
MMCDEvent=[COLOR=red]number code for the button[/COLOR]
OneShot=6 or 7
KeyName=<[COLOR=red]name of the key[/COLOR]>:D 
 
..... multiple occurances to define all keys ....
 
[Creative Remote Info]
Name=Creative iR2000 [COLOR=red]<< IR Transmitter Name that appears on the Entertainment Centre settings, can be changed[/COLOR]
Version=1.0
By=Creative Technology Ltd.
Company=Creative Technology Ltd.
Copyright=Copyright (C) 2000 Creative Technology Ltd.
Comments=
TxID=AC21

After that, based on the "Hardware button's IRCode listing" above, you can update the [COLOR=red]IRCODE[/COLOR] of the transmitter button into the section in RCI file which does the function you want.

Example,
1. in my IR Code list, the Menu button has the IRCode RCKeyCodeDF20AC21.

2. in the the original IR2000.RCI file,

Code:

[RCKeyCode9768AC21]
MMCDEvent=6930
OneShot=7
KeyName=Start

defines that IRCode RCKeyCode9768AC21 will response in Start function.

3. we want the Menu button to perform the Start function, so we alter that section to

Code:

[RCKeyCodeDF20AC21]
MMCDEvent=6930
OneShot=7
KeyName=Start

then save it

4. do steps 1 - 3 for the rest of buttons.

[COLOR=red]Notes[/COLOR]
[COLOR=red]1. You need to quit and enter the Creative Entertainment Centre settings again, select another IR transmitter, apply, then reselect the modified one for the change to take effect![/COLOR]
[COLOR=red]2. I found the function EAX MMCDEvent=6943 and CMSS 3D MMCDEvent=6966, but even though I have assigned hardware button to them, it seemed no response from the Entertainment Centre. Maybe it does not work for Audigy1 card?? (classic_leon pls help )[/COLOR]

Here's the RCI which I have mapped the button according to the IR transmitter I have (so far all the 2 drives I seen having the same IR transmitter, not sure if there were any other models)

Copy the following and save as a .RCI file (e.g. IR0724.RCI) and put into the folder mentioned above, then select it and there you go!

Code:

[RCKeyCodeDF20AC21]
MMCDEvent=6930
OneShot=7
KeyName=Start
[RCKeyCodeEF10AC21]
MMCDEvent=6931
OneShot=7
KeyName=Options
[RCKeyCode2FD0AC21]
MMCDEvent=6966
OneShot=7
KeyName=CMSS 3D
[RCKeyCodeE718AC21]
MMCDEvent=6932
OneShot=7
KeyName=Display
[RCKeyCode8F70AC21]
MMCDEvent=6954
OneShot=7
KeyName=Select
[RCKeyCode17E8AC21]
MMCDEvent=6954
OneShot=7
KeyName=Select
[RCKeyCode57A8AC21]
MMCDEvent=6956
OneShot=7
KeyName=Return
[RCKeyCode9768AC21]
MMCDEvent=6955
OneShot=7
KeyName=Close
[RCKeyCode6F90AC21]
MMCDEvent=6943
OneShot=7
KeyName=EAX
[RCKeyCodeF708AC21]
MMCDEvent=6940
OneShot=6
KeyName=Vol +
[RCKeyCodeD728AC21]
MMCDEvent=6941
OneShot=6
KeyName=Vol -
[RCKeyCodeCF30AC21]
MMCDEvent=6942
OneShot=7
KeyName=Volume Mute
[RCKeyCodeAF50AC21]
MMCDEvent=6950
OneShot=6
KeyName=Up
[RCKeyCodeB748AC21]
MMCDEvent=6951
OneShot=6
KeyName=Down
[RCKeyCode4FB0AC21]
MMCDEvent=6952
OneShot=6
KeyName=Left
[RCKeyCode0FF0AC21]
MMCDEvent=6953
OneShot=6
KeyName=Right
[RCKeyCode7F80AC21]
MMCDEvent=6923
OneShot=7
KeyName=Play/Pause
[RCKeyCode3FC0AC21]
MMCDEvent=6924
OneShot=7
KeyName=Stop/Eject
[RCKeyCodeBF40AC21]
MMCDEvent=6917
OneShot=7
KeyName=Next
[RCKeyCode9F60AC21]
MMCDEvent=6916
OneShot=7
KeyName=Prev
[RCKeyCode1FE0AC21]
MMCDEvent=6915
OneShot=6
KeyName=FF
[RCKeyCode5FA0AC21]
MMCDEvent=6914
OneShot=6
KeyName=Rew
[RCKeyCode7788AC21]
MMCDEvent=6921
OneShot=7
KeyName=Slow Fwd
[RCKeyCode37C8AC21]
MMCDEvent=6922
OneShot=7
KeyName=Step Fwd
[Creative Remote Info]
Name=Creative iR0724
Version=1.0
By=Creative Technology Ltd.
Company=Creative Technology Ltd.
Copyright=Copyright (C) 2000 Creative Technology Ltd.
Comments=
TxID=AC21
[KeyCodes]
1=9768AC21
2=57A8AC21
3=E718AC21
4=8F70AC21
5=7788AC21
6=37C8AC21
7=EF10AC21
8=CF30AC21
9=F708AC21
10=D728AC21
11=AF50AC21
12=B748AC21
13=4FB0AC21
14=0FF0AC21
15=3FC0AC21
16=7F80AC21
17=2FD0AC21
18=6F90AC21
19=9F60AC21
20=5FA0AC21
21=DF20AC21
22=1FE0AC21

Hope this helps! Thanks again to youp-pax and classic_leon for saving us so much money