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[betacentauri]

Hi,

 

perhaps somebody is interested in this:

The attached binary (it's gzipped) simulates a keypress, so you can control enigma2 e.g. via telnet.

 

At first unzip it on the box. Then execute: ./send_key <key>

You can find the key list in the cpp file or in linux/input.h (use google, but not all keys are usable in my program).

E.g. KEY_0, KEY_1, ..., KEY_9, KEY_MENU, KEY_TEXT, KEY_EXIT,...

 

Attached is also the source code. It's free for use.

(currently I use /dev/input/event1. I don't know whether it works for all boxes).

Attached Files

•  send_key.cpp.txt   4.43KB   66 downloads
•  send_key.gz   4.68KB   37 downloads

Edited by betacentauri, 19 May 2013 - 00:23.

[Erik Slagter]

Nice!

 

I never realised you can send key events to the input system?

 

I think the next step would be a key in enigma to always return to the top level.

Edited by Erik Slagter, 19 May 2013 - 07:48.

[pieterg]

You never wondered how the webif sends it's virtual remote control events?

[betacentauri]

Nice!

 

I never realised you can send key events to the input system?

 

I think the next step would be a key in enigma to always return to the top level.

 

Until yesterday I also didn't know that it is so "easy"

A user in another forum asked yesterday if it is possible to control enigma2 via telnet (he didn't say that e2 was not responding any more ). At first I thought a "echo ... > /dev/..." should do it, but it was a little bit more difficult .

[Erik Slagter]

You never wondered how the webif sends it's virtual remote control events?

I was / am under the impression that the webif has all sorts of hooks into enigma...

[buyukbang]

@betacentauri, really nice work. Thank you for sharing !

[ajeeb]

thanks for sharing ,

 Btw , current enigma2 pli3 webIF does not have virtual remote control ! maybe I don't see it

sometimes you want to navigate at main menu ... for minor things.

 

BR