Media Remote

General Information

Standard Media Remote•The standard remote (as opposed to the Universal Media Remote) was only released in limited quantities with Xbox 360 premium packages at launch.

• The difference between the Universal Media Remote and the Standard Remote appears to just be the button additions.
• The remote uses the IR port located on the front of the Xbox 360.
• Some Windows Media Center Edition computers recognize this remote as a normal Media Center remote.

Confirmed Facts

• All Windows Media Center remotes are recognized by the Xbox 360.

Linux Facts

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• IRCODE , Function
• {'26','Button Y'},
• {'25','Button B'},
• {'24','DVD menu'},
• {'23','BACK'},
• {'22','OK'},
• {'20','Button left'},
• {'21','Button right'},
• {'19','Stop button'},
• {'18','Pause button'},
• {'17','Rec button'},
• {'16','Play button'},
• {'15','Fast rewind <<'},
• {'14','fast foward >>'},
• {'11','Volume down'},
• {'10','Volume up'},
• {'09','Button 9 on ke*ypad part'},
• {'08','Button 8 on ke*ypad part'},
• {'07','Button 7 on ke*ypad part'},
• {'06','Button 6 on ke*ypad part'},
• {'05','Button 5 on ke*ypad part'},
• {'04','Button 4 on keypad part'},
• {'03','Button 3 on keypad part'},
• {'02','Button 2 on keypad part'},
• {'01','Button 1 on keypad part'},
• {'00','Button 0 on keypad part'},
• {'1a','Go to ending >|'},
• {'1b','Go to beginning |<'},
• {'1c','Unknown'},
• {'1d','100 on remote'},
• {'1e','Button up'},
• {'1f','Button down'},
• {'0a','Clear'},
• {'0b','ENTER'},
• {'0c','Unknown'},
• {'0d','Windows Media Start'},
• {'0e','Mute'},
• {'0f','Info'},
• {'4f','Display'},
• {'51','Title'},
• {'64','Big X button on top, use as alternative 'on'?'},
• {'68','Button X'},
• {'66','Button A '},
• {'6c','Channel up'},
• {'6d','Channel down'};

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• IRCODE , Function
• {'64','guide'},
• {'19','stop'},
• {'18','pause'},
• {'16','play'},
• {'15','rewind'},
• {'14','fast forward'},
• {'1A','chapter next'},
• {'1B','chapter prev'},
• {'4F','display'},
• {'51','title'},
• {'24','dvd menu'},
• {'23','back'},
• {'0F','info'},
• {'1E','up'},
• {'1F','down'},
• {'20','left'},
• {'21','right'},
• {'22','ok'},
• {'12','A'},
• {'25','B'},
• {'13','X'},
• {'26','Y'},
• {'0D','windows'},
• {'17','record'};

Proof of concept code by Icekiller

/*
 * Example code of how to use the build in IR of the xbox 360
 * Code rewritten based on tmbinc's smc.c
 * free to use under GPL
 * 
 * 20 januari 2008 by Icekiller
 */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <getopt.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <time.h>

#define SMC_FILENAME "/dev/smc"

int smc_fd;
void wait(int seconds)
{
    clock_t endwait;
    endwait = clock() + seconds * CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
    while (clock() < endwait) {
    }
}

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    int first = 1;
    /* try open SMC. if this doesn't work, bail out. */
    smc_fd = open(SMC_FILENAME, O_RDWR);
    if (smc_fd < 0) {
	perror(SMC_FILENAME);
	return 1;
    }

    while (1) {
	unsigned char msg[16];
	int option_index = 0, c;
	msg[0] = 0x16;
	/* prepare message */
	memset(msg, 0, 16);

	if (c != 'w') {
	    msg[0] = 0x16;

	    int i;

	    if (write(smc_fd, msg, 16) != 16) {
		perror("write");
		break;
	    }
	}

	if ((c == 'w') || (msg[0] < 0x80)) {
	    int wait_for = msg[0];
	    while (1) {
		msg[0] = 0x16;
		if (read(smc_fd, msg, 16) != 16)
		    perror("read");

		int valueread;
		valueread = msg[3];

		if (msg[0] != 0x16)
		    switch (valueread) {
		    case 0x26:
			printf("Button Y");
			break;
		    case 0x25:
			printf("Button B");
			break;
		    case 0x24:
			printf("DVD menu");
			break;
		    case 0x23:
			printf("Back");
			break;
		    case 0x22:
			printf("OK");
			break;
		    case 0x21:
			printf("Button left");
			break;
		    case 0x20:
			printf("Button right");
			break;
		    case 0x19:
			printf("Stop button");
			break;
		    case 0x18:
			printf("Pause button");
			break;
		    case 0x17:
			printf("Rec button");
			break;
		    case 0x16:
			printf(">");
			break;
		    case 0x15:
			printf("<<");
			break;
		    case 0x14:
			printf(">>");
			break;
		    case 0x13:
			printf("Button X");
			break;
		    case 0x12:
			printf("Button A");
			break;
		    case 0x11:
			printf("Volume down");
			break;
		    case 0x10:
			printf("Volume up");
			break;
		    case 0x09:
			printf("Button 9");
			break;
		    case 0x08:
			printf("Button 8");
			break;
		    case 0x07:
			printf("Button 7");
			break;
		    case 0x06:
			printf("Button 6");
			break;
		    case 0x05:
			printf("Button 5");
			break;
		    case 0x04:
			printf("Button 4");
			break;
		    case 0x03:
			printf("Button 3");
			break;
		    case 0x02:
			printf("Button 2");
			break;
		    case 0x01:
			printf("Button 1");
			break;
		    case 0x00:
			printf("Button 0");
			break;
		    case 0x1a:
			printf(">|");
			break;
		    case 0x1b:
			printf("<");
			break;
		    case 0x1c:
			printf("Unknown");
			break;
		    case 0x1d:
			printf("Unknown");
			break;
		    case 0x1e:
			printf("Button up");
			break;
		    case 0x1f:
			printf("Button down");
			break;
		    case 0x0a:
			printf("Clear");
			break;
		    case 0x0b:
			printf("ENTER");
			break;
		    case 0x0c:
			printf("Unknown");
			break;
		    case 0x0d:
			printf("WMS");
			break;
		    case 0x0e:
			printf("Mute");
			break;
		    case 0x0f:
			printf("Info");
			break;
		    case 0x4f:
			printf("Display");
			break;
		    case 0x51:
			printf("Title");
			break;
		    case 0x64:
			printf("Guide");
			break;
		    case 0x68:
			printf("Button X");
			break;
		    case 0x66:
			printf("Button A");
			break;
		    }
		printf("\n", valueread);
		if (msg[0] == wait_for)
		    break;
	    }
	}
	wait(1);
    }

}

The remote control works as a lowbase of the xbox360, so the power on and off still work in Linux, also you can get all the IR codes into linux. So 'if' a Mediacenter is ever ported to Xbox 360 Linux, you could use the official remote. (IR codes and info retrieved by Icekiller, with SMC.C from tmbinc, small remote by kwkward)