
Please visit the Flirc Knowledge Base for help getting started and feel free to ask any questions you have at their forum. Heinz Lenz of the University of Southern California Cancer Research Facility. FLIRC is compatible with USB hubs, so you will still be able to use external storage, keyboards, mice, and other USB devices while the FLIRC is connected.įLIRC started out as a small project run by Jason Kotzin during his battle with cancer, with a portion of each sale going to the oncologist he credits with profoundly impacting his survival, Dr.

Controlling the FireTV worked flawlessly.
FIRE TV FLIRC UPGRADE
I figured that with the addition of the FireTV it was time to upgrade the remote, add support for Bluetooth devices, and be able to add in the PS4 along with the FireTV. When done, the FLIRC can be relocated into your HTPC or media appliance's USB port, and your IR remote will be able to control Kodi on that device. I ordered a Logitech Harmony Companion which is their Hub (bluetooth+IR) and a paired remote. Just insert it into the USB port of a PC (Windows or Linux) or Mac and use its simple configuration interface to set it up, then point any remote you have at the FLIRC and teach it what actions to perform when a particular remote button is pressed.

Plug in Flirc and open the Flirc software - the software should automatically upgrade the Flirc firmware (if.

FLIRC is quite elegant in its simplicity, originally imagined as a USB adapter for the Amazon Fire TV to add universal IR remote support and functionality. Using the FLIRC dongle you can add control to the following devices with code sets already in the Blumoo app: Amazon Fire TV (not the Fire Stick) PS3/PS4. In the latest version of the firmware, we added a default XBMC profile so as long as you are running that release, your flirc will work with the harmony without any additional pairing.
