STV Import: Sleep Timer

[dflachbart]

Originally Posted by phantomfsoc

That would rock! I don't know how it works but my thought is that, in the Souce Setup you can add an extra command for your usbuirt, if the sleep timer could call that command and fire then we could just program it with the Power Off button of the TV. Again I have no clue what I'm saying, but its just a dream.

Thanks

Guess what, there is indeed an API which exactly does that. So the chances are good that you'll find this feature in a future version ...

Dirk

[phantomfsoc]

Nice!!!

[jagee23]

I have this working great with SageMC. Thanks for the plugin!

[dflachbart]

Hi folks,

Version V0.7 (probably the last one for a while) has been uploaded.

New in this version:

- new controls allow to set a specific time (standard STV only, sorry ...)
- send up to 5 commands via USB-UIRT when timer is entering sleep

To configure the new commands, add the following properties to your Sage.properties (actual values are only examples):

plugins/df/SleepTimer/infrared_cmd0=TV_OFF
plugins/df/SleepTimer/infrared_cmd1=RCVR_OFF
plugins/df/SleepTimer/infrared_cmd2=
plugins/df/SleepTimer/infrared_cmd3=
plugins/df/SleepTimer/infrared_cmd4=
plugins/df/SleepTimer/tuning_plugin=E\:\\Video\\SageTV\\Common\\uu_irsage.dll
plugins/df/SleepTimer/plugin_port=0
plugins/df/SleepTimer/remote_name=Explorer3100

You can find the required parameters in the appropriate encoder section in your Sage.properties:

• set tuning_plugin to mmc/encoders/[...]/tuning_plugin
• set plugin_port to mmc/encoders/[...]/tuning_plugin_port
• set remote_name to mmc/encoders/[...]/device_name

Then add the IR commands you want to send in the source setup for your tuning control (Setup Video Sources -> Select Source -> Tuner Control -> Learn New Command), and enter the name of the command into the infrared_cmd property in Sage.properties, e.g.

plugins/df/SleepTimer/infrared_cmd0=TV_OFF

if you have learned a new command "TV_OFF" for your USB-UIRT. You can specify up to 5 commands in Sage.properties, which will be sent via USB-UIRT in 1 second intervals.

As always, you can simply reimport the new version, but you have to restart Sage in order to pick up the command configuration.

Enjoy,
Dirk

[ToxMox]

Dirk,
You RULE!!! I can't install this right now but it looks awesome. Pretty much is the ultimate sleep timer for me.

BTW you may want to edit your last post in this thread:
http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15996
to point to this thread and download.

Thank you flachbar

[dflachbart]

Originally Posted by ToxMox

Dirk,
You RULE!!! I can't install this right now but it looks awesome. Pretty much is the ultimate sleep timer for me.

BTW you may want to edit your last post in this thread:
http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15996
to point to this thread and download.

Thank you flachbar

Thanks for the kudos and heads-up, and glad you like it

Dirk

[phantomfsoc]

of course the one feature I've wanted for the longest time finally get done by you and I'm out of town!!! I'll try it out on my brothers box and see how it works.

Thanks for the work!

[phantomfsoc]

Hey Dirk,
I just got home and wanted to test the sleeptimer tv off function.
I understand what to do but the only problem I have is that I have 2 usbuirts. One on my server to control my Sat reciever and one on my Client to control Sage.

My issue is that when I add the properties to send a usbuirt command to turn off the TV it automatically tries to do it on my server not the client. I edit the CLIENTS properties file but no matter what it trys to use the servers USBUIRT. I created an IR file just for my TV on the client and not on the server, but then the server creates the same file (but empty 0kb with no commands in it) even though the client has the right file.

Do you or anyone know how to make SAGE use the clients USBUIRT???

Thanks Again

[dflachbart]

Hi phantomfsoc,

unfortunately I only have one USB-UIRT and can't test this ... I would have thought that Sage uses the transmitter for which you specify the IR file, so I am at loss right now ... The properties for the client USB-UIRT, do they appear in the server or in the client sage property file ?

I asked for help over in the Studio forum, maybe someone else knows what to do.

Dirk

[dflachbart]

Hi phantomfsoc,

I received an answer in the Studio forum, and it seems that the API only allows the server to send through USB-UIRT, and the client can only receive ... I guess your only chance would be to configure an external command in the timer to run Girder to send IR signals on your client...

Dirk

[phantomfsoc]

Thanks for the help dirk. I'll mess around with it.

[dflachbart]

Uploaded V0.8. Only change: fixed a bug in display of the menu for SageMC which had been introduced with V0.7.

Dirk

[sagetvkid]

How is this suppose to work with the MVP?? The sleep timer just kicks in the screensaver on my TV...

What I was hoping to do was to use the MVP and sleep timer with the hybernation command to suspend my computer..

Is this possible?

[dflachbart]

Originally Posted by sagetvkid

How is this suppose to work with the MVP?? The sleep timer just kicks in the screensaver on my TV...

What I was hoping to do was to use the MVP and sleep timer with the hybernation command to suspend my computer..

Is this possible?

Sorry can't help you with that, I do not have a MVP and don't really know how the Sleep command works on it. Maybe someone else can chime in ....

Dirk

[jbilich]

First off thanks for the sleep timer. It works great.

Is there any way I can assign a button to my remote to start the sleep timer? I'm using HIP to control my remote, so I figure there's a way. I just couldn't seem to figure it out. Any ideas would be great. Thanks!

[dflachbart]

Originally Posted by jbilich

First off thanks for the sleep timer. It works great.

Is there any way I can assign a button to my remote to start the sleep timer? I'm using HIP to control my remote, so I figure there's a way. I just couldn't seem to figure it out. Any ideas would be great. Thanks!

Hi jbilich,

there are currently only two ways to access the sleep timer: from the OSD options menu, or you can add it as a menu item with nielm's dynamic menus. So you need at least two remote button presses to get to the timer ...

Dirk

[jbilich]

Yeah that's kinda what I figured. Thanks for the help and the quick reply.

[BobPhoenix]

FYI: I am working on a plugin to allow you to program the Custom1-5 commands to jump to any SageTV menu. No eta on when I will have it done but it is working on my system but I still need to add features and make an import out of it.

BobP.

[CB_2005]

I installed the Sleep Timer plugin and everything appears to have gone just fine. I am able to add the sleep timer menu item to my main screen if I want. For some reason, the 'Sleep' option isn't available from my OSD while watching live TV. Is there something else I need to do?

Also, I tried adding options like:

plugins/df/sleepTimer/link_to_OSD=true
plugins/df/sleepTimer/global_timer=22:30

to my sage.properties file, but for some reason they are deleted every time I restart sage.

Any ideas?

[dflachbart]

Originally Posted by CB_2005

I installed the Sleep Timer plugin and everything appears to have gone just fine. I am able to add the sleep timer menu item to my main screen if I want. For some reason, the 'Sleep' option isn't available from my OSD while watching live TV. Is there something else I need to do?

Also, I tried adding options like:

plugins/df/sleepTimer/link_to_OSD=true
plugins/df/sleepTimer/global_timer=22:30

to my sage.properties file, but for some reason they are deleted every time I restart sage.

Any ideas?

Did you shut down Sage before you edited these properties ? If not, your changes will be overwritten when you exit and restart Sage.

But the OSD setting is enabled by default, so it show after importing. I just checked the code, and I found that the property name is (incorrectly) "sleepTimer/link_to_OSD", and not " plugins/df/SleepTimer/link_to_OSD" as documented, I will fix this. Look for this name, I am sure you will find that this is set to true.

For the global timer, make sure you use
plugins/df/SleepTimer/global_timer=22:30

Do you use the default STV, or SageMC ?

Dirk