Specifications

Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1
What‘s New ............................................................................................................................. 1
Remote Control Specifications ..................................................................................................... 2
Remote Control Requirements ................................................................................................ 2
Range Requirements ......................................................................................................... 2
IR Protocol ......................................................................................................................... 2
Button Code Set Definition ................................................................................................ 2
Windows Logo Program .................................................................................................... 2
OEM Requirements ........................................................................................................... 2
Remote Control Button Requirements ............................................................................... 6
Button Functionality and Windows Mapping .................................................................... 11
Feedback LED ................................................................................................................. 35
Backlight .......................................................................................................................... 36
Additional Navigation Methods ........................................................................................ 36
Additional Audio/Video Control Methods ......................................................................... 36
Multifunction Remote Controls - Highly Recommended .................................................. 36
Remote Control for OEM Bundled PC and Consumer Electronic Equipment ................. 36
Windows Media Center Universal Remote Controls ....................................................... 37
TV standards and Windows Media Center Remote Controls .......................................... 38
Windows Media Center Two-Way Remote Control with Compatible Auxiliary Display for
Windows SideShow ......................................................................................................... 39
Extender for Windows Media Center Remote Controls ................................................... 39
Remote Address .............................................................................................................. 39
Labels and Icons for the Remote Control ........................................................................ 39
Windows Media Center Keyboards ................................................................................. 39
Green Start Button Requirements ......................................................................................... 41
Key Logo License Agreement and the Green Start Button ............................................. 41
Green Start Button Requirements ................................................................................... 41
Green Start Button Subassembly .................................................................................... 42
Device Housing and Orientation ...................................................................................... 44
Sample Implementation and Design Variations ............................................................... 51
Resources ........................................................................................................................ 56
Receiver/Transceiver Specifications .......................................................................................... 59
Overview of IR Receiver Options .......................................................................................... 59
Concepts .......................................................................................................................... 59
The Remote Control Functionality Needed ..................................................................... 62
How Should You Build Your Device ................................................................................ 63
More Complicated Receiver Examples............................................................................ 66
Connecting Your Receiver to the PC ............................................................................... 68
Things to Remember When Building Your Device .......................................................... 70
IR Receiver/Transceiver Hardware Requirements ............................................................... 73
Components of an IR Transceiver ................................................................................... 74
IR Transceiver Requirements .......................................................................................... 74