The RemoteGhost interface sends commands via TCP to EventGhost. You can pass events, keyboard strokes and mouse clicks. The interface support several actions/commands, so you need to customize two files to make it work for your environment. The RemoteGhost interface is bi-directional, so you can set triggers based on EventGhost log outputs.

The following settings are supported by the interface

The host parameter defines the host name or IP address of the device you want to control. The port needs to match your port, you configured in the EventGhost ORCA plugin. The default is 1024. You need to define the codeset filename, which contains the command set for your device (eg: which commands to send by given ORCA commands). The prefix is added to all events, this might help to distinguish between different codesets.

A simple codeset file could look like that:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<codeset>
<code action="teletext" type="key" cmd="v" />
<code action="epg" type="key" cmd="m" />
<code action="channel_down" type="key" cmd="{PageDown}" />
<code action="channel_up" type="key" cmd="{PageUp}" />
<code action="key_1" type="key" cmd="1" />
<code action="key_2" type="key" cmd="2" />
<code action="key_3" type="key" cmd="3" />
<code action="key_4" type="key" cmd="4" />
<code action="key_5" type="key" cmd="5" />
<code action="key_6" type="key" cmd="6" />
<code action="key_7" type="key" cmd="7" />
<code action="key_8" type="key" cmd="8" />
<code action="key_9" type="key" cmd="9" />
<code action="key_0" type="key" cmd="0" />
<code action="previous_tv_channel" type="key" cmd="{Ctrl+N}" />
<code action="pip_toggle" type="key" cmd="{Shift+Subtract}" />
<code action="audiochannel_next" type="key" cmd="a" />
<code action="menu" type="key" cmd="c" />
<code action="play" type="key" cmd="p" />
<code action="stop" type="key" cmd="x" />
<code action="fast_rewind" type="key" cmd="r" />
<code action="fast_forward" type="key" cmd="f" />
<code action="skip_back" type="key" cmd="," />
<code action="skip_forward" type="key" cmd="." />
<code action="pause" type="key" cmd="{space}" />
<code action="record" type="key" cmd="q" />
<code action="ok" type="key" cmd="{Enter}" />
<code action="left" type="key" cmd="{Left}" />
<code action="right" type="key" cmd="{Right}" />
<code action="up" type="key" cmd="{Up}" />
<code action="down" type="key" cmd="{Down}" />
<code action="button_red" type="key" cmd="{F5}" />
<code action="button_green" type="key" cmd="{F6}" />
<code action="button_yellow" type="key" cmd="{F7}" />
<code action="button_blue" type="key" cmd="{F8}" />
<code action="exit" type="key" cmd="{Backspace}" />
<code action="info" type="key" cmd="i" />
<code action="page_down" type="key" cmd="{PageDown}" />
<code action="channel_select" type="key" cmd="{CHANNELNUM}" />
<code action="page_up" type="key" cmd="{PageUp}" />
<code action="volume_up" type="key" cmd="+" />
<code action="volume_down" type="key" cmd="-" />
<code action="subtitles_on" type="key" cmd="t" />
<code action="esc" type="key" cmd="{Esc}" />
<code action="next_chapter" type="key" cmd="[" />
<code action="previous_chapter" type="key" cmd="]" />
<code action="test" type="macro" cmd="Start Winamp" />
</codeset>

Variable replacement: You can use variable placeholder to use variables in your EventGhost command string

To emulate special-keys, you have to enclose a keyword in curly braces. For example if you want to have a cursor-up-key you write **{Up}**. You can combine multiple keywords with the plus sign to get key-combinations like

{Shift+Ctrl+F1} or {Ctrl+V}

Some keys differentiate between the left or the right side of the keyboard and can then be prefixed with an "L" or "R", like the Windows-Key:

{Win} or {LWin} or {RWin}

And here is the list of the remaining keywords EventGhost understands:

The following commands must have a 'key' eventtype

| **{Ctrl}** or **{Control}** | **{Shift}** | **{Alt}** | **{Return}** or **{Enter}** | **{Back}** or **{Backspace}** | **{Tab}** or **{Tabulator}** | **{Esc}** or **{Escape}** | **{Spc}** or **{Space}** | **{Up}** | **{Down}** | **{Left}** | **{Right}** | **{PgUp}** or **{PageUp}** | **{PgDown}** or **{PageDown}** | **{Home}** | **{End}** | **{Ins}** or **{Insert}** | **{Del}** or **{Delete}** | **{Pause}** | **{Capslock}** | **{Numlock}** | **{Scrolllock}** | **{F1}, {F2}, ... , {F24}** | **{Apps}** (This is the context-menu-key) | | These will emulate keys from the numpad: | **{Divide}** | **{Multiply}** | **{Subtract}** | **{Add}** | **{Decimal}** | **{Numpad0}, {Numpad1}, ... , {Numpad9}**

All other strings will be passed as keystrokes without conversion

The following commands must have a 'mouse' eventtype:

| **{MOUSE_LEFT_CLICK}** | **{MOUSE_RIGHT_CLICK}**

You can have as much actions as you like in your assignment file. You can use the same codesetfile for several configurations.

You need to copy the Eventghost plugin, which is part of the interface, into the plugins directory of Eventghost. You can change the port in the EventGhost plugin when you like.