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 What is LIRC ?
 
 
              LIRC is a package that allows you to decode and send
              infra-red signals of many (but not all) commonly used
              remote controls.
             
              Recent linux kernels makes it possible to use some IR remote
              controls as regular input devices. Sometimes this makes
              LIRC redundant. However, LIRC offers more flexibility and
              functionality and is still the right tool in a lot of
              scenarios.
             
              The most important part of LIRC is the lircd daemon which
              decodes IR signals received by the device drivers and
              provides the information on a socket. It also accepts
              commands for IR signals to be sent if the hardware
              supports this.
             
              The user space applications allows you to control your
              computer with your remote control. You can send X11 events
              to applications, start programs and much more on just one
              button press. The possible applications are obvious:
              Infra-red mouse, remote control for your TV tuner card or
              CD-ROM, shutdown by remote, program your VCR and/or
              satellite tuner with your computer, etc.
              Using lirc on Raspberry Pie is quite popular these days.
             
 Supported remote controls
 There are some config files for remote controls at
              
              the remotes database.
              This is about 2500 devices and counting. These devices
              should work with the general drivers or (if it lacks timing
              info) the driver used to create them.
 
              If you can't find your remote control here it does not
              mean that your remote control is not supported. It's just that
              there is no config file for it yet. All remote controls that are
              supported by learning remote controls i.e., almost any,
              should also work with LIRC. 
 Supported capture devices
              Besides a remote control you also need a capture device
              to read the data from the remote.  Former versions focussed on
              home-brew capture hardware connected to the serial or parallel
              port. Descriptions how to build such hardware can be found here.
              Current versions of LIRC also support a broad range of other
              hardware. As a starter, you can use the kernel built-in support
              for many USB dongles and similar. Besides this LIRC supports
              basically any conceivable way to capture your data including
              serial devices, parallel ports, sound input etc. You can see
              the complete list in the left pane.
             
 
 
 
 
 
 News
 
 
              
                [12-Aug 2017]
                
                  lirc-0.10.0 released.
                
                [21-Jun 2017]
                
                  lirc-0.10.0-rc3 released.
                
                [13-Jun 2017]
                
                  lirc-0.10.0-rc2 released.
                
                [28-May 2017]
                
                  lirc-0.10.0rc1 released.
                
                 [2-Feb 2017]
                [22-Oct 2016]
                  lirc-0.9.4d released.
                
                  lirc-0.9.4c released.
                 
                [9-Aug 2016]
                
                  lirc-0.9.4b released.
                
                [29-June2016]
                
                  lirc-0.9.4a released.
                
                [22-May-2016]
                
                  lirc-0.9.4 released.
                
                [4-Sep-2015]
                
                  lirc-0.9.3 released.
                
                [9-Dec-2014]
                
                  lirc-0.9.2 released.
                
                [10-Jun-2014]
                
                  lirc-0.9.1 released.
                
                [10-Jun-2014]
                
                  LIRC has a new maintainer! Yay!
                
                [26-Mar-2011]
                
                  lirc-0.9.0 released.
                
                [06-Sep-2010]
                
                  lirc-0.8.7 released. After more than 10 years LIRC
                  has a new maintainer. Jarod Wilson is taking
                  over. Good luck for the next 10 years!
                
                [13-Sep-2009]
                
                  lirc-0.8.6 released.
                
                [21-May-2009]
                
                  lirc-0.8.5 released.
                
                [12-Oct-2008]
                
                  lirc-0.8.4 released.
                
                [04-May-2008]
                
                  lirc-0.8.3 released.
                
                [09-Jun-2007]
                
                  lirc-0.8.2 released.
                
                [07-Jan-2007]
                
                  lirc-0.8.1 released.
                
                [25-Feb-2006]
                
                  A new 0.4.4 maintenance
                  
                   release of libirman fixes incompatibilities
                  with gcc 4.0.
                
                [21-Jan-2006]
                
                  lirc-0.8.0 released.
                
                [14-Aug-2005]
                
                  lirc-0.7.2 released.
                
                [17-Apr-2005]
                
                  lirc-0.7.1 released.
                
                [07-Nov-2004]
                
                  lirc-0.7.0 released. In memoriam Manuel Estrada Sainz.
                
                [04-Apr-2004]
                
                  I have made a 0.4.3 maintenance 
                  release of libirman. This should fix
                  incompatibilities with 2.6 kernels.
                
                [12-Jul-2003]
                
                  article in c't issue 15/03 features LIRC's UDP driver.
                
                [03-May-2003]
                
                  New lirc-xmms-plugin released.
                
                [01-Feb-2003]
                
                  New releases of xirw, xrc and the lirc-xmms-plugin
                  are available.
                
                [06-Oct-2002]
                
                  lirc-0.6.6 released.
                
                [26-Jan-2002]
                
                  lirc-0.6.5 released.
                
                [23-Jan-2002]
                
                  lircrc_config-0.1.0 released.
                
                [11-Nov-2000]
                
                  www.lirc.org online.
                
                [10-Nov-2000]
                
                  The REALmagic remote control that is bundled with
                  Hollywood Plus DVD cards does work with the PixelView
                  RemoteMaster driver. You will just need the proper
                  config file from CVS.
                
                [19-Oct-2000]
                
                  My LIRC article was published in the c't netherlands.
                
                [18-Sep-2000]
                
                  Tonu Raitviir has added support for Chronos Video
                  Shuttle II TV card.
                
                [26-Aug-2000]
                
                  There's a c't
                    article about LIRC.
                
                [23-Aug-2000]
                
                  Hans-Hermann Redenius has contributed a IRdeo
                  device. Receiving of IR signals already works. I will
                  add code for sending as soon as I find some free time.
                
                [23-Aug-2000]
                
                  Konrad Riedel has added support for CARACA
                
                [10-Aug-2000]
                
                  An article about LIRC published in the Linux
                    Magazin.
                
                [21-Jul-2000]
                
                  lirc-0.6.1 released.
                
                [19-Jun-2000]
                
                  New xmms plugin released.
                
                [02-Apr-2000]
                
                  lirc-0.6.0 released.
                
                [03-Mar-2000]
                
                  Milan Pikula has provided a driver for the SIR (serial
                  infrared) mode of IrDA ports available in many
                  notebooks. It's available now through CVS.
                
                [30-Apr-1999]
                
                  LIRC now has a CVS tree at gdev.net!
                
                [29-Apr-1999]
                
                  First 
                    test code for Fly Video 98 TV cards available.
                
                [03-Apr-1999]
                
                  A patch to add 
                    Avermedia TV98 support to lirc-0.5.5pre8 has
                  been provided by Ryan Gammon.
                
                [23-Mar-1999]
                
                  
                  LIRC X11AMP Plugin by Carl van Schaik.
                
                [07-Mar-1999]
                
                  First 
                    test code for Hauppauge remote controls
                  available.
                
                [03-Mar-1999]
                
                  lirc-0.5.4 released. Major homepage update.
                
                [02-Mar-1999]
                
                  There is a Windows port of LIRC available at the
                  WinLIRC
                    Homepage.
                
                [03-Feb-1999]
                
                  Got it! I have the specs for the Hauppauge
                  remote control. :-) Many thanks go to 
                    Roger Hardiman for providing the necessary
                  information and Peter Stevenson for finding Roger.
                
                [31-Jan-1999]
                
                  Recently a Tekram IRMate IR-210 fell
                  into my hands. I managed to send IR signals to my
                  satellite receiver using my linux box within 1 hour!
                  Receiving of IR signals was also possible but has some
                  limitations.
                  You can see this as a motivation for you to work on support
                  for IrDA compliant hardware as I don't have the time
                  to do it myself.
                 
 
 
 
                
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