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The Linux Infrared remote control (LIRC) is an open source package to receive and send infrared signals.

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Raspberry Pi 3 not lirc not running/working

Im trying to get my Pi to take input from an IR remote using lirc. But it is not working. Ive tried a few different tutorials like this one that basically did the same thing. One problem here is the the Pi couldnt find /etc/init.d/lirc, so i could…
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LIRC With Multiple IR Emitters

How do I get multiple instances of LIRC working and each using different GPIO? Right now I do: sudo lircd --device=/dev/lirc0 --pidfile=/var/run/lirc/lirc0.pid --listen=8700 --connect=localhost:8700 --output=/var/run/lirc/lircd And when I do: echo…
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LIRC: irrecord wont record, (Buster), mode2 works

LIRC Version 0.10.1-5.2 Linux Version 4.19.66-v7 New install today (apt-get update, apt-get upgrade) apt-get install LIRC (Basically repeating steps in…
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LIRC no output from irw

I've configured lirc on my Pi. All seemed to go well, irrecord worked as did mode2, so I'm sure the hardware is wired correctly. However when I placed the config file in /etc/lirc and did irw nothing showed when I pressed buttons on my…
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LIRC coflict with device tree?

I have tried to set up LIRC with Raspberry PI 2B for a couple of days now with no luck. The receiver works fine, but not the IR emitter. This is what I figured out, if I turned off device tree with "device_tree=" in config.txt, LIRC works fine…
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Design a generic IR remote interface

Im wondering if it is possible to design an interface that can auto-determine which lirc.conf to use. Currently, Im using a Raspberry Pi to control my TV by using the specific lirc.conf for my TV remote. Now if I put the device in a different area…
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LIRC remote keypresses send to shell?

I'm developing a RPi application that uses an external IR remote with LIRC. For some reason when I press certain keys on the remote, like the number keys, characters get entered into my current command shell - whatever shell is active at the…
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LIRC irsend not working

I can't seem to get LIRC to work, the TV simply doesn't turn on when running the irsend command. Previously I've used the IR transmitter with an Arduino, and that works fine (verified today that moving it back to the Arduino and the TV turns on). It…
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Finding the correct infrared signal for a device with lirc

I'm using a Raspberry Pi to turn on/off a beamer, for which I have captured the IR-signals from the remote with lirc. Now I want to control my old stereo too, for which I don't have the remote anymore. (Onkyo TX-SV373) How can I find out with lirc…
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Can't install LIRC. Missing paths and files

I'm installing LIRC on my Raspberry Pi 3B. I ran: apt-get install lirc apt-get install lirc-x Then I followed a number of web examples: Energenie ener314-ir - The IR Board I'm using LIRC - Raspberry Pi and quite a few others. However, I fall down…
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using IR receiver with raspberry pi 3

I am trying to read Infrared using lirc library but I have had no success I followed this instruction http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Useemulate-remotes-with-Arduino-and-Raspber/ and made all the changes mentioned by it did almost 2 hours of…
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LIRC problem after update/upgrade

I need to update/upgrade my RPi4 so that I can boot from a SSD. After sudo apt-get update I get a message about the Buster repositories now being marked as 'oldstable'. Used sudo apt-get update --allow-releaseinfo-change and got everything up to…
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lirc config file only producing zero

I have a little problem with my Raspberry Pi. I have installed lirc and then I have done the following. Added #added for lirc dtoverlay=gpio-ir,gpio_pin=23 to my /boot/config.txt and changed the /etc/lirc/lirc_options.conf file: #driver =…
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lirc irw and runaway keypress

Total noob here. My college senior project team is building a robot that runs off Raspberry Pi. We're using an IR remote to control its movements. I've been learning to use the Pi as I go, and I've been struggling. Took me three days to finally get…
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gpio-ir with inputlirc - KEY_0 to KEY_9 don't work

As the current kernel no longer supports lirc-rpi I had to switch to gpio-ir Therefore I changed the line in /boot/config.txt to dtoverlay=gpio-ir,gpio_pin=25 Using ir-keytable I found out that my remote uses nec protocol and I created a custom…
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