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NAME

       ir-ctl - a swiss-knife tool to handle raw IR and to set lirc options

SYNOPSIS

       ir-ctl [OPTION]...
       ir-ctl [OPTION]... --features
       ir-ctl [OPTION]... --send [file to send]
       ir-ctl [OPTION]... --scancode [protocol and scancode to send]
       ir-ctl [OPTION]... --keycode [keycode to send]
       ir-ctl [OPTION]... --receive [save to file]

DESCRIPTION

       ir-ctl  is  a tool that allows one to list the features of a lirc device, set its options,
       receive raw IR, and send IR.

       IR can be sent as the keycode of a keymap, or using a scancode, or using raw IR.

       Note: You need to have read or write permissions on the /dev/lirc device  for  options  to
       work.

OPTIONS

       -d, --device=DEV
              lirc device to control, /dev/lirc0 by default

       -f, --features
              List the features of the lirc device.

       -r, --receive[=FILE]
              Receive  IR  and print to standard output if no file is specified, else save to the
              filename.

       -s, --send=FILE
              Send IR in text file. It must be in the format described below. If this  option  is
              specified  multiple  times,  send all files in-order with a 125ms gap between them.
              The gap length can be modified with --gap.

       -S, --scancode=PROTOCOL:SCANCODE
              Send the IR scancode in the protocol  specified.  The  protocol  must  one  of  the
              protocols listed below, followed by a colon and the scancode number. If this option
              is specified multiple times, send all scancodes in-order with a 125ms  gap  between
              them. The gap length can be modified with --gap.

       -K, --keycode=KEYCODE
              Send  the  KEYCODE  from  the keymap which must be specified with --keymap. If this
              option is specified multiple times, send all keycodes in-order  with  a  125ms  gap
              between them. The gap length can be modified with --gap.

       -k, --keymap=KEYMAP
              The  rc keymap file in toml format. The format is described in the rc_keymap(5) man
              page. This file is used to select the KEYCODE from.

       -1, --oneshot
              When receiving, stop receiving after the first  message,  i.e.  after  a  space  or
              timeout of more than 19ms is received.

       --mode2
              When receiving, output IR in mode2 format. One line per space or pulse.

       -w, --wideband
              Use  the  wideband  receiver  if  available  on the hardware. This is also known as
              learning mode. The measurements should be more precise and  any  carrier  frequency
              should be accepted.

       -n, --narrowband
              Switches  back  to  the  normal,  narrowband  receiver if the wideband receiver was
              enabled.

       -R, --carrier-range=RANGE
              Set the accepted carrier range for the narrowband receiver. It should be  specified
              in the form 30000-50000.

       -m, --measure-carrier
              If the hardware supports it, report what the carrier frequency is on receiving. You
              will get the keyword carrier  followed  by  the  frequency.   This  might  use  the
              wideband receiver although this is hardware specific.

       -M, --no-measure-carrier
              Disable reporting of the carrier frequency. This should make it possible to use the
              narrowband receiver. This is the default.

       -t, --timeout=TIMEOUT
              Set the  length  of  a  space  at  which  the  receiver  goes  idle,  specified  in
              microseconds.

       -c, --carrier=CARRIER
              Sets the send carrier frequency.

       -D, --duty-cycle=DUTY
              Set the duty cycle for sending in percent if the hardware support it.

       -e, --emitters=EMITTERS
              Comma separated list of emitters to use for sending. The first emitter is number 1.
              Some devices only support enabling one emitter (the winbond-cir driver).

       -g, --gap=GAP
              Set the gap between scancodes or the gap between  files  when  multiple  files  are
              specified on the command line. The default is 125000 microseconds.

       -?, --help
              Prints the help message

       --usage
              Give a short usage message

       -v, --verbose
              Verbose output; this prints the IR before sending.

       -V, --version
              print the v4l2-utils version

   Format of file
       When sending or receiving raw IR, two formats can be used. The first is a list of integers
       representing pulse and space values. A pulse value can be prefixed with + and a space with
       -, but this is optional. The rc-5 scancode 0x1e01 is encoded so:

       +889  -889  +1778  -1778 +889 -889 +889 -889 +889 -889 +1778 -889 +889 -889 +889 -889 +889
       -889 +889 -889 +889 -1778 +889

       The other format mimics the mode2 tool. This produces one line per  space  or  pulse.  For
       receiving  it  can  selected by specifying --mode2. Here is the same message as above, now
       encoded in mode2:

            carrier 36000
            pulse 940
            space 860
            pulse 1790
            space 1750
            pulse 880
            space 880
            pulse 900
            space 890
            pulse 870
            space 900
            pulse 1750
            space 900
            pulse 890
            space 910
            pulse 840
            space 920
            pulse 870
            space 920
            pulse 840
            space 920
            pulse 870
            space 1810
            pulse 840

       Note that in this format, the carrier can also be specified. This can only by done with  a
       separate --carrier=38000 command line option with the first format.

       Rather  than  specifying just the raw IR, in this format you can also specify the scancode
       and protocol you want to send. This will also automatically set the correct  carrier.  The
       above can be written as:

            scancode rc5:0x1e01

       If  multiple  scancodes  are  specified  in a file, a gap is inserted between scancodes if
       there is no space between them (see --gap). One file can only have one carrier  frequency,
       so  this might cause problems if different protocols are specified in one file if they use
       different carrier frequencies.

       Note that there are device-specific limits of how much IR can be sent at a time. This  can
       be both the length of the IR and the number of different lengths of space and pulse.

   Supported Protocols
       A  scancode  with  protocol can be specified on the command line or in the pulse and space
       file. The following protocols are supported: rc5, rc5x_20, rc5_sz,  jvc,  sony12,  sony15,
       sony20,  nec,  necx, nec32, sanyo, rc6_0, rc6_6a_20, rc6_6a_24, rc6_6a_32, rc6_mce, sharp,
       imon, rc_mm_12, rc_mm_24, rc_mm_32.  If the scancode starts with 0x it will be interpreted
       as  a  hexadecimal  number,  and  if  it  starts with 0 it will be interpreted as an octal
       number.

   Wideband and narrowband receiver
       Most IR receivers have a narrowband and wideband receiver.  The  narrowband  receiver  can
       receive  over  longer  distances  (usually  around  10 metres without interference) and is
       limited to certain carrier frequencies.

       The wideband receiver is for higher precision measurements and when the carrier  frequency
       is unknown; however it only works over very short distances (about 5 centimetres). This is
       also known as learning mode.

       For most drivers, enabling carrier reports using -m also enables the wideband receiver.

   Global state
       All the options which can be set for lirc devices  are  maintained  until  the  device  is
       powered down or a new option is set.

EXIT STATUS

       On success, it returns 0. Otherwise, it will return the error code.

EXAMPLES

       To list all capabilities of /dev/lirc2:
            ir-ctl -f -d /dev/lirc2

       To show the IR of the first button press on a remote in learning mode:
            ir-ctl -r -m -w

       Note that ir-ctl -rmw would receive to a file called mw.

       To restore the normal (longer distance) receiver:
            ir-ctl -n -M

       To send the pulse and space file play on emitter 3:
            ir-ctl -e 3 --send=play

       To send the rc-5 hauppauge '1' scancode:
            ir-ctl -S rc5:0x1e01

       To send the rc-5 hauppauage '1' key from the hauppauge keymap:
            ir-ctl -k hauppauge.toml -K KEY_NUMERIC_1

BUGS

       Report bugs to Linux Media Mailing List <linux-media@vger.kernel.org>

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2016 by Sean Young.

       License GPLv2: GNU GPL version 2 <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
       This  is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY,
       to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

       To display decoded IR, or set IR decoding options, see ir-keytable(1).

       The keymap format is described in rc_keymap(5).