NAME

       irtext2udp - Convert pulse/space text data to binary UDP driver format

SYNOPSIS

       irtext2udp [-r resolution] [file]

DESCRIPTION

       irtext2udp  is a filter converting pulse/space printable data such as generated by mode2(1) to the binary
       format used by the LIRC udp driver.

       The file argument is a textfile with pulse/space data. If not given, standard input is  used.  Lines  not
       starting with space or pulse are silently ignored.

       The  normal  usage  pattern  is to combine irtext2udp with  standard tools such as ncat(1) or socat(1) to
       send the binary data to a lircd instance using the udp driver.

OPTIONS

       -r, --resolution  <resolution>
           Udp packages are measured in ticks. The length of each tick is defined by the resolution. The default
           value is 61, computed as 1000000/16384 and corresponding to 1/16384 seconds. This is derived from old
           designs using a 32 kHz clock.

       -v , --version
           Print version and exit.

       -h , --help
           Print help message.

EXAMPLES

       Using ncat(1)  or socat(1) to send data to a lircd instance using the udp driver listening on the default
       udp port 8765 on localhost:

           irtext2udp < input-file | nc --udp localhost 8765

           irtext2udp < input-file | socat STDIN UDP:localhost:8765

SEE ALSO

       ncat(1)
       mode2(1)
       lircd(8)
       socat(1)
       http://lirc.org/html/udp.html