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