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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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LIRC won't transmit (irsend: hardware does not support sending)

I’m trying to control an IR HVAC unit in my house with a Raspberry Pi 2 and an infrared shield (see here: http://bit.ly/29iC0lr). I followed the instructions on the IR shield product page with tips from a few other places and receiving signals from…
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Setting up a remote control using lirc

How can I control my TV using only a Raspberry Pi and the Infrared diode from an old remote control. Plus how can I interpret IR commands from an existing remote control.
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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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/dev/lirc0 does not exist

I want to use an IR diod receiver. I installed lirc but when I write to terminal this code: mode2 -d /dev/lirc0 it says mode2: could not get file information for /dev/lirc0 mode2: defauld_init(): No such file or directory Where is the problem?…
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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 remote control won't send (irsend: hardware does not support sending)

I'm trying to build a TV remote control using Raspberry Pi, and I get the following error when I try to send a command: pi@raspberrypi:~$ irsend SEND_ONCE Samsung_BN59-00937A KEY_POWER irsend: command failed: SEND_ONCE Samsung_BN59-00937A KEY_POWER…
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Raspberry Pi 3 lirc "could not connect to socket"

I'm trying to set up my pi as an IR transmitter. I installed the lirc driver as described here. http://www.raspberry-pi-geek.com/Archive/2015/10/Raspberry-Pi-IR-remote However i made some changes to the modules file on advice from other sources…
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Raspberry Pi IR Transmitter does not work

Config directory: root@raspberrypi:/etc/lirc# ls hardware.conf lircd.conf lircmd.conf lircd.conf file # Please make this file available to others # by sending it to # # this config file was automatically generated # using…
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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 irsend command change config file

By default irsend take the default lircd configuration file. But irrecord save the recorded remote on a specific file :( What I want to achieve is from a web interface launch the remote recording and once done be able to play a remote command with…
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LIRC won't transmit irsend: unknown remote

i am getting error while sending irsend command. Issue: i am typing following command sudo irsend SEND_ONCE tank KEY_9 and getting following output: irsend: command failed: SEND_ONCE tank KEY_9 irsend: unknown remote: "tank" my conf file is stored…
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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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LIRC mode2 shows no output

I am trying to receive configure an IR remote control for my raspberry and I configured LIRC on the Pi and it works all fine but I won't be able to capture some output with mode2 -d /dev/lirc0 I tried irw as well. I added these lines in…
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Rpi3 LIRC Library and UART IR Transceiver Setup Problem

I installed the lirc library and I tried to use it, I need this for a project sudo mode2 -d/dev/lirc0 Using driver default on device /dev/lirc0 Trying device: /dev/lirc0 Please use the --raw option to access the device directly instead through the…
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