lirc
LIRC-LINUX INFRARED REMOTE CONTROL
LIRC is a package that allows you to decode and send infra-red signals of many (but not all) commonly used remote controls.
The most important part of LIRC is the lircd daemon that will decode IR signals received by the device drivers and provide the information on a socket. It will also accept commands for IR signals to be sent if the hardware supports this. The second daemon program called lircmd will connect to lircd and translate the decoded IR signals to mouse movements.
Sending infrared signals
The LIRC package contains the irsend tool for sending infrared signals to e.g. your TV or CD player. For reliable transmission a good config file is even more important than for receiving
SOFTWARE: LIRC lirc-0.8.5.tar.bz2, 700 kB
LIRC is a package that supports receiving and sending IR signals of the most common IR remote controls. A list of supported hardware is available on the main page. It contains a daemon that decodes and sends IR signals, a mouse daemon that translates IR signals to mouse movements and a couple of user programs that allow to control your computer with a remote control.
For Irman support download the latest libirman library. If you want to link the LIRC drivers statically to your kernel, have a look at Karsten Scheibler's static LIRC package.
