pigpio-ir
v0.0.6
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pigpio IR Receiver/Transmitter
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Wrapper around pigpio to provide transmitting and receiving of IR signals using standard remote controls.
Install
npm install pigpio-ir
Usage
Command Line
The following are some useful built in commands to get you started. You will probably need to run them using sudo
irrecord
irrecord
is used to populate a configuration file with know IR remotes and buttons.
Example:
irrecord --pin=27 --file ~/my-remotes.json --remote=samsung --button=POWER
irplay
irplay
is used to play existing buttons back from a file generated from irrecord
Example:
irplay --pin=17 --file ~/my-remotes.json --remote=samsung --button=POWER
irlisten
irlisten
is used to continuously listen for IR signals and print when one is recieved
Example:
irlisten --pin=27 --file ~/my-remotes.json
From Node Application
Example program to start listening and print any buttons received
import { ButtonEventData, PigpioIr } from 'pigpio-ir';
const pigpioIr = await PigpioIr.fromFile(args.file, {
inputPin: 17,
tolerance: 0.1,
});
pigpioIr.on('button', (data: ButtonEventData) => {
console.log(`button press ${data.remoteName} - ${data.buttonName}`);
});
pigpioIr.start();