# LIRC Binding
![](/logos/lirc.png)
This binding integrates infrared transceivers through LIRC (opens new window) or WinLIRC (opens new window).
A list of remote configuration files for LIRC is available here (opens new window).
# Supported Things
This binding supports LIRC and WinLIRC as bridges for accessing the configured remotes.
LIRC must be started with TCP enabled. On systemd based systems, TCP can be enabled by editing the file
/usr/lib/systemd/system/lirc.service
and adding --listen
to the end of the ExecStart
line. An example
systemd service file for LIRC is shown below.
[Unit]
Description=Linux Infrared Remote Control
After=network.target
[Service]
RuntimeDirectory=lirc
ExecStart=/usr/sbin/lircd --nodaemon --driver=default --device=/dev/lirc0 --listen
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
By default, LIRC will listen on IP address 0.0.0.0 (any available IP address) and port 8765. If you would
rather run LIRC on a specific port or IP address, you can use --listen=192.168.1.100:9001
instead.
# Discovery
Discovery of the LIRC bridge is not supported. However, remotes will be automatically discovered once a bridge is configured.
# Example Configuration
# Things
Bridge lirc:bridge:local [ host="192.168.1.120", portNumber="9001" ] {
Thing remote Onkyo_RC_799M [ remote="Onkyo_RC-799M" ]
Thing remote Samsung [ remote="Samsung" ]
}
Bridge:
- host: IP address or hostname of the LIRC server. Defaults to localhost
- port: The port number the LIRC server is listening on. Defaults to 8765
Remote:
- remote: The name of the remote as known by LIRC
# Items
String Remote_AVReceiver { channel="lirc:remote:local:Onkyo_RC_799M:transmit" }
String Remote_TV { channel="lirc:remote:local:Samsung:transmit" }
# Rules
rule "LIRC Test"
when
Channel 'lirc:remote:local:Samsung:event' triggered KEY_DVD
then
// Toggle base boost on the AV Receiver
Remote_AVReceiver.sendCommand("KEY_BASEBOOST")
// Increase the volume by 5.
Remote_AVReceiver.sendCommand("KEY_VOLUMEUP 5")
end
# Channels
This binding currently supports following channels:
Channel Type ID | Item Type | Description |
---|---|---|
event | Trigger | Triggers when a button is pressed. |
transmit | String | Used to transmit IR commands to LIRC. |