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IR Receiver

The WalnutPi has one onboard IR receiver.

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The WalnutPi system comes pre-installed with the ir-keytable software, which can be used to view IR device information and test IR reception and decoding.

Viewing Device Information​

Enter the following command in the terminal to view IR device information:

ir-keytable

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IR Reception Test​

First, you need a common remote control. The one shown below is used here as it is easy to purchase.

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Enter the following command in the terminal and wait for IR remote signals:

sudo ir-keytable -c -p NEC -t

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Point the remote control at the IR receiver and press any button:

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You can see the received IR code in the terminal:

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