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IR Receiver

The Walnut Pi has 1 onboard infrared receiver.

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

Viewing Device Information​

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

ir-keytable

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IR Reception Test​

First, you will need a commonly available remote control, such as the one shown below, which 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 will see the received IR code in the terminal:

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