cir - a new implementation of ir-keytable/ir-ctl for linux

For Linux, there are two tools to interact with any infrared hardware: ir-ctl and ir-keytable. These tools can load simple infrared keymaps and load decoders, and transmit simple IR. The IR decoders are hardcoded and a small set is included.

This project plans to completely replace both those tools, but with three major new features:

• Pronto hex codes
• IRP support
• lircd.conf remote definition support

Pronto hex codes are a fairly straightforward way of encoding raw IR, NEC, RC-5 and a few others.

IRP is a DSL language which can express any IR protocol. The aim is parse IRP and compile a decoder to BPF. So, any protocol can be supported directly.

This is a while away and there is much work to be done.