Re: LIRC and irTrans

[Enrique V. <ev...@it...>]

2007-04-05: Baxter Kylie dixit:
> Is there any support (existing or planned) for irTrans
> receivers in LIRC?  The irTrans software works as a server and
> is compatible with most LIRC clients but it does have several
> major limitations that prevent it from being truly useful.

I have the same question, except I am more interested in 
transmitting than in receiving.

I've been happily using and working with LIRC for eons with my
home-brew serial-port hardware.  But serial ports are becoming
increasingly scarce in these-days computers and, recently,
looking for a USB alternative, I made a decision for irTrans.

The device itself is excellent and the Linux software provided by
irTrans is very adequate to support all typical IR send/receive
applications.  However I lack LIRC compatibility for two reasons:  
a) to be able to use the config-files of the many remotes I've
been compiling over years (some of the real remotes no longer
available) and b) to allow using irTrans with my own old
LIRC-based software as well as with new multimedia applications
that came with integrated LIRC support.

The irTrans docs claim "full compatibility with LIRC", but I've
not been able to understand or realize what does that mean, at
least for transmitting.  Any help to better understand the
LIRC/irTrans relations wowld be very welcome.

Thanks,
Enrique.