Repeater system basic IR configuration

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The section of the config file for basic IR configuration is shown here for an HDMI switch with the following control codes:

Function	IR Code
Input 1	0x17
Input 2	0x12
Input3	0x59
Input 4	0x08
Quad	0x18

Substitute the codes for your HDMI switch if they are different.

Note that there is scope for confusion between the numbering on HDMI switches and the numbering that the repeater controller uses. The repeater controller HDMI is fed to Input 1 of the HDMI switch, but is known in the config file as Input 0. Similarly, the first receiver input (in this case the 70cms Ryde) is fed to input 2 of the HDMI switch but is referred to by the controller as input 1.

# Input config
# Recommended gpio pins for "input active" are 32, 35, 18, 22, 16, 19 and 21

# announcemediatype determines the player used

# Switcher can use "ir" or "gpio" or "i2c"
# IR uses a TX on GPIO pin 12
# GPIO uses pins 36, 37, 38, 33, 31, 29, 23, 24.  Can be enabled with ir or i2c
# i2c uses FMS6501A on Output channel 1
# activeinputhold (yes/no) means that lower priority inputs do not get replaced by higher priority (except pri 1)
# Show Quad is yes/no and overides activeinputhold

# Number of available inputs does not include the controller, so is max 3 for a 4-input switch
availableinputs=3
activeinputhold=no
# Set next parameter to no if you do not want (or do not have) a quad display
showquadformultipleinputs=yes
cascadedswitches=no

outputswitchcontrol=ir
showoutputongpio=yes
outputhdmiresetcode=nec:0x17
outputhdmiquadcode=nec:0x18
outputi2caddress=3
outputi2cquadchannel=9

input0name=Controller
output0code=nec:0x17
output0hdmiswitchpin=36
output0i2cchannel=1
output0audioi2cbit=0

input1name=70cms Ryde
input1prioritylevel=1
input1activegpiopin=32
output1code=nec:0x12
output1hdmiswitchpin=37
output1i2cchannel=2
output1audioi2cbit=1
input1announcemediatype=jpg
input1announcemediafile=/home/pi/tmp/input1.jpg
input1announcemediaduration=3

input2name=23cms Ryde
input2prioritylevel=2
input2activegpiopin=35
output2code=nec:0x59
output2hdmiswitchpin=38
output2i2cchannel=3
output2audioi2cbit=2
input2announcemediatype=jpg
input2announcemediafile=/home/pi/tmp/input2.jpg
input2announcemediaduration=3

input3name=Stream rxr
input3prioritylevel=3
input3activegpiopin=18
output3code=nec:0x08
output3hdmiswitchpin=33
output3i2cchannel=4
output3audioi2cbit=3
input3announcemediatype=jpg
input3announcemediafile=/home/pi/tmp/input3.jpg
input3announcemediaduration=3