This library provides support for Pulse-Eight's USB-CEC adapter and other CEC capable hardware, like the Raspberry Pi.

You can find a list of frequently asked questions on [libCEC's FAQ page] (http://libcec.pulse-eight.com/faq)

libCEC needs the following dependencies in order to work correctly:

• [libplatform] (https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/platform) 1.0 or later
• udev v151 or later
• cdc-acm support compiled into the kernel or available as module
• [liblockdev] (https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=liblockdev) 1.0 or later

To compile libCEC on Linux, you'll need the following dependencies:

• [cmake 2.6 or better] (http://www.cmake.org/)
• a supported C++ 11 compiler
• [liblockdev] (https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=liblockdev) 1.0 development headers

The following dependencies are recommended. Without them, the adapter can not be (fully) auto-detected.

• pkg-config
• udev development headers v151 or later
• X randr development headers

To compile, execute the following commands:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
sudo make install

To compile libCEC on OS X, you'll need the following dependencies:

• [libplatform] (https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/platform) 1.0 or later
• [cmake 2.6 or better] (http://www.cmake.org/)
• a supported C++ 11 compiler
• xcode 3.2.6 or later

To compile, execute the following command:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
sudo make install

Note: You may need to copy pkg.m4 to your m4 sources directory

To compile libCEC on Windows, you'll need the following dependencies:

• [libplatform] (https://github.com/Pulse-Eight/platform) 1.0 or later
• [cmake 2.6 or better] (http://www.cmake.org/)
• [Visual Studio 2013] (https://www.visualstudio.com/)
• [Windows DDK (Driver Development Kit)] (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/hh852365.aspx)
• To create an installer, you'll need [Nullsoft's NSIS] (http://nsis.sourceforge.net/)

When compiling LibCecSharp, you'll need the following versions too:

• Visual Studio 2012
• Visual Studio 2010
• Visual Studio 2008

To compile libCEC, follow these instructions:

• run support/build.cmd to build libCEC and cec-client
• open /project/libcec.sln with Visual Studio 2013.
• build the project.

To develop for libCEC or cec-client in Visual Studio:

• run support/visual-studio.cmd

To build an installer on Windows:

• go to /project and execute create-installer.bat to create the installer.
• the installer is stored as /build/libCEC-installer.exe

We provide a C, C++, Python and .NET CLR interface to the adapter.

• the API can be found in /include/cec.h
• an example implementation can be found in /src/cec-client/cec-client.cpp

• the API can be found in /include/cecc.h
• an example implementation can be found in /src/cecc-client/cecc-client.cpp

• add a reference to LibCecSharp.dll
• an example can be found in \src\CecSharpTester\CecSharpClient.cs

• the API is exported to Python through Swig
• an example can be found in \src\pyCecClient

If you wish to contribute to this project, you must first sign our contributors agreement. Please see [the contributors agreement] (http://www.pulse-eight.net/contributors) for more information.