nodemcu-firmware/docs/modules/rc.md

RC Module

Since	Origin / Contributor	Maintainer	Source
2015-06-12	Mike Wen	-	rc.c

Module to generate series of impulses for remote control via 433/315Mhz radio transmitter. Superseded by rfswitch module which have same functionality, and supports more transmission protocols.

For more detailed description see rfswitch module documentation.

!!! caution

This module is deprecated and will be removed in favor of the **[rfswitch](./rfswitch.md)** module.

rc.send()

Sends series of impulses

Syntax

rc.send(pin, value, length, pulse_length, protocol_id, repeat)

which is similar to: rfswitch.send(protocol_id, pulse_length, repeat, pin, value, length)

Parameters

• pin 0~12, I/O index of pin, example 6 is for GPIO12, see details
• value positive integer value, this is the primary data which will be sent
• length bit length of value, if value length is 3 bytes, then length is 24
• pulse_length length of one pulse in microseconds, usually from 100 to 650
• protocol_id positive integer value, from 1-3
• repeat repeat value, usually from 1 to 5. This is a synchronous task. Setting the repeat count to a large value will cause problems. The recommended limit is about 1-4.

Returns

1 always 1

Example

-- Lua transmit radio code using protocol #1
-- pulse_length 300 microseconds
-- repeat 5 times
-- use pin #7 (GPIO13)
-- value to send is 560777
-- value length is 24 bits (3 bytes)
rc.send(7, 560777, 24, 300, 1, 5)

which is similar to:

rfswitch.send(1, 300, 5, 7, 560777, 24)