CEC Daemon & Client

Daemon and client scripts to control HDMI devices via the CEC protocol.

Installation

Execute the following commands on a Debian or Ubuntu system to install the required dependencies:

apt-get update
apt-get install -y python3-cec

Usage

Server

Execute the following command to start the daemon:

./cecd.sh start

The following arguments are available:

./cecd.sh <run|start|stop|status>

Client

Execute the following commands to interact with the daemon:

# Get TV status:
./cecc.sh status

# Power on TV:
./cecc.sh on

# Power off TV:
./cecc.sh off

Note: the client script will automatically start the daemon if it is not already running.