# The irtrans Driver

## General

The `irtrans` driver controls IRTrans VFD devices, that are preinstalled in cases such as the Ahanix MCE303.

The IRTrans VFD sports a vacuum fluorescent display with 16x2 characters that connects to the computer using USB. Although the device is shipped with an IR remote control, `LCDproc`'s driver currently only supports the display part of the device.

In order to be able to use it, you have to get and install the IRTrans irserver package from .

## Configuration in LCDd.conf

### [irtrans]

`Backlight` = ¶meters.yesnodef;

- Tell whether the device has a backlight, or whether the backlight shall be used. If not given, it defaults to `no`.

`Hostname` = ``HOSTNAME_OR_IP-ADDRESS``

- Set the hostname or IP address of the IRTrans device to connect to. If not set or set, the default is `localhost`.

`Size` = ¶meters.size;

- Select the display size [default: `16x2`]