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From: Jason DeVito <jason@thedevitos.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:01:10 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Created IR Driver Bridging (markdown)

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+## Legacy IR Driver Bridging
+
+```json
+{
+	"id": "1",
+	"name": "Apple TV",
+	"key": "appleTv-1",
+	"type": "genericIrController",
+	"uid": 3,
+	"group": "devices",
+	"properties": {
+		"control": {
+			"method": "ir",
+			"irFile": "Apple_AppleTV_4th_Gen_Essentials.ir",
+			"controlPortDevKey": "processor",
+			"controlPortNumber": "1"
+		}
+	}
+}
+```
+
+## Bridge Join Map IR Driver Bridging
+
+```json
+{
+	"id": "1",
+	"name": "Apple TV",
+	"key": "appleTv-1",
+	"type": "genericIrController",
+	"uid": 3,
+	"group": "devices",
+	"properties": {
+		"control": {
+			"method": "ir",
+			"irFile": "Apple_AppleTV_4th_Gen_Essentials.ir",
+			"controlPortDevKey": "processor",
+			"controlPortNumber": "1",
+			"useBridgeJoinMap": true
+		}
+	}
+}
+```
+
+Both methods will bridge the IR signals with `Standard Command` defined in the IR file.  The `GenericIrControllerJoinMap.cs` defines the IR driver signal join map for the `Standard Command` defined in the IR file.  This allows users to swap IR drivers and keep the supported IR signals on the same join.
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