VCMAILBOX(1)
π vcmailbox β VCMAILBOX(1) π
General Commands Manual, bestie β¨
π NAME π
vcmailbox β send messages to the VideoCore via the mailbox π«Ά
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
vcmailbox [word0] [word1] ...
π¦ DESCRIPTION π¦
okay so vcmailbox is a low-level utility for sending mailbox messages to the VideoCore. literally that's the whole gig π
for more info on the available messages and their respective formats, see [MAILBOX] or vcmailbox(7), and for some examples of typical usage see raspiotp(7) π
π SEE ALSO π
vcgencmd(1)raspiotp(7)[MAILBOX]
π REFERENCES π
π [MAILBOX] π
https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware/wiki/Mailbox-property-interface
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