---
name: "comedi"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "libcomedi0t64"
version: "0.11.0+5-1.3+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/comedi"
---

# comedi(7)

the Linux Control and Measurement Device Interface

## NAME

comedi - the Linux Control and Measurement Device Interface

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<comedi.h\>**\
 **#include \<comedilib.h\>**\

## DESCRIPTION

The **comedi** package is a collection of hardware drivers, and the **comedilib** package is a collection of library routines that can be used to communicate with a variety of data acquisition boards, including A/D converters, D/A converters, digital I/O and timers.

## OTHER DOCUMENTATION

Hardware and driver configuration, and device-specific information, can be found in the **comedi** source, in the file **Documentation/comedi/drivers.txt**, or in the **comedilib** source, in the file **doc/drivers.txt**.

Programming documentation for **comedilib** can be found in the **Comedilib** manual ⟨http://www.comedi.org/doc/index.html⟩.

## SEE ALSO

[**comedi\_config**(8)](/comedi_config/8.md), [**comedi\_calibrate**(8)](/comedi_calibrate/8.md)

## VERSION

0\.7.x

## AUTHOR

David Schleef ⟨ds@schleef.org⟩