I don't think I ever got WinLirc working, I used an older free version of Girder to get it working in windows. LIRC in Ubuntu was pretty easy.
Very Nice!!! I never thought to add it to the USB2LCD...My USB2LCD has a clear Polycarbonate front...I could have the IR receiver near the bottom...
It will be a few days...I just got the dreaded Blue Screen of Death on my Vista box...which is where the source code is (of course). Once I get...
Very nice...I am going to build the USB one this weekend...I'll keep you posted. Not going to happen this weekend...I had to crawl under the...
Just a quick update...I recently updated my Ubuntu system to 8.10 from 8.04, the LIRC software and the serial IR receiver described here still...
I'll give it a shot this weekend. I have all the components, I'll let you know how it goes. Erik
Sorry, I have it running on Vista 32bit.
I just want everyone to know, I am using this IR receiver with absolutely no issues in Ubuntu 8.04 with LIRC, and in Windows XP and VISTA with the...
I have only dealt with the PIC...sorry no Atmega from me. I have a version that has support for 5 buttons. Would that work for the keypad?...
Just a quick note...with permission from ch424, I will be making the source code available to those that would like it (links coming soon). There...
All of my systems still have a serial port...there are USB options, I will probably look into that later, but will probably require a microcontroller.
I know it has been a while, things have been busy here. I made a little prototype enclosure. Just 4 pieces of lexan glued up to test the size......
I soldered up another IR receiver this one a little smaller. 1cm wide, 2cm long and 1cm high. Same configuration as the other only everything...
Here is the final cut-down board ready for the enclosure. The final size is 1.5cm wide, 4cm long and 1cm tall. I will be making the enclosure...
It has been a busy week, I will add more this weekend...
The next steps are: 1. Cut down the perf board. 2. Build a suitable enclosure 3. Configure the software (LIRC, VLC, MythTV). I will be...
Layout Here is a quick layout and how things are connected on the board. [IMG]
Pinouts Here is a picture of the pinouts for the IR receiver and the Voltage Regulator... [IMG]
Completed Device Here is the completed device...with the hood on the serial connector, and the Diode spun around. Next...cut down the perfboard...
Here is the picture of the board with the wires attached. I chose to use the Blue wire for DCD to pin 1 on the port, Orange for Ground to pin 5...
Separate names with a comma.