Now you’ve got a little module to transmit 38 KHz ~83% duty cycle infrared signal using a low-cost timer chip in astable/gated-astable mode. The modulator input allows a microcontroller to drive logic ...

As a learning experience [GeriBoss] put together an IR remote control receiver board for his PC. His want of volume control from across the room was reason enough to undertake the project, and he g… ...

[Arthur] built an IR receiver to use with XBMC. Because it’s software specific he identifies the device on USB as a keyboard, and passes the IR commands as keystrokes used by the popular media ...