This IR receiver based on ATtiny13 microcontroller is used to control a Media Center box via a remote. The circuit is powered by 20 pin ATX connector pin 9 “+5VSB” because it is the only pin ...

For today's how-to we spent some time rummaging around in our parts box to build a serial IR remote interface ... but ours worked fine. The receiver portion is pretty simple.

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 ...