[mythtv-users] Re: Homebrew IR Receivers

martin north martin at chipsandpeas.com
Wed Dec 17 07:31:51 EST 2003


I have succesfully built and IR receiver by following these instructions: 

http://lnx.manoweb.com/lirc/?partType=section&partName=parts 

..although I wired it directly to the Motherboard serial pins rather than to 
the external D9 plug as these instructions suggest. 

I ordered all of the componets from RS (let me know if you want a list of 
them) 

 

Adam Wood writes: 

> Hi All, 
> 
> I'm planning to build a IR receiver, and I was wondering what schematics
> everyone else out there was using (successfully). Is everyone using the
> "improved" schema from lirc.org? Anyone come up with their own? And most
> importantly, has anyone tried it without the microcontroller recommended by
> lirc.org? I want to make this as small as possible. 
> 
> I guess the same thing questions go for transmitters too, since I'll get
> round to building one of these some day. 
> 
> Thanks all, 
> 
> 
> Adam 
> 
 


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