[mythtv-users] Device to receive IR and send as PS2/AT keyboard signals?

[pixel at hourglassone.com]

Logitech makes an infrared keyboard that works with PS2/USB.. Maybe that's
a good start. I'd assume that all the logic you'd need would be built
in.. Depends on whether the logic is built into the receiver or not.

Grab your palmpilot and the keyboard, and feed the data in to see
what it's broadcasting :).  Then it's just the issue of programming a
remote to handle it.

It's a great idea.. Just trying to help in the "don't reinvent the wheel"
department.

Cheers,
Aaron

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003, Vernon Graner wrote:

> Ok,
>
> So maybe I'm not the most talented programmer or user of MythTV (heck
> mine doesn't even work yet!) But I do have a bit of talent at embedded
> processors.
>
> After reading a few posts about difficulties with LIRC and the problems
> with emulating various keyboard keystrokes with an IR remote, I was
> thinking about a project. The idea would be to build a small dedicated
> circuit using a PIC micro controller to receive IR and to transmit mapped
> PS2/AT style keyboard signals.
>
> This would be a small unit that would plug into your Keyboard jack and
> present an IR receive window somewhere on the front of your PC. You would
> then use it to very simply receive IR commands and then map them to
> keystrokes (or a series of keystrokes ala "macro") from the keyboard. For
> example, pressing PLAY on the IR remote could be mapped to "F1" or even
> "ALT-TAB, ALT-TAB SPACE CTRL-F1" or some such.
>
> The Parallax Basic Stamp (http://www.parallax.com) even already has some
> PS2/AT-Keyboard code floating around as well as some IR receive/interpret
> code for IR remotes. I would be willing to take a shot at building such a
> device if the general consensus was positive on such an endeavor. Of
> course, in order to become a beta tester, I would require you come over
> and help me get to the bottom of what's wrong with my MythTV box! :D  but
> I digress... :)
>
> Anyway, if there is such a device already, or the idea sounds stupid,
> then... uh. never mind. But, if such a device might be of value to the
> community as a whole I might try and gen up a prototype. Comments? :)
>
> Vern
>
> PS: Look for a list of the progress (or lack thereof) on my bedraggled
> Myth box over the weekend as I gather the details for a decent, useful
> "cry for help style" post...
>
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