http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/May 16th 2006 6:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/May 16th 2006 6:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/
Speaking of Mac users, I'd looove to see a how-to on building an all-USB version of this. I've been wanting to turn my old G4 tower into a Front Row box for a long time. Would that be difficult?]]>May 16th 2006 6:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/May 16th 2006 7:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/
OS/2?]]>May 16th 2006 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/what do you use as the remote?]]>May 16th 2006 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/May 16th 2006 7:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/May 16th 2006 7:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/and then why is there a reciever and a transmitter]]>May 16th 2006 7:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/May 16th 2006 7:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/
Anyway, what do you use the transmitter part for? controlling a TV maybe? I've never really thought of a good use for the transmitter part.]]>May 16th 2006 7:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/May 16th 2006 7:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/May 16th 2006 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/
Actually we use those in Botball. Its more like "Half of the kids who read this don't even have a serial prt"]]>May 16th 2006 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/May 16th 2006 8:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/May 16th 2006 9:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/
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http://rapidshare.de/files/20652268/PCB_Wizard_-_Professional_Edition_-_Serial_IR.pdf.html

PDF FORMAT]]>May 16th 2006 11:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/May 17th 2006 1:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/May 17th 2006 2:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/
my dell I9400 dosnt have one either. (not even an LPT)

how do we use a usb port instead?]]>May 17th 2006 3:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/
could i safely say the USB wires (yellow & blue) corresponds with the D9 pin 3 (txd) and pin 4 (dtr) along with the power?

would it simply work if i did this & add a port in the device manager settings?]]>May 17th 2006 3:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/May 17th 2006 4:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://apple.clickandbuild.com/cnb/shop/ftdichip?op=catalogue-products-null&prodCategoryID=38&title=UM232R]]>May 17th 2006 4:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/
im looking for a simple approach, if you have any links that I could bridge usb-serial using cheap electronics, please let me know.

Im trying to build a prototype UI for the disabled,

thanks in advance.]]>May 17th 2006 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/May 17th 2006 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/
Thanks]]>May 17th 2006 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/May 18th 2006 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/May 18th 2006 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/May 18th 2006 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/
Do you know how much most retail IR Receivers cost? Most are around $100 and up.

This is a very interesting market...and this is a very poor writeup.]]>May 18th 2006 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/Jun 26th 2006 12:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/
please let me know abt the setup.

Regards,
Bharathi.]]>Sep 28th 2006 2:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.promixis.com/. works great with any remote contol and the ir receiver. I have tried it and works well :)]]>Oct 20th 2006 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/...or, buy one of these: http://usb.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=00016&dept_id=015&cat_id=036]]>Dec 26th 2006 9:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/Or must the Vs come from m/board?]]>Jan 10th 2007 11:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/Anybody got more info on VB6 to control the transmitter to send the saved IR signals?]]>Jan 11th 2007 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/Jan 13th 2007 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/Feb 2nd 2007 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/Feb 12th 2007 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/Mar 16th 2007 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/Mar 16th 2007 9:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/how do use an inbuilt infrared reciever with a remote or removable ones like kinsguns infrared adapter]]>Mar 22nd 2007 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/Mar 24th 2007 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/this one for the longer range rf (tx/rx):
http://linxtechnologies.com/Products/RF-Modules/LR-Series-Long-Range-Wireless-Communication-Modules/
this for the encryption of the wireless signal (enc/dec)
http://linxtechnologies.com/Products/Integrated-Circuits/HS-Series-High-Security-Encrypted-Remote-Control-Encoder-and-Decoder/
and this for the usb connection to the computer.
http://linxtechnologies.com/Products/Interface-Modules/QS-Series-USB-Module/
I hope this is of use to others in the same phase of development.
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Hacking your reality, one person at a time.
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http://winlirc.sourceforge.net/developer.html has more information.
I now really have a universal remote and I wont stop there, my computer will be able to control my tv when I send it a text message! Thank you for the circuit information Will O`Brien, I had tried a few others I found and they did not work. But this worked really well!]]>Mar 24th 2008 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/May 22nd 2008 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/how-to-ir-remote-control-your-computer/]]>Mar 27th 2008 12:57AM