Infrared Receiver with Status LED
This is the latest version of the Improved Infrared Receiver with Status LED which can control any desktop PC with an ordinary remote control. The project comes along with a small PCB in order to save space. It connects to the serial port as stated in the schematic and uses the freeware Girder (www.girder.nl) software together with Igor’s Plugin (www.cesko.host.sk/girderplugin.htm) to send commands to the PC. The potential uses of this device are countless (control MP3 players, CD and DVD players, radio and TV cards, even move the mouse cursor and shutdown the computer remotely !). Again, note that any ordinary remote control can be used by training Girder to learn its signals ! Project Image Parts list: R1 3.3K 1/4W R2 10K 1/4W R3 100K 1/4W R4 10K 1/4W R5 100K 1/4W R6 220 1/4W D1 1N4148 D2 LED 3mm C1 4.7uF/16V Electrolytic Q1 BC548 Q2 BC558 IC1 78L05 IC2 TSOP 1736/38/40 (may work with Siemens SFH506xx receivers also) E1 CR2032 3V battery + PCB base Misc Three pins to connect the seria...