[mythtvnz] Serial InfraRed Receiver

[Tim, Donna & Erin Gibson]

On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:19, Graeme Woollett wrote:
> Andrew Ruthven wrote:
> > On Mon, 2006-08-14 at 12:08 +1200, Nick & Ann Read wrote:
> >> The LIRC site also has instructions for building your own serial LIRC
> >> receiver.
> >
> > If you have soldering skills then this is a pretty simple task.  It
> > requires less than $10 worth of parts (perhaps even $5).  I've built two
> > serial IR receivers on last couple of years.  One for my MythTV frontend
> > and the other for my jukebox...
> >
> > The soldering skills required are pretty basic, and the build is pretty
> > straight forward.
> >
> > Cheers!
>
> In the past the DSE IR modules haven't been immune to interference from
> flouresent lighting, better to go with the one available from Jaycar.
>
I'd vouch for that, I built one based on the plan from lirc and using a IR 
receiver from DSE, it's not the best and does get overwhelmed when the sun is 
shining...

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Tim, Donna & Erin Gibson
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