USB IRDA Receiver / Transmitter

Hello Bondy,

hope all is well?

Try these sites out. They are about USB IRDA, and may give some info.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en-us&ei=V-__Sd2LIZDLjAeqwsj8Bg&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=using+a+IRDA+USB+transmitter+and+receiver&spell=1

It is all down to your own mind and imagination otherwise? I think most IR is getting less popular as Bluetooth and other stuff encroach?

Take care

Hello Bondy,

I followed the link you provided and found this in the FAQ:

Can uICE work with my computer's / laptop's internal IR port?
Can uICE work with IrDA?

Internal IR ports are usually IrDA network interfaces. This technology was not designed to work with handheld remote controls, and most models do not work at all.

Yes, IrDA is an infrared light based technology. But there are physical differences between IrDA infrared light and the light emitted by remote controls (wave length/frequency), and, even more important, remote controls and IrDA use protocols. These protocols are completely incompatible. Most IrDA receivers filter out all incoming signals that do not follow the IrDA protocol specification, so no matter how long you try, your hardware cannot work with remote controls. No, it doesn't make a difference whether it's a built-in, serial port or USB device. Because of all these troubles, uICE cannot and will not support IrDA.

Very (very) few models seem to be able to receive infrared signals from RCs. If you're using Win98, read this. No chance under ME, 2k or XP.

Oh =/ Thanks for the posts though :D

Check this out:

http://www.x10.com/products/x10_mr26a.htm

Cheers, but im not sure whether I should be looking at the product or the banner along the top! Cheers buddy!