[mythtv-users] infrared port help

[rick schultz]

On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 11:21:01 -0800, Ricardo Kleemann
<ricardo at americasnet.com> wrote:
> I have an old m/b which I'm using (supermicro P6DBE). It has an IR port on
> it (connector pins on the m/b). It's a serial IR port.

In general, IrDA ports aren't well-suited to remote control
applications.  You might find it far simpler to build the homebrew IR
receiver unit and hook it up to a serial port than to try and use the
port on the motherboard.  However, some chips are flexible enough to
work.

For more information, see:
http://www.lirc.org/irda.html
http://www.tuxmobil.org/Infrared-HOWTO/infrared-howto-c-lirc-irda.html

-rick