Re: Is there a "universal" infrared receiver?

[Jarod W. <ja...@wi...>]

On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 6:10 AM, Peter <pe...@do...> wrote:
> On Thursday 04 Nov 2010 09:51:23 Hanno Zulla wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> is there a recommended device one can use to receive (and if possible,
>> send) most infrared protocols on the market, using the new Linux IR
>> layer? I'm interested in doing some research with remote controls and
>> was wondering if a thing like that exists to make my Linux PC a learning
>> universal remote control.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Hanno
>>
>
> Hello,
>
> The answer is yes and I have one its called a Redrat, but I have not got it to
> work yet, I can't seem to get the the driver to compile, so can't yet get it
> to integrate with lirc, any help greatfully received.

Pardon, but how is the answer "yes" for hardware that isn't supported
by the new Linux IR layer?

The answer *is* yes for mceusb hardware today. The answer is "not yet"
for the RedRat3 hardware. However, the RedRat folks recently sent me
hardware, and I'm working on a new Linux IR layer driver for it.

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Jarod Wilson
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