Re: Using MCE IR Transmitter as a Serial Device

[Kyle K. <doc...@gm...>]

My understanding is that it's just an IR LED hooked up to a wire with
a mono jack connector.

One unknown you'd want to figure out is if theres a resistor in there
or not, and what type of IR LED for purposes of not frying anything.

On 6/3/06, Steven Ellis <mai...@st...> wrote:
> At the moment the MCE IR transmitters that come with recent MCE
> compatible USB remote units aren't usable with LIRC. Now given the
> actuall transmitter unit is probably the same as those that come with
> Tivo and other hardware is it possible to drive just the transmitter off
> the serial bus?
>
> The unit just has a standard 35mm mono jack like the ones shown at
> http://www.irblaster.info/index.html#TIVO_IR
>
> Any idea if this is possible?
>
> Steve
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