Re: IR Learning Translator

["Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:45d8bd24.165991984@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> "Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> >Probably one of the most frequent wrong assumptions about IR ports is
that
> >those found on PCs (IRDA) can be used to control A/V gear.  Pace
apparently
> >has muddied that water!
>
> Actually, the IrDA spec and most IrDA chipsets have included Consumer IR
for
> several years but there's little or no software that makes use of it and
> transmit range tends to be minimal requiring stick-on emitters.

Oops!   I should have expressed that more clearly!  I recall clearly people
posting here and expressing surprise when they find out that although
there's that little red plastic window on my PC just like their handheld
remote, they need extra HW & SW to make it work.  That seemed to have
stopped most people in their tracks.  I imagine the weak output is part of
the reason there's not much SW available for laptop IRDA ports.  I *am*
surprised to learn that both standard are on single chips but I'll bet it's
just easier to stock one "does it all" IR chipset.

--
Bobby G.