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- From: qbarnes@urbana.mcd.mot.com (Quentin Barnes)
- Subject: Re: wired IR repeater?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec15.234837.26246@urbana.mcd.mot.com>
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- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 23:48:37 GMT
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- In <Bz9n8u.Ir5@ssesco.com> elmquist@pez.ssesco.com (Chris Elmquist) writes:
-
- >This may have been discussed here recently... if so, perhaps someone
- >can point me to the archive.
-
- >What's involved in building a wired IR repeater ? (to control equipment
- >inside a closed cabinet for example). Is there more to it than just
- >a receiver, amp, and transmitter LED ? I seem to remember some discussion
- >where a 555 timer was being used (to re-time perhaps ?)
-
- >Does anyone have a circuit for such a beast ? I know where to buy them
- >(for $50+) but I'm interested in integrating a homebrew circuit...
-
- I built a point-to-point infrared repeater for my house using the
- Radio Shack IR receiver/demodulator (it costs about $3.50).
-
- Use the little, silver cube. Most all remotes today use the 40khz
- carrier and work fine with the setup.
-
- When using the cube remember two important things: ground the cube's
- metal shell! (cost me a few hours debugging to the erratic behavior
- with an open shield) and the data sheet lies. The biggest lie is
- the output waveform. On my data sheet, it shows a positive logic
- waveform. It is actually inverted. Also, the data sheet gives
- no specs on the output signal (volts/current draw) at all.
-
- I built the receiver (cube, 2N2222 to drive the line, and an led
- for feedback) in an RS-232 shell on a wire-wrap 14-pin socket. I
- connected a three wire (+5v, gnd, and signal) to the receiver and
- ran it back to the transmitter/power supply next to my equipment.
-
- I used the diagram on the back of the cube's data sheet to build
- the remodulator. (The RC used for the 555 varies depending on
- who made the 555. Don't trust the sheet. Walk through the timing
- calculations for the 555 you buy.) The signal line turns the
- 555 running at 40khz on and off (modulates) it recreating the
- original signal.
-
- If you have access to a 'scope, buy an IR photo-transistor for
- debugging. I also found the radio shack IR detector card useful
- too.
-
- If you want more detail, let me know.
-
- >Thanks.
-
- >Chris
-
-
- >--
- >Chris Elmquist, N0JCF
- >elmquist@SSESCO.com
- >73267.2711@Compuserve.com
- >(612)342-0003@work (8am-5pm CST6CDT)
- --
- Quentin Barnes
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