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- From: mgc@unislc.uucp (Marc Christensen)
- Subject: Re: IR remote control summary!
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- References: <1993Jan4.193347.461@spang.Camosun.BC.CA>
- Message-ID: <1993Jan5.164044.8394@unislc.uucp>
- Organization: Unisys Corporation SLC
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 16:40:44 GMT
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- Matthew A. Skala (ua123@freenet.victoria.bc.ca) wrote:
- :
- :
- : Many thanks to all who sent me info on IR remote controls for VCRs.
- : Here's a summary of the information I got:
- :
- : brianr@tekig1.pen.tek.com (Brian Rhodefer) says that Radio Shack makes an
- : IR receiver module that could be used - it contains a phototransistor,
- : tuned amplifier, and demodulator that operates at 40 kHz.
- :
- : bbs.haymore@tsoft.net (Ed Haymore) says that his friend was experimenting
- : with this sort of thing and most VCRs used a carrier frequency of about 38
- : kHz, digital on-off-keying modulation.
- :
- : jmorriso@ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison) says that most VCRs use digital
- : pulses of 40 kHz carrier.
- :
- : So based on this information, it sounds like a frequency of 40 kHz is
- : pretty standard as a carrier. So what I plan to do is use a 567 tone
- : decoder to demodulate the signal,
- Forget this and use the Sharp I/R demodulator from radio shack.
- They cost USD$3.50.
- they only have 3 pins to connect. +5v, Ground, TTL data out.
- Before I found these modules I had a hard time getting any kind of range out
- of my demodulator.
- the module I tested had better range than any of my equipment with remotes.
- I you can't get these modules I can send you some if you like.
-
- : 555 to modulate, when sampling just
- : time-stamp the edges of the modulation and play that back into the 555 at
- : 40 kHz. This is very short-range, so it doesn't matter if the transmit
- : frequency is a bit off and is just on the edge of the VCR receiver's passband.
- :
- Marc Christensen
-