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== Homebrew rev 3 ==
 
== Homebrew rev 3 ==

Revision as of 06:35, 30 May 2010

Parts List

IR Reciever Module

4.7uF Electrolytic Capacitor

+5V Voltage Regulator

4k7 Resistor

1N4148 Diode

9pin Serial Connector & Hood

Alternate Part#

  • RadioShack Part# 276-1428 (Crimp Style)
  • RadioShack Part# 276-1513 (Shielded Hood)

(Note: I used an old serial mouse cord for this. 3pin CD Audio Cables also work well)


Optional Parts and Equipment

Mini PC Board

Project Box

15w Soldering Iron

Rosin Core Solder

Wire

(Note: this is 20' of 4 conductor wire, you won't need this much)


Diagram

Lirc-rs-homebrew.gif
Note:
Pin 1 = DCD
Pin 5 = GND
Pin 7 = RTS

Sample Images

Ir receiver1 pcb1b.jpg Ir receiver2 pcb2a.jpg Vfd mythtv menu.jpg Ir receiver2 mounted3.jpg

Homebrew rev 3

I got tired of making a custom IR Receiver for every case/mobo combo, so I came up with this. This version is much more portable. The key is the In & Out connectors. This allows for me to move an IR PCB from case to case and only requires the construction of a new cable for input and output. In these images I created a Out connector that will accept the 3/32" jack for the bundled Hauppauge IR Reciever. The PVR-250's are in the backend so the IR modules are usless bacause the backend is in my closet. With this little mod I can now use the Bundled IR Receiver on my MythTV Frontends.
Lirc Homebrew-v3-Front.jpg IR-PCI-Jack.jpg IR-PCI-Jack2.jpg

Hauppauge IR Pinout

If you are like me and have your Hauppauge Tunners in your backend, then the included receiver doesn't do you much good.
Fortunately you can use the included IR receiver along with the above LIRC Homebrew Serial device.
PVR-250-IR-PinOut.jpg