[Arthur] built an IR receiver to use with XBMC. Because it’s software specific he identifies the device on USB as a keyboard, and passes the IR commands as keystrokes used by the popular media ...

to USB devices not supported by popular software. In this how-to we design a USB infrared receiver that imitates a common protocol supported by software for Windows, Linux, and Mac. We’ve got a ...

line-of-sight to the components is not required Confirmation LED built-in to the IR receiver acknowledges receipt of IR commands. 3) Works with practically all brands of Audio/Video IR remote ...