Thread: "Overdrive like" IR receiver wanted for Arduino project
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"Overdrive like" IR receiver wanted for Arduino project
For the 2008 game Overdrive, there was an IR receiver in the KoP. It took IR commands from a TV controller and did the decode and gave discreet outputs for the control system to use.

I'm looking to do the same with an Arduino. I'm looking for recommendations on IR receivers to use in a cluster for 360 degree coverage. I need to cover about a 17' distance, so some level of sensitivity is needed. (And I do remember teams putting a 3.2 gigawatt battery and heavy duty IR LED's in their remotes, but I'd rather stay to off the shelf)

Plan B would be a stand alone unit that converts IR to a serial stream. I'm going to want to be able to get to channel up / down, vol up/down and the number buttons (0..9).

Thanks!
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