Thread: Who thinks the IR board's operational characteristics leave much to be desired?
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Re: Who thinks the IR board's operational characteristics leave much to be desired?
If you don't like the IR board, don't use it.

We have been using a PIC16f627a with a PNA4602M IR receiver and about six lines of Pic Basic Pro code to decipher the Sony IR protocol for the past seven years as part of a mini-sumo robotics project. There is absolutely NO magic in reading an IR remote control signal... this board just makes it easier. At least until you hook up the power supply backwards.

It's a bit more of a challenge to program the IR routine in C than Basic, but there is no reason you couldn't just hook the Vishay sensor (or a PNA4602M) up directly to a digital I/O port on the RC and write your own code to decipher the signal.

And if you have a specific suggestion on how the board can be improved (yes! the diode would be a great improvement!) then make the suggestion.

Jason
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