On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Alan Ide <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > if it is or is not populated / usable?? I really want to be able to use my > FreeRunner as my universal remote using LIRC. Thank you.
IrDA and CIR (consumer IR) are usually not the same thing. If you start looking for the actual components you'll see there are several wavelengths of light in use. OTOH the phototransistors used in the IR receivers are sensitive to a range of wavelengths (sensitivity vs. wavelength is a bell curve), so they don't always have to match exactly. The Agenda (an early Linux PDA back in 1999 or 2000) had a CIR emitter for just that purpose. It was also possible to use the Palm's IrDA port for remote-controlling your TV etc. but the range was very short, like 3 feet or less. Another company was selling a CIR emitter you could plug into the HotSync port to get longer range. Of course if you install an IrDA transceiver in your PC, you could use an IrDA handheld as a remote for it. But then why not use Bluetooth or WiFi? IR is too directional. _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
