Take a look at lirc:
http://www.lirc.org/
I use it with an Irman. http://www.evation.com/irman/index.html
and have also used a hauppauge dongle in the past.
David Balnaves wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I was wondering if anybody could help me with getting IR remotes
> working. The only reference I've seen so far is for Hauppauge boards.
> I had a look through the 878A product breif and I couldn't see anything
> that said it was used for a remote control. Do IR remotes use the
> gpio? I feel really ignorant and would appreciate it if somebody could
> tell me how to get it working or tell me where I can find more
> information.
>
> Cheers,
> David Balnaves
>
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