PPC. How-To: IR Remote Control your Computer. For today's how-to we spent some time rummaging around in our parts box to build a serial IR remote interface for our PC.
We took a few pieces from various designs to come up our own, built specifically to work with WinLirc or LIRC; it can transmit and recieve IR signals, just imagine the possibilities. It'll probably work with other software packages, but may require some small modifications.For today's how-to you'll need: IR(Infrared) LED (RS 276-142) IR Receiver module (RS 276-640) 4.7uf and 100-220uf capacitors 47ohm and 4.7k resistors Sub-D 9 pin Female Connector NPN Transistor (cheapies from RS are fine) PC Board Sacrificial USB Cable Tools, hookup wire, solder, etc. Everything can be picked up at RadioShack or your favorite electronics supplier. The Powerful Webcams And Network Cameras Software For Windows. 3SP.com - .NET and Java SSH and SSL VPN Security Solutions.