[WBEL-users] InfraRed on VIA mini-itx

[Mark Kelly]

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On Friday 07 January 2005 21:43, John Morris wrote:
> On Fri, 7 Jan 2005, Mark Kelly wrote:
> > I am running WBEL on a VIA EPIA M10000 Nehemiah mini-itx board, and
> > have been given an InfraRed sensor for it. The motherboard has the
> > conector, but I have no idea where to begin in WBEL to actually
> > read/use the sensor output. If anyone has any advice, I'd be grateful.
>
> Should be the same as IR on a laptop

Thanks for the tip, and the recommendation from both yourself and Cameron  
means I'll start by looking at lirc this weekend.

> btw, any idea where infrared sensors might be obtained?  I have found a
> couple of high value thingies that include one, usually stuff that
> occupies a drive bay and includes USB/audio/etc and costs $30+.  I want a
> source for just the basic modules with a pigtail to plug into the header
> on a typical mobo. The few times I have looked, Google hasn't been
> helpful.

The one I have came from an old PackardBell POS - it was spare after I moved 
all the good bits into a different case for a friend, so I claimed it. Have 
you tried electronics manufacturers like Maplins (or a US equivalent)?

Sorry I can't repay the advice with a link, much as I'd like to.

Mark

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