Re: [SLUG] Data acqusition (infrared) and linux
Hi, Many motherboards have IR pins built in, all you need is something to plug into them, I bought an ActiSys IR210 one from www.widget.com.au (now $87), but you have to check whether your motherboard's IR chip is supported by linux. Easier is an IR dongle which plugs into your serial port, I think ActiSys IR220+ ($99) has its own kernel module in the source. cheers, Woody On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 12:03:35PM +1100, Jobst Schmalenbach wrote: All, I need a card which can do infrared and is ok for Linux (meaning you can get hold of the port numbers etc). Anybody got any pointers? jobst -- Computing power increases as the square of the cost. If you want to do it twice as cheaply, you have to do it four times as fast. __, Jobst Schmalenbach, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Technical Director _ _.--'-n_/ Barrett Consulting Group P/L The Meditation Room P/L -(_)--(_)= +61 3 9532 7677, POBox 277, Caulfield South, 3162, Australia -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- Woody -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Data acqusition (infrared) and linux
On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 12:26:24PM +1100, Anthony Wood ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Hi, Many motherboards have IR pins built in, all you need is something to plug into them, I bought an ActiSys IR210 one from www.widget.com.au (now $87), but you have to check whether your motherboard's IR chip is supported by linux. Easier is an IR dongle which plugs into your serial port, I think ActiSys IR220+ ($99) has its own kernel module in the source. They only READ, dont they? I need to output IR data as well (and btw a data acquistion boad has some other nice features as well - digital I/O). -- The journey of a thousand steps begins with few hundred forgotten necessities. __, Jobst Schmalenbach, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Technical Director _ _.--'-n_/ Barrett Consulting Group P/L The Meditation Room P/L -(_)--(_)= +61 3 9532 7677, POBox 277, Caulfield South, 3162, Australia -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] Data acqusition (infrared) and linux
On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 04:36:13PM +1100, Jobst Schmalenbach wrote: On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 12:26:24PM +1100, Anthony Wood ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Hi, Many motherboards have IR pins built in, all you need is something to plug into them, I bought an ActiSys IR210 one from www.widget.com.au (now $87), but you have to check whether your motherboard's IR chip is supported by linux. Easier is an IR dongle which plugs into your serial port, I think ActiSys IR220+ ($99) has its own kernel module in the source. They only READ, dont they? No, it syncs with my palm pilot and/or phone as well. Basically it's a serial cable without the cable. I need to output IR data as well (and btw a data acquistion boad has some other nice features as well - digital I/O). Well these don't have any features apart from a nice black cable, black case, black window like every other IR thingo since 1980, 4 little rubber feet and some self-adhesive velcro so you can stick it where you like. cheers, Woody _ /_\ \Oo_+_oO/ - 1962 'S' Valiant = U U -- The journey of a thousand steps begins with few hundred forgotten necessities. __, Jobst Schmalenbach, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Technical Director _ _.--'-n_/ Barrett Consulting Group P/L The Meditation Room P/L -(_)--(_)= +61 3 9532 7677, POBox 277, Caulfield South, 3162, Australia -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- Woody -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
