I am looking for an Infrared to serial device that will allow me to use any
standard TV Remote control to control an application on my Linux system.
I have found a multitude of references to Ties Bos but his web address at
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Sector/3863/uir/index.html
is no longer valid.

There seems to be 2 sorts of devices.

1. Small amount of parts like the one at
   http://www.armory.com/~spcecdt/remote/remote.html
   where it controls a handshaking line and the host computer needs
   to time the delay between pulses.

2. The Intelligent type where a pic or other hardware will send data
   corosponding to the pulse lengths. An example of this is
   http://mikro.e-technik.uni-ulm.de/research/urcr.htm
   It uses a 16F84 PIC for the engine.

Has anyone played enough to give me a suggestion on the best/most reliable
way to go.

I am also having no luck at all in finding the IR receiver. The projects I
have found all use similar sensors like TSOP1736, SFH5110 etc. Can anyone
advise where I can purchase these devices in Australia. I have tried
Jaycar, Tricky dickies, Farnell, RS Components and even Dontronics.

Alternatively is there an international mailorder house that can supply
these components to Sydney/Australia.

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Daryl Sayers
Corinthian Engineering                         Ph: (02) 9906 7866
Suite 19, 401 Pacific Hwy                     Fax: (02) 9906 1556
Artarmon, NSW, 2064                         email: daryl@ci.com.au
Australia                                     www: http://www.cordoors.com.au

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