> Most of the devices I have seen, actually, all of the transceivers I have seen
> aren't anything like To-220. They are like DIP except with SMT size pins...
> www.digikey.ca, part number 425-1170-1-ND (that's what I'm thinking of) for
> example. I think what Olin was describing maybe was just an emitter or
> receiver. I actually need a transceiver that is compliant with IrDA, and these
> tend to be ~8 pins in some sort of smaller package unfortunately.

OK.  Give me your mailing address and I will send you one.  It is surface
mount, but I will put it on a DIP socket for you.

I've got IRMT6100 and IRMS6118.  Your choice.
(I think the IRMS is lower power, maybe only good to 10 cm)

They are both Infineon products (IrDA compliant, etc)

-Steve

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