> Anyone know where to find or how to figure out the startup 
> time for an IR 
> receiver module?   (I'm using the TSOP4838 in this case).
> 
> The intention is to create a very low power IR receiver --  a 
> PIC would sleep 
> most of the time, but wake up periodically, switch on the IR 
> receiver, then 
> start checking to see if any signal is being received.

I saw such a design some time ago, I think in elektuur. They used a
'conventional' IR diode to wake-up the uC who activates the
modulated-IR-receiver.

Wouter van Ooijen

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