- Universal Infrared Receiver project to control your PC for starting windows programs, setting the Windows volume control and even moving the mouse around the screen.
- It uses a PIC microcontroller to characterize the demodulated infrared signal and then transmit it as a serial data stream to the PC.
- Software running on the PC recognizes data stream for each key press and activates the program that you specify.
- The software can learn each key press you can use it with any remote control e.g. TV, video, DVD, satellite etc.
- It's even good with multiple remotes so you could use any one of a set of remotes to control the PC.
- Can be considered as good example if you're going to start on IR project.
Details can be found HERE