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Exhibit A: Bill of Materials
You’ll need all of the following items if you are going to build your own IR
receiver.
Item Quantity Part number
Prepunched perfboard, .100"
× .100"
spacing, 0.042" hole diameter
1 sheet Radio Shack 276-1395 A
38 kHz IR Receiver Module 1 Radio Shack 276-640
4k7 (4.7 k
Ω) resistor
1 Radio Shack 271-1124
1N4148 diode 1
4.7
µF capacitor
1 Radio Shack 272-1024
78L05, 100mA voltage regulator (TO-92
casing)
1 NTE 977
9-pin female D-Sub connector 1 Radio Shack 276-1428
D-Sub connector hood 1 Radio Shack 276-1539
3-conductor cable Variable
Exhibit B: Ready-Made IR Receivers
If building your own infrared receiver is not your bag, check out these
alternatives:
Description Source
Ready-made home-brew receiver (just like the one
described in this project)
http://www.zapway.de
Irman
http://www.evation.com
Exhibit B
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