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From: fculpepp@norfolk.vak12ed.edu (Fred W. Culpepper)
Subject: Re: Infrared Remote Controls
Message-ID: <1992Dec19.045006.25731@norfolk.vak12ed.edu>
Organization: Virginia's Public Education Network (Norfolk)
References: <j-n2hap@rpi.edu>
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 92 04:50:06 GMT
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John,

	Thanks for your article.  I have wanted to try to make
some use of the Radio Shack tin box for some time, but hadn't
spent the time to look for signals generated by the remote
control "boxes" which are available.

	My application is to use the old Apple II+ and its game
port with three TTL compatible inputs as the processor for
signals from the infrared detector.  This sounds ideal for my
purposes.  The same game port has four TTL compatible outputs
which with proper circuitry can be used to drive up to three
stepper motors simultaneously.  This can then give me 3-axis
control over any robotic gimmick that I care to construct.  A
simple Basic program can convert the information from the
detector into the desired stepper motion.

	That was a beautiful piece of deduction that you
performed in arriving at the information you have posted. Thank
you for sharing your information with others.

Fred W. Culpepper, Eminent Professor
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (Retired)
fculpepp@norfolk.vak12ed.edu

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