Adafruit has a new infrared sensor tutorial that uses an Arduino to clone an infrared remote control signal. They use a time-based protocol decoder/cloner, similar to the infrared sampling mode used in the USB IR Toy. SB-Projects has more excellent infrared remote control protocol details.
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Using SVN (SubVersioN)
We have a short tutorial on using TortoiseSVN to check out source code from online repositories like Google Code. Learn how to grab the latest source and contribute code to your favorite open source projects.
Programming PICs with a programmer
A new tutorial covers the basics of programming a PIC with a PIC programmer supported by MPLAB, like a PICkit or ICD. This frequently-requested tutorial is geared towards programming the bootloader into a project like the Bus Pirate. Bootloaders make it easy to upgrade firmware without dragging out (or owning) a programmer. Just activate the […]