electronicia4u used a USB Infrared Toy as a JTAG programmer: After seeing circuit details I discovered it used some pic18F2550 as was almost compatible with dangerousprotypes IR Infrared Toy (also they used same xtal frequency), so I downloaded firmware and programmed succesfully this device easily without modifiying firmware source code. You can get IR Toy […]
Category Archives: Infrared toy
Infrared Toy v2 with IRscope2
JTR posted an alternate firmware for the Infrared Toy v2 that works with the IR widget client: As you can see I have a working “IR widget” mode going with the IR TOY 2. This uses the QSE159 raw IR detector so it is only for the IR TOY 2. The other IR widget mode […]
USB Infrared Toy v2 back in stock
USB Infrared Toy v2 is back in stock at Seeed Studio. Back orders will ship immediately. You can get IR Toy v2 for $22.05, including world wide shipping.
In the Maker Shed: USB Infrared Toy
Maker Shed now stocks the USB Infrared Toy: The USB Infrared Toy, available in the Maker Shed, is an assembled, open source, USB infrared remote control receiver/transmitter designed by DangerousPrototypes. Use it as a remote control with your computer, to view infrared signals on a logic analyzer, to capture and clone infrared signals, and to […]
Single-sided, through-hole IR Toy v2
LisandroP completed his single-sided, through-hole USB IR Toy v2 and installed it in a home theater PC. You can get IR Toy v2 for $22.05, including world wide shipping.
USB IR Toy v2 back in stock
USB IR Toy v2 is back in stock at Seeed Studio. You can get IR Toy v2 for $22.05, including world wide shipping.
Another IR Toy v2 unboxing
tempmj posted pictures of his IR Toy v2 unboxing. Via the forum.
Single-sided, through-hole USB IR Toy v2
LisandroP made a single-sided PCB version of the USB IR Toy v2: I’ve recently built a single-sided, through-hole version of the USB IR Toy v2, using the schematic posted on the wiki for it without the pin breakout area… Mine is 40x50mm using an USB-A connector and includes a USB pin header, VCC/GND/RX/TX header for […]
USB Infrared Toy v2 unboxed
rsdio posted pictures of his IR Toy v2 unboxing. Via the forum.
Maker Faire 2011: USB Infrared Toy v2
This is an easy one. One click start’s Jawi’s impressive OLS client and anyone can point, shoot, and visualize a remote control signal. A more indepth demo could clone a signal and play it back to a second IR Toy.
USB IR Toy v2 free PCB build
schazamp built a free USB IR Toy PCB. If you build a free PCB we’ll send you another one! Blog about it, post a picture on Flicker, whatever – we’ll send you a coupon code for the free PCB drawer. You can get IR Toy v2 for $22.05, including world wide shipping.
USB Infrared Toy release package v2.0
Over the last few weeks we did a massive cleanup and reorganization of our SVN code repository. Most projects now follow a standard directory structure. All our in-progress and stalled project files are now completely open and available to anyone. We also included all the manufacturing resources used to initiate production at Seeed, and the […]
Free USB Infrared Toy v2 PCB via blog, Facebook, Twitter RT
To celebrate the launch of USB IR Toy v2 we’re giving away 3 PCBs. Get a PCB on Twitter, one on Facebook, and one on the blog. Just be the first to comment or retweet this post. Use a remote control with your computer, view infrared signals on a logic analyzer, or capture and replay […]
NEW PROTOTYPE: USB Infrared Toy v2
Use a remote control with your computer, view infrared signals on a logic analyzer, or capture and replay remote control buttons. USB Infrared Toy v2 has higher-power infrared transmitter and several new features. Read the full design documentation. NEW: 100mA constant current IR transmitter with improved range NEW: Infrared frequency measurement NEW: Pin breakout area […]
USB IR Toy v1 back in stock, again
The USB IR Toy is back in stock at Seeed Studio again. Seeed is working really hard to update and stock the last batch of IR Toy v1. A few more trickled in today. This batch has a background story. We were arranging v2, which is still over a month away and will be a […]
USB IR Toy v1 back in stock
The USB IR Toy is back in stock at Seeed Studio. This batch has a background story. We were arranging v2, which is still over a month away and will be a few dollars more expensive, when Seeed found nearly 200 extra v1 and v1a IR Toys. IR Toy v1 has a low-powered infrared transmitter […]
USB Infrared Toy firmware v11
USB Infrared Toy firmware v11 is now available for download. Thanks to everyone who reported bugs and helped troubleshoot Major updates: Fixed IR Sample mode transmit frequency adjustment Fixed version detect problem with IR Toy v2 Minor bug fixes and cleanup Includes Windows update utility and .inf driver file. Get the USB IR Toy for […]
USB IR Toy on protoboard
Carl_electro posted pictures of a USB IR Toy made on a protoboard. This looks like the updated through-hold design with a frequency detector. Check out the design, and get a professionally made PCB for $7. Via the forum.
IR Toy repurposed for Play Station 3 jailbreak
Daedalus used the PIC18F2550 on the USB IR Toy to jailbreak his Play Station 3 (original article , machine translation). He programmed the IR Toy with PL3GrooPIC, a port of the PSGroove jailbreak utility that runs on PIC microcontroller. PL3GrooPIC firmware works with the Diolan bootloader in the USB IR Toy, no changes required. We […]
IR Toy: transmission range
spanner888 investigated the signal strength of the IR Toy and came to several conclusions. Check out the pictures of his test rig and testing methodology: The circuit of the old project I am using to help measure the received signal strength is [here], the article also gives some interesting background on IR that is still […]