IR receivers are commonly used to control components in a cabinet with closed doors that obstruct the line of sight required by infrared. An IR sensor is located near the TV and wired to the ...

Later, mice swapped the infrared sensor for an optoelectric module (essentially a tiny ... VM and Wireshark allowed him to capture all the control transfers to the USB controller.

[James] is one of those guys on a quest to control ... flashes on an IR LED. Voila, he can control the tube with his phone. We love the potential of this hack. The Bluetooth module runs from ...