[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] Using the N770/N800 as a remote control.

[From: klaus at rotters.de]

Jon Smirl wrote:
> You can get IrDA versions everywhere.
> http://www.buyextras.com/irdaadapters.html?gclid=CNDDxsHW1IkCFRFBgQodfF4i4Q
> But these are in the wrong frequency band for a remote control.

There is another problem: The N770 has a USB-Host mode (which is 
necessary if you want to run such IrDA adapters) but it does not power 
the USB port. I have made an adapter cable to power 5 Volts to an 
external HDD drive via USB and it worked very well. But I think for a IR 
transmitter this solution would be very unhandy.

It would be interesting if the N800 has a "powered" USB hostmode...

-Klaus-- 
 Klaus Rotter * klaus <at> rotters <dot> de * www.rotters.de