IR receiver for KVM monitor switch

[rey]

I'm starting for scratch knowledge wise.
I want to modify a KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) switch
to receive discrete IR commands for switch to port 1 or 2.

Current KVM switches take a series of strokes to switch
Scroll Lock, Scroll Lock, 1 = port 1
Scroll Lock, Scroll Lock, 2 = port 2

I'd like to add a IR receiver to do this function.

Just need to get the ball rolling.

Thanks,
Rey

 

[the Wiz]

Go to www.jameco.com and look for the IR transmitter (part # 134543
) and the IR receiver (part # 134551). The receiver has either latching or
pulse output, so you could connect in place of (possibly in parallel with) the
existing switch control circuitry.

I'm starting for scratch knowledge wise.
I want to modify a KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) switch
to receive discrete IR commands for switch to port 1 or 2.

Current KVM switches take a series of strokes to switch
Scroll Lock, Scroll Lock, 1 = port 1
Scroll Lock, Scroll Lock, 2 = port 2

I'd like to add a IR receiver to do this function.

Just need to get the ball rolling.

Thanks,
Rey

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