PC remote control ... Hollywood+ type receiver is supported by Girder and LIRC, and uses a simple serial protocol with handshake: The device is initialized by the DTS and DTR pins of the serial ...

The receiver also has sockets for several IR emitters (IR flashers) that are wired to, and pasted directly over, the IR sensors for precise aiming. High-end, third-party remote controls use radio ...

Digital IO pins are hooked up ... a simple job to hook up an IR receiver to the chip and program it with some Arduino libraries to work with a typical stereo remote control [Nick] had laying ...