Re: [PATCH 02/18] lirc serial port receiver/transmitter device driver

[Stefan Lippers-Hollmann]

Hi

On Dienstag, 9. September 2008, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> > +config LIRC_SERIAL
> > +	tristate "Homebrew Serial Port Receiver"
> > +	default n
> > +	depends on LIRC_DEV
> > +	help
> > +	  Driver for Homebrew Serial Port Receivers
> 
> What receivers might these be?  Do any actually exist?
[...]

This might actually be the most common setup, as it is very easy to 
build[1] with minimal soldering skills and has also been used by various 
vendors (older models of the TechniSat SkyStar2 DVB-S budget card, to name 
just one example; it is only slowly being replaced by alternative means, 
as serial ports are becoming rare on newer systems.

Regards
	Stefan Lippers-Hollmann

[1]	http://www.lirc.org/receivers.html
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