I wanted a way to control MythTV and my television with a single remote control. So I used a Bumble-B, an IR receiver and LUFA to create a USB keyboard from the Sony remote control for my television. This setup turns out to be really nice. Since it is just a normal HID compliant USB keyboard, it literally works in any computer with USB support. No drivers are needed, just mappings of remote buttons to keyboard keys.
Due to popular demand, fletchtronics.net is accepting pre-orders for Bumble-B version 2. Read all about the original Bumble-B and about the Bumble-B version 2 updates.
Bumble-B version 2.0 is coming soon to fletchtronics.net. There have been several improvements.
The new microcontroller ATMega32U2 is pin and firmware compatible with the chip it is replacing, the old AT90USB162. You can flash an image made for the 162 on to the 32u2.
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