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Im planning on a project utilizing the ir library but I was researching and it seems the mega2560 isn't directly compatible due to something with the timer 2 and different hardcoded pins
does a modded library exist that I can simply download, or do I need to modify the library file? Im good at arduino code sorta, so I probablly could but I don't know anything about the actual hardware or what to change

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The Arduino pins corresponding to the various timers for Arduino and Mega are summarised in a table on my page about ATmega timers: http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~markt/ATmega-timers.html

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So if I substitute the uno pin for mega it will wori without code change because it is based on the timer mapping, correct?

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Did you get anywhere with the Arduino Mega IR functions problem.
I have tried to get my Mega 2560 to do a simple read of a 38kHz IR detector and having tried a few pins, 11,10 and 47 have got unreliable results and most of it not decoding at all.
Some of the dumps sort of look promising -

0
Could not decode message
Raw (68): -13296 8850 -4450 500 -650 450 -600 550 -600 450 -650 500 -600 500 -600 500 -600 500 -600 500 -1750 500 -1700 500 -1700 500 -1750 500 -1700 500 -1700 500 -1750 500 -1700 500 -1700 500 -650 450 -1750 450 -650 500 -1700 500 -650 450 -650 450 -650 500 -600 500 -1700 500 -650 450 -1750 500 -600 500 -1700 500 -1700 550 -1700 500
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Could not decode message
Raw (26): 16764 2400 -600 550 -650 550 -650 1200 -600 550 -650 550 -650 550 -650 550 -700 1150 -650 550 -650 550 -650 550 -650 550
210
Decoded SONY: 210 (12 bits)
Raw (26): -25000 2350 -600 550 -650 550 -650 1150 -600 600 -650 550 -650 500 -650 600 -650 1150 -650 550 -650 550 -600 600 -600 600
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Could not decode message
Raw (26): 31102 2350 -650 1150 -650 1150 -650 550 -650 550 -650 500 -700 500 -700 550 -700 1150 -650 500 -700 550 -650 550 -650 500

One or two Sony were detected out of about 30 presses (I have just a shown some above to include a Sony that "worked").  I was using pin10 for the input.

Cheers, Rob

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I ended up using an uno for the project, was just easier at the time
either way I found trying to receive raw data was always irregular but nec, sont and rc5 all work pretty well