pcDuino IR pin reading

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Hi all.. I'm new to pcDuino and have just joined.

I hoping someone has the answer to this ..

How do I read the pin of the IR sensor on the pcDuino 3 motherboard?

I have an external IR sensor working just fine, but I do not seem to be able to find details on how to programmable read the onboard sensor.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

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Any help would be greatly appreciated.

You have a not-an-Arduino, that you did not post a link to, that apparently has non-standard capabilities that you need help using. Can you see why we can't help you?

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Okay, thanks. It's a pcDuino, which directs me to this forum when I look up help.

It seemed they are stable mates, but maybe I'm wrong.

Here's a link.. I suppose if you knew pcDuino and the IR sensor then what I'm talking about would be a little more obvious.

Thanks again.

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It seemed they are stable mates, but maybe I'm wrong.

The Tutorial link on the sparkfun page has a lot of resources. On of them shows how to test the onboard IR receiver. That process looks NOTHING like an Arduino sketch.

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Thanks. Yes, that so called tutorial talks about drivers, which are not discussed elsewhere that I can find. All I'm trying to find is the PIN value.. I'm sure I should be able to do a digitalread of a pin, just like I can for an externally wired IR receiver - which currently is working great. I just want to get the onboard sensor.

So thanks Paul, I'm not asking anyone to go do the research for me, I've already done a whole lot and reached a dead end. I assume that the person who holds the answer will know exactly what i'm talking about, it's a unique question.

I may have to approach the designers, but I'm not sure who that specifically is. I'm also very surprised that the detail has not been provided in documentation.

Cheers.

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Seems to me the "Duino" part of "pcDuino" refers simply to this:

You can even use your favorite Arduino shields for added hardware capability

I have a feeling that any help you get here will be sort of "accidental", ie a member here may have used pcDuino, and fortuitously be this person:

I assume that the person who holds the answer will know exactly what i'm talking about, it's a unique question.