OSMC IR Remote Control for Raspberry Pi and Vero in same room

[berto]

@JimKnopf

In that case what alternative do I have?

@JimKnopf - you can basically use any IR remote with a simple IR sensor wired in to the GPIO pins. For example, I use a TSOP38238 receiver and an XBOX 360 media remote (both the sensor and remote were purchased online for a couple of dollars each).

You can read some details in these threads (the embedded links also take you to other related threads on the topic):

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