Hi All.

Does any one have experiance with the "TinyIR2" IR learning receiver IC from Tauntek.com ?

Of cause it should be fitted with a 455KHz demodulator.

According to Bob Grieb from Tauntek it should work with B&O remotes, but it is not 100% confirmed.

http://www.tauntek.com/tinyir2-learning-ir-remote-control-receiver.htm

Features:

• Learning - Use it with a remote you already have
• Each command can use a different IR protocol (i.e can come from a different remote)
• Output signals are usable directly - 12 pulse or level outputs are available
• Three different pulse widths available
• MCU mode offers simple parallel interface with up to 22 learned commands
• LED indicator output - Flashes when a valid command is received
• Small size
• Chip operates from 3-5 volts DC
• Selectable low-power sleep mode for battery operation
• IR sensor can be mounted remotely, for more flexibility
• Multiple IR sensors can be connected in parallel to increase reception angle

I can't see why it couldn't work. The 3-pin IR receiver modules (as the 38 kHz one as described over there) output the demodulated base band bit stream, and after that time B&O remotes aren't any different from others. If the software just compares the input to a previously trained pulse pattern without trying to decode it somehow, it should be fine. Beware though that some B&O commands can be quite long and the software of this receiver might not be prepared for those.

You will of course need to fit it with a 455 kHz receiver module, as you say. The difficult thing here is that Vishay has discontinued the TSOP7000 IC, and I don't know of any replacements. If you manage to find them somewhere, keep in mind that their pinout is different from the lower frequency parts, although they look the same!

You could probably also use a B&O "hockey puck" IR transceiver as the receiver.