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[plb]

I could not find any information about IR control with c#. I am sure that it's possible, but I don't know how. Help me, please.

[TheCompBoy]

You could build an IR transceiver, And the class and the code i think you would have to make yourself.

[cepa]

You could try using an Arduino, setting it up so that it sends decoded IR messages via serial, I'm sure you could process that serial with Csharp.

Some usefull links:
Official Arduino website
A library for an Arduino, that can decode IR receiver signals

Also this method has some downsides:
You need a basic knowledge of electronics
It's a bit costly, since it requires some additional hardware.
Everything in Arduino is programmed in C, so you will need a basic knowlage of that, but It's very easy.

[plb]

I have some basic knowledge in electronics and I know C. Thank you very much.

[Alexander]

An infrared transmitting or receiving diode should cost less than a dollar each, and they should be equivalent to those found in remotes. They may be available in hobby shops possibly or online and would look something like this: DIODE IR EMITTER 5MM IR CLR LENS - OED-EL-1L2 . May be entirely possible to open up an old remote and retrieve one for free.

You may wish to try those if you do not require signals at a distance (just standard "remote control' ranges) but for your basic description that may work.

[cepa]

To Alexander:
Tv remotes and stuff like that contain emitters, you need a receiver in order to receive data from the remote. You would also need a way to interface a receiver to the computer, It's not that simple.

[Todilo]

You can use something like a FEZ Panda II which is a microprocessor that can run .NET Micro Framework(you can run/debug all your code inside visual studio), add a ir receiver/emitter to it and you have yourself a remote.