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What is this cable/device?
2.5mm Jack to USB data CableWhat Type of cable is this?Some help with 9V Longlife VARTA batteries?LED lamps keep glowing when dimmer is turned offNoise (capacitance-related?) in serial signalSimple voltage/wattage/resistor question about night lightArduino getting a bit of power after disconnecting supplyReqForHelp: Understanding Vf relationship to supplied V and ANeoPixel led WS2812B shines the right color only every 2nd timeAdvice for LED project
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I hope I'm on the appropriate site.
Does anyone know what this thing is?
It has a mini mono plug.
The white square is slippery..but it is not covering double-sided tape.
A white LED did not light up when I plugged it into a mic input on my PC.
I thought there were little holes and it might be a mic but they are small indentations, not holes.
Thanks!
led cables plug
asked Mar 23 at 19:13
Steve WellensSteve Wellens
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add a comment |
$begingroup$
I hope I'm on the appropriate site.
Does anyone know what this thing is?
It has a mini mono plug.
The white square is slippery..but it is not covering double-sided tape.
A white LED did not light up when I plugged it into a mic input on my PC.
I thought there were little holes and it might be a mic but they are small indentations, not holes.
Thanks!
led cables plug
asked Mar 23 at 19:13
Steve WellensSteve Wellens
1133
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Could be anything, but maybe a piezo mic?
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– Wesley Lee
Mar 23 at 19:16
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When I plugged it into a PC I tried to record with it...but nothing. And why the LED?
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– Steve Wellens
Mar 23 at 19:21
2
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I've seen similar things before used to put remote photodiodes on a remote-operated device. I have one on an HDMI splitter and it uses the same connector. I can't say for sure, but I'm guessing the LED is a photodiode (or an LED being used as a photodiode) and this is meant to be plugged into one very specific device and nothing else. A picture showing the "LED" might be a good idea, by the way.
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– Hearth
Mar 23 at 19:23
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The bottom picture includes the LED. Maybe I should have angled the shot.
$endgroup$
– Steve Wellens
Mar 23 at 20:42
add a comment |
$begingroup$
I hope I'm on the appropriate site.
Does anyone know what this thing is?
It has a mini mono plug.
The white square is slippery..but it is not covering double-sided tape.
A white LED did not light up when I plugged it into a mic input on my PC.
I thought there were little holes and it might be a mic but they are small indentations, not holes.
Thanks!
led cables plug
asked Mar 23 at 19:13
Steve WellensSteve Wellens
1133
$endgroup$
I hope I'm on the appropriate site.
Does anyone know what this thing is?
It has a mini mono plug.
The white square is slippery..but it is not covering double-sided tape.
A white LED did not light up when I plugged it into a mic input on my PC.
I thought there were little holes and it might be a mic but they are small indentations, not holes.
Thanks!
led cables plug
led cables plug
asked Mar 23 at 19:13
Steve WellensSteve Wellens
1133
asked Mar 23 at 19:13
Steve WellensSteve Wellens
1133
asked Mar 23 at 19:13
Steve WellensSteve Wellens
1133
asked Mar 23 at 19:13
Steve WellensSteve Wellens
1133
asked Mar 23 at 19:13
Steve WellensSteve Wellens
1133
1133
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Could be anything, but maybe a piezo mic?
$endgroup$
– Wesley Lee
Mar 23 at 19:16
$begingroup$
When I plugged it into a PC I tried to record with it...but nothing. And why the LED?
$endgroup$
– Steve Wellens
Mar 23 at 19:21
2
$begingroup$
I've seen similar things before used to put remote photodiodes on a remote-operated device. I have one on an HDMI splitter and it uses the same connector. I can't say for sure, but I'm guessing the LED is a photodiode (or an LED being used as a photodiode) and this is meant to be plugged into one very specific device and nothing else. A picture showing the "LED" might be a good idea, by the way.
$endgroup$
– Hearth
Mar 23 at 19:23
$begingroup$
The bottom picture includes the LED. Maybe I should have angled the shot.
$endgroup$
– Steve Wellens
Mar 23 at 20:42
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Could be anything, but maybe a piezo mic?
$endgroup$
– Wesley Lee
Mar 23 at 19:16
$begingroup$
When I plugged it into a PC I tried to record with it...but nothing. And why the LED?
$endgroup$
– Steve Wellens
Mar 23 at 19:21
2
$begingroup$
I've seen similar things before used to put remote photodiodes on a remote-operated device. I have one on an HDMI splitter and it uses the same connector. I can't say for sure, but I'm guessing the LED is a photodiode (or an LED being used as a photodiode) and this is meant to be plugged into one very specific device and nothing else. A picture showing the "LED" might be a good idea, by the way.
$endgroup$
– Hearth
Mar 23 at 19:23
$begingroup$
The bottom picture includes the LED. Maybe I should have angled the shot.
$endgroup$
– Steve Wellens
Mar 23 at 20:42
$begingroup$
Could be anything, but maybe a piezo mic?
$endgroup$
– Wesley Lee
Mar 23 at 19:16
$begingroup$
Could be anything, but maybe a piezo mic?
$endgroup$
– Wesley Lee
Mar 23 at 19:16
$begingroup$
When I plugged it into a PC I tried to record with it...but nothing. And why the LED?
$endgroup$
– Steve Wellens
Mar 23 at 19:21
$begingroup$
When I plugged it into a PC I tried to record with it...but nothing. And why the LED?
$endgroup$
– Steve Wellens
Mar 23 at 19:21
2
2
$begingroup$
I've seen similar things before used to put remote photodiodes on a remote-operated device. I have one on an HDMI splitter and it uses the same connector. I can't say for sure, but I'm guessing the LED is a photodiode (or an LED being used as a photodiode) and this is meant to be plugged into one very specific device and nothing else. A picture showing the "LED" might be a good idea, by the way.
$endgroup$
– Hearth
Mar 23 at 19:23
$begingroup$
I've seen similar things before used to put remote photodiodes on a remote-operated device. I have one on an HDMI splitter and it uses the same connector. I can't say for sure, but I'm guessing the LED is a photodiode (or an LED being used as a photodiode) and this is meant to be plugged into one very specific device and nothing else. A picture showing the "LED" might be a good idea, by the way.
$endgroup$
– Hearth
Mar 23 at 19:23
$begingroup$
The bottom picture includes the LED. Maybe I should have angled the shot.
$endgroup$
– Steve Wellens
Mar 23 at 20:42
$begingroup$
The bottom picture includes the LED. Maybe I should have angled the shot.
$endgroup$
– Steve Wellens
Mar 23 at 20:42
add a comment |
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That's an infrared transmitter for extenders or control systems. That plastic chunk with the IR LED gets glued on a device like TV or Blu-Ray player so that it shines on the device's IR receiver.
answered Mar 23 at 19:27
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Thanks! I guess I can throw it in my junk cables box.
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– Steve Wellens
Mar 23 at 20:43
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That's an infrared transmitter for extenders or control systems. That plastic chunk with the IR LED gets glued on a device like TV or Blu-Ray player so that it shines on the device's IR receiver.
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That's an infrared transmitter for extenders or control systems. That plastic chunk with the IR LED gets glued on a device like TV or Blu-Ray player so that it shines on the device's IR receiver.
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Thanks! I guess I can throw it in my junk cables box.
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Mar 23 at 20:43
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That's an infrared transmitter for extenders or control systems. That plastic chunk with the IR LED gets glued on a device like TV or Blu-Ray player so that it shines on the device's IR receiver.
answered Mar 23 at 19:27
JustmeJustme
3,1282413
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That's an infrared transmitter for extenders or control systems. That plastic chunk with the IR LED gets glued on a device like TV or Blu-Ray player so that it shines on the device's IR receiver.
answered Mar 23 at 19:27
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– Wesley Lee
Mar 23 at 19:16
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When I plugged it into a PC I tried to record with it...but nothing. And why the LED?
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– Steve Wellens
Mar 23 at 19:21
2
$begingroup$
I've seen similar things before used to put remote photodiodes on a remote-operated device. I have one on an HDMI splitter and it uses the same connector. I can't say for sure, but I'm guessing the LED is a photodiode (or an LED being used as a photodiode) and this is meant to be plugged into one very specific device and nothing else. A picture showing the "LED" might be a good idea, by the way.
$endgroup$
– Hearth
Mar 23 at 19:23
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The bottom picture includes the LED. Maybe I should have angled the shot.
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– Steve Wellens
Mar 23 at 20:42