AtomSoft said:yeah thats what im thinking so i ordered some new LEDs along with some 18f1320s should come in about a week...
When I was doing this I used a photransistor to see the modulated signal on the scope. If you can do that you have IR.
Then I used a cheap IR reciever to detect modulated bursts. If that works you have the modulation/PWM working.
After that worked I worried about what data I was sending.