It's alive!
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It works! I’ve attached the O-scope to an IR sensor (TSOP31238, 38Khz) which also demodulates the signal, and the demodulated signal is correct! This proves that using the 2 LED trick works fine, and it further proves that a 38Khz sensor will also demodulate a 36KHz signal!
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