For those who are new to Smart IR, it’s a device that acts as an infrared (IR) control hub. The idea is to let you control ...

For today's how-to we spent some time rummaging around in our parts box to build a serial IR remote interface for our PC. We took a few pieces from various designs to come up our own, built ...

Universal remotes are a handy tool to have around if you have many devices that would all otherwise have their own remote controls. Merging them all into a single device leads to less clutter and less ...

A multitude of IR remote control communication schemes have been incorporated in commercial equipment for the last forty years. Even though the schemes use different timing, data organization and ...

While more and more consumer products are rushing to include WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, the simplicity and reliability of infrared has kept it in the game in the game far longer than many might ...

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Hi,<BR><BR>First post. (Be gentile)<BR><BR>I've put together a system to be the family HTPC. Specs below. It was running Vista OK but like most people I freaking hate Vista so I switched to the Win7 ...

This small InfraRed Remote Control Tester circuit is used for checking the operation of an infrared remote control unit. The circuit is based on the idea of connecting a piezo buzzer directly to an IR ...