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 ...

This week's How-To is a fun one, we take an iPod and turn it in to a universal infrared remote control which can be used to control all your home electronic equipment, or just about anything that ...

Working with IR remote protocols Decoding IR signals Remote controls encode commands in the spacing or timing of a 38KHz carrier pulse, [San Bergmans] has an explanation of the principals involved.

[SpiralBrain] needed to figure out the coding scheme used by an IR remote control so that he could use it with his own project. He built an IR receiver board for the PICkit 2 and figured out how to… ...

If your universal remote has no software for programming, but it offers the option to learn commands, you can use the remote control that came with the IR reciever to teach it the commands.

If your remote control is functioning properly, you should see a flickering light originating from the remote’s Infrared Radiation (IR) blaster.

Turn on your Samsung TV using the power button on the TV or an already paired remote. Find the remote control sensor on the TV—it’s typically on the lower right side but may be at the bottom ...

Most standard remote controls send signals to your home theater gear using a beam of infrared light, which a sensor on your hardware picks up. You can’t see this beam, but your smartphone’s ...

IR Remote Control Basics A multitude of IR remote control communication schemes have been incorporated in commercial equipment for the last forty years.

Although, judging by the reviews, we’d suggest sticking with AnyMote instead. You can also use your iPhone to control an Apple TV – there’s a Apple TV remote control built into iOS.