TV remotes still use infrared because it’s cheap, universal, and reliable. Remotes often use IR for basic functions and ...

Using his Open Bench logic sniffer and an IR receiver from an old VCR, he deciphered his remote’s encoding system. He then programmed an ATtiny13 to decode messages received by the IR sensor ...

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 ...

Linux Infrared Remote Control (LIRC) allows you to use inexpensive hardware to control your Linux PC with a TV remote control. Why would you want to control your PC with a TV remote control? A number ...

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

Just occasionally though, along comes an IR remote whose protocol doesn’t follow that well-worn path [William Dudley] found himself in this position with an air-conditioning unit remote control.

The sensor bar works exactly the same as the traditional Wii sensor bar, except it now looks like a remote control. Originally the mod was done as just wires and batteries.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 comes with a built-in IR blaster that turns it into a smart TV remote control through special software called WatchOn.

NTE30116 Tinted Blue 5mm Infrared LED Emitter (940nm) SM0038 Photo Module for PCM Remote Control System (38kHz) The principle of this setup is somewhat simple and self-explanatory.

Researchers have developed a smart sensor for DARPA that’s capable of identifying infrared -- without having to have its own power source.