The infrared remote control might not hold the seat of honor in the average home theater setup that it once enjoyed, but it’s not quite out to pasture yet. After all, what are you going to us… ...

Witness how to create a powerful long-range remote control using Arduino technology. This guide takes you through the process of building a customizable, multi-channel RC system that offers ...

It was then a simple job to hook up an IR receiver to the chip and program it with some Arduino libraries to work with a typical stereo remote control [Nick] had laying around.

(InfraRed remote control) A handheld, wireless device used to operate audio, video and other electronic equipment within a room using light signals in the infrared (IR) range. Infrared light ...

I can't seem to find a program that will let me use my IR port on the laptop as a remote control for my TV, VCR and DVD player. Surely such a thing exists?

The non-obvious optical and RF challenges faced by IR-based remote-control links. How a new, tailored preamplifier addresses and minimizes these potential problems. The low-cost, infrared-based ...