Purpose

If I remember well I have a remote unused somewhere in my closet ... maybe I could use it to remote control my PC (the one the other side of the room that plays music). Ok, I can already control it from my laptop and I plan to controll it with a bluetooth module but ... hey, I'm a geek.

Tutorials and samples

• Top of the pops it seems http://www.arcfn.com/2009/08/multi-protocol-infrared-remote-library.html
• A fantastic page about IR and arduino http://www.arcfn.com/2009/08/multi-protocol-infrared-remote-library.html
  • BEWARE : doesn't compile with Arduino IDE 0018, you must duplicate a constant in the IRRemotint.h (BUFFER_LENGTH or something like that)
  • To work with my TV (Sharp Aquos) I had to increase buffer size to 256 bytes
  • Then it works juuuuuust fine with the base diagrams!
• HackADay http://hackaday.com/2008/10/30/how-to-usb-remote-control-receiver/
• Arduino becomes a remote controller http://zovirl.com/2008/11/12/building-a-universal-remote-with-an-arduino/

Others

• List of codes for remotes http://www.lirc.org/
• A Wonderful site about IR codes http://www.sbprojects.com/knowledge/ir/index.php

Buffalo HDD VCR

At home I have a HDD VCR recorder special for Japan market a Buffalo DVR-1/1.0T. Codes are NEC style (thanks to that guy for pointing out), 32bits long and the codes that work with my VCR are to be sent like that irsend.sendNEC(0x????????, 32);:

• POWER 0x30EEB14E
• UP 0x30EE39C6
• DOWN 0x30EE43BC
• LIST OF RECORDS 0x30EEC738
• PLAY/PAUSE 0x30EE8B74

Sharp TV codes

Codes are 15 bits and must be sent like irsend.sendSharp(0x41A2, 15);
Taken here : http://lirc.sourceforge.net/remotes/sharp/GA538WJSA

#
# this config file was automatically generated
# using lirc-0.8.4a(usb_uirt_raw) on Sat Jul 18 16:43:14 2009
#
# contributed by anonymous
#
# brand:                       Sharp
# model no. of remote control: GA538WJSA
# devices being controlled by this remote: LCD TV : LC-42XD1E
#
 
begin remote
 
  name  Sharp_GA538WJSA
  bits           15
  flags SPACE_ENC|CONST_LENGTH
  eps            30
  aeps          100
 
  one           320  1650
  zero          320   650
  ptrail        321
  gap          64241
  toggle_bit_mask 0x0
  toggle_mask    0x3FF
  min_repeat    2
 
      begin codes
          POWER                    0x41A2
          TELETEXT                 0x40B2
          HIDDEN_TELETEXT          0x4072
          SUBTITLE                 0x3FE6
          FREEZE_HOLD              0x4332
          SUBPAGE                  0x3ECE
          TOP_BOTTOM_FULL          0x43B2
          1                        0x4202
          2                        0x4102
          3                        0x4302
          4                        0x4082
          5                        0x4282
          6                        0x4182
          7                        0x4382
          8                        0x4042
          9                        0x4242
          FLASHBACK                0x4392
          0                        0x4142
          INPUT_SOURCE             0x4322
          DTV                      0x4416
          EPG                      0x44E9
          ESG                      0x4796
          RADIO                    0x4496
          SOUND_MODE               0x4062
          MUTE                     0x43A2
          VOLUME_UP                0x40A2
          VOLUME_DOWN              0x42A2
          CHANNEL_UP               0x4222
          CHANNEL_DOWN             0x4122
          AV_MODE                  0x407E
          SURROUND                 0x41DA
          DTV_MENU                 0x4616
          LIST                     0x4516
          INFO                     0x4362
          MENU                     0x458E
          UP                       0x43AA
          DOWN                     0x4012
          LEFT                     0x43AE
          RIGHT                    0x406E
          OK                       0x412A
          BT_END                   0x42BE
          RETURN                   0x409E
          RED                      0x404A
          GREEN                    0x424A
          YELLOW                   0x414A
          BLUE                     0x434A
          TRUD                     0x46EE
          SLEEP                    0x4162
          WIDE_MODES               0x444E
          OPC                      0x3F46
          ACTION                   0x467E
      end codes
 
end remote