Universal Programmable IR Remote controller for home automation

Abstract

As technology advances, more and more electronic devices will join everyone's home. These electronic instruments usually require an infrared remote control to operate. However, a variety of remote controls can confuse you. Besides, most of the universal IR remote controllers in the market are unadaptable for new device. Therefore, this project is to alleviate the user's troubles, classify the remote control, and integrate it on a simple and controllable carrier (Tablet). I use Arduino as a software and hardware development environment. For the controlling App, I developed it as an Android environment. The remote control I designed is loaded with a database of TV remote control of most brands in the world. The remote control can also control various electronic instruments such as remote-control lights, remote control sockets, and projectors. In addition to its large database and rich inclusiveness, the Arduino remote can read and learn all kinds of infrared signals and store them permanently in the database. In the process, I need to compress all the collected signals (including raw data and formatted data from known protocols) and decompress them from Arduino’s EEPROM memory when the user needs them, and then according to the protocol type of the signal or directly transmitted as a raw signal. Therefore, Arduino’s remote controller can be adaptive for any new device. It is universal, programmable and convenient for user and promote the home automation.