Back when I was only starting to dabble in electronics, I needed a project that would meet the following requirements:
- simple to make;
- original (i.e. done entirely by myself from scratch);
- containing a microcontroller;
- and maybe the most important of all, useful. I’ve had enough devices I assembled just to dismantle the whole thing a month later.
The thing I came up with at the time was a light switch for my room controlled over an IR remote from TV. Remote that I had used RC-5 protocol, hence the firmware is suited for any RC-5 compatible remote.
Everyone is familiar to the ever living problem with switching the lights off in your room before going to bed and stumbling back across the room. The IR switch I describe here solves that problem, and I can definitely tell that this project was a success – I am still using it with no regret.
| That’s what it looks like. The blue cover is a lid from some beauty product. |
As usual, I am putting up the link for source code, schematic and PCB at the end of the article.
Parts
- ATTiny2313 (datasheet),
- ICSP header – 10 pin or 6 pin variety,
- TSOP1736 IR receiver,
- 5v coil relay,
- various other petty parts.
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