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    Default Home Theater IR Remote Light Switch

    Hello all,

    I want briefly mention that I had similar code a long time ago.. but since Ivanrosale posted his I will give him the credit.

    Its been a while since my last Article. This project was a long time coming for one of my home projects.

    I have recently come across a bulk quantity of PIC16F628A in the SSOP package. if you are not familiar with the SSOP package the processor is about the size of your pinky fingernail.

    This board was designed for the sole reason to turn on and off an RF switch. The RF lamp switch I acquired years ago was from radio shack and has long been discontinued. but any RF remote wall outlet has potential.
    The Board features a Micrel 3.0 Amp adjustable voltage regulator (29302WU) and is set to 5Vdc Output and is also protected by a fuse. The Mini USB jack is not for usb but is ICSP. it allows the board to be programmed through my modified U2 programmer. Pic Kit 3 ICSP pin header was also added.

    The PIC16F628A receives input to PORTA.2 from sparkfun Electronics IR Receiver Diode. The footprint for the Surface mount IR Receiver is also available in the same location on the board. The PIC's output drives a 7 bit Darlington array (ULN2003). the primary function for this is to close a switch to ground.
    By setting any pin on PortB [5:0], PortA.1 to high will cause the output of the array to go to ground in turn lighting the corresponding LED attached to that output.

    For this project the Radio shack uses a 12v battery for power. I tried powering the remote from this board but the RF chip requires 12v. Not a problem. I noticed the switches on this remote contact ground. Did i tell you that this board was designed around this remote. By attaching our outputs to both sides of the switches on the remote it basically acts as an extended switch. So instead of pushing the buttons on the remote the IR board is gonna do it. Just keep in mind that since the remote uses a battery a common ground between both systems is needed.

    My modified code will learn the First IR code it receives and stores it as long as there is power. the reason for this is because, this is going into my theater room and want to turn off the lights with the button I dedicate. what better way than to learn the Button you want to use.

    (the project case is a travel soap container.. LOL)

    Code:
    define osc 20
    CMCON = 7
    
    low porta.4
    low portb.3
    low portb.2
    high porta.3
    
    Pulse       var byte[12]
    Command     var byte
    Start       var byte
    Stored      var byte
    Device      var byte
    Counter     var Byte
    Compare1    var byte
    Compare2    var byte
    LampStatus  var byte
    X           var byte
    
    
    '*********************** Receive IR Signal *************************************
    
    'The PULSIN resolution is 2uS with PIC running at 20MHz
    
    WaitForStart:                       'Wait for Start signal
    PuLSIN PORTA.2,0,start               'Check the low pulse width
    if start < 180 then WaitForStart    'If the Start pulse < 1.8mS repeat the loop
    
    for counter = 0 to 11                 'Get the 12 pulses of the signal
        pulsin PORTA.2,0,pulse[counter]
    next 
    if stored = 1 then Verify        'Check to see if any signal has been received.
    
    '********************** Learn First IR Signal **********************************
    
    StoreBits: 
    command = 0
    device = 0
    low porta.3
    for counter = 0 to 6
        if pulse[counter] < 90 then     'Determine if the pulse represents 0 or 1
           command.0[counter] = 0       
        Else    
           command.0[counter] = 1
        endif
    next
    for counter=7 to 11
        if pulse[counter] < 90 then
           device.0[counter-7] = 0 
        Else    
           device.0[counter-7] = 1
        endif
    next
    stored = 1 
    goto waitforstart
    
    '********************** Compare to Stored IR signal ****************************
    
    Verify:
    compare1 = 0 
    compare2 = 0
    for counter = 0 to 6
        if pulse[counter] < 90 then     'Determine if the pulse represents 0 or 1
           compare1.0[counter] = 0      'Storing new signal in Compare variable. 
        Else    
           compare1.0[counter] = 1
        endif
    next
    for counter=7 to 11
        if pulse[counter] < 90 then
           compare2.0[counter-7] = 0 
        Else    
           compare2.0[counter-7] = 1
        endif
    next
    
    for counter = 0 to 6           ' Compare incoming signal to the stored signal
     if compare1.0[counter] <> command.0[counter] then Bad_signal
    next
    for counter = 7 to 11
     if compare2.0[counter - 7] <> device.0[counter - 7] then bad_signal
    next
    
    GoodSignal:
    if LampStatus = 1 then LampOff       ' Check the Lamp Status
    
    LampOn:
    high portb.3
    pause 1000
    low portb.3
    pause 3000
    Lampstatus = 1       ' Set the lamp Status to 1 stating the lamp is on. 
    goto waitforstart
    
    
    LampOff:             'Lamp Control 
    High portb.2
    pause 1000
    low portb.2
    pause 3000 
    Lampstatus = 0
    goto waitforstart
    
    Bad_Signal   'Flash the Front LED for bad signal received. This my get annoying
    for x = 0 to 10
    pulsout porta.3,20000
    pause 750
    low porta.3
    next 
    goto waitforstart














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    Default Re: Home Theater IR Remote Light Switch

    Hi RFEFX - I'm trying to find some examples of using an IR remote to turn on/off a PCB board, kinda like a stereo receiver/TV/DVD box works (the box's remote power button toggles the power on or off but you can also turn it off with the switch right on the box). Could I adapt your code for that purpose (my board runs on 9V DC so not as serious as your AC house mains)

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    Well it looks like your doing almost the same thing as i have done.. my board, also running off 9v, it is simply closing contacts on another board (the remote). Can you elaborate on the design or your intent?

    Regards,
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    I have a model with a custom circuit board with controls LEDs and motors. I want to be able to turn it on/off with a button on the model itself, or with a remote - exactly like a TV/DVD/stereo. I've never done IR before, but I imagine there will be a dedicated chip hooked up to an IR receiver (running on a button battery? It has to be small because the space in the model's base is tight) and when it receives the power command it completes a relay (latch?) between the 9VDC power supply and the PCB. Does that make sense?

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    I like the way you snuck in that link right after your first word "Well(link).

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    would that be a trojan horse ?
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    Gone...

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    I had removed the embedded link earlier.

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