Arduino, ESP8266, ESP32, RP2040 or RaspberryPi IR Remote for Alexa, Google Home

Add IR blaster to your next project.

Our development kits are made for hobbyists and amateurs who don't want to mess with soldering and do not want to learn the details of encoding and decoding IR signals.

Starter module supports UART communication. You can use development boards like Arduino, ESP8266 WeMos D1, ESP32, RaspberryPi, STM32 Discovery to communicate with the IR controller module.

Maker module combines our Starter module with a widely popular Wemos D1 Mini board (ESP32/ESP8266). This module was specially designed to control using Amazon Alexa or Google Home via Sinric Pro. In addition, you can connect a BME280 or BME680 to read the temperature and humidity as well.

About 98% of devices that are available on the market can be used for learning and controlling with this module. Including TV's, air conditioning units (supports long IR codes), audio & VCD players , projectors, fans and many more.

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learn and transmit

You can learn the IR remote commands of diverse electronic devices and test them in seconds. This module is also capable of learning long IR codes (e.g. for air conditioning devices).

Communication Interface

Supports Standard UART interface, TTL level. Operates at 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit (8N1).

Power Supply

Operating voltage: 5V
Working current: 4 - 6mA
Emission peak: 1.5A
Recommended power supply using 5VDC / 2A, ripple <20mv

Signal Frequency

15kHz - 80kHz

Operating Temperature

0°C ~ +65°C (humidity: 10% - 95%)

Distance

4 high-power IR LEDs for 360°. 1m - 10m

Other

Provides IR transmitting/learning and indicator LEDs
ESD protection. Anti-interference ability through 4KV fast pulse interference (EFT)
Can learn two or more codes as one

Documentation

Full documentation available

Compatibility

Supports Windows/Mac, Raspberry Pi, ESP32, ESP8266, STM32 MCU Discovery development boards or any device with UART interface

starter module

Any development board that uses a microcontroller with a 5V output is sufficient. ESP8266 WeMos D1 mini is one of those boards.

Step 1: Wiring

Wire up your development board according to the diagram shown.

Step 2: Learning IR

Now you are ready to start the learning mode. To start the learning mode send the E0 to the module via UART interface, the built-in LED indicator will turn blue. Now press any button on the remote to record. Module will decode the button's IR signal and send it back via the UART interface.

Python Arduino Documentation

Step 3: Transmitting IR

Once you have decoded an IR signal, it is easy to send it back. Send E3 followed by the IR code you decode earlier. The built-in LED indicator will blink once to indicate send success.

Python Arduino Documentation

Full documentation available here

maker module

Complete IR module combied with a Wemos D1 mini + temperature sensor support.

To make things easy we have designed a module with a Wemos D1 mini WiFi controller (ESP8266) support. You can just plug it in and start using it immediately.