iAndroidRemote - Control Android mobile using an Apple Remote

I love to integrate devices which are not supposed to be integrated and this guide shows you how you can control an Android mobile using Apple’s Remote. (Who said Apple devices work only with Apple products ;) )

Also this is my entry to the Sparkfun microcontroller context. If you like this guide, please do vote for me. (Voting starts from Feb 14th)

Basic Architecture

This is the basic architecture of how we will be setting up different pieces so that they can talk to each other.

Apple Remote -> IR Receiver -> Arduino -> Bluetooth Shield -> Amarino -> Android
 

Step 1 What do you need

Components needed

Arduino Board (Either Uno or Duemilanove)
Arduino Bluetooth Shield
IR Receiver
Apple Remote
Android Phone

Libraries used

IR Remote
Amarino

Programming Skills

Basic Arduino programming
Basic Android programming skill (Optional)

Comments

[bsoares]

very good!