Introduction: Turn Your IPhone(Android, Mac, PC, Player, Etc) Into a Universal Remote for $2
Don't you want to use your iPhone (or any other smartphone) as a universal remote? Here is a quick instructable that explains how to do it with just $2 worth of parts.
28 Comments
7 years ago
Awsome ! Love this. THX. :)
7 years ago
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9 years ago on Introduction
I test on android and did not work, can someone help me
9 years ago
It didn't show the steps for me. All it says is make a universal remote for 2 dollars. Please help!!!
10 years ago on Introduction
would it work wit just one of those ir led connecting the plus to both posive wires
(mono)
nice project.
11 years ago on Introduction
Hey mikhalchuk, great tutorial! have you released the code for the app yet?
thanks!
11 years ago on Introduction
Hey this is genius! I have been waiting for this kind of hack for a long time. Thanks for sharing!
12 years ago on Introduction
Do you by any chance know how to convert Pronto codes to WAV files?
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
Sure, I have the converter published on my website http://rtfms.com, it's a python script.
12 years ago on Introduction
i searched for many months to know how to do that TANKS!!!
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
by the way, if i plug microphone jack to the transmitter on my remote, can i record my own signals?
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
jbouffard,
Sorry about late response.
My answer to this (very interesting) question is Yes and No. Yes because technically it is possible. No, because if you playback the recorded signal it won't work. Some math is required to reconstruct the original signal. That's just personal experience.
Andrey
11 years ago on Introduction
You could download the sound files and then make an app. Great instructable
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
Well, I figured the app won't be too popular because it requires the hardware part. Even though that piece of hardware is trivial most people don't like assembling their own remotes :)
11 years ago on Introduction
Красавчик!
12 years ago on Introduction
just curious... is there any chances that this device could be used to capture the IR codes from other devices? (like old TV remote or something)
cheers :)
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
probably
12 years ago on Introduction
seriously i need an answer if i do the same thing in reverse can i record rtfms ?
12 years ago on Introduction
Check out this iphone IR device that lets you control all your IR remote controlled media devices. only $10! I got one and love it. http://ryzmedia.com/
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
Shootanyangle,
Thank you for the link. To sum up Ryz vs this hack:
Pros:
No need to get parts and assemble them
Much better codes database
Much better user interface (BTW, did you check this hack's new interface yet?)
Cons:
It works only on iPhone vs this hack working on much wider range of devices)
It costs $10 (this hack you can DIY for free if you have broken headphones and useless remote)
If you read the reviews in Appstore it crashes, stops working and the codes database is still incomplete
I'm working on the things this hack doesn't implement well (UI, codes db), so let's rematch in a few, ok?
Again, thank you for the link, it's useful to have a good competition :)
Andrey