How to start with remote control ?

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Posted at 2014-03-15 by JumJum

I would like to control my Espruino with one of those cheap remote controls(used for TV etc.).
Is there any experience with that, or a good startingpoint ?
There is something available on Arduino, but my knowledge is poor on that.
BTW, thats why I love Espruino, Javascript is much nicer, at least for me.

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Posted at 2014-03-15 by tickTock

JumJum,
Here you can find a tutorial using an infrared remote control with espruino.
And here is an interesting document from Vishay about the basics of infrared communication.

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Posted at 2014-03-15 by JumJum

Hello tickTock,
thanks a lot.
Already got it working.
Great and easy to follow introduction.

[gfwilliams]

Posted at 2014-03-17 by @gfwilliams

Great! Did you end up using the module or did you write your own?

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Posted at 2014-03-17 by JumJum

I used the tutorial mainly to have a first starting point.
Which is assign code to button pressed.
Its a small keyboard having numbers, arrows and an ok button only.
Plan is to use it for my garden to direct something like a waterpistol.
For that 2 servos will be used. One day next summer, it will be up and running, thats the plan.