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    IR Remote Extender

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    This circuit allows controlling electronic appliances remotely by extending the range of an IR remote control. [1] It receives IR signals from the remote using a detector module. [2] A 555 timer circuit then replicates the signal and powers IR LEDs to re-emit the signal over longer distances to the target appliance. [3] The device was tested successfully and installed on a wall with one LED placed near the appliance to be controlled from a remote location.

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    IR Remote Extender

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    This circuit allows controlling electronic appliances remotely by extending the range of an IR remote control. [1] It receives IR signals from the remote using a detector module. [2] A 555 timer circuit then replicates the signal and powers IR LEDs to re-emit the signal over longer distances to the target appliance. [3] The device was tested successfully and installed on a wall with one LED placed near the appliance to be controlled from a remote location.

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    This circuit allows controlling electronic appliances remotely by extending the range of an IR remote control. [1] It receives IR signals from the remote using a detector module. [2] A 555 timer circuit then replicates the signal and powers IR LEDs to re-emit the signal over longer distances to the target appliance. [3] The device was tested successfully and installed on a wall with one LED placed near the appliance to be controlled from a remote location.

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    IR Remote Extender

    Uploaded by

    sathiyarasu
    This circuit allows controlling electronic appliances remotely by extending the range of an IR remote control. [1] It receives IR signals from the remote using a detector module. [2] A 555 timer circuit then replicates the signal and powers IR LEDs to re-emit the signal over longer distances to the target appliance. [3] The device was tested successfully and installed on a wall with one LED placed near the appliance to be controlled from a remote location.

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    IR Remote extender

    This project describes how to build


    an IR remote control extender / repeater
    to control your electronic appliances from
    a remote location.
    An IR detector module receives IR
    signal from remote control and two IR
    leds are re-emitting the signal to the
    appliance. You can place the IR emitting
    leds close to the device you would like to
    control using some wire and keep main
    unit close to remote control location. In
    the image at the left leds are soldered on
    the board. The circuit consists of three
    main parts, the IR receiver module, a
    555 timer configured as an oscillator and
    the output / emitter stage. We will describe circuit operation below. Circuit is
    designed by Andy Collinson and can be found here:

    http://www.zen22142.zen.co.uk/Circuits/Interface/irext4.htm

    IR Signal

    The IR signal emitted from a remote control caries the information needed
    to control the appliance. This signal consists of pulses that code 0 and 1 bits,
    instructing the appliance to do a certain operation. One of the most common
    protocols used to code the IR signal is Philips – RC5 protocol. The signal consists
    of two parts, the control pulses and the carrier wave as seen in the image below.

    T=1ms T=26,3us
    f=1KHz f=38KHz

    control pulses
    carrier 38KHz IR signal
    A common frequency used for the carrier is 38KHz and control pulses
    frequency is in the range of 1-3KHz. The carrier signal is modulated by the
    control pulses and the resulting signal is emitted by remote in IR band of
    electromagnetic spectrum. IR band is invisible to human eye. You can see if an IR
    led is emitting light or not using a camera. Point the camera to the led and you
    will see that light comes off.

    Circuit description

    IR signal is received by TSOP1738. TSOP1738 is an infrared receiver at


    38KHz. At the output of infrared receiver we get a demodulated signal that means
    we get the low frequency control pulses. Infrared receiver is powered from C1, R1
    and Z1 that forms a 5V power supply. With no signal received, infrared detector
    output is high and Q1 is on, so pin 4 of IC is LOW and 555 timer is in reset state.
    Q1 also acts as a level shifter that converts 5V signal of TSOP1738 to 9V signal
    for IC1.

    When HIGH control pulses are appearing on TSOP1738 output then timer
    555 (which is configured as an oscillator) starts to oscillate are a preset
    frequency, for the duration of each data pulse. That means that at pin 3 we get a
    signal that is similar to modulated source signal. It has a carrier component and a
    control pulses component. Oscillating frequency of 555 timer is set by R4 and C2
    and pulse period is given by:
    T = 1,4 R4 C2

    Trimmer R5 is used to fine tune oscillating frequency at 38KHz. That’s equal to


    carrier frequency.

    The output stage is formed from R6, Q2, one red LED, two IR LEDs and
    two current limiting resistors R7 and R8. Q2 is connected as voltage follower, that
    means when base of Q2 is HIGH transistor is ON allowing current to flow through
    LEDs. LED current is set by R7 and R8 according the following formula:

    Vs − VLED − 0, 2V
    I LED =
    R

    So IR LEDs are emitting a signal that is similar to the signal received by


    TSOP1738, that means it repeats the signal received at higher infrared radiation
    intensity. The red LED is used as an optical indicator of output signal. Circuit can
    be powered from a 9V battery.
    Parts List

    R1 = 1k
    R2 = 3k3
    R3 = 10k
    R4 = 15k
    R5 = 4k7 trimmer
    R6 = 2k2
    R7 = 470R
    R8 = 47R – 1/2W
    C1 = 47uF – 16V
    C2 = 1n - polyester
    C3 = 100uF – 16V
    C4 = 47uF – 16V
    Z1 = 5V1 zener
    Q1 = BC549C
    Q2 = BC337
    IC1 = NE555
    LED1 = red LED
    LED2,3 = IR LED
    IR receiver = TSOP138 or IR38DM
    PCB

    PCB is designed using Cadence Eagle.

    Download PCB files in EAGLE format or PDF format

    IR38 DM
    BC549 C 1: OUT
    BC337 2: GND
    3: +V
    E
    B
    C

    1 2 3

    Testing

    Before powering the circuit, remove IR LEDs. With no input signal red LED
    should be off. Now press a button on a remote control, red led should flicker. If
    that’s the case then your circuit should be working ok. Install IR LEDs. We found
    during testing that IR signal emitted from remote and IR signal emitted from
    circuit are interfering each other and that’s make receiving device not to react on
    receiving the signal, this happens when IR from remote and IR from circuit’s LEDs
    are on the same room. To solve that we must isolate the IR beam of remote
    control. To do that we used a thin pipe in front of infrared sensor as seen in photo
    below, so that the beam emitted from remote hits the sensor directly. Another
    solution to this would be to put the emitting LEDs on a different room.
    Installation

    We installed the circuit on the wall the way you see on the photo below.
    You can see that remote control led is optically isolated from surround. You can
    also notice that one LED is remotely placed near the device we would like to
    control.
    References

    • http://www.epanorama.net/zen_schematics/Circuits/Interface/irext4.html

    • http://www.zen22142.zen.co.uk/Circuits/Interface/irext4.htm

    • http://www.sbprojects.com/knowledge/ir/rc5.htm

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