Making an IR Blaster for an Android Phone - Will it work?

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  • Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
  • In this video I make an IR blaster that can be connected to an Android smartphone and used with apps such as "irplus WAVE". This allows the phone to be used as a (short range) universal remote control to control a multitude of devices. It also allows the user to enter custom, raw codes which is something that can't be done with most universal remotes which rely on lists of codes that are programmed in at the factory.
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  • @stalinvlad
    @stalinvlad 7 лет назад +41

    Connect it to a Bluetooth headphones adapter, mount it just in front of the TV and you have no need to hunt for the remote!

  • @Coolkeys2009
    @Coolkeys2009 7 лет назад +20

    A -Remote- control :-) You may as well add a couple of transistors plus a battery and make it really useful.

    • @prathameshlad397
      @prathameshlad397 6 лет назад +2

      Coolkeys2009
      yeah I have done that but still sight increament in the range....(10-15 feet)
      Hold on....you said couple of transistors. I tried only one....can you please tell me how to connect multiple transistors..?....

  • @techtrashing
    @techtrashing 7 лет назад +20

    Air conditioning in hotels on holiday is often a chargeable luxury. Sling this in your travel bag and save yourself 20 euros a week.

    • @techtrashing
      @techtrashing 7 лет назад +3

      There is an APP called Pure universal control. Has a massive database of vendors. I was able to do exactly this on a Galaxy S5 which had built in IR. Its a solid use case and I am tight as a ducks arse. ;)

    • @tamerx5
      @tamerx5 4 года назад

      I think this is a thief

    • @ShivamJha00
      @ShivamJha00 2 года назад

      Most of the hotels here have separate AC and non AC rooms

  • @nickrr3626
    @nickrr3626 6 лет назад +5

    I used to have a OP2 as well, great phone! I picked up the V20 and I got so excited when I found out it has an IR blaster! Sucks I didn't see this video earlier i could've had this feature on my OP2

  • @similarlydifferent7548
    @similarlydifferent7548 4 года назад +9

    Great... Something else I can spend hours looking for just like the remote. Why they are no longer in phones I will never understand....

  • @prathameshlad397
    @prathameshlad397 6 лет назад +9

    Have you tried this with a bluetooth adapter(audio reciever) ....so we dont have worry about the range...

  • @SultanOfAwesome
    @SultanOfAwesome 7 лет назад +85

    I hate that samsung removed this feature from their phones.

    • @Av-ks8uc
      @Av-ks8uc 7 лет назад +1

      HTC also did. I loved it on the M7, but now it's gone :(

    • @Misterbeff
      @Misterbeff 7 лет назад

      I have an M8 and it has infrared

    • @Gravarty
      @Gravarty 6 лет назад +1

      Yeah i loved this feature on my S6.

    • @theabstractor1297
      @theabstractor1297 6 лет назад

      LG did it too :(

    • @tejasbhandare251
      @tejasbhandare251 5 лет назад +3

      Atleast samsung has headphone jack

  • @deblish
    @deblish 3 года назад +1

    amazing, you are helping me to access to a hidden menu on my lg cx since I refuse to buy a new control just for that, I'll follow your lead, thanks pal

  • @mephitusincognito7918
    @mephitusincognito7918 7 лет назад +2

    this seems like the sort of thing one could plug into a soundcard and do even more with... esp with photo-transistors on the line-in... ah the possibilities :)

  • @giovanninervi9380
    @giovanninervi9380 6 лет назад +2

    Many smartphone have jack 3.5'' with 4 pins: mic, gnd, r audio and l audio. With jack with only 3 pins make a short between mic and gnd. Is it ok or can broken my phone?

    • @comedyclub333
      @comedyclub333 Год назад

      A bit late i guess, but still: Shorting mic to ground is no problem. As GND is the reference signal and the microphone is set to GND no potential difference occurs (this basically means no audio signal). Remember: Your phone will not force the mic pin to a specific voltage as it is an input pin, not an output.

  • @oggyosbourne
    @oggyosbourne 7 лет назад +3

    That one a didn't know about. I use the remote feature in my Huawei P10 Plus for it have a IR Blaster :)

  • @Chaoddity
    @Chaoddity 6 лет назад +1

    Loved it. Quick project i could make with a few leftovers. Now i can control my tv AND my kodi with my dumpy phone.
    Gotta say though... the range on this is depressingly short. Sincerely considering transistor, battery, or at LEAST a reflective cone

  • @luis96xd
    @luis96xd 6 лет назад +1

    It must be two InfraRed LEDs obligatory?

  • @aycebenzsalud
    @aycebenzsalud 9 месяцев назад

    Try using the same pinout bit with one IR led so it works even farther
    It also made it universal sk it works on both android and ios too.
    For ios try fingertip remote international for some tvs
    If you want more models like old ones.Then try Zaza remote (uni tv remote for ios users
    Might be region locked)

    • @user-nf4hq5li7n
      @user-nf4hq5li7n 8 месяцев назад

      Can i make remote with 1 single ir led?

  • @meetoo594
    @meetoo594 6 лет назад

    I have a little rc helicopter that uses a premade version of this. It doesnt work very well, the heli suddenly whacks up the throttle or goes in a random direction resulting in a crash. The little box does work quite well as a tv remote though.

  • @khaledbmw99
    @khaledbmw99 4 года назад

    any device adequate this method there is internal program to produce output power and also program apk to make the the saved data of remote is converted to pulses so you can not do that in normal device you didnt have the apk program and also the power is in micro volt if you masseur by avo meter i try to coupled with transistor c1815 it not response even i make the lg in star pulse is maximized by tvc 2 time in max level audio converter it not work

  • @daddytwins2003
    @daddytwins2003 6 лет назад +1

    Is there a way to add an amplified circuit to boost the voltage to the led and increase the range?

    • @camerongray1515
      @camerongray1515  6 лет назад +1

      +Jason Scheuren was going to look into this at some point, it's just pulses so I imagine you could do something quite simple with a small battery and transistor.

  • @binarymodeandroid9840
    @binarymodeandroid9840 6 лет назад +3

    Hey, i just stumbled across your video. Would you agree that i create a link to your video to the irplus website? Maybe it is helpful to others who want to build a blaster ;)

  • @1000wolfdogs93
    @1000wolfdogs93 6 лет назад +1

    Hey, +Cameron Gray, I've seen alot of these tutorials, on how to make your own IR emitter, and I've only ever seen people using two LED's to make one. Is that really quite absolutely necessary, or can I just use one; also, what's the difference?

    • @add124nad
      @add124nad Год назад

      2 LED'S let's you connect to more appliances and you can go further if you olny have 1 you cant connect to some appliances

    • @add124nad
      @add124nad Год назад

      Correct me if im wrong

  • @buntysaini5649
    @buntysaini5649 6 лет назад +1

    can you make ir learning remote code device with audio jack in Android ..... possible......

  • @MrAmulyamishra
    @MrAmulyamishra 5 лет назад +3

    Hey Can i use this blaster with mi remote.

    • @illyasvielgoddenflash2340
      @illyasvielgoddenflash2340 5 лет назад

      almost Mi smartphone build in with IR blaster ..i can control TV,TV Box, Air-conditioning,Blueray player,Home theatre, Humidifier within 3 meters away.

  • @amitpal6221
    @amitpal6221 4 года назад

    My tv works fine with no problem but it have a single issue, it performs some unnecessary functions with other devices remote like, set up box, other tv remots, AC remote, just take an example, whenever i change my channel with set up box remote, volume of tv increasing simultaneously, when i try switch to channel 4 with set up box remote then simultaneously tv switch off, when i press signal button from from set up box, input dialog box open(tv, Av, hdmi, usb etc option.)
    Can u tell me, what is wrong with my tv?
    Tv details, -
    Sanyo 49 inch android tv
    Model no. - XT-49A081U.

  • @ccalhoun3908
    @ccalhoun3908 7 лет назад +6

    I love your accent.

  • @edzams
    @edzams 4 года назад

    can I use any led diode at all or does it have to be from an old remote control device?

  • @alirezakh739
    @alirezakh739 7 лет назад +1

    thank you cameron gray. i reallly enjoy your work and video.
    i have question. why you use two irled rather than one?
    and what was the name of that glue that you used? was it tipycal or else? and what is good for use with electrical devices?

    • @user-fh2fm7vr4m
      @user-fh2fm7vr4m 7 лет назад +2

      It's so no matter the polarity one of the LEDs lights up.

    • @bitrot42
      @bitrot42 7 лет назад +4

      One flashes on the positive half of the audio waveform, the other on the negative, so you get two flashes per cycle. This way, you can get 38 KHz pulses out of an audio signal that's band limited to 20 KHz. Pretty clever!

  • @abuchaa
    @abuchaa 3 года назад

    Amazing. Did the Scotts invent the remote control aswell as the t.v. gonna give this a go.

  • @heitor5998
    @heitor5998 5 лет назад

    You could made it smaller, with no box. I thought the box was housing some kind of circuit.

    • @camerongray1515
      @camerongray1515  5 лет назад +2

      I could have done but it would have been harder to show on video and for something like this I'd rather it wasn't so small that I'd lose it immediately, at least at this size I can stick it in a drawer and find it again relatively easily.

  • @user-tz7vy3pb9x
    @user-tz7vy3pb9x 3 года назад

    I want receive signal from a remote control and save them in my device as irplus files
    Is it helpful ?
    I mean my phone have ir sender but haven't receiver

  • @jonfoxsv1
    @jonfoxsv1 5 лет назад

    En Samsung con android 9 el ir remote 3.5 no funciona mas. He buscado pero no encuentro solución a esto ni porque del problema.

  • @minoxidilexperiment769
    @minoxidilexperiment769 6 лет назад

    I like your videos , you are very intelligent dude and I find interesting all these stuff, keep it up

  • @abdalnablse10
    @abdalnablse10 6 лет назад

    It didn't support my TV or my remote and my TV is Sony bravia KLV-32BX300 and my remote is RM-GA019 but the two ir LED that are connected to my phone are working so I search on Google for the lirc files but no luck...... somebody help me please

  • @RASHiDALi143
    @RASHiDALi143 2 года назад

    I tried but not work with my Vivo Y21.... ...

  • @DAVIDGREGORYKERR
    @DAVIDGREGORYKERR 7 лет назад

    A NOKIA 6288 Slider phone would have the IR Laser Communications which would have been the way to go.

  • @comedyclub333
    @comedyclub333 Год назад

    Is the second LED necessary? What purpose does it serve?

    • @add124nad
      @add124nad Год назад

      Well for first if you only have 1 LED some appliances won't work so I recommend 2 LED'S

  • @nozmoking1
    @nozmoking1 4 года назад

    Why 2 LED's when remotes have only one?

  • @ranakartik7935
    @ranakartik7935 5 лет назад +3

    In camera IR have to light but that is absent in video,(I am not mad)

    • @camerongray1515
      @camerongray1515  5 лет назад +2

      Cameras have IR filters which block most IR light. Some are better than others which is why you can sometimes see a faint glow from IR LEDs on cheaper cameras/smartphones. The camera I'm using here is pretty high end and has filters this will block out practically all of the IR light. Night vision CCTV cameras have switchable IR filters so they have a filter in place during the day to block IR then can move the filter out of the optical path at night so that light from the IR illumination can pass through.

    • @inse001
      @inse001 4 года назад

      Don't mix up IR and UV!

    • @camerongray1515
      @camerongray1515  4 года назад

      Well that's embarrassing, guess I must have been half asleep when I wrote that reply! I've corrected it now! 😉

  • @davelowe1977
    @davelowe1977 6 лет назад

    You could have dispensed with the box and mounted the LEDs in the back of the jack plug.

  • @MarmosOfficial
    @MarmosOfficial Год назад

    The yellow wires need tu be positive or negative?

    • @camerongray1515
      @camerongray1515  Год назад

      Since you have a pair of LEDs in inverse polarity from each other, it doesn't really matter - no matter the polarity of the incoming signal, one of the LEDs will light.

    • @MarmosOfficial
      @MarmosOfficial Год назад

      @@camerongray1515 oh ok but i do this and none led light

  • @krillinwinnin4331
    @krillinwinnin4331 3 года назад +1

    powerful

  • @AL-HD
    @AL-HD 7 лет назад +1

    But why 2 led?

    • @udaykarthikeya
      @udaykarthikeya 6 лет назад +2

      One Led operates at 19kh per second where as most of the ir communication systems operate at 38Kh per second ...... When you use 2 Ir LEDs Then it doubles the 19 kh so that the whole ir blaster system can operate at 38kh per second !

    • @NAWAF-vc1px
      @NAWAF-vc1px 5 лет назад +1

      @@udaykarthikeya amazing. thanks for the answer. How do you know so much about this topic? I would love to learn more.

    • @udaykarthikeya
      @udaykarthikeya 5 лет назад +1

      @@NAWAF-vc1px I got to know about it when I wanted to make an IR blaster myself !so I searched online and learned about it !

  • @AlMa-qb3uc
    @AlMa-qb3uc 3 года назад

    does it ir blaster work on all phones? if it does not work on a phone model, can any driver be installed to make it work?

    • @camerongray1515
      @camerongray1515  3 года назад

      In theory it will work on any device you can connect 3.5mm headphones to as it just works using an audio signal. That said, it uses the audio signal to power the LEDs so it really comes down to luck as to how powerful your phone's audio output is, some are better than others. For example, in this case, it worked but only over a really short range.

  • @x3n0n.m
    @x3n0n.m 4 года назад

    Hi ! irplus still works with inbulit ir transmitters, or only from jack out ?

    • @camerongray1515
      @camerongray1515  4 года назад +1

      There's two separate versions of the app - "IRPlus Wave" is for an external IR blaster connected to the 3.5mm jack whereas "IRPlus" is for phones with a built in IR blaster.

    • @x3n0n.m
      @x3n0n.m 4 года назад

      @@camerongray1515 Thanks. 😃 And how can I convert a binary data code to LIRC ?

  • @creativetechs8152
    @creativetechs8152 6 лет назад

    Give the link of infrared led

  • @alicomando1195
    @alicomando1195 6 лет назад

    what is the purpose of using two IR Led instead of one ?

    • @lucianistoc1264
      @lucianistoc1264 5 лет назад

      since it uses an audio source,it uses the left and right stereo channels to send the signals

    • @ShivamJha00
      @ShivamJha00 2 года назад

      @@lucianistoc1264 ahhh that makes so much sense

  • @Amzeeel
    @Amzeeel 6 месяцев назад

    Two ways to check if your Android phone has a an IR Blaster:
    ruclips.net/video/p24gdh-jsXE/видео.html

  • @DJLion1234
    @DJLion1234 5 лет назад

    i built it, but it isnt working. Both leds are working, but they are way too weak. Im using a oneplus 3t. is it outputting too little voltage?

    • @dizzy210jd
      @dizzy210jd 5 лет назад

      Can u test them? Each LED? His on this video is weak af. lol I made a super remote for my microwave and washer. What plays an effect big is really like he said. Angle is a lot. But u need a tester to check and see for sure that u have it all hooked together right.

    • @dizzy210jd
      @dizzy210jd 5 лет назад

      I missed that u said 3 I would aim for 3.5 low anything above just get better.

    • @dizzy210jd
      @dizzy210jd 5 лет назад

      If all fails look up "home made bluetooth receiver". Different blueprints almost same result. Light travels faster than sound. That's why this method is better than a Bluetooth receiver

    • @dizzy210jd
      @dizzy210jd 5 лет назад

      Transmitter*

    • @DJLion1234
      @DJLion1234 5 лет назад

      thanks for your help! :)

  • @nithinkulal3562
    @nithinkulal3562 5 лет назад

    It is not working my honor 6x mobile

  • @creativetechs8152
    @creativetechs8152 6 лет назад

    Is infrared led and ir led is same???

    • @qouteler6092
      @qouteler6092 6 лет назад +1

      Ir is a shortcut for infrared

  • @simontay4851
    @simontay4851 7 лет назад +1

    My android tablet has an IR blaster but my phone doesn't. I think I will build this.

  • @illyasvielgoddenflash2340
    @illyasvielgoddenflash2340 5 лет назад +1

    just buy Mi smartphone.. almost of them build in wit IR blaster especially Redmi devices. and could control within 3 meters away without obstacle.

  • @asianbbqdominator1560
    @asianbbqdominator1560 9 месяцев назад

    So can i use a full bridge rectifier instead of 2 LEDs?

  • @mohamodzclipzzofc5184
    @mohamodzclipzzofc5184 3 года назад

    I really can use it on any tvs?

    • @camerongray1515
      @camerongray1515  3 года назад

      In theory as long as the TV uses an IR remote and the IRPlus Wave app has codes for the device available. Only risk is that as the output of this is pretty weak, you may have issues if the TV's sensor isn't particularly sensitive. It's worked on every TV I've used it with, however I've often had to hold it up right against the sensor.

  • @CitroenGames
    @CitroenGames 7 лет назад +1

    Your hand is shaking like crazy

  • @g9170
    @g9170 3 года назад

    Good Video !!

  • @karthikpotharaj8763
    @karthikpotharaj8763 3 года назад

    Work for mi 4a tv sir

  • @varunreddym1566
    @varunreddym1566 4 года назад +1

    Is it real

    • @camerongray1515
      @camerongray1515  4 года назад

      Yes, I don't produce fake content. Although it's pretty dependant on your phone and the LEDs as to how well it'll work.

  • @mydogprick
    @mydogprick 7 лет назад

    If you have a Samsung note 3 it's built in only on the 3 it's been discontinued I literally control my entire house ac including still till this day when I lose the remotes

  • @thewinner9745
    @thewinner9745 3 года назад

    Wow man

  • @bryce7566
    @bryce7566 6 лет назад +3

    your screen protector triggers me lol

    • @camerongray1515
      @camerongray1515  6 лет назад +1

      haha yeah, I need to get around to ordering a replacement, it's getting worse

    • @bryce7566
      @bryce7566 6 лет назад

      Cameron Gray don't know how you deal with it haha. it would drive me insane

  • @user-hh9eh9bu2d
    @user-hh9eh9bu2d 6 лет назад

    do you need wifi to do this?

    • @nickrr3626
      @nickrr3626 6 лет назад +1

      No it uses infrared which is a light ray the human eye can't see. The bulb emits infrared light rays in pulses/bursts and the TV has a receiver which recieves the rays and demodulates them. This is a technology that most remotes use, the problem is you can't use it from anywhere and the remote has to be pointed at the TV for the light rays to be received. This is why we're starting to use Bluetooth or wifi so the remote works from anywhere. However IR is pretty simple and easy to work with which is why it's still around.

  • @suzannedoyle5445
    @suzannedoyle5445 4 года назад

    Lol

  • @adriano2737
    @adriano2737 4 года назад

    Range: 1m.
    Shit.

  • @comez1967
    @comez1967 3 года назад

    Dont know why you are speaking as x2 speed machine...are you in a hurry to make the tutorial?

  • @susans.s4609
    @susans.s4609 10 месяцев назад

    Why talking too fast 😢

  • @prabhjotkaur-ep6fd
    @prabhjotkaur-ep6fd Год назад

    R2t3wy

  • @RoastedSwan
    @RoastedSwan 7 лет назад

    Why am I here? I have a fucking Iphone 8 plus.

    • @RoastedSwan
      @RoastedSwan 7 лет назад

      Hey Micky Lol, tbh I’ve had android phones for a couples of years now and my iPhone 8 plus is the best phone yet (sure never had s8 etc but yea), but still love android cuz you can do so much with ‘em

    • @SuiYo
      @SuiYo 7 лет назад

      damn brag more. What's next? "Why am I here? I should be in my new private estate!"

    • @RoastedSwan
      @RoastedSwan 7 лет назад

      Sui Yo 😂😂😂

  • @lscmore3877
    @lscmore3877 3 года назад

    Fake

    • @camerongray1515
      @camerongray1515  3 года назад

      I do not produce fake videos, if it is not working for you it may be due to the audio output power of your device, the current/voltage required by the LEDs you've used or the sensitivity of the IR receiver on the device you're trying to control.

  • @himanshu3v
    @himanshu3v 3 года назад

    Not working bro...👎

    • @camerongray1515
      @camerongray1515  3 года назад

      Assuming the wiring is correct, make sure the volume is up full on the phone and you're holding it up against the sensor on the receiving device (also try controlling different devices with different remotes in the app). It also may simply be the case that the LEDs you're using requires more current to operate than your phone can provide.

  • @clanhunters466
    @clanhunters466 7 лет назад

    Fake

    • @marcjhamirvillasan2439
      @marcjhamirvillasan2439 7 лет назад +2

      Clan Hunters ohh thats why i can buy a free made one totally fake 🤔🤔🤔

    • @alicomando1195
      @alicomando1195 6 лет назад

      No It Is Not I tried With One Led But Shorter Range :(