Ir Remote Control of Home Appliances

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REMOTE CONTROL FOR HOME APPLIANCES ABSTRACT Remote control for home appliances is an absolute necessity in our fast-paced life. As a result, much important has been given to this aspect and a range of remote controls are prevalent today. One of the most common is that which makes use of IR radiations at particular frequencies. Our product is a Remote Operated Home Appliance or Remote controlled Home appliance. The circuit is connected to any of the home appliances (lamp, fan, radio, etc) to make the appliance turn on/off from a TV, VCD, VCR, Air Conditioner or DVD remote control. The circuit can be activated from up to 10 meters. It is very easy to build and can be assembled on a general-purpose PCB. The circuit essentially consists of a transmitter consisting of a 555 IC, the receiver consisting of an IR module, CD4017 IC, LED’s to indicate the reception of the IR radiations, otherwise indicating the ON/OFF state, relay and other components. CIRCUIT DIAGRAM TRANSMITTER [pic] RECEIVER [pic] APPLICATIONS A remote controlled device primarily saves a lot of time and energy. Its significance in today’s world is immense when people don’t have to unnecessarily waste their time in operating the appliances by being near to the appliance. They can operate it while they’re engrossed in whatever task they’re doing and don’t have to bother leaving it in between. The remote control can extend up to a long distance depending on the frequency used and the efficiency of the circuit. It is an advantage that it can be operated from distances. It can be used in the case of a number of devices and applications such as TV, VCR, camera, CD speller, radio, lamp, fan, music system or even tasks such as simply opening a door. A single remote control can be made to operate at different frequencies, each corresponding to a particular

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