Is it possible to use a TV remote as a remote control and a ir receiver and a picaxe 08m to recieve the signal and control 2 or 3 motors? If so, can somebody teach me exactly how to connect it and how to program it?
I’m sure it wouldn’t be
I’m sure it wouldn’t be hard.
All you’d have to do is to set up an ir reciever to send the signal to the picaxe chip. then to figure out what each signal means, set up a debug and use the remote. the readout will show up on your computer.
Yup, its possible
I know its possible, but instead of using a picaxe 08m i would use a picaxe 28x or a 40.
check this out:
https://www.robotshop.com/letsmakerobots/node/1252
it tells alot about what you’re trying to do.
By the way if you haven’t used a picaxe 28 x before, check out the start here robot, and this https://www.robotshop.com/letsmakerobots/node/75
good luck!
Smaller steps, yo
This seems like a lot to jump into. Skip the motors, start with just a IR reciever set-up and a universal remote (set to sony). From there use the debug command to be sure it is working and what codes the remote is spitting out. Then write some code to make the motors go. If both chunks of code are working, then put them together. --One more, the 08 ain’t gunna cut it… You are going to run out of pins. I suggest using the 28x1 project board, it has room for all the IR parts and plenty of pins.
it doesn’t have to be sony.
it doesn’t have to be sony. All you have to is search on the net for the protocol your remote is using, then you could do a program like this guy did (http://www.world-educational-services.net/PICAXE%20Infra-Red%20Interfacing.htm , check where it says “decoding without INFRAIN” and where it says “decoding toshiba…”). Once you get to know which codes relate to which buttons on your remote, you can make your robot react to them any way you want!