For the infrared remote control, [Meseta] dug into Lady Ada’s IR sensor tutorial and decoded buttons 1 through 4 on a Sky TV remote. Each button from one to four corresponds to the buttons on ...

Philips Hue’s newest smart switch, the Tap Dial, is a hockey-puck-sized dial that can neatly control all your Philips Hue smart lighting. It mounts to the wall to replace a traditional switch or ...

AC switch off via remote control and effect on energy consumption Using the remote control to turn off your AC is a common practice. It's convenient and allows you to control the AC from a distance.

A low-cost, high performance solution for single LED control in a matrix LED configuration is presented in this paper. The integrated solutions on the chip market are evaluated and an improved ...

SwitchBot’s remote button pusher is so useful to have because it isn’t something you ever have to change out (like a light bulb). It’s also cheaper than replacing your existing switches with ...

Devices with the MT7530 switch chipset can have the chipset's LED pins controlled by OpenWrt as GPIO. This works perfectly fine when each port on the switch is being used as a separate device in ...

Being able to connect smart bulbs to our voice assistant is now a must-have for any tech-savvy household. Besides streamlining everyday tasks, it also enhances home automation and energy ...

YOUR Sky TV remote can not only control the Sky box – but your actual television too. It’s a handy trick and worth setting up if you’ve got a spare minute. And if you don’t like i… ...