IRcopy: A Universal IR Remote Control Cloner

IRcopy is a simple yet powerful universal IR remote cloner built using the Arduino framework and developed with PlatformIO. It enables you to capture, store, and replay infrared (IR) signals from your existing remote controls using just an ESP32/ESP8266 board and a few electronic components.

Whether you're consolidating remotes or integrating IR control into your home automation system, IRcopy provides a flexible and easy-to-use solution.

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🚀 Features

• Capture: Easily record IR signals from almost any remote control.
• Store: Save captured signals directly to device memory.
• Replay: Transmit saved IR signals to control TVs, ACs, stereos, etc.
• Arduino + PlatformIO: Built using Arduino codebase and structured with PlatformIO for seamless cross-platform development.
• Configurable: Signal count, timings, and behavior can be changed easily via the configuration file.

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🧰 Hardware Requirements

To get started, you'll need:

• An *ESP32, **ESP8266, or other *Arduino-compatible development board
• An IR receiver module (e.g., VS1838B) for signal input
• An IR LED and a transistor (e.g., 2N2222) for signal output
• A breadboard and jumper wires

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🖥️ Software Requirements

• PlatformIO Core
  Install via the PlatformIO IDE for VS Code or through the command line.

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📦 Project Structure

IRcopy/
├── include/        # Project-specific header files
├── lib/            # Custom or third-party libraries
├── src/            # Main Arduino source code (core logic)
├── platformio.ini  # PlatformIO project configuration

⚙️ Getting Started

1. Clone the Repository:

  git clone https://github.com/aditya7balotra/IRcopy.git
  cd IRcopy

2. Open in PlatformIO:

   • Open the project folder in VS Code with the PlatformIO extension installed.

3. Connect & Upload:

   • Connect your ESP32 or ESP8266 board via USB.
   • In PlatformIO, click the "Upload" button (right-arrow icon) to compile and flash the code to your board.

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🎮 Usage

Once the code is uploaded and hardware is wired up, here's how the device behaves:

• The IR receiver continuously listens for incoming IR signals.

• A signal is only saved if the device has available storage space.
  By default, it can store up to 2 signals in memory.

  🛠️ You can increase this limit from the configuration file.

• The device uses a single physical button to handle all actions:

  • Short press: Sends the saved signals alternatively — switches between them on every press.
  • Long press: Deletes all stored signals. The onboard LED will turn on to confirm the deletion.

• IR signals are transmitted via an IR LED and transistor, allowing the device to control TVs, ACs, stereos, and other IR-based appliances.

• The behavior, signal count, and timings are fully configurable from the configuration files in src/ or include/.

✅ This has been tested on Arduino(UNO R3) board using the PlatformIO framework.

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome!
If you have suggestions, improvements, bug fixes or hardware tweaks:

• 🐞 Open an Issue
• 🚀 Submit a Pull Request

Let’s build a better universal IR remote cloner together!

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📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.
See the LICENSE file for full details.