DIY Apple Remote Shield for the Arduino

Have you ever wanted to make a apple remote? Or maybe want to have one of your arduino creations be able to control iTunes on your Mac, your iPod, Or your Apple TV? Now you can!

Awhile back I was working on a project that that I wanted to be able to start music the on my mac through the IR receiver. After a while of looking around I found this library which allows you to use your arduino as an Apple Remote. I integrated it in to my project and it worked great! So the other day I decided to make an Apple Remote shield for my arduino.

Note: Depending on the IR Led's you use, the performance of this can vary greatly.

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step 1The Stuff:

Parts:- Arduino- 2 or 3 IR Led's- 5 NO Momentary push buttons (NO Stands for Normally Open)- Wire- Perf-BoardTools:- Computer- A-B USB CableSoftware:- Arduino Software- App…

step 2Assemble the board

This is pretty flexable, If you want more Led's feel free to add them in. If you want to control the led with a transistor feel free to add that in! Also you may have notic…

step 3Coding the Arduino! (Windows)

Install the libraries:Download & unzip the file "AppleRemote.zip". Copy that unzipped folder to: '"/hardware/libraries/"Upload the code:- Download the file: 'Arduino_Apple_…

step 4Coding the Arduino! (Mac OS X)

Install the Libraries:Download & unzip the file "AppleRemote.zip". Copy that unzipped folder to: '"/Applications/Arduino/Contents/Resources/Java/hardware/libraries/" Upload…

step 5Using & what to do next

Usage:Point at IR receiver & press button. Depending on the LED's you may need to move the remote around a little to get it to work. Note: Pairing must be disabled for this…

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