Tag: ir

  • How to build a distance sensor with Arduino

    How to build a distance sensor with Arduino

    You can safely say that when it comes to electronics, there are countless ways to measure distances. This tutorial will explain how to build an inexpensive IR distance sensor under $8, perfect for close measurements  and motion detectors. You will need: You can download the final Arduino code here. This post is part of a longer series of tutorial about…

  • How to hack any IR remote controller

    How to hack any IR remote controller

    If you haven’t heard of Air Swimmers before, you probably had a miserable life. Air Swimmers are inflatable foil balloons made in the shape of fish. But what makes them really awesome is the fact that they can be remotely controlled to fly around in a room. One of my friends, Claudio, developed an obsession interest for them;…