Practical PIC Projects

   

3-Switch Mini IR Remote Control

for PIC10F200

  • Description
     
  • Schematic
     
  • Circuit Description
     
  • PCB Layout
     
  • Component List
     
  • Construction photos
     
  • Firmware
     

 


Description

This project is a 3 button mini IR remote control which transmits 12-bit SIRC IR signals as used by Sony remote controls.  It has been designed to work with both the 2-channel relay driver board  and 3-channel relay driver board projects also on this website.

The board uses Microchip's low cost PIC10F200 microcontroller along with a handful of easy to find  components making it very cheap to construct.  Everything you need to know to build this project, including the firmware code is right here on the project page.

 

 

Schematic

        

Download schematic in PDF

Circuit Description

The circuit is very simple.  IC1 is a PIC10F200 microcontroller programmed with firmware to generate a 40Khz carrier modulated with SIRC formatted data.   The three switches are each assigned a different command code that the firmware will transmit via the IR LED when the switch button is pressed.  The whole unit is powered from a CR2032 3 volt lithium coin cell.  When no button is pressed the microcontroller goes to sleep where it consumes around 100nA (0.1μA).  If left unused the battery should last for many years.

When a button is pressed the microcontroller wakes and sends a SIRC device/command sequence by driving transistor Q1 which in turn operates LED1, a 950nM Infra Red LED.  The transistor is used to drive around 100mA through LED1 giving a range of 7 or 8 metres. 

The SIRC data is sent in a burst repeated every 45mS while the switch remains pressed.  The signal modulates a 40Khz carrier with a 24% duty cycle.  In the screen shot below you can see the data bursts (top) and the 40Khz carrier (bottom)

This images shows the 2.4mS start burst, followed by a 1.2mS burst, then six 600μS bursts (the command code 0000001 sent LSB first), then another 1.2mS burst followed by four 600μS bursts
(device id 00001 again sent LSB first)

The screenshot below shows the 40Khz carrier with a 24% duty cycle

screenshots above made with a  Saleae USB 8 channel logic analyzer for mac, PC or linux

For more information on the SIRC infrared protocol see:


PCB Layout

   

Download PCB artwork in PDF
Download PCB overlay in PDF

Suggested hole drill sizes:

  • Mounting holes drill at 3mm
  • Switches drill at 1.1mm
  • IC1 and Battery holder drill at 0.85mm
  • everything else drill at 0.75mm

Component List

You can buy all the parts needed to build this project from most component suppliers world wide. In the UK you can get everything from Rapid Online and I've included a parts list with their part numbers below.

 

All Rapid parts/descriptions correct at 07 February 2010.  You should check part# and descriptions are correct when ordering in case I've made a mistake transferring them onto this page.

Component Description Part #
R1 * PACK 100 470R 0.25W CF RESISTOR (RC)    62-0362
R2  * PACK 100 10K 0.25W CF RESISTOR (RC)  Not Required 62-0394
R3 * PACK 100 10R 0.25W CF RESISTOR (RC)    62-0326
C1 100N 2.5MM Y5V DIELEC.CERAMIC (RC) 08-0275
C2 47U 16V 105 DEG.RADIAL ELECT. (RC) 11-1105
Q1,3,4 BC549B TO92 30V TRANSISTOR CDIL (RC) 81-0068
LED1 LD274-3 GAAS EMITTER (RC) 58-0442
IC1 PIC10F200-I/PG MICROCONTROLLER (RC) 73-1952
S1,S2,S3 TACTILE SWITCH 6X6MM HEIGHT 7MM (RC) 78-0622
socket for U1 8 PIN 0.3IN TURNED PIN SOCKET(RC) 22-1720
Battery holder 2032 Style Coin Cell Holder 18-0498

Parts List Notes

* All the resistors are supplied in packs of 100 so only order 1 pack of each.

R2 is not required since the 10F series PIC has an internal pull-up on the GP3 input. (thanks to Mike McLaren for pointing that out)

 Not got a programmer?  Buy a pre-programmed PIC for this project from the online store


 


Construction

Photos

Construction is very straightforward however, before you start please read through this section so you know what to do, the photo's are clickable to get a 1024x768 detailed version.


Fig.1

Fig .2

Fig. 3
     

Fig.4

Fig.5

Construction notes

Fig 1.   Install the three switches on the copper side of the PCB.

If you don't want to use all three switches, for example if you just need a two switch remote control, simply don't fit the switch.  The firmware doesn't know or care if the switch is present unless it is pressed.

Fig 2.   Before fitting the battery holder, trim the ends of the switch leads that protrude on the component side.  If you don't do this the battery holder won't fit against the PCB correctly.

Fig 3.   There are very few components used.  Make sure to fit transistor Q1 the correct way round and also capacitor C2.  One of the wire leads on C2 is shorter than the other.  This is the negative terminal and should be installed so it is on the side nearest the battery.

Resistors are R1 - 470R 470R resistor,  R3 - 10R 10R resistor

R2 is not required since the 10F series PIC has an internal pull-up on the GP3 input. (thanks to Mike McLaren for pointing that out)

Program the PIC

If you haven't done this already you need to program the PIC10F200 with the firmware at the bottom of this page before fitting it to the board - it won't work until it is.

The PIC10F200 has a small indent in the top of the package next to pin 1, it should be fitted with this towards C1

Fig 4. Make sure all the solder joints are good and there are no bridges. Particular care is needed since the board uses a ground plane so it is very easy to accidently bridge across this.

Fig 5.  Once the board is assembled fit the battery

At this point using a voltmeter, measure the voltage between pins 2 (Vdd) and 7 (Vss) of IC1.  It should measure about 3 volts, if it doesn't, remove the battery, then find out why and correct it before moving on.

Operating

The code in the download section is set to operate the 2-Channel Relay Control board project.  The switches operate the relays as shown.

  • S1 Relay K1 & K2 off
  • S2 Toggle Relay K2
  • S3 Toggle Relay K1
     
  • Toggle commands invert the current state of the output.
  • On / Off commands force the output to that state.

The device id and command codes sent can changed by editing the .asm file and reassembling the code.  This is described in the firmware section below.


Firmware

The HEX file is ready to program straight into the PIC.  The asm file is the source code which you can modify and reassemble to work with different SIRC device and command codes, or just view to see how it works.  If you need to reassemble the code for different device/commands the 'Quick Guide to MPLAB' may be helpful

 Not got a programmer?  Buy a pre-programmed PIC for this project from the online store

Description Filename Download link
Source code for 10F200 sirc10fv10rem.asm download

HEX file ready to program into the PIC
 
sirc10fv10rem.HEX 07/02/2010 download
checksum 0x4969

If you found this code useful, please consider making a donation, thanks.        

 

Editing the code for different SIRC device/command codes

SIRC data is split into a device word and a command word.   Some of the codes used with 12-bit SIRC are shown below, this list is not exhaustive.   Also be aware that there are 15-bit and 20-bit versions of SIRC.  The firmware presented here does not support transmission of the 15 or 20-bit versions.

Device Type
1 TV
2 VCR 1
3 VCR 2
6 Laser Disc Unit
12 Surround Sound
16 Cassette deck / Tuner
17 CD Player
18 Equalizer
 
Command Function
0 Digit key 1
1 Digit key 2
2 Digit key 3
3 Digit key 4
4 Digit key 5
5 Digit key 6
6 Digit key 7
7 Digit key 8
8 Digit key 9
9 Digit key 0
16 Channel +
17 Channel -
18 Volume +
19 Volume -
20 Mute
21 Power
22 Reset
23 Audio Mode
24 Contrast +
25 Contrast -
26 Colour +
27 Colour -
30 Brightness +
31 Brightness -
38 Balance Left
39 Balance Right
47 Standby

Open the .asm file in MPLAB and locate the section of the code (see below)  You can edit these values to change the device ID and command codes the mini remote will transmit.  Once you have changed these values you will need to assemble the code and then reprogram the PIC10F200 with the resulting HEX file.

If you are using the 2-Channel Relay Board and want the switches to operate the relay outputs in momentary mode rather than toggle mode, change the values of C.cmd.S3 to .6 (for Relay K1) and C.cmd.S2 to .7 (for Relay K2)

Setting a command code to 255 will disable that switch.



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