remote control; cheap; 2 channels of control; ideas?

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Electronics hacker here. (Have electronics tech school background)

Can someone suggest a route, some ideas, on how to implement a cheap
remote control? I'd like something that offers a couple of discreet
signals to control simple "on/off" functionality.

Chipsets, modules; just starting this and need some basic ideas. I
can do the research - just point me. (First time ever working with
this kind of thing.)

Thank you very much.

 

[donald]

Electronics hacker here. (Have electronics tech school background)

Can someone suggest a route, some ideas, on how to implement a cheap
remote control? I'd like something that offers a couple of discreet
signals to control simple "on/off" functionality.

Chipsets, modules; just starting this and need some basic ideas. I
can do the research - just point me. (First time ever working with
this kind of thing.)

Thank you very much.

http://www.google.com/search?q=cheap+remote+control

Personalized Results 1 - 10 of about 643,000 for cheap remote control.
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IR, Radio, other ??

Distance ??

good luck

donald

 

[[email protected]]

IR, Radio, other ??

Distance ??

good luck

donald

Thanks. I'm searching thru there now. 10 feet. IR/Radio/other ...
cheapest.
-rp

 

[Rich Grise]

Electronics hacker here. (Have electronics tech school background)

Can someone suggest a route, some ideas, on how to implement a cheap
remote control? I'd like something that offers a couple of discreet
signals to control simple "on/off" functionality.

Chipsets, modules; just starting this and need some basic ideas. I can
do the research - just point me. (First time ever working with this
kind of thing.)

I got two of these in the impulse bin at some drugstore or something,
for about two bucks apiece:
http://mysite.verizon.net/richgrise/images/RC_Car_03.jpg

It's got forward/reverse, and right/left - that's two channels
with three states each. (off, 1, 2); I don't know if that's
really 4 channels or if the two have 3 states each.

I could send you one to hack, for a few bucks to cover "shipping
and handling". ;-)

Good Luck!
Rich

 

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Thanks. I'm searching thru there now. 10 feet. IR/Radio/other ...
cheapest.
-rp

http://www.aaroncake.net/circuits/irremote.asp
Looks like I'm there. Thanks.

 

[ehsjr]

Electronics hacker here. (Have electronics tech school background)

Can someone suggest a route, some ideas, on how to implement a cheap
remote control? I'd like something that offers a couple of discreet
signals to control simple "on/off" functionality.

Chipsets, modules; just starting this and need some basic ideas. I
can do the research - just point me. (First time ever working with
this kind of thing.)

Thank you very much.

Hack an old R/C toy car. You get 4 functions -
forward, back, let, right. Have fun!

Ed