{"id":18038,"date":"2018-01-09T20:00:12","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T19:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=18038"},"modified":"2018-01-09T16:20:14","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T15:20:14","slug":"build-a-universal-remote-control-using-a-raspberry-pi-zero-w-and-lirc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=18038","title":{"rendered":"Build a universal remote control using a Raspberry Pi Zero W and LIRC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/remotecontroller.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18039\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/remotecontroller.jpg?resize=560%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/remotecontroller.jpg?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/remotecontroller.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/remotecontroller.jpg?resize=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/remotecontroller.jpg?resize=260%2C195&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/remotecontroller.jpg?resize=160%2C120&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a nice project which is sure to get TV lovers making. BBTinkerer has taken a Raspberry Pi Zero W and some simple circuitry and wrapped it in a nice enclosure. This Pi device has been programmed to generate IR codes to control an AV set-up and it does so with a programming library called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lirc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LIRC<\/a>. He&#8217;s then created a web UI for the device which can be accessed from a mobile phone, thus enabling him to control his television from his phone. You can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Raspberry-Pi-Zero-Universal-Remote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read the (extensive) instructions on how to do it yourself here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a nice project which is sure to get TV lovers making. BBTinkerer has taken a Raspberry Pi Zero W and some simple circuitry and wrapped it in a nice enclosure. 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