IR Remote Control Switch

ABSTRACT
The aim of this project is to build an Infra-Red remote control switch which can be used to
control any house hold appliance with the help of a remote. It will consist of 2 major parts: A
transmitter and the Receiver. The receiving section will be in a stable position which is
connected to any load and the transmitter will act as the remote.
This circuit can be used to switch ON or OFF the TV, radio, washing machine and any
electronic appliances.
Principle of Operation
The transmitter circuit is built with a 555 timer which will act as an astable multivibrator. The
infrared LEDs which are connected to the output of NE555 will get high and produce the
infrared beam through the concave lens of the infra-red LED.
When the infrared beam from the transmitter is reached by the receiver section, the
photo LEDs will receive the infrared beam and charge the capacitor which will increase
the input voltage of one pin of operational amplifier and high output is generated. This
high output is fed into the 4018 Counter as input and the counter will drive the load through
a relay to switch on or switch off accordingly.

Hardware Requirement:
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NE555 Timer
4018 Counter
Photo LEDs
Infrared LED
Op-Amp
Power Supply
Resistors

Block Diagram
Transmitter:
Power Supply

NE555 Timer

Infra-Red LEDs

Receiver:
Photo LEDs

Op-AMP

Counter

Load