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A VERY SIMPLE IR REMOTE CONTROL SWITCH FOR Search...
AN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE
Posted on July 5, 2011 by R-B 166 comments | Like 172
This project describes a technique of adding the remote control feature to an electrical appliance. The
goal is to construct a black box where you can plug-in your 120V AC appliance (it can be easily modified
for 220 V mains supply too) and control the ON and OFF operations with a TV or DVD remote that uses
modulated infra-red (IR) pulse train of 38 KHz frequency. I did this project for my wife who studies late SUBSCRIBE
at night on her bed and later feels tired to stand up and turns the light off. Now she does it from bed
with the TV remote. The good thing about this project is that it does not use any microcontroller and is
only based on the CD4017 decade counter IC.
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Circuit diagram
The original circuit diagram for this project was published in the May 2005 issue of the Electronics For
You magazine. The circuit diagram below is mostly the same. It uses a TSOP1738 IR receiver module at Sign Up
the input side to receive the 38 KHz frequency IR pulses from the remote control. Under normal
condition, the output pin of the IR module is at logic High, which means the transistor T1 (BC557 PNP)
is cut-off and its collector terminal is at logic Low. The collector of T1 drives the clock line of the ► Remote Control Switch
CD4017 decade counter. ► Circuit Software
Now lets see what happens when somebody faces a TV or DVD remote towards the TSOP1738 and ► Remote IR Transmitter
presses any key on it. The TSOP 1738 module receives the train of 38 KHz IR pulses from the remote,
EASY PULSE SENSOR
that makes its output to oscillate too. These pulses are inverted at the collector of T1, which finally go
to the clock input of the decade counter. The arriving pulses could increment the CD4017 counter at the
Easy Pulse Sensor is designed for hobby
same rate (38 KHz), but because of the presence of the RC filter circuit (R1 = 100K, C1 = 10 uF) between
and educational applications to illustrate
the collector and the ground, the train of pulses appear as a single pulse to the counter. Thus, on each
the principle of finger
key pressing, the CD4017 counter advances only by a single count. When the user releases the key, the photoplethysmography (PPG) as a non-
photoplethysmography (PPG) as a non-
C1 capacitor discharges through the R1 resistor, and the clock line is back to zero. So every time the invasive technique for detecting cardio-
user presses and releases a key on the remote, the CD4017 counter receives a single pulse at its clock vascular pulse wave. Read More ...
input.
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IR remote switch 7-segment LED displays are fun way of

displaying numeric sensor readings in
Initially, when the circuit is just powered on, the Q0 output of the CD4017 decade counter goes high. Arduino or any other microcontroller-
based projects. The downside is they are
The counter increments for each low-to-high going pulse arriving at its CLK pin (14). When the first
resource hungry and requires lots of I/O
pulse arrives, Q0 goes Low and Q1 is turned High. This activates the relay and the AC appliance
pins and CPU time for continuously
connected to it is turned on. The status LED connected to Q1 also glows to indicate the appliance is
displaying the readings. We have designed
switched on. When the user presses a key again, the second pulse arriving at the CLK line increments the varieties of 7-segment displays that
counter by 1. This makes Q1 back to Low (which means the relay is deactivated and the appliance is support SPI interface and allows you an
turned off) and Q2 is pulled High. Since Q2 is wired to the Reset input, the second key press actually easy control of every LED segments using
brings the CD4017 IC back to the power-on-reset conditions with Q0 High. Thus, it basically operates as only 3 I/O pins of your MCU.
an ON/OFF toggle switch controlled with any key of an infrared remote.
The power supply for the circuit can be derived from the mains AC itself using a step down transformer
and a bridge-rectifier circuit. For +5V power supply, the LM7805 regulator IC can be used as shown
below.
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Finished project with AC socket at the front side
Testing the finished project with a TV remote
This was a very simple and fun project to do. If you are thinking about making this device for yourself,
be careful with the direct 120 V AC lines used in the project.
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166 COMMENTS
almabud February 20, 2015 2:50 am
Sir what ic can be used as altrnate of CD4017?? Sir have there any??plz help me, bcZ CD4017 is not
avilable in Bagerhat.
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Syed M. Ahtasham nasir February 14, 2015 8:23 pm
Can I use another universal IR reciver
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Harishvar February 6, 2015 11:18 am
can i use a 12v relay
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dipith October 25, 2014 11:09 am
helo sir,
i have done ir remote switch circuit. dc part is working. ac part is not working plz tel what to do?
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Harishvar February 6, 2015 6:29 am
can u tell how there are two +5v connection(one into the ic and another in the relay)..i am not
understanding plzz help..
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rajesh kumar October 3, 2014 10:41 pm
hello sir,
is this circut able to work on 220v supply ?
reply soon .
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suhail September 22, 2014 1:23 pm
Sir,
Can I use 12V relay instead of 5V/6V…pls reply fast…. It is for my project
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Nakshatra September 4, 2014 9:53 am
can I use 6v battery for this circuit ? (or) Is there any other alternative to provide 5V supply?
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Azeezur Rahman June 29, 2014 11:09 pm
Thank you very much sir for giving and explaining a very good circuit. It will help me in my Engineering
concepts and projects. Sir I want to know the resistance of relay. And can I use this circuit with 6V DC
supply instead of 5V.
And if I can then what will be resistance value of 6V relay that I have to use.
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Nirvikal February 3, 2015 12:57 pm
100 OHMS is the resistance of relay

U can use an 5v voltage regulator with 6 volts supply
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SWILLONCH May 17, 2014 6:17 am
i was able to construct mine but having serious challenge with my remote device not responding to the
ir module. your immediate help will be appreciated….
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rwanakubawe emma April 16, 2014 6:46 am
hi sir i need more about working principal of that circuit.how the signal it came from remote up to
lamp controlled
thanks.
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rwanakubawe emma April 16, 2014 6:18 am
hi sir i need more about working principal of that circuit
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Manisha April 4, 2014 12:57 pm
Can i make this ckt to control the whole power board. like i want to control fan, ac, tubelight etc from
single ckt. is it possible? if it plz mail me the ckt manisha.bansal9012@gmail.com as soon as possible
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swapnil April 2, 2014 4:29 am
dear sir,
i have to control 3 light and fan from same TV remote using different keys.
what modifications should have to do in that circuit.
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sachintha March 31, 2014 8:33 am
good work
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Dan March 21, 2014 7:42 pm
Hello, Is it possible to modify this so resets automatically after a set time of 15 minutes?
Thanks,
Dan
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prashant singh March 10, 2014 2:14 pm
Hi sir!
I have almost completed my project but i’m anble to give connection to Relay, so can you please solve
my problum, my mail is prashant.ps74490@gmail.com
THANKS!
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prashant singh March 10, 2014 2:17 pm
SIR there is 8 pins in relay but we have to give connection in only 4 pins in which pin I should give
that is my problem
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Ajay January 30, 2014 7:49 am
how can this circuit be modified for 220V supply…..????? pls replyy….
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David Markus February 20, 2014 6:15 am
Hi There,
Any success on making the same circuit to control 220V home appliances?
Can you please help me out and give me the circuit diagram for 220V or at least let me know what
are the changes I have to make in this 120V circuit to make it work for 220V appliances.
my email is adeelnav@yahoo.com
Best regards,
David
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David Markus February 20, 2014 6:40 am
Ajay,
Any success if you found the solution for what you are looking for? I am also seeking the same.
Thanks in advance!
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R-B February 22, 2014 2:28 pm
For using this circuit with 220V AC, replace the 120V/9V transformer with 220V/9V transformer.
Then it should work with 220V line.
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Harishvar February 22, 2015 1:34 pm
Uncle plzz sort out my problem…..my problem is i bought a 220v to 6v transformer and
without relay the led was indicating perfectly but After installing the relay the transformer
made a sound and it repaired.there was no voltage coming out from my transformer. i
bought another one and it also went away after making a buzzing sound..i gave the parallel
connection to relay and transformer from 220v…..should i do some change….i am really
annoyed and i am very sad that i couldn’t make this…..Plzz help me… i am a student of class
9…..
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james January 22, 2014 11:27 am
good day sir. you have a good ckt here. I do have one request, may I have a copy of the PCB Layout
or diptrace file? thanks for your kind consideration sir. (: kindly send it to my email,
joab.torres@ymail.com…thanks!
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Himan December 19, 2013 6:26 am
Hi , I just made this circuit and it works but there’s an issue. When I connect it to any regulated power
supply (Eg: 500mA Transformer cercuit with LM317 -Set to 5 V) it does not work and the relay switches
on and off only once. But the same cercuit works perfectly fine when using 4 AAA Cells (i.e. Battery
source). I am not able to understand hat is the problem? Any suggestions!!
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Amlan Sen December 12, 2013 5:16 am
i make it successfully but i have faced one problem
its instantaneously on/off the load. when load is on suddenly off the load and do opposite also . its
happen many times. could you please give any suggestion to me
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aaron January 18, 2014 1:03 am
please confirm that position of BJT used is proper and all other connections are not lose
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Prince Aka December 5, 2013 1:02 am
Still waiting for reply
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Prince Aka December 4, 2013 5:43 pm
Plz sir i bought Tsop and it is 0038 on top is it the same with Tsop 1738. Thanks
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Plz sir i bought a Tsop bt on it is written 0038 is it the same with Tsop 1738. Thanks
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I love this
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Sudheer November 5, 2013 8:04 am
Thanks a lot for publishing this post along with circuit diagram and explanation. I found very few sites
in which it is explained very clearly. I have also seen another circuit with good explanation on the same
concept. If anybody interested, visit http://www.electronicshub.org/ir-remote-control-switch/
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Emmanuel Sanga October 31, 2013 4:22 pm
Thanx a lot it works fine for me
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Gaurav Goyal October 27, 2013 10:07 am
Sir,
First of all thank You for Providing this Circuit…I want to know that my Appliance is not working.
But led glows by remote.SO What should I do
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Er Vishal Sharma October 19, 2013 1:32 am
Sir,thank you very much for this wonderful project,it working very fine.but i am facing false trigger
problem in this circuit (but not due to ir) else the circuit is triggerd when there is voltage fluctuation
occurs in home .How can i avoid this ? if any idea pls tell.Thanks
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kimpoii September 26, 2013 2:10 am
hello sir, i’m trying to make the project in the link you provided for 230V ac supply..now my problem is
i cant find the exact part number for T1(BC558), can you give me any alternatives for T1? another
problem is the D1, IN4007 is not available here so i bought IN4002,1A, is it compatible for the circuit?
one last problem, 5V relay is not available here, can I use 6V instead??
..any reply for this post will be much appreciated.btw i need this circuit completed for my
project..thank you!
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aruna September 17, 2013 11:43 pm
can’t we use TSOP 1838 instead of TSOP 1738
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Keene Edith Bontshitswe September 3, 2013 5:00 am
ok so this switch cant you use it in the whole house..meaning the normal house light bulbs?if yes,how?
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rajesh August 31, 2013 10:56 pm
can nyone provide me the PCB layout of this circuit…thnxx
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deepak December 6, 2013 1:08 am
yes i can provide.
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aleee August 27, 2013 5:07 am
i want to operate this circuit on 220v so whats modification can b done on circuit ???? please tell me
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muiz August 17, 2013 12:06 pm
sir, what software did you used to simulate this circuit ? because i can’t find TSOP on multisim, livewire,
orcad. thank you.
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ahmad abid July 20, 2013 5:25 am
sir please please please tell me that what is the voltage reading for 10uF capacitor?????????
i’m waiting for your reply impaciently!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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R-B July 20, 2013 5:49 pm
10uF, 16V or 25V or 50V. Any thing will work.
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shah zaman July 17, 2013 3:30 am
assalam-o-alaikum ….
when i turn on the ckt the relay gets on but it does’t respond to the remote…my ckt is perfect,,,checked
it 10 times,,,,wht should i do?when i remove the capacitr the circuit gets on and off when i again put it
back…wt to do?pls oblige
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Eeshan July 6, 2013 1:54 pm
reply to comment 92 .. i had the same problem like yours, then i realized it is quite normal.. because
when we initially start the system pin 3 of tsop1738 is initially low, note that tsop1738 is active low
component, and since we have a pnp to amplify the trigger, at the very beginning the cd4017 is
triggered and the count goes from q0(pin3) to q1(pin2).. try removing the 4.7k between the tsop1738
and bc557.. thus making the sensor activate faster and pull output pin(3) high before bc557 activates..
and try not to toggle the main power of the system within 5 secs or so..
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project maker April 15, 2013 10:57 am
I am doing the same project but am stuck at the basic level. i am using a tv remote and just trying to
check the led [with d ckt given] without using relay switch or appliance. when i press the tv remote
many times there is no change in the led, which i suppose shud glow. plz tell me where i am wrong and
for checking this ckt do i need to connect a relay and appliance nd check d same.is there any problem in
the ir receiver??- tsop1738
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navgagan April 14, 2013 6:32 am
i made this project but circuit is not working i want to know testing points like output of ir detector
transistor pin voltage readings and output of ic voltage reading when active or not
please reply on my email or here only so that i can make it complete
thanks
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Harikrishnan April 12, 2013 7:54 am
Sir,
I want to control 5 lights individually, but here we are using a common remote that will switch ON all
the 5 lights at a time. so How can i make the frequencies specific to each light. also please tell me how
to make the remotes that generate these specific frequencies.
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sham April 10, 2013 1:55 am
hi sir
i want make this type circuit that to operate the more than one equipment. pls help me… i want 3 relay
on off with remort
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S SAI March 21, 2013 5:32 am
Cost of the ir remote control 3 tube lights project
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Manish Kumar Singh March 20, 2013 11:39 am
Hello Sir,
How to i connect +5V Battery and ground in the circuit.
And 120v AC
Please help
email- manishsingh1820@gmail.com
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Manish Kumar Singh March 20, 2013 11:38 am
Hello Sir,
How to i connect +5V Battery and ground in the circuit.
And 120v AC
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somsai March 15, 2013 4:59 am
cost of ir remote control 2 tube lights project
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nyia paul March 6, 2013 6:30 am
hello
sir i am a student and have tried to build the circuit and am supplying it with a 6V regulator and once i
supply it, it comes ON but does not respond to the remote please help me
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kalim ullah February 22, 2013 2:40 am
plece send me remot control switch drawings
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Young February 19, 2013 9:04 am
what of that of 220 volt AC

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AJAY KUMAR February 18, 2013 5:42 am
sir, i want make this type circuit that to operate the more than one equipment. pls help me…
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TONMOY BISWAS February 10, 2013 10:18 pm
sir my circuit control with rimot, But my relay not active,i used 6v relay & 6v power supply,led green &
red control with rimot, please train me what can i do now,
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vamsi Krishna January 20, 2013 9:12 am
Please Reply my above comment please send as fast as u can sir….any help would be Thankful
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vamsi Krishna January 20, 2013 9:11 am
Hi sir.,
TSOP 1738 is False triggered …This is the problem
I want a filter circuit Which allows the signal if the signal ranges between -4v to -5v
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vamsi Krishna January 16, 2013 10:08 pm
Sir.,
My comment is 100th comment….well I am Going to do this Circuit…I will take help if i dont get the
exact result what I want
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Ganesh kolhe January 13, 2013 11:10 pm
A switch is temperory or permanemtaly on/off devices plz reply.
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Eris January 4, 2013 6:56 pm
Sir , it is problem if i replace the resistor near with LED a 330k ohm resistor . Thnxs
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Nail Mor November 25, 2012 10:27 pm
good day sir., how can i make this project using a PIC microcontroller?
(your response is highly appreciated)
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deepam das November 6, 2012 11:36 pm
is tsop 1838 incompatible for this project?
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Sid November 4, 2012 7:55 am
ok the problem where the circuit was automatically turning off got solved by adding a 10uf capacitor
from pin 3 to gnd. 1uf didnt work. but this caused another problem, now when i want to turn of the
circuit i have to press the remote 2 times and the circuit turns off after 2 secs any ideas?
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Sid November 4, 2012 6:44 am
Hey the circuit is great and working but there is a small problem, the circuit automatically turns off
when the remote is released. i.e its only on when the remote is pressed… any idea why??
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babu October 22, 2012 12:25 am
how can we modify it for 220v ac
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arvind singh October 9, 2012 12:43 pm
in my circuit pin 2 goes high initially and led glow bt after pressing switch it start working properly. so
why pin 2 is high initially instead of pin 3. if any change require pls tell me soon…its urgent..
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anthony October 7, 2012 8:49 am
to make it more interesting you can connect a green led in the place of the red one(pin 2) and a red led
between pin 3 and ground. When powered, the red led is on and the green led off but when u press
remote button to power the relay, green led goes on and red led off. Red led behaves like stand by and
green led like on indicator
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loyed September 12, 2012 12:48 am
once i off the circut using the ir remote the circut doesnot get on
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loyed September 12, 2012 12:47 am
i did the circut and when i on the circut the relay is on and i use a remote and off it and after that it
doesnot work then i have to off the main 5v supply and then on it to work
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waleed September 9, 2012 12:00 pm
great………what modification should have been done if we have 240VAC appliances to run through
this………
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Rex August 26, 2012 3:14 pm
What is the replacement for CD4017 ..please help me because i cant find it this ic in my place
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Alabi emmanuel August 11, 2012 5:55 pm
I need some project ,e.g moving message for pic control by press swtich to write a word 7 by 245
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Shihab July 31, 2012 12:48 pm
How can i use a 12v relay in this circuit.what can i do for that?…
Thnxx in advnce/…
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christu July 12, 2012 4:44 pm
Sir,
In the above power supply circuit, instead 120/9v transformer, bridge rectifier and 1000Up capacity,
before 0.1up capacitor can I use 9V dc battery.
Please advise me.
Thanks in advance.
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R-B July 12, 2012 7:23 pm
You can use external DC power for the circuit but you will still need AC for the load.
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ruskin July 8, 2012 6:12 am
is the button on remote controller is specific or..any button works..!

and how to connect more than one appliances.??
i am toally unknown to these kinds of wonders of science!!
plzz do help me !!send me the steps of circuit making, thanks in advance
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niraj..... July 4, 2012 5:53 am
hi sir,
this circuit is working properly.
thanks…
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auro July 4, 2012 5:13 am
if u r building the above circuit then u have to put one extra capacitor of 1uf between pin 3 of tsop
1738 and ground to avoid false triggering.
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Auro July 1, 2012 9:16 am
this is much better

http://electronics-diy.com/schematics/579/CI-01_May05.pdf
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@Adeel Qaiser you can order it from internet if u r not getting it there.
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i have made the efy circuit and it is working properly. i have used 9v relay and its working fine.
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Marc June 30, 2012 5:19 pm
Hi! i tried it, but the relay don’t won’t to activate, but the led with the remote control is okay.. i don’t
know what i did wrong? please help me!
thanks!
marC:)
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Adeel Qaiser June 27, 2012 4:16 pm
sir I’m student of University Of Engineering & Technology Lahore Pakistan, sir I have searched all over
the electronics market here in lahore hall road but i didn’t foud the TSOP1738 remote receiver please
inform me about the shop where I get this receiver plz plz plz, I shall be thankfull to you
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roshan June 21, 2012 3:14 pm
not
working………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………….if any sujjestion then tell me
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qb June 18, 2012 4:56 am
hello sir, can i replace TSOP 1738 with a SPS-422-1 IR receiver module? send to my email sir. I dun find
any TSOP 1738 at here. tq.
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R-B June 20, 2012 9:22 am
I would suggest to compare the datasheets of the two.
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yogesh April 26, 2012 11:59 am
sir,
please send me it in pdf format on my email.
thank you.
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Marc April 13, 2012 7:49 am
Very interesting project, but what kind of remote control, and what key do you press to turn on/off the
device?
thank you so much!

marC:)
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R-B April 13, 2012 10:29 am
You can use it with a regular TV or DVD remote control unit.
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GREAT ATA April 7, 2012 5:13 pm
Please describe the value of the 10uf capacitor used in this circuit (is it ceramic or electrolytic) and the
watts or sizes of the resistor used as well. Thanks. GREAT ATA
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R-B April 8, 2012 10:05 pm
10uF is electrolytic, 50V and all resistors are 1/4 Watt rated.
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Rob April 5, 2012 9:55 am
I built this from parts salvaged from an old DVD player…it worked perfectly.
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poonia March 31, 2012 2:06 am
dear can u give an idea how do to this project on microprocessor
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sodiq March 14, 2012 9:35 pm
Dear sir,
Please I need a guideline over the above project
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Marc P March 13, 2012 10:56 am
Hello! Very interesting project… you can use it using normal remote control from TV?
thank you!
marC:)
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Ashraf Yousuf February 11, 2012 3:42 pm
Dear Sirs,
The above IR Circuit has been tested by me. It is nicely switching Filament bulbs, energy saving lights
and even ceiling fan, but when it is being connected to Tube lights, the circuit does not responds as
required. What kind of “Snubber” will be a solution. Please detail. Thanks. Ashraf Yousuf,
Chittagong,Bangladesh.
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Ashraf Yousuf February 8, 2012 4:03 pm
Sir,
Please describe Snubber Circuit clearly, as Tube Lights switching is not functioning well with this circuit,
others are quiet O.K
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haffizie January 29, 2012 8:48 pm
hi arslan, try use ssr relay. its work for me. Thanks R-B
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Arslan January 25, 2012 9:20 am
Sir pls help me, i am making this project for my practical exam which is held in next week. I am
diploma final year student. Sir plz help me for GOD. i have changed bc547 but there was same
condition. HELP ME FOR GOD
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Sir pls help me, i am making this project for my practical exam which is held in next week. I am
diploma final year student. Sir plz help me for GOD. i have changed bc547 but there was same
condition
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What is the voltage rating of capacitor of 10uf. What is current of 5 v dc supply. When relay is
connecting in circuit, is not working. When relay without connecting in circuit is working. Led is turning
on and off when remoting. Sir plz reply son
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Sir can i supply 9v dc in the place of 5v dc. What changes should be done for it. Plz tell me
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Arslan January 23, 2012 6:41 pm
If operate ur circuit on 220v ac 50hz then wht would problem
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Switch is working. because led is on and off when remoting. But load (100w bulb) is remain always on. I
have used 6v relay. Where should mistake
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R-B January 23, 2012 8:31 pm
Arslan,
This means the relay is not de-energized when the base of the transistor is cut-off. Did you connect
the BC547 transistor correctly. Try replacing it with another.
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The link u have sent for 220v ac supply, in that circuit no resistance is connected between pin3 of tsop
and base of transistor of bc557. Is it right? Any prob due to this?
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R-B January 22, 2012 1:39 pm
Arslan,
It should work, just follow the circuit.
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arslan January 22, 2012 3:53 am
what modification should be done in this ir remote sw. circuit to operate on 220v ac 50hz.
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what sodification should be done in this ir remote sw. circuit to operate on 220v ac 50hz.
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RonkKumar December 2, 2014 12:48 pm
Dear sir,
I need suggetion.I Want to install wire less remot in my circuit . i want simpal open and close
command to remot .
My supply is 120 volt dc to 250 volt dc.
Please send me your suggetion on mail.
ronak07me05@gmail.com
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How can it be changed into 220v ac supply
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i want to operate this circuit on 220 volt ac. what changes should be done in this circuit diagram “ir
remote switch”. 6volt relay can be use in the place of 5 volt relay. reply very soooon
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R-B January 20, 2012 5:54 pm
Check this : http://electronics-diy.com/schematics/579/CI-01_May05.pdf

You can try 6V relay too, it should work.
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Can i use 6v relay because here 5v relay is nt available. This ir switch circuit can be use on 240volt ac
supply’ if not then how can it be changed for 240v supply?
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Sir, plz give remote circuit. I have to make a complete project for exam. I am a diploma final year
student. Sir plz research on it
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Sir, plz give a remote circuit for this IR switch. Sir plz soon. It is ques of my and ur pride
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R-B January 18, 2012 1:20 pm
Use any TV or DVD player remote.
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bobby January 17, 2012 7:31 am
sir pls im not seeing your circuit and i long 2 design this circuit
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R-B January 17, 2012 12:18 pm
bobby,
What do you mean by you are not seeing the circuit. It is in the article.
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siddhant bhardwaj December 30, 2011 1:20 pm
i have made this for my product its good one. but problem occurs when u have more than one remote
appliance in that room.
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Chetan M.P December 20, 2011 6:33 am
Sir, please give me a solution…
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R-B December 21, 2011 8:25 am
Chetan,
The technique used in this project is pretty standard and it should work. I can’t tell you more than
this without looking at your project.
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Chetan M.P December 17, 2011 12:10 pm
Sir, the sensor is not working even at 1 meter,
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Sir, what is the value of resistor (R1) you have used in your circuit..
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Sir, is there any solution for it..
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Chetan,
You can try replacing R1 (100K) with a lower value, say 47 K, but why would you need to turn any
device ON and OFF within 5 second?
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Sir, I’ve made the another Circuit and it is working fine….

But, I’ve to press the button 2 to 3 times in the remote to turn off the relay…
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Chetan,
There should be 3 to 5 second delay between any two successive key presses so that the capacitor C1
gets enough time to discharge.
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Sir, what is the value of the capacitor and the resistor I’ve to use.
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Ajit December 10, 2011 12:42 pm
Excellent guide
Working precisely
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No sir, I didn’t tried with normal filament bulb.

Sir, what is Snubber circuit? what is the purpose of the snubber circuit?
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R-B December 10, 2011 2:48 pm
Chetan,
Google it and you will find it.
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I’ve connected to the Tube light.
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Chetan,
Did you try it with a normal filament lamp? For fluorescent tube light, I would suggest to connect a
RC snubber circuit across the relay contacts.
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Sir, i’ve used TSOP 1838, is that the problem for the relay
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Chetan,
I asked you a question earlier. Did you answer to that?
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virender December 6, 2011 1:02 pm
Dear sir, please let me know how can I replace TSOP1738. Is it possible to replace TSOP1738 with IR
LED? Any reply shall be highly appreciated. Thanx in advance!
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You can replace TSOP1738 with any other 38 KHz IR receiver. No, you can’t replace it with a normal
IR LED, which is sensitive to any kind of light..
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chetan m.p December 6, 2011 7:26 am
sir, the circuit works fine when relay is removed. It happens only when the relay is connected…
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@Chetan,
What kind of load are you connecting to the relay? And what is the power rating of it?
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Sir, when I remove the relay the circuit works fine, the problem occurs only when I connect the relay.
Sir, is there any problem with the power source, I have used 9volt 250mA transformer and 5 volt
voltage regulator. Should I go for 500mA transformer.
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Sir, the relay turns on, but doesn’t turns off… please assist me..
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It should. Check the circuit again and make sure you make every connection right.
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bakare kolawole samuel November 17, 2011 4:51 pm
can i connect 5 bulb using the circuit diagram.how? explain.thank
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zaid hadi November 14, 2011 3:36 pm
hi
i try to made this circuit but i want to ask you about the ir receiver piece & its remote control how i use
any ir receiver piece & any remote control
With all my thanks and appreciations
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Sam October 24, 2011 5:18 pm
i Did it but its always on any ideas abt whats wrong?
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Shakti September 17, 2011 7:01 am
Hello,
I have constructed this circuit but sometimes it’s turning ON and OFF automatically.
Need help.
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R-B September 18, 2011 8:02 am
The circuit could be false triggered in noisy environment. Connect a 1 uF capacitor between pin 3 of
TSOP1738 and ground, and see if that helps.
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Ali May 11, 2014 1:12 am
Still Geting this Problem
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FahaD May 18, 2014 8:09 am
i’m facing the same problem , my circuit is turning on and off automatically … tomorow is
my project display , please help me out …
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aLI May 10, 2014 9:08 am
turning ON and OFF automatically.
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aman jain August 30, 2011 8:30 am
can i use this “A very simple IR remote control switch for an electrical appliance” circuit without any
programming,i am trying to make a remote system which can control fan & lamp.So i need the
programming,can u help me about this..
my id is jainaman8@gmail.com
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Suraj zagade August 11, 2011 8:23 am
I am engineering student i want to do this project . Give me some guidlines about project. I want to use
microcontroller and timer in this project plz guide me.
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shivendra kumar sahu July 28, 2011 4:45 pm
This is a cool project, I want to make micro controller based sw board{at least 6 or 8 chanell} + 2 fan
regulator .can u guide me ?
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Dano July 20, 2011 8:54 pm
This is a cool project, I want to make one for my home!
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R-B July 20, 2011 10:00 pm
I am glad you liked it.
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Roger Williams July 7, 2011 4:25 pm
Great idea!
It seems like you should be able to implement this using a hex inverter package configured as a flip-
flop.
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Can I use another universal IR reciver

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can i use a 12v relay

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100 OHMS is the resistance of relay

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hi sir i need more about working principal of that circuit

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i make it successfully but i have faced one problem

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Thanx a lot it works fine for me

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