WIDGET Infrared Remote Control Signal Recorder
The IR Widget is a tool for capturing and displaying infrared remote control signals on your PC. With its amazing companion software, it is the simplest, most accurate, and easy-to-use instrument ever designed for measuring, analyzing, and studying signals transmitted by infrared remote controls. Unlike similar devices that use demodulating infrared receivers designed for a single carrier frequency, this unit uses a high speed optical sensor that detects individual carrier pulses over a wide range of frequencies (10 KHz to 100 KHz). That enables it to measure carrier frequency as well as to determine the demodulated waveform timing with extreme accuracy by detecting the precise start and stop of carrier bursts.
Using the IR Widget couldn't be easier. Download the free application software bundle (about 500KB) from HERE. No software "installation" is necessary. Just extract six files and place at least the four essential ones in a folder of your choice. (You can even put them on a thumb drive and run the application from there if you want to.) Connect the IR Widget to your PC with a Mini USB cable (not supplied with the Widget), open IRScope.exe, and you're ready to go. Place your remote control within a few inches of the sensor on the end of the board, select "Capture" on the screen, and press a remote button you want to examine. IRScope immediately displays the signal graphically on your screen as if it had been captured by a digital storage oscilloscope. Waveform timing is drawn to precise scale, with time labeled in microseconds as shown in the example below, taken from the POWER button of a Sony remote control.
You can capture and save an unlimited number of records, each having a duration of your choosing, from 1/2 second for short signals, up to 15 seconds for long macros or groups of signals. Records can be re-sized, re-positioned, and zoomed in or out to a resolution of 1 us/pixel to over 1 ms/pixel. Annotations can be added, and much more, all with just a few clicks of the mouse. IR Scope uses smart algorithms and an extensive data base to automatically analyze, identify, and decode most remote control signal protocols. To see some examples of the incredible variety of information available, download a copy of the IR Widget & IRScope Operating Instructions Rev 18 from HERE and take a look.
If you are working with infrared remote control in any format, for any purpose, this is the ideal solution for trouble-shooting problems. Use it to determine if a universal remote transmits the exact same signal as the original manufacturer's remote. Use it to determine if a signal is transmitted only once, or what kind of a repetition pattern it has. Use it to measure the time it takes to transmit a command, and the delay between commands in a macro. The uses are limited only by your imagination. Infrared technology is fun to work with . . . IF you have a device like this that lets you "see" everything a remote control says to a consumer product.
PLACING AN ORDER
Send an email to [email protected] telling me you want to place an order. In this email, provide the name and address EXACTLY as you want it to appear on the mailed package. Use an address that you have successfully used before to receive letters and small packages. This address will be copied from your email to make the address label, so make sure it is correct in all respects. I will disregard the shipping address shown on the PayPal payment because it may be a friend's or relative's address making the payment for you. I regret that I can accept orders only from addresses within the continental United States. USPS first class mail does not provide tracking or insurance, and I cannot accept responsibility for lost mail in foreign countries.
After I confirm receipt of your order you can send a PayPal payment to [email protected]. (Sorry, no checks, money orders, cash or credit cards.) The price is $42 per Widget, which includes shipping by first class mail. Contact me for pricing of more than one unit. PayPal notifies me automatically as soon as you make a payment, and I will notify you of shipment within a few days.