TV Remote with CircuitPython

Build your own IR remote using QT Py RP2040 and CircuitPython! The LED arcade button can be programmed to transmit just about any IR signal.

NeoPixel Status

The LED illuminates when the arcade button is pressed and the QT Py's on-board NeoPixel LED turns on, letting you know the IR signal has been sent. The NeoPixel color switches from green to red.

Embedded Electronics

All of the electronics are housed inside a snap fit case. The QT Py RP2040 is secured to a quarter-sized Perma-Proto via headers making it modular.

Prerequisite Guides

Take a moment to browse through the following guides

Video of hand holding a QT Py PCB in their hand. An LED glows rainbow colors.
What a cutie pie! Or is it... a QT Py? This diminutive dev board comes with one of our new favorite chip, the RP2040. It's been made famous in the new
Out of Stock
Unlit blue-tinted LED
Infrared LEDs are used for remote controls (they're the little LED in the part you point at your TV) and 'night-vision' cameras, and these little blue guys are high powered...
$0.75
In Stock
IR (Infrared) Receiver Sensor plugged into breadboard
IR sensor tuned to 38KHz, perfect for receiving commands from a TV remote control. Runs at 3V to 5V so it's great for any microcontroller.To use, connect pin 3 (all the...
$1.95
In Stock
Video of 24mm mini translucent clear LED arcade button flashing on and off.
A button is a button, and a switch is a switch, but these translucent arcade buttons are in a class of their own. Particularly because they have LEDs built right in!...
$2.50
In Stock
Top view of Adafruit Perma-Proto Quarter-sized Breadboard PCB.
Customers have asked us to carry basic perf-board, but we never liked the look of most basic perf: it's always crummy quality, with pads that flake off and no labeling. Then we...
$2.95
In Stock
Angled shot of a pink/purple woven USB cable plugged into a laptop port and a small dev board.
This cable is not only super-fashionable, with a woven pink and purple Blinka-like pattern, it's also made for USB C for our modernized breakout boards, Feathers and more. 
$3.95
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3 x JST PH 2-Pin Cable
Male Header 200mm
3 x JST PH 2-Pin Cable
Female Connector 100mm
1 x Through-Hole Resistors
100 ohm 5% 1/4W - Pack of 25
1 x Silicone Cover Stranded-Core Ribbon Cable
10 Wire 1 Meter Long - 28AWG Black
1 x M3 Hardware Kit
Black Nylon Machine Screw and Stand-off Set – M3 Thread
1 x Short Header Female
Short header for ItsyBitsy (repurpose)
1 x Short Header Male
Short header for Feather (repurpose)

This guide was first published on Jul 13, 2022. It was last updated on Jul 13, 2022.

This page (Overview) was last updated on Jul 01, 2022.

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