Baud rate 'scanner' for IR transmitter

Hi all,

My latest project is to decode my air conditioner's IR remote control signals but I don't know what frequency my remote is transmitting on.

I am successfully using the script below with an Arduino Uno & YS-IRTM module (IR trasmit/receive through serial instruction) to decode incoming IR serial messages also on baud rate = 9600, but nothing shows on the serial port when my AC remote is pointed at the same receiver.

Any suggestions how to pick up the remote's messages?

int incomingByte = 0;   // for incoming serial data

void setup() {
        Serial.begin(9600);     // opens serial port, sets data rate to 9600 bps
}

void loop() {

        // send data only when you receive data:
        if (Serial.available() > 0) {
                // read the incoming byte:
                incomingByte = Serial.read();

                // say what you got:
                Serial.print("I received: ");
                Serial.println(incomingByte, HEX);
        }
}

Any suggestions how to pick up the remote's messages?

Without seeing what you have connected to the Arduino? No.

What kind or IR receiver outputs serial data? I've never heard of such a thing.

Hi Paul,

Attaching shot of the circuit - module side. It's an serial to IR transmitter/receiver module & is working as expected - decoding IR signals that transmit on a 9600 baud.

PaulS:
What kind or IR receiver outputs serial data?

IrDA ?