Hi, I did an Arduino project with this ir module . The project works fine but the distance is not good enough. I could reach 1-2 meters but I want to reach any device in the room, so I need to reach at least 10 meters. For example, with original remote control of the air conditioner I could turn on the air conditioner at 15 meters. Can you recommend me and ir led or ir module that could reach that distance?
The range depends mostly on using a high power LED emitter properly, which includes matching the modulation frequency to the IR detector.
Note that the product page for the emitter states that the range is 1-2 m, and it is pretty low power, with a 220 Ohm current limiting resistor. You need a transistor driver and an LED (or several in parallel) capable of several hundred mA.
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Not sure if this will work with your receiver, but these laser LEDs ($1.00 each) work here with my IR receiver.
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Very directional though, range tested is over 30 feet.
may be anyone hast experience with this module, how was your experience with that?
The Adafruit module is a typical design and does exactly what I suggested.
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