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Xlights with ESP8266 as an Infrared Transmitter

WARNING: This article is going to be HUGE.. Huge Jerry .. Huge !!!

Terminology:

IR - Infrared Hacks will be denoted by:

Target Audience: You got these cool piece of LED hardware (in my case, floodlights), and you want to control them with Xlights, but Don’t want to open them up, so you need to be able to control them with Xlights and IR.

Grabbing the IR Codes

NOTE: The setup is totally throw-away. You only need the IR codes

  • Tools Needed:
  • A computer
  • A breadboard and some jumper wires
  • An IR receiver module (Amazon)
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