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TV-B-Gone and some fruit

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John took this great photo of a TV-B-Gone and some fruit!

Filed under: tvbgone — by adafruit, posted September 2, 2010 at 12:03 am


Kit Review – adafruit industries TV-B-Gone @ t r o n i x s t u f f

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Kit Review – adafruit industries TV-B-Gone @ t r o n i x s t u f f

Time for another kit review! Today we will examine an easy to build kit from adafruit industries that offers literally hours and hours of fun, if you like to get up to some mischief – the TV-B-Gone. This fascinating little device is basically an infra-red remote control for televisions and some monitors. It has a microcontroller programmed with the “off” code for a wide range of display brands, and four very strong infra-red transmitting LEDs, two with a wide beam, and two with a narrow but longer beam.

The review includes a nice hat mod and some fun video :)

Filed under: tvbgone — by adafruit, posted August 13, 2010 at 10:21 am


Homemade TV-B-Gone…

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Fun in the forums, Agent24 writes…

I’ve been working on making a TV-B-Gone for a while now, and it’s finally done!

It is running from 3x NiMH AAA for 3.6v total or 4.5v if normal cells are used.

I used the same design as the Adafruit version but with my own PCB (single layer design done in KiCAD – because a double-sided board would cause unnecessary difficulty for me) Managed it with only 2 wire links, don’t know if it’s possible to make it without these and keep the size down.

The only real change is that the programming header goes back to the 10-pin version. I had already built myself a PPPPD which does not have a 6-pin interface, so I had to change the TV-B-Gone. Also since the programmer uses power from the target board, I had to power the whole thing from 5v out of the USB port. (Just with the NiMHs wasn’t enough to get the programmer working, and the ATTiny was not detected). I also used different IR LEDs (Vishay TSAL5100 and TSAL6200)

So far I have not done a full test but it seems fine. I can turn my own TV on and off and flood my webcam with IR light, so everything appears to be working

Will have to report back later on what kind of range I get with this one

Thanks to Adafruit industries for making this design open source! I’ll be adding my own board design files if anyone wants them (once I clean them up and fix the transistor orientation – they were backwards!)

Filed under: tvbgone — by adafruit, posted May 14, 2010 at 12:00 am


Circuit Hacking Monday — Monday night, 5pm, at Noisebridge, 15-February (SF, CA)

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If you’re in the San Fran, CA area – this is one event to check out!

After giving his famous workshop at hackerspaces and hacker conferences around the world, Mitch will be at Noisebridge to lead Circuit Hacking Monday, the weekly workshop where you can learn to play with electronics.

This week will be a special edition for the holidays, starting at an earlier time — 5pm. And, in honor of Hallmark Appreciation Day, we will have Open Heart kits available.  Open Heart kits have 27 LEDs in the shape of a heart.  With an Arduino you can create cool animation sequences.  As with all of the kits available, they are way fun, and easy enough that anyone can make them. Mitch has taught thousands of people to solder and make cool things with microcontrollers at workshops at hacker spaces and hacker conferences and schools almost everywhere.  He can teach you, too, if you like.

If you have ever had any curiosity about making something with electronics, then please join us for Circuit Hacking Mondays at Noisebridge.  Anyone and everyone can learn to make cool things.  And it’s fun.  And easy!  You can learn to make something cool with electronics in one session, and take your cool project home with you.

What:  Mitch will be lead this session of Circuit Hacking Monday. You can easily learn all of the skills you need in one session. Make a project tonight, and take it home with you! If you have your own project (advanced or simple), bring it by, and if you would like help, you can get it!

Where: Noisebridge 2169 Mission, San Francisco, 94110 (less than two blocks from the 16th St. Mission BART Station).

When:  5:00pm (2 hours earlier than normal), Monday, 15-February. (It is totally OK to come late.) Stay as little or as long as you like. Most projects take about 1 to 2 hours  — but someone will be there to help each person till they finish.

Who: You!  It is fun to make things in the friendly community of Noisebridge. Come join us.  Everyone is welcome.

Cost: Instruction is Free! If you use any kits, reimbursement for kit price is requested ($10 to $30, depending on kit).

There will be plenty of cool kits available to build, including:

  • TV-B-Gone (turn off TVs in public places!)
  • Brain Machine (Meditate, Hallucinate, and Trip Out!)
  • Mignonette Game (play fun games!)
  • Trippy RGB Waves (interactive blinky lights!)
  • MiniPOV (more cool blinky lights!)
  • MintyBoost (charge your USB enabled gadgets!)
  • microcontroller programmers (program all your AVR family chips!)
  • Arduino clones (make just about anything!)
  • Open Heart (animate fun patterns in the shape of a heart)
  • And more.

More info on most of most of these projects is available on Mitch’s website: (click on the “maker faire” tab). If you have your own project, please bring it by and make it with us, in the friendly, geeky community of Noisebridge.

Filed under: tvbgone — by adafruit, posted February 14, 2010 at 9:47 am


10% off TV-B-Gones today.. Blinking stopped, TVs dropped. I am become death, destroyer of Lost season premieres…

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abachman writes

Blinking stopped, TVs dropped. I am become death, destroyer of Lost season premieres.

Tell those TVs to “get Lost” and *turn them off*, for today only the TV-B-Gones are 10% off. Use the code “lost” (no quotes) on check out.

Filed under: tvbgone — by adafruit, posted February 2, 2010 at 1:20 pm


TV-B-Gone customer video!


Moosetech Commander’s fantastic TV-B-Gone video!

Filed under: tvbgone — by adafruit, posted January 14, 2010 at 1:00 am


Use the Arduino as a TV-B-Gone

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Kens from the Adafruit customer forums writes…

I’ve ported the TV-B-Gone code to run on the Arduino board. If you haven’t seen a TV-B-Gone, it’s a cute gadget that you point at a TV that’s bothering you, and it turns the TV off. Internally, it’s an infrared remote that broadcasts more than 100 different off codes that work on almost any TV. I figured it would be interesting to get the TV-B-Gone running on the Arduino.

Filed under: tvbgone — by adafruit, posted December 11, 2009 at 1:00 am


1W LED TV-B-Gone…

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1W LED TV-B-Gone… via HaD.

Filed under: tvbgone — by adafruit, posted October 7, 2009 at 2:41 pm


Gameboy powered TV-B-Gone


Whoa!

Filed under: tvbgone — by adafruit, posted September 7, 2009 at 12:00 am


New TV-B-Gone kit – Works in North America, Europe/UK & Asia!

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Big day today! We have released the new New TV-B-Gone kit – it works in North America, Europe/UK & Asia!

The TV-B-Gone kit is what you need! This ultra-high-power, open source kit version of the popular TV-B-Gone is fun to make and even more fun to use. This version can be used in both “North American/Asia” as well as “Europe/UK” areas (basically, the whole world)! This kit comes unassembled with all parts necessary. Tools and batteries are not included. This is a very simple kit and great for people who have never soldered anything before. Tired of all those LCD TVs everywhere? Want a break from advertisements while you’re trying to eat? Want to zap screens from across the street? This turns off (or on) most TVs in the world!

Power: 2 AA batteries (not included)
Output: 2 narrow-beam and 2 wide-beam IR LEDs
Number of TV power codes: 230 total, 115 each for American/Asian and European! You can select which zone you want during kit assembly.
Max distance: v1.2 has double the power, goes 150 ft or more!

This covers pretty much every TV of the following brands, including the latest flat-screens and plasma TVs…

Acer, Admiral, Aiko, Alleron, Anam National, AOC, Apex, Baur, Bell&Howell, Brillian, Bush, Candle, Citizen, Contec, Cony, Crown, Curtis Mathes, Daiwoo, Dimensia, Electrograph, Electrohome, Emerson, Fisher, Fujitsu, Funai, Gateway, GE, Goldstar, Grundig, Grunpy, Hisense, Hitachi, Infinity, JBL, JC Penney, JVC, LG, Logik, Loewe, LXI, Majestic, Magnavox, Marantz, Maxent, Memorex, Mitsubishi, MGA, Montgomery Ward, Motorola, MTC, NEC, Neckermann, NetTV, Nikko, NTC, Otto Versand, Palladium, Panasonic, Philco, Philips, Pioneer, Portland, Proscan, Proton, Pulsar, Pye, Quasar, Quelle, Radio Shack, Realistic, RCA, Samsung, Sampo, Sansui, Sanyo, Scott, Sears, SEI, Sharp, Signature, Simpson, Sinudyne, Sonolor, Sony, Soundesign, Sylviana, Tatung, Teknika, Thompson, Toshiba, Universum, Viewsonic, Wards, White Westinghouse, Zenith

Get one at the Adafruit store!

Lastly, be sure to check out our design notes – it’s updated, expanded and shows how the devices works!

Filed under: announce, tvbgone — by adafruit, posted August 17, 2009 at 1:15 pm


TV-B-Gone kit on sale!


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In the distant future we will have a new TV-B-Gone kit, the major difference is that it will be both USA, Asia and European all-in-one. So, we’re looking to clear out our current inventory with a SALE! You can pick up the TV-B-Gone for the low-low price of $15.00! If you’re in the USA this is a sweet deal – tune in, turn on and turn off!

Filed under: tvbgone — by adafruit, posted July 30, 2009 at 12:00 am


TV-B-Cute… TV-B-Gone in a Carebear…

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TV-B-Cute… TV-B-Gone in a Carebear

Filed under: tvbgone — by adafruit, posted July 21, 2009 at 1:55 pm


TV-B-Gone build, review and enclosure

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Nice build of the TV-B-Gone!

Filed under: tvbgone — by adafruit, posted July 15, 2009 at 8:17 am


World Smallest TV-B-Gone clone

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Marcus writes -

I really like TV-B-Gone by Mitch Altman. The idea to have an universal remote to switch off any TV set is just marvelous! But for some real sneaky operation I wanted a much smaller version which perfectly fits into my pocket. So how about a small experiment how small you can go (and still solder by hand). So here it is: (most probably) the world smallest implementation of TV-B-Gone:

The µTVBG is based on the ATTINY85 implementation by Lady Ada. I just downloaded the schematics and replaced some parts, reduced the number of IR diodes and did a new board layout. Nothing special. Even the firmware works unchanged.The whole board measures a mere 1.4 cm to 2.5 cm – small enough to fit in in every pocket.

Filed under: tvbgone — by adafruit, posted July 4, 2009 at 11:24 am


High-power TV-B-Gone

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High powered TV-B-Gone in a pack of smokes…

Filed under: tvbgone — by adafruit, posted May 16, 2009 at 4:05 pm


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