CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
Several standards exist for IR wireless communication for
remote control applications. The widely used coding scheme is
RC-5 from Philips. This coding type is briefly described in the
following section. The Figure below shows the RC-5 frame
format.

Fig. 1.1 RC 5 Code Format

The frame consists of 14 bits. The first two are the start bit 0
(S0) and start bit 1 (S1). S0 is always equal to logical 1. S1 is
the negation of the data bit D6 if used. The toggle bit (T)
changes between 0 or 1 and is valid for one transmition. The
one transmition consists of several frames sent in 114ms. The
toggle bit is followed by address information A4 A0 (address).
The address area length is five bits. The address differs among
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addressed device types. For example, it could be a television,

set-top box (home video station), DVD player, audio set, or a
similar device. The address is followed by data part of the
length of six or seven bits (data). Data carries information
about the command to be executed such as changing the
television channel, playing audio, or entering standby or sleep.

1.2

Objectives

One of the most important objectives of this project is to

contribute to academic research work. Another objectives is to
research into ASM design methodology of designing and
implementing microcontroller based systems.
Finally, the Project is aimed at designing and implementing A
Microcontroller

Based

RC

Decoding

Infrared

Decoding

Techniques.
1.3 Justification
If this prototype is fully developed will be very useful in many
areas such as:

a.

The development of better and reliable means of

remote control design.

b.

It will encourage domestic production and reduce

importation of such goods as remote control.

c.

Remote control decoding will help in many ways to

monitor some important signals.

1.4 Scope of the Project

The project will make use of the keyboard to accept input. The
inputs will be encoded using RC 5 decoder techniques, and
such signal can travel a reasonable distance. The design was
accomplished with AT89c51 microcontroller, with an interface
of infrared transmitter and receiver.
1.5 Constraints
Distance longer than the required specification may make the
project to fail.

Noise and other interferences within the

specified range can distort the workability since it is not using a

high power transmitter.

Infrared transmission scheme may be an alternative but will fail

if not in line of sight with the receiver.

1.6 Block Diagram

Introductio
n

Literature
Review

Design of
the system

Implement
ation of
Design

Testing

Fig. 1.2 Block Diagram Overview of the timer

1.7 Project Report Organisation

This report is organised into six chapters.

The first chapter

takes care of introduction. Chapter two surveys the literature

review of this work. In chapter three, the project analysis was
done. The input, processing and output modules are critically
analysed.
In chapter four, system implementation was carefully done.
Chapter five takes care of Testing and Implementation. Finally
chapter six closes up with summary and conclusions.