The Best Remote to Use?

[eaglesfan10]

I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good remote for the robot. Will any remote work just as well as any other? In the kickoff demo and in the manual they show a comcast remote- is this the best choice?

Any remote will work the same as any other. You can add extra IR LED's to make it more powerful, but other than that, they are equal

[Jon Stratis]

I have to respectfully disagree with you on that, tanmaker.

Remotes do have different range capabilities, so picking the right remote could be important (although most remotes will handle this competition just fine).

Additionally, different remotes handle signals differently. Some send 1 pulse for each button press, while others will send a continuous stream of pulses as long as the button is held down. This aspect is perhaps more important than the strength of the remote (as i said, most will work fine for this competition), as it involves programming your robot differently based on the remote. If you know you'll only get 1 pulse per button press (regardless of how long you hold it down), then you can treat each pulse as a separate press. If you have that same code but a remote that sends a continuous signal of pulses as long as the button is held down, odds are you'll get multiple signals to the robot for each button press and possible unintended results.

[eaglesfan10]

Can anyone recommend a certain brand or model that has had exceptional results?

[CzarValvador]

If I'm right, the Remote that is the best is the one that has the Biggest Difference from the Frequency of all the other remotes.


Interference is going to be impossible to avoid from the tests that we conducted, unless all the remotes are 1000nm wavelength, and your remote is something like 750nm.

Basically, Expect interference.

[858member]

Any remote would work but I would reccomend a good universal remote. They have good range and great quality. Of course, universals aren't cheap, but if your team can pay for a regional and the kit of parts, then I'm sure that getting a universal wouldn't be that bad.

[AlCapowned]

I am a huge fan of this remote. It is really nice and can pretty much do anything for you I own it.

[xrabohrok]

If you use a universal remote, remember to program it to pretend to be a remote you know works. Otherwise, it just acts weird.