Turn any household IR remote into a wireless presentation clicker. No Bluetooth, no dongles — just an Arduino, an IR sensor, and a $2 remote.
No soldering required. Just wire, upload, and run.
Connect a VS1838B IR receiver to your Arduino. Use components listed below.
Open the .ino file in Arduino IDE. Install
IRremote library. Upload to your board.
Install SlideBeam and Plug your circuit, then click
start button.
Full walkthrough — wiring, uploading the sketch, and running the Python app.
12 commands — all customisable in the Arduino sketch.
The full source is on GitHub. Remap any button to any keypress in under 5 minutes.