IR remote power switch DIY

[Prehistoricman]

This is just a show and tell post.

While doing my other Xbox research, I am powering on and off the Xbox a lot. I also do the power + eject sequence to load the backup bank on the Xecuter X3 a lot. I was thinking this would be slightly more convenient if I had a remote control so I found some spare IR receivers and a small board with a microcontroller on it and got to work.

The install is pretty stealthy. It's on the left of the front panel.

Microcontroller is on the back of the board. Connected up with thin enamelled wire from a transformer. Board is held in with Earth's greatest material: hot glue.

I used the spare pin on the front panel connected to carry 5V to power the thing. Series resistor to limit the current or act as a fuse in case it shorts out.

I programmed it to use volume up and down on a generic remote for power and power+eject. This sounds inconvenient but I never use those buttons.

[MrLonely]

Thats pretty neat, i also find myself turning my xbox on and off a lot. This would definitely help me from walking across the room so much XD