ANAVI Infrared pHAT was successfully funded and all perks from the crowdfunding campaign were shipped two months ahead of schedule! Thank you all for the positive feedback and support. If you have any questions, recommendations or if you want to purchase again ANAVI Infrared pHAT please do not hesitate to contact us at info@anavi.technology.
What is ANAVI Infrared pHAT?
ANAVI Infrared pHAT is an add-on that converts your Raspberry Pi to a powerful remote control and brings your old TV, HiFi or air conditioning to the era of Internet of Things (IoT). The board features:
- 2x 5mm IR transmitters (IR LEDs)
- IR receiver (IR photo sensor)
- Slots for up to 3 plug and play sensors
- UART pins for debugging
Getting started with ANAVI Infrared pHAT is super easy. No soldering is required. You can assemble the kit with your bare hands and start using it immediately on Raspbian, the most popular GNU/Linux distribution for Raspberry Pi. Comprehensive user's manual with exact steps is available. Out of the box ANAVI Infrared pHAT supports sensors for temperature, humidity, barometric pressure and light. Free and open source examples written in Python and C are available in GitHub.
ANAVI Infrared pHAT started as a small hobby project of Leon Anavi. The boards are designed, manufactured and assembled in his hometown Plovdiv, Bulgaria, EU.
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Can I control my TV and HiFi?
Yes, with ANAVI Infrared pHAT and the open source software LIRC you can scan the remote control of your TV and/or HiFi and after to control the device through your Raspberry Pi.
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Can I control my air conditioning?
Yes, although air conditioning remote controls are much more sophisticated you can still scan them and control the air conditioning with ANAVI Infrared pHAT. The user's manual features an example how to configure LIRC to turn on and off an air conditioner.
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Which Sensors Are Supported?
ANAVI Infrared pHAT officially supports the following I2C sensor modules:
- HTU21 for temperature and humidity
- BMP180/BMP280 for barometric pressure
- BH1750 for light
You may also attach any other I2C sensors but you will have to take care of their software integration.
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Which Raspberry Pi Versions and Models Are Supported
ANAVI Infrared pHAT is compatible with the following Raspberry Pi models and versions:
- Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
- Raspberry Pi 2 Model B
- Raspberry Pi 1 Model A+
- Raspberry Pi 1 Model B+
- Raspberry Pi 0
- Raspberry Pi 0 W
ANAVI Infrared pHAT is NOT compatible with the earlier 26-pin models of Raspberry Pi 1 Model B & A's.
Is ANAVI Infrared pHAT an Open Source Project?
Yes, ANAVI Infrared pHAT is an open source hardware project powered and created with free and open source software. The board is designed with the free and open source electronics design automation suite KiCAD. The schematics, the PCB design and open source software are available in GitHub.
Open source sample applications written in Python and the C programming language are provided. Using LIRC, the popular free and open source software for Linux, you may scan IR remote controls and control home appliances such as TV, HiFi, air conditioning, etc. Have a look at the comprehensive user's manual to learn more.
What Are the Perks?
ANAVI Infrared pHAT IndieGoGo campaign offers the following perks:
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ANAVI Infrared pHAT is included in all perks. Raspberry Pi is NOT included in any of the perks.
How Do You Ship the Perks?
Any of the perks are shipped worldwide via the registered airmail service of Bulgarian Posts. The shipping cost depends on the perk and your location.
The shipping price includes packaging in an individual cardboard box and an envelope with air bubbles for extra safety during the transportation.
Why ANAVI Infrared pHAT Needs You?
ANAVI Infrared pHAT has been already a stable product. We have working prototypes and a small-run batch. Now we need your help to gather enough funds and to go for mass production.
Together we can reduce the manufacturing costs and cut the end product price. Any contribution has an impact and can make the difference. Please help us make ANAVI Infrared pHAT a successful project!
How Can I Get Involved and Help?
Buy any of the available perks, get your hands on ANAVI Infrared pHAT, contribute to our Git repositories and become part of our open source community!
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What Are the Stretch Goals?
Our crowdfunding campaign has a very modest goal of $500, but if we hit:
- 200% there will be awesome stickers for all contributors,
- 500% we will provide you a free and open source script to simplify the scanning of air conditioning remote controls,
- 2000% we will provide you a simple, free and open source web interface for monitoring the sensors and sending IR commands.
What Is the Road Map of ANAVI Infrared pHAT?
We already have a stable product and we need your help to go for mass production!
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Want to Know More?
Please visit our website at anavi.technology, Facebook and Twitter for more information.
Thank You!
This Infrared pHAT was started as a hobby project by Leon Anavi and it has been moving forward thanks to him and his friends. Special thanks to Rangel Ivanov for his help with the PCB design of ANAVI Infrared pHAT using the free and open source tool KiCAD.
