Increase transmitter power output. Use higher gain transmitting and/or receiving antenna. RECEIVER SENSITIVITY / NOISE RECEIVER SENSITIVITY Sensitivity in a receiver is normally taken as the minimum input signa l (S min ) required to produce a specified output signal having a specified signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio and is defined as the minimum signal-to-noise ratio times the mean noise power, se e equation [1]. You can also get an Ir network extender and feed the output into the reader. To increase the range of radio communication try any one or combination of the following: 1. I used some 470 Ω resistors to limit the current going through the LEDs. Thread starter kimbear; Start date Feb 20, 2012; Status Not open for further replies. Improve transmitter matching to transmitting antenna to increase power transfer to antenna. I got the idea for this when I was thinking about a way to… IR receiver GND Circuit μC R 1 + VS GND Transmitter with TSALxxxx V V O 17170-11 OUT R 1 and C 1 recommended to reduce supply ripple for V S < 2.8 V. ... the sensitivity of the receiver is reduced to insure that no spurious pulses are present at the output. 4. The feedback loop is used to create the hysteresis, the loop size being defined by the value of R2. This can help to increased the signal and sensitivity strength. DIY Cheap IR Reflector for a Remote Control: This is a really easy hack for a remote control that can boost its signal power by creating a reflector behind the IR Emmiter. 2. And it Definitely works. The receiver this way can differentiate from a pulsed signal and a steady one by using a simple AC coupled amplifier. Standard remote controllers use 38-40kHz pulses. Wiring diagram to control LEDs with IR remote, receiver and Arduino. The value of R1 is used to pull up the voltage from the IR reciever to increase its sensitivity in general. Increase receiver sensitivity. 3. In theory, increasing the sensitivity by 6dB will give twice the receiving distance, but in fact, it is not easy for a user to change the sensitivity. 5. See the attached pdf for amplifier schemes. The LEDs are connected to pins 2 to 5 of the Arduino and the output of the IR receiver to pin 6. the receiver … Now I can actually Use the controller. The ratio between R3 and R4 sets the comparison voltage. K. kimbear Member. The best approach to increasing sensitivity is to use the proper IR bandpass filter in front of the photodiode, and a photodiode amplifier. The other option is to increase the sensitivity of the receiver. Feb 20, 2012 #1 Some examples of … Increasing sensitivity of IR Receiver. 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