Just occasionally though, along comes an IR remote whose protocol doesn’t follow that well-worn path [William Dudley] found himself in this position with an air-conditioning unit remote control.

[Hadley] was growing frustrated with the IR remote for his Mitsubishi air conditioner; it can issue commands, but it’s a one way interface – there’s no feedback on current status or ...

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