IR control using an Atari IR joystick, possible matched pair usage

[Pigeon_Kicker]

This post applies to the MEGA BREAD project, ultimately destined to be a robotics station for my son.

ISSUES:

• Linking the IR series Atari joystick controller to the Arduino MEGA2560 (DONE)
• Read the current command code sent from the controller (DONE)
• Read the release code from the controller (DONE)
• Set timings
• Link second IR controller

Now my questions:

• During the receiving stage, there will be irregularities.
• Quickly get any type of average
• OR, Require the signal be sent twice

@Pigeon Kicker: The CODE

#include <LiquidCrystal.h>

/*
IRremote: IRrecvDump - dump details of IR codes with IRrecv
An IR detector/demodulator must be connected to the input RECV_PIN.
Version 0.1 July, 2009
Copyright 2009 Ken Shirriff
http://arcfn.com
JVC and Panasonic protocol added by Kristian Lauszus (Thanks to zenwheel and other people at the original blog post)
LG added by Darryl Smith (based on the JVC protocol)
*/

#include <IRremote.h>

/*
Default is Arduino pin D11.
You can change this to another available Arduino Pin.
Your IR receiver should be connected to the pin defined here
*/
int RECV_PIN = 2;

IRrecv irrecv(RECV_PIN);
//Setup 8-Bit mode with no PWM pinouts
LiquidCrystal lcd(28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37);
decode_results results;

void setup()
{
Serial.begin(115200);
irrecv.enableIRIn(); // Start the receiver
// set up the LCD’s number of columns and rows:
lcd.begin(16, 2);
}

void dump(decode_results *results) {
// Dumps out the decode_results structure.
// Call this after IRrecv::decode()
int count = results->rawlen;
if (results->decode_type == UNKNOWN) {
Serial.print("Unknown encoding: ");
}
else if (results->decode_type == NEC) {
Serial.print("Decoded NEC: ");

}
else if (results->decode_type == SONY) {
Serial.print("Decoded SONY: ");
}
else if (results->decode_type == RC5) {
Serial.print("Decoded RC5: ");
}
else if (results->decode_type == RC6) {
Serial.print("Decoded RC6: ");
}
else if (results->decode_type == PANASONIC) {
Serial.print("Decoded PANASONIC - Address: “);
Serial.print(results->address, HEX);
Serial.print(” Value: ");
}
else if (results->decode_type == LG) {
Serial.print("Decoded LG: ");
}
else if (results->decode_type == JVC) {
Serial.print("Decoded JVC: “);
}
else if (results->decode_type == AIWA_RC_T501) {
Serial.print(“Decoded AIWA RC T501: “);
}
else if (results->decode_type == WHYNTER) {
Serial.print(“Decoded Whynter: “);
}
Serial.print(results->value, HEX);
Serial.print(” (”);
Serial.print(results->bits, DEC);
Serial.println(” bits)”);
Serial.print(“Raw (”);
Serial.print(count, DEC);
Serial.print(”): ");

for (int i = 1; i < count; i++) {
if (i & 1) {
Serial.print(results->rawbuf[i]*USECPERTICK, DEC);
}
else {
Serial.write(‘-’);
Serial.print((unsigned long) results->rawbuf[i]*USECPERTICK, DEC);
}
Serial.print(" ");
}
Serial.println();
}

void loop() {
if (irrecv.decode(&results)) {
Serial.println(results.value, HEX);
dump(&results);
irrecv.resume(); // Receive the next value
lcd.print(results.value, HEX);
delay(1250); //Wait
lcd.clear();
}
}