Infra-red remote control is something of a Done Deal when it comes to hardware hacking, it has been comprehensively reverse engineered, and there exist libraries and software packages to ...

[Hadley] was growing frustrated with the IR remote for his Mitsubishi ... Python scripts to talk serial to the air conditioner. The system allows control over HTML using MQTT over websockets.

The best portable air conditioners keeps things cool ... a simple-to-use digital control panel with 24-hour timer and a remote control to operate it from the comfort of a sofa.