TV B Gone
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I have a TV B Gone from Adafruit so I just made this one to see if I could. I did however want to make one that was smaller, easier to hide, and cheaper. Since the design was open source, I started with the schematic and worked my way from there. I did not really need 4 LEDs, nor did I need some of the extra parts that were on it. So after deleting some parts and routing the board, I ended up with what I have right now. You can download the attached files and make your own or just check the schematic out.
I ordered my PCBs from dorkbotpdx. My design is about .9 square inches. So that means it cost $4.5 for 3 boards ($1.5 each)

So I placed my mouser order which totaled $4.55 without shipping. All the little parts came in their own baggie (some in even 2). A waste of plastic, but handy i like to keep them for later use.

Here is the parts list:
1 Electrolytic Cap (ended up not using it)
1 IR LED
And when assembled it looks like this


I added long wires on the LEDs and kept the battery leads long becuase I still want to try and put this is some clothing or something of the sort to hide it when in use.
There are 2 LEDs, one is a wide angle lens and the other is a narrow angle. I do not remember which is which.

It runs on 2 rechargable AAA batteries. I thought I had ordered the battery pack with the switch on it. I guess not.

I downloaded Adafruit's program for the microcontroller and used AVR Studio and my Pololu AVR programmer to upload it to the Attiny. I have tested it and it works fine. Here is a size comparison with it and the Adafruit one I have:


Any suggestions on what to put it in ???



@ Fri, 2012-01-27 04:06
how can i make it? are there
how can i make it? are there any websites???
@ Sat, 2012-02-04 05:56
This may
This may help http://www.ladyada.net/make/tvbgone/
@ Thu, 2011-11-10 03:46
a project
project box's are nice you can also get them in diferint size's
@ Fri, 2011-04-15 15:53
Put it into a dog-collar!
Put it into a dog-collar! (if you have a dog) :)
@ Fri, 2011-04-15 08:19
What to put TV-B-Gone ON?!
A highly maneuverable robot of course! One that detects TVs in airports and shopping malls.
@ Fri, 2011-04-15 02:29
What to put it in!? Seriously???
Resident Master Woodcarver, wondering what to put it in? You should be showing US what to put it in! :) I say a component box made of dark wood with a contrasting colored (like pine or redwood maybe) Kill Button or whatever you want to call it.
This only cultures Snake Plisskin type thinking in me, BTW. Thank you :) Very clean PCB design as well, lovely.
@ Fri, 2011-04-15 02:38
I know, I know. I was
I know, I know. I was thinking what would be a good way to conceal it. A cool case could work too, but I was thinking something not too suspicious would be good. Maybe I am just paranoid :P
@ Fri, 2011-04-15 18:28
I see
How about one of those little rubber duckies?
An LED in each eye and the switch in its squeezable body. Nobody would suspect a thing QVACK!
@ Fri, 2011-04-15 00:55
dorkbot looks awesome!
Thanks for the link.
Your TVBgone looks cool too :)
@ Fri, 2011-04-15 00:12
Great job!
Nice job with the design. I would love to see it in action (: lol