This weekend I swapped out the ugly remote that came with the motorized volume control module in my preamp for a pretty Apple Remote (gen 2).

I did this by connecting an IR receiver to the Arduino Nano inside my preamp. I read out the IR codes for each button and stored them. Then I wired the Nano to the motor control IC on the volume control PCB so the Nano could control the motor.

I also added an Adafruit DS3231 RTC module so I could use the nixie display as a clock. The clock is activated when you press the menu button on the remote.

I also added a fun little display when you hold down the play/pause button.