Can J5 handle reading IR raw data from remote control devices?

[communque]

Trying to capture codes from IR signals from remote control units for a VCR, TV, etc.
New to this. Trying to learn what's possible.

Currently testing with the following:
- ESP8266
- IR sensor powered by 3.3VDC from ESP, output connected to ESP's analog input (also testing digital)
- Code:

	var J5 = require("johnny-five");
	var {EtherPortClient}=require("etherport-client");
	var thisBoard, thisSensor, thisTime, priorTime, thisIp;
	thisIp="ip.address.of.ESP";
	
	thisBoard=new J5.Board({
		port: new EtherPortClient({
			host: thisIp,
			port: 3030
		}),
		repl: false
	});

	thisBoard.on("ready", function(){
		thisSensor=new J5.Sensor({
			pin:"A0"
		});
		priorTime=new Date().getTime();
		thisSensor.on("change", function(){
			thisTime=new Date().getTime();
			console.log(thisTime-priorTime, this.value);
			priorTime=thisTime;
		});
	});

The approach I'm using seems to be incapable of accurately capturing the signals. The thisSensor.on("change" etc. does register that the remotes are transmitting, but not the raw data. Is it that J5, being JS operates at max speed of 1 ms? while the IR signals are coded at µs? Or the setup / coding approach, etc?

A few of the J5 git pages here, here, and here begin to address the issue, but I haven't nailed it yet.

Thanks for any advice & insight

[communque]

Following up...

Using the code below in the hopes of following the IR sensor on a tighter schedule.
The results are inconsistent,
Each click of a button the remote control device triggers a response, but...
1 - Clicking the same button repeatedly gives different responses each time
2 - Clicking different buttons doesn't give identifiably different responses.
(Perhaps the data stream rate, which I presume is 1ms and ??can't be reduced to nano- or even µsecs??)

Example results (Cleaned up)

Button	Press#	Analog	Dur µSec
TV Power Button	1	1024	18.84
TV Power Button	1	8
TV Power Button	2	1024	23.50
TV Power Button	2	6	93.52
TV Power Button	2	1024	18.16
TV Power Button	2	7
TV Power Button	3	1024	17.41
TV Power Button	3	8
TV Power Button	6	1024	23.51
TV Power Button	6	7
TV Power Button	7	1024	15.37
TV Power Button	7	7	170.82
TV Power Button	7	1024	20.36
TV Power Button	7	9
TV Power Button	8	1024	16.88
TV Power Button	8	7

Code used to capture the data...

var Fs = require("fs");
var Cp = require("child_process");
var J5 = require("johnny-five");
var {EtherPortClient}=require("etherport-client");
var thisBoard, thisIp;
thisIp="ip.address.of.ESP";

thisBoard=new J5.Board({
	port: new EtherPortClient({
		host: thisIp,
		port: 3030
	}),
	repl: false
});

thisBoard.on("ready", function(){
	var thisSensor, thisTime, thisValue;
	thisSensor=new J5.Sensor({
		emitter: 13,
		pin: "A0",
		freq: 1
	  });
	thisSensor.on("data", function() {
		console.log(new Date().getTime(), this.value);
	});
});

[dtex]

I recommend checking out this issue: #434

A "receiver" class that support IR is definitely on our wish list.

[dtex]

This issue has been added to the wishlist.