diff --git a/Sparkle_Motion_Examples/Arduino_Sparkle_Motion_IR_Remote/.feather_esp32_v2.test.only b/Sparkle_Motion_Examples/Arduino_Sparkle_Motion_IR_Remote/.feather_esp32_v2.test.only
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diff --git a/Sparkle_Motion_Examples/Arduino_Sparkle_Motion_IR_Remote/Arduino_Sparkle_Motion_IR_Remote.ino b/Sparkle_Motion_Examples/Arduino_Sparkle_Motion_IR_Remote/Arduino_Sparkle_Motion_IR_Remote.ino
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+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Liz Clark for Adafruit Industries
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Tim Cocks for Adafruit Industries
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+/*
+ * Based on the SimpleReceiver.cpp and SimpleSender.cpp from the
+ * Arduino-IRremote https://github.com/Arduino-IRremote/Arduino-IRremote.
+ * by Armin Joachimsmeyer
+ ************************************************************************************
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-2023 Armin Joachimsmeyer
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <Arduino.h>
+
+#include <IRremote.hpp> // include the library
+#include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>
+
+#define NEOPIXEL_STRIP_PIN 21
+#define NUM_PIXELS 8
+
+#define IR_RECEIVE_PIN   32
+
+Adafruit_NeoPixel NEOPIXEL_STRIP(NUM_PIXELS, NEOPIXEL_STRIP_PIN, NEO_GRB + NEO_KHZ800);
+
+uint8_t upCmd = 0x5;
+uint8_t downCmd = 0xD;
+uint8_t rightCmd = 0xA;
+uint8_t leftCmd = 0x8;
+
+uint16_t pixelHue = 0;
+uint8_t brightness = 25;
+
+void setup() {
+    Serial.begin(115200);
+    while (!Serial)
+        ;
+    Serial.println("Adafruit Sparkle Motion IR Remote Control NeoPixels Demo");
+    IrReceiver.begin(IR_RECEIVE_PIN);
+    Serial.print("IRin on pin ");
+    Serial.print(IR_RECEIVE_PIN);
+    NEOPIXEL_STRIP.begin();
+    NEOPIXEL_STRIP.setBrightness(25);
+}
+
+void loop() {
+    /*
+     * Check if received data is available and if yes, try to decode it.
+     * When left or right buttons are pressed, change the pixelHue.
+     * When up or down buttons are pressed, change the brightness.
+     */
+    if (IrReceiver.decode()) {
+        if (IrReceiver.decodedIRData.protocol == UNKNOWN) {
+            Serial.println("unknown");
+            IrReceiver.printIRResultRawFormatted(&Serial, true);
+            IrReceiver.resume();
+        } else {
+            IrReceiver.resume();
+            //IrReceiver.printIRResultShort(&Serial);
+
+            // Ignore repeat codes from holding down the button
+            if (IrReceiver.decodedIRData.flags == 0){
+              //Serial.printf("Command: %d\n",IrReceiver.decodedIRData.command);
+              if (IrReceiver.decodedIRData.command == upCmd){
+                Serial.println("UP btn");
+                brightness = min(brightness + 25, 255);
+              }else if (IrReceiver.decodedIRData.command == downCmd){
+                Serial.println("DOWN btn");
+                brightness = max(brightness - 25, 0);
+              }else if (IrReceiver.decodedIRData.command == leftCmd){
+                Serial.println("LEFT btn");
+                pixelHue = (pixelHue - 8192) % 65536;
+              }else if (IrReceiver.decodedIRData.command == rightCmd){
+                Serial.println("RIGHT btn");
+                pixelHue = (pixelHue + 8192) % 65536;
+              }
+
+              NEOPIXEL_STRIP.setBrightness(brightness);
+              NEOPIXEL_STRIP.fill(NEOPIXEL_STRIP.gamma32(NEOPIXEL_STRIP.ColorHSV(pixelHue)));
+              NEOPIXEL_STRIP.show();
+              delay(100);
+            }
+        }
+        Serial.println();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Sparkle_Motion_Examples/CircuitPython_Sparkle_Motion_IR_Remote/code.py b/Sparkle_Motion_Examples/CircuitPython_Sparkle_Motion_IR_Remote/code.py
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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 ladyada for Adafruit Industries
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Tim Cocks for Adafruit Industries
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+"""CircuitPython Adafruit Sparkle Motion IR remote control NeoPixels example."""
+import time
+
+import board
+import pulseio
+from rainbowio import colorwheel
+
+import neopixel
+import adafruit_irremote
+
+pulsein = pulseio.PulseIn(board.IR, maxlen=120, idle_state=True)
+decoder = adafruit_irremote.NonblockingGenericDecode(pulsein)
+
+IR_CODE_UP = (0, 253, 160, 95)
+IR_CODE_DOWN = (0, 253, 176, 79)
+
+IR_CODE_RIGHT = (0, 253, 80, 175)
+IR_CODE_LEFT = (0, 253, 16, 239)
+
+t0 = next_heartbeat = time.monotonic()
+
+pixel = neopixel.NeoPixel(board.NEOPIXEL, 1)
+
+brightness = 1
+pixel.brightness = brightness / 10
+
+color_number = 160
+pixel.fill(colorwheel(color_number))
+while True:
+    for message in decoder.read():
+        print(f"t={time.monotonic() - t0:.3} New IR Message")
+        if isinstance(message, adafruit_irremote.IRMessage):
+            if message.code == IR_CODE_UP:
+                brightness = min(brightness + 1, 10)
+            elif message.code == IR_CODE_DOWN:
+                brightness = max(brightness - 1, 0)
+            elif message.code == IR_CODE_RIGHT:
+                color_number = (color_number + 32) % 256
+            elif message.code == IR_CODE_LEFT:
+                color_number = (color_number - 32) % 256
+
+            pixel.brightness = brightness / 10
+            pixel.fill(colorwheel(color_number))
+
+            print("Decoded:", message.code)
+            print("Brightness: ", brightness/10, " Color: ", hex(colorwheel(color_number)))
+        elif isinstance(message, adafruit_irremote.NECRepeatIRMessage):
+            print("NEC repeat!")
+        elif isinstance(message, adafruit_irremote.UnparseableIRMessage):
+            print("Failed to decode", message.reason)
+        print("----------------------------")