Hardware are the same.
After scanning IR signal from remote-controller. You not only can control the appliances via Internet but also can set weekly and daily schedule to automatically control your appliances without doing the same work day by day.
You can refer to the original project to see how to use it https://forum.phpoc.com/blogs/khanh-...rough-internet
For scheduling feature, you can refer to this project https://forum.phpoc.com/blogs/khanh-...-smart-devices . UI and command set have been changed.