Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided for a wireless Infrared (IR) converter to operate a legacy device by translating wireless commands into IR codes for transmission to an IR receiver within the legacy device. The wireless IR converter comprises a wireless control chip which receives commands from external wireless devices, and an IR output configured to convey IR codes to the IR receiver of the legacy device. Upon receiving commands from the wireless control chip, a microcontroller within the apparatus accesses a macro command library and an IR command library stored on a non-transitory machine-readable medium within the wireless IR converter. The macro command library and the IR command library enable the microcontroller to select IR codes corresponding to the received wireless commands. Once proper IR codes are selected, the IR output transmits the IR codes to the legacy device.