diff --git a/compatibility_matrices/compatibility_matrix.current.xml b/compatibility_matrices/compatibility_matrix.current.xml
index 8a7804f..fcff6bc 100644
--- a/compatibility_matrices/compatibility_matrix.current.xml
+++ b/compatibility_matrices/compatibility_matrix.current.xml
@@ -299,9 +299,9 @@
             <instance>default</instance>
         </interface>
     </hal>
-    <hal format="hidl" optional="true">
+    <hal format="aidl" optional="true">
         <name>android.hardware.ir</name>
-        <version>1.0</version>
+        <version>1</version>
         <interface>
             <name>IConsumerIr</name>
             <instance>default</instance>
diff --git a/ir/aidl/Android.bp b/ir/aidl/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8741157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ir/aidl/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+aidl_interface {
+    name: "android.hardware.ir",
+    vendor_available: true,
+    srcs: ["android/hardware/ir/*.aidl"],
+    stability: "vintf",
+    backend: {
+        cpp: {
+            enabled: false,
+        },
+        java: {
+            sdk_version: "module_current",
+        },
+        ndk: {
+            separate_platform_variant: false,
+            vndk: {
+                // TODO(b/206116595) enable this
+                enabled: false,
+            },
+        },
+    },
+}
diff --git a/ir/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.ir/current/android/hardware/ir/ConsumerIrFreqRange.aidl b/ir/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.ir/current/android/hardware/ir/ConsumerIrFreqRange.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a0d286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ir/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.ir/current/android/hardware/ir/ConsumerIrFreqRange.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// THIS FILE IS IMMUTABLE. DO NOT EDIT IN ANY CASE.                          //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL file. Do not edit it manually. There are
+// two cases:
+// 1). this is a frozen version file - do not edit this in any case.
+// 2). this is a 'current' file. If you make a backwards compatible change to
+//     the interface (from the latest frozen version), the build system will
+//     prompt you to update this file with `m <name>-update-api`.
+//
+// You must not make a backward incompatible change to any AIDL file built
+// with the aidl_interface module type with versions property set. The module
+// type is used to build AIDL files in a way that they can be used across
+// independently updatable components of the system. If a device is shipped
+// with such a backward incompatible change, it has a high risk of breaking
+// later when a module using the interface is updated, e.g., Mainline modules.
+
+package android.hardware.ir;
+@VintfStability
+parcelable ConsumerIrFreqRange {
+  int minHz;
+  int maxHz;
+}
diff --git a/ir/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.ir/current/android/hardware/ir/IConsumerIr.aidl b/ir/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.ir/current/android/hardware/ir/IConsumerIr.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..056a8b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ir/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.ir/current/android/hardware/ir/IConsumerIr.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// THIS FILE IS IMMUTABLE. DO NOT EDIT IN ANY CASE.                          //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL file. Do not edit it manually. There are
+// two cases:
+// 1). this is a frozen version file - do not edit this in any case.
+// 2). this is a 'current' file. If you make a backwards compatible change to
+//     the interface (from the latest frozen version), the build system will
+//     prompt you to update this file with `m <name>-update-api`.
+//
+// You must not make a backward incompatible change to any AIDL file built
+// with the aidl_interface module type with versions property set. The module
+// type is used to build AIDL files in a way that they can be used across
+// independently updatable components of the system. If a device is shipped
+// with such a backward incompatible change, it has a high risk of breaking
+// later when a module using the interface is updated, e.g., Mainline modules.
+
+package android.hardware.ir;
+@VintfStability
+interface IConsumerIr {
+  android.hardware.ir.ConsumerIrFreqRange[] getCarrierFreqs();
+  void transmit(in int carrierFreq, in int[] pattern);
+}
diff --git a/ir/aidl/android/hardware/ir/ConsumerIrFreqRange.aidl b/ir/aidl/android/hardware/ir/ConsumerIrFreqRange.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab0276a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ir/aidl/android/hardware/ir/ConsumerIrFreqRange.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package android.hardware.ir;
+
+@VintfStability
+parcelable ConsumerIrFreqRange {
+    int minHz;
+    int maxHz;
+}
diff --git a/ir/aidl/android/hardware/ir/IConsumerIr.aidl b/ir/aidl/android/hardware/ir/IConsumerIr.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d14fa56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ir/aidl/android/hardware/ir/IConsumerIr.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package android.hardware.ir;
+
+import android.hardware.ir.ConsumerIrFreqRange;
+
+@VintfStability
+interface IConsumerIr {
+    /**
+     * Enumerates which frequencies the IR transmitter supports.
+     *
+     * Status OK (EX_NONE) on success.
+     *
+     * @return - an array of all supported frequency ranges.
+     */
+    ConsumerIrFreqRange[] getCarrierFreqs();
+
+    /**
+     * Sends an IR pattern at a given frequency in HZ.
+     *
+     * The pattern is alternating series of carrier on and off periods measured in
+     * microseconds. The carrier should be turned off at the end of a transmit
+     * even if there are and odd number of entries in the pattern array.
+     *
+     * This call must return when the transmit is complete or encounters an error.
+     *
+     * Status OK (EX_NONE) on success.
+     * EX_UNSUPPORTED_OPERATION when the frequency is not supported.
+     */
+    void transmit(in int carrierFreq, in int[] pattern);
+}
diff --git a/ir/aidl/default/Android.bp b/ir/aidl/default/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6519664
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ir/aidl/default/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+// Example binder service of the ir HAL.
+cc_binary {
+    name: "android.hardware.ir-service.example",
+    relative_install_path: "hw",
+    init_rc: ["android.hardware.ir-service.example.rc"],
+    vendor: true,
+    vintf_fragments: ["android.hardware.ir-service.example.xml"],
+
+    shared_libs: [
+        "libbase",
+        "libbinder_ndk",
+        "libcutils",
+        "liblog",
+        "libutils",
+        "android.hardware.ir-V1-ndk",
+    ],
+
+    srcs: ["main.cpp"],
+}
diff --git a/ir/aidl/default/android.hardware.ir-service.example.rc b/ir/aidl/default/android.hardware.ir-service.example.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56def64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ir/aidl/default/android.hardware.ir-service.example.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+service vendor.ir-default /vendor/bin/hw/android.hardware.ir-service.example
+    class hal
+    user nobody
+    group nobody
diff --git a/ir/aidl/default/android.hardware.ir-service.example.xml b/ir/aidl/default/android.hardware.ir-service.example.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a63520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ir/aidl/default/android.hardware.ir-service.example.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<manifest version="1.0" type="device">
+    <hal format="aidl">
+        <name>android.hardware.ir</name>
+        <version>1</version>
+        <fqname>IConsumerIr/default</fqname>
+    </hal>
+</manifest>
diff --git a/ir/aidl/default/main.cpp b/ir/aidl/default/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..764aeaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ir/aidl/default/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <aidl/android/hardware/ir/BnConsumerIr.h>
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <android/binder_interface_utils.h>
+#include <android/binder_manager.h>
+#include <android/binder_process.h>
+#include <numeric>
+
+namespace aidl::android::hardware::ir {
+
+const std::vector<ConsumerIrFreqRange> kSupportedFreqs = {
+        {2000, 4000},
+        {10000, 30000},
+};
+
+class ConsumerIr : public BnConsumerIr {
+    ::ndk::ScopedAStatus getCarrierFreqs(std::vector<ConsumerIrFreqRange>* _aidl_return) override;
+    ::ndk::ScopedAStatus transmit(int32_t in_carrierFreq,
+                                  const std::vector<int32_t>& in_pattern) override;
+};
+
+::ndk::ScopedAStatus ConsumerIr::getCarrierFreqs(std::vector<ConsumerIrFreqRange>* _aidl_return) {
+    *_aidl_return = kSupportedFreqs;
+    return ::ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
+}
+
+bool isSupportedFreq(int32_t freq) {
+    for (const auto& range : kSupportedFreqs) {
+        if (freq >= range.minHz && freq <= range.maxHz) return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+::ndk::ScopedAStatus ConsumerIr::transmit(int32_t in_carrierFreq,
+                                          const std::vector<int32_t>& in_pattern) {
+    if (isSupportedFreq(in_carrierFreq)) {
+        // trasmit the pattern, each integer is number of microseconds in an
+        // alternating on/off state.
+        usleep(std::accumulate(in_pattern.begin(), in_pattern.end(), 0));
+        return ::ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
+    } else {
+        // unsupported operation
+        return ::ndk::ScopedAStatus::fromExceptionCode(EX_UNSUPPORTED_OPERATION);
+    }
+    return ::ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
+}
+
+}  // namespace aidl::android::hardware::ir
+
+using aidl::android::hardware::ir::ConsumerIr;
+
+int main() {
+    auto binder = ::ndk::SharedRefBase::make<ConsumerIr>();
+    const std::string name = std::string() + ConsumerIr::descriptor + "/default";
+    CHECK_EQ(STATUS_OK, AServiceManager_addService(binder->asBinder().get(), name.c_str()))
+            << "Failed to register " << name;
+
+    ABinderProcess_setThreadPoolMaxThreadCount(0);
+    ABinderProcess_joinThreadPool();
+
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;  // should not reached
+}
diff --git a/ir/aidl/vts/Android.bp b/ir/aidl/vts/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2491b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ir/aidl/vts/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+
+package {
+    // See: http://go/android-license-faq
+    // A large-scale-change added 'default_applicable_licenses' to import
+    // all of the 'license_kinds' from "hardware_interfaces_license"
+    // to get the below license kinds:
+    //   SPDX-license-identifier-Apache-2.0
+    default_applicable_licenses: ["hardware_interfaces_license"],
+}
+
+cc_test {
+    name: "VtsHalIrTargetTest",
+    defaults: [
+        "VtsHalTargetTestDefaults",
+        "use_libaidlvintf_gtest_helper_static",
+    ],
+    srcs: ["VtsHalIrTargetTest.cpp"],
+    shared_libs: [
+        "libbinder_ndk",
+    ],
+    static_libs: [
+        "android.hardware.ir-V1-ndk",
+    ],
+    test_suites: [
+        "general-tests",
+        "vts",
+    ],
+}
diff --git a/ir/aidl/vts/VtsHalIrTargetTest.cpp b/ir/aidl/vts/VtsHalIrTargetTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3527625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ir/aidl/vts/VtsHalIrTargetTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#define LOG_TAG "ir_aidl_hal_test"
+
+#include <aidl/Gtest.h>
+#include <aidl/Vintf.h>
+#include <aidl/android/hardware/ir/IConsumerIr.h>
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <android/binder_auto_utils.h>
+#include <android/binder_manager.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <vector>
+
+using ::aidl::android::hardware::ir::ConsumerIrFreqRange;
+using ::aidl::android::hardware::ir::IConsumerIr;
+using ::ndk::SpAIBinder;
+
+class ConsumerIrTest : public ::testing::TestWithParam<std::string> {
+  public:
+    virtual void SetUp() override {
+        mIr = IConsumerIr::fromBinder(
+                SpAIBinder(AServiceManager_waitForService(GetParam().c_str())));
+        ASSERT_NE(mIr, nullptr);
+    }
+
+    std::shared_ptr<IConsumerIr> mIr;
+};
+
+// Test transmit() for the min and max frequency of every available range
+TEST_P(ConsumerIrTest, TransmitTest) {
+    std::vector<ConsumerIrFreqRange> ranges;
+    const auto& ret = mIr->getCarrierFreqs(&ranges);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(ret.isOk());
+
+    if (ranges.size() > 0) {
+        uint32_t len = 16;
+        std::vector<int32_t> vec;
+        vec.resize(len);
+        std::fill(vec.begin(), vec.end(), 1000);
+        for (auto range = ranges.begin(); range != ranges.end(); range++) {
+            EXPECT_TRUE(mIr->transmit(range->minHz, vec).isOk());
+            EXPECT_TRUE(mIr->transmit(range->maxHz, vec).isOk());
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// Test transmit() when called with invalid frequencies
+TEST_P(ConsumerIrTest, BadFreqTest) {
+    uint32_t len = 16;
+    std::vector<int32_t> vec;
+    vec.resize(len);
+    std::fill(vec.begin(), vec.end(), 1);
+    const auto& res = mIr->transmit(-1, vec);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(res.isOk());
+    EXPECT_EQ(res.getExceptionCode(), EX_UNSUPPORTED_OPERATION);
+}
+
+GTEST_ALLOW_UNINSTANTIATED_PARAMETERIZED_TEST(ConsumerIrTest);
+INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(
+        PerInstance, ConsumerIrTest,
+        testing::ValuesIn(android::getAidlHalInstanceNames(IConsumerIr::descriptor)),
+        ::android::PrintInstanceNameToString);