[Swansea Hackspace] Minimal and bespoke TV remote control

[Emyr Morris]

great project! Love it

On 19 June 2015 at 16:58, Gerrit Niezen <gerrit.niezen at gmail.com> wrote:

> *The problem*
> I have three different remote controls that I use to control my TV, Tivo
> and NowTV, and I only use a few buttons on each one of these remotes. What
> I would like is a minimal, customisable remote control that can replace the
> other three for most tasks.
>
> *Existing solutions*
> Universal remotes are cheap but mostly crap and have too many buttons. The
> Logitech Harmony remotes seem the easiest to use, but they're in the £100
> range and still have a lot of buttons.
>
> *My suggested solution*
> An open-source hardware remote where you can customise the buttons
> depending on your needs, for example by milling your own based on a button
> template. The remote should be easy to program, by pointing existing
> remotes at infrared receiver on the custom remote.
>
> *Possible improvements*
> - LEDs inside buttons that light up when they can be used (that is,
> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161666687066). For example, if I'm in TV mode,
> the "back" button isn't going to work, but the up/down buttons should light
> up so that I can change channels.
> - Using bamboo for the enclosure - a piece of 50cm-wide bamboo can be
> halved to make a semi-circular shape that fits in your hand.
>
> *What I've done so far*
> - Got the infrared diode and receiver working on an Arduino
> - Recorded infrared signals from my three different remotes and
> successfully sent them again
> - Cut some bamboo to see if the shape will work
> - Drew some crude pictures of what it will look like (attached)
>
> *Next steps*
> - Is anyone at Swansea Hackspace interested in helping me develop this
> further?
> - Would anyone be interested in buying one of these if we make more than
> one?
>
> Cheers,
> Gerrit
>
>
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