[Swansea Hackspace] Minimal and bespoke TV remote control

[Ceri Clatworthy]

What about using the touchscreen from Nintendo DS. .or simmla. ..
No actual buttons a glossy picture underneath. . Over acrilic. .. So you
can still have illumination. ..  siluett cutout (laser)
Bit more code for touch screen.  But only 4 I/O.

Although does affect shape
On 20 Jun 2015 12:32, "Ceri Clatworthy" <ceri.clatworthy at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you had a recent android phone.
> Then  there is an app to be a tv video dvd remote control. ...
>
> Did I mention I like android 😊
> On 19 Jun 2015 22:22, "Richard Morgan" <richard.morgan at avocation.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> A family member is elderly and struggles with the need to use the TV
>> REMOTE to change the source and then the SKY REMOTE to manage the channels
>> - having a single remote covering all her needs would be great.
>>
>> I would be interested in using this.
>>
>> Thanks Gerrit
>>
>> On Fri, 19 Jun 2015 at 17:07 Emyr Morris <em at preseli.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 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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