I want to design a device that can be used to combine multiple remotes for different appliances (TV/Speakers/Lights). All of these remotes use the same technology to communicate with the receivers, a simple IR light flashing in different patterns. I believe I could mimic these flashes to combine multiple remotes into one.
Initially I would design and build this using an arduino with a breadboard. The first upgrade would be moving to a protoboard (where I would solder the components together) and a 3D printed case. I would then move to using a printed circuit board (PCB) that I would design on my computer and order online.Â
I spent about a week in the SHED makerspace, planning, assembling, and soldering together all components of version 1 of the remote together!
The wires are color coded and the Arduino Nano is removable to make editing / uploading code a more streamlined process.