OMOTE - Open Universal Remote

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A short overview of how I designed and built a universal remote control with integrated IR, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. Its LVGL-based user interface is running on an ESP32.
Project links:
hackaday.io/project/191752
github.com/CoretechR/OMOTE/
OMOTE is an ESP32 based open source universal remote. Its capacitive 2.8” touchscreen provides an intuitive and snappy user interface for switching devices and settings. No hub or docking station is required as the remote features infrared, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. With its well optimized power consumption, OMOTE can run for months on a charge. And since the design files are open source, you can fully customize them to your devices and needs.
Software used in this video: Fusion360, KiCAD
0:00 Intro
0:19 Design
0:56 Soldering
2:11 Assembly
2:59 Demo

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@evert4205 11 ай бұрын

It's astonishing, the quality that a serious hobbyist can build. Superb!

@maxsiebenschlafer5054 11 ай бұрын

Yes, the only thing that's really missing is the clean look of an injection molded part, but besides that is hell of a nice project. But that's not an option, but maybe you can get away with a lot of polishing or vapor smoothing.

@haonnoah 11 ай бұрын

Epic project, Would be awesome to see this evolve, communicate with HASSIO with MQTT etc. and possibly a Bluetooth remote for Chromecast devices

@HammyHavoc 11 ай бұрын

Yes, all of this would be fantastic!

@therealchayd 9 ай бұрын

Wow! This has to be one of the neatest and best executed DIY projects I've seen in a long time. Excellent work!

@lavacat720 11 ай бұрын

I was thinking of making the same thing a couple months ago, it also had an infrared receiver in the planning to capture and save tv remote controls, i love your universal remote, apparently you got to make it first, kudos to you

@madmax2069 11 ай бұрын

Oh man, i want one. Seems like the prefect replacement for the Harmony remote. I would just need to swap the colored function and media control buttons around, as i like the color function buttons above the D-pad, and media buttons below the D-Pad, volume/channel buttons.

@manicmods 11 ай бұрын

As Harmony crumbles beneath me, I'll be following this project. Very nice work and thank you for sharing!!

@denispearse-si1oo 3 ай бұрын

This video made me get into a new project! This is something that I can actually use and appreciate vs little robots that would go into a closet to die. Thanks, man.

@Pauligrinder 11 ай бұрын

Damn, that's exactly what I need! Hope you can mass produce these someday, I'll buy one immediately.

@MegaDeKay 7 ай бұрын

This is crazy impressive. Well done. I am starting to find my Harmony 650 is too limited, and this could make an ideal replacement for it.

@xypod 11 ай бұрын

This would work great with home assistant! Lovely project.

@schneefall17 10 ай бұрын

Eine Praktische und Sinnvolle Idee um die Vielzahl von Fernbedienungen im Haushalt zu Zentralisiern. Ich hoffe das diese Idee einmal zu erwerben ist, bin sicher einer der Ersten. Viel Glück.

@user-mq6tc9sr9u 11 ай бұрын

I want to buy one badly!

@TheThagenesis 11 ай бұрын

this looks like a promising alternative for the time when my Harmony hub with its connected harmony 950 dies

@bernyBread377 11 ай бұрын

MEGA tolles Projekt.. Großer Respekt für Deine Arbeit. Weiter So. 👏👏 Kann es nicht erwarten zu versuchen die FB Nachzubauen.

@corwin881 11 ай бұрын

So much respect! Thanks for sharing!

@wickedprotos1937 11 ай бұрын

doesnt get much beeter than this. Thank you!!!

@markuswachovius7609 11 ай бұрын

Excellent work ... chapeau ...

@DirtyEngineer Жыл бұрын

This is so epic. Well done! You're solder paste squeegee couldn't get much smaller :)

@Max-Kern Жыл бұрын

Thank you! In hindsight, I should have just used an old credit card 😅

@leef_me8112 11 ай бұрын

@@Max-Kern make sure to use a card that is no longer valid, and hide any sensitive info. Also, don't let the paste get into any equipment.

@techguy348 9 ай бұрын

would love to see something like this built into the older Sony Google TV remotes, those had the best form factor. Or a keyboard on the back of the existing case would be a nice option as well. But overall this is an amazing start

@paulbehrens5842 Жыл бұрын

Nice work.

@blockfifteen 4 ай бұрын

So god damn sick

@retsam2010 8 ай бұрын

Damn i cant wait to follow this project. Im so bad a soldering i need this completed pcb available before i try it haha.

@McDouglasAlexander 11 ай бұрын

This is pretty awesome. Great project and production on the video. With the Harmony hubs, one of the bonuses is the ir transmitter could be set stationary behind a cabinet with IR blasters wired to wherever they were needed. I imagine it wouldn't be a big lift to have another ESP32 controlled from this remote that would house an IR blaster for a similar experience. That way you wouldn't need to worry about pointing anymore. Maybe a future project for you 😁

@Max-Kern 11 ай бұрын

You‘re right, that would be a great addition! Even after increasing the IR LED current, I have to point the remote right on the TV.

@jmr 11 ай бұрын

That should be easy because I believe this remote does MQTT. I'd use the Tasmota firmware to create the IR blaster.. but wait.. there's more. You could have as many blasters as you wanted. That's not even a 10 minute project since they sell ESP with IR already attached.

@edwardfletcher7790 10 ай бұрын

This is an incredibly refined physical and software design, I'm gobsmacked 😲 The 3D printed top might not be very gravity friendly though 😕

@Max-Kern 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! You're right, the top might come off when the remote is dropped. Hopefully that's the only thing that breaks in that case.

@aaroncherman7629 11 ай бұрын

Count me in. I’ll buy two. 👌

@strikerz420 7 ай бұрын

Need a kit to buy for this!

@landoslab 11 ай бұрын

really cool remote! I'm working on something similar that isn't touch screen focused. Mine runs on esphome and talks to Home Assistant instead though. Can't wait to see more progress!

@edwardfletcher7790 10 ай бұрын

Why limit it to esphome when ir is so cheap and easy though ?

@landoslab 10 ай бұрын

you can talk to any IR device without needing to use Home Assistant. It works with Home Assistant, MQTT, IR and/or gpio pins@@edwardfletcher7790

@Chuechco93 5 ай бұрын

Alder Max, du hasts drauf!

@MsBlackthirteen 11 ай бұрын

@Max Kern. Great device! What du you think about, to change the location for the color buttons direct under the display?

@Max-Kern 11 ай бұрын

Sure, you could just edit the button's size in CAD and swap the color and the playback buttons.

@madmax2069 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, the colored extra function buttons should be on top but below the screen. The media buttons such as play/pause, RW/FF buttons should be just below the D-pad and volume/channel buttons, pretty much every remote is set up like that. My Logitech Harmony 665, Sony Android TV remote are set up that way, heck even the Roku remote is set up similarly where the media functions are below the D-pad.

@Ziggurat1 11 ай бұрын

The only thing I think I miss here hardware wise, is an IR relay inside a closed cabinet

@arekx 11 ай бұрын

Is wireless remote (radio) capability planned? (by cloning signals or something)

@BlondieSL 9 ай бұрын

Nice project! Now that Logitech has stupidly stopped making their universal remotes, THIS is an excellent option. Even better. Would you please let me know, specifically, what filament you used to print the button contact skin? I was wondering if there was some kind of filament that could be used to print a replacement contact skin/sheet for remotes that stopped working due to bad contacts. Please let me know what that filament is. I'd really appreciate it.

@Max-Kern 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Actually this project uses only regular PETG filament. The buttons are tactile switches so there is no need for a contact skin. I was thinking about using a silicone keypad but these are really expensive in low quantities.

@BlondieSL 9 ай бұрын

@@Max-Kern Ah! I must have mis-viewed that part. I thought it looked like a rubbery (TPU) contact skin.. *Yup! I watched the video again and I now see the tactile switches* Very soon, I have to embark on designing a Universal Remote to replace our Logitech 650 series remotes. I was trying to find a TPU based conductive filament to make a contact skin, but very rare to find and what I did find was STUPIDLY PRICED! I may just have to use tactile switches after all. Fortunately, I have a massive amount of these from an old Behringer studio mixer that I've stripped down for parts. The switches on this are good quality, so I could use those.

@vinodhr1509 11 ай бұрын

What software is being used here?

@VolkerThiel 11 ай бұрын

Woah... This is so great! You've got a game changer at your hands here! People are willing to pay money for that (including myself). I've already moved this to the top of my "ToDo" project list. I'm thinking about salvaging an old and broken remote for the buttons because I like the rubbery feeling when pressing over printed plastik. Do you think that's possible?

@Max-Kern 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Do you mean the bottons from a silicone keypad? I am not sure if those are compatible with the SMT switches.

@VolkerThiel 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, i'm talking about silicone buttons. As a last resort I'd be willing to glue them in top of the regular switches or something. 😄

@retro_fpv 11 ай бұрын

You could print them in TPU. Or make a silicon mould 🙂

@Max-Kern 11 ай бұрын

@@VolkerThiel Thank might work. Those rubber keypads are ideal for remotes. You just can't get custom ones in low quantities.

@unambiguous 7 ай бұрын

I would like to buy this assembled.

@eightbitJuan 11 ай бұрын

Crazy how people are so thirsty for products like this! If only Logitech realized this... If PCBs are made avail, I'll def get on it

@BlondieSL 9 ай бұрын

No kidding! We have several Logitech 600 series universal remotes. I just love these things. We've been able to program them for all our equipment, even the not-so-common equipment like Channel Master PAL7000 DVR and the DVR+. Hell, even our old Kenwood subwoofer works. But then, Logitech stopped making them. Now, a couple of the remotes have buttons that are no longer working or are very hard to make a connection. So I want to build my own univ. remote since I know how to capture the codes and send them out. But I was using Arduino for those tests. I now want to use ESP32 boards. This project looks cool and a nice tight case. But what really caught my eye is that he printed out the button sheet, that makes contact to the PCB conductor rings. I NEED THAT FILAMENT. I suspect that it's Conductive TPU, but I'm not 100% sure. If it is, I can't seem to find any on line at all. If I can get a roll of that, I'd first try to make a new "overlay" for these 650/655 remotes to see if that solves the problem. Otherwise, with my CAD design skills, the remote will be pretty bulky. LOL

@zurawsky21 6 ай бұрын

This is have RF ?

@DeKiesel 9 ай бұрын

Dies anybody sell these? I can do some tht soldering, but I definitely don't have the skills for smd. Please let me know if somebody is selling pre-assembled boards (or even complete remotes)

@user-hn2sw5ud8q 11 ай бұрын

I want one

@danratsnapnames 8 ай бұрын

wish i could buy this thing pre-made for me.. or at least make me assemble it without soldering or 3d printing, because i dont have a shop anymore.. anyone know where i can buy one?

@Max-Kern 8 ай бұрын

Have a look at the Discord channel: discord.gg/TqtTWGbd I don‘t sell parts myself but a few people were nice enough to offer assembled boards.

@danratsnapnames 8 ай бұрын

@@Max-Kern i'm there.. but all the boards are sold, i expressed interest in a board and case.

@Ziggurat1 11 ай бұрын

Is this the savior that can help me migrate away from harmony hub?

@gaborm4767 9 ай бұрын

sell in kit!

@NetHacker100 Ай бұрын

Once you make an easier way to configure the software to add custom actions for normies this would sell like hotcakes. Thank you for making it open source tho i will definitely try to play with it when I have time

@jmr 11 ай бұрын

Can a man marry a remote control? I'm willing to try. 💍

@joshuatylon6669 8 ай бұрын

take my money and get me one! where where pls?

@jamesrevell6475 7 ай бұрын

Very sad video. When I first clicked on it I was so excited that I finally found the dream universal remote. I grabbed my wallet and was ready to follow any link and pay any price. After watching the video and realizing that it was not actually available for purchase I was very disappointed. I do not have the talent or machinery to build my own. I presently have 5 remotes beside me on the couch. I guess I will continue to keep all my remotes in reach. Most of the universal remotes available are either too complex or too simple. This remote looked just right. Now that I know the dream remote exists, I will never be content with all the others and die a broken man. I will forever think and wonder of what could have been. Very sad indeed!

@DynamicEllie 5 ай бұрын

Consider the logitech harmony. The unfolded circle remote 2. Or the sofa baton.