Senior-Friendly TV Remote Design
Budget: $15 – $25 USD
I have already drafted a full specification for a simplified television remote control aimed at older users, complete with ergonomics, button layout, and overall product vision. While I finish the patent application, I now need a skilled partner to bring the electronics and software to life.
On the hardware side, the priority is circuit design. I will share detailed functional blocks, power-budget targets, and regulatory constraints; you would translate these into a clean schematic that is ready for board layout (I will also welcome help on the actual PCB routing once the schematic is locked).
For software, I need both the embedded code that will run on the microcontroller and the on-screen user interface logic that appears on the TV. Simplicity and reliability for elderly users are the guiding principles. You should feel comfortable choosing an appropriate MCU, writing efficient firmware in C/C++, and prototyping a straightforward, large-font on-screen menu in a framework that can later be ported to the final hardware.
Please include links or brief descriptions of past work that shows:
• clean, well-documented schematics or board files for consumer products,
• embedded firmware you wrote from scratch, and
• any user interfaces you have designed for limited-button or accessibility-focused devices.
Deliverables I am expecting at each stage:
• Complete schematic (KiCad or Altium preferred) with BOM
• Initial board file ready for DFM review
• Compilable MCU firmware with build instructions
• Clickable or emulator-based UI demo clearly reflecting the remote’s pared-down workflow
Clear, maintainable files and commented code will serve as the acceptance criteria for every milestone. I am ready to start as soon as I find the right fit and will provide the full spec under NDA.
On the hardware side, the priority is circuit design. I will share detailed functional blocks, power-budget targets, and regulatory constraints; you would translate these into a clean schematic that is ready for board layout (I will also welcome help on the actual PCB routing once the schematic is locked).
For software, I need both the embedded code that will run on the microcontroller and the on-screen user interface logic that appears on the TV. Simplicity and reliability for elderly users are the guiding principles. You should feel comfortable choosing an appropriate MCU, writing efficient firmware in C/C++, and prototyping a straightforward, large-font on-screen menu in a framework that can later be ported to the final hardware.
Please include links or brief descriptions of past work that shows:
• clean, well-documented schematics or board files for consumer products,
• embedded firmware you wrote from scratch, and
• any user interfaces you have designed for limited-button or accessibility-focused devices.
Deliverables I am expecting at each stage:
• Complete schematic (KiCad or Altium preferred) with BOM
• Initial board file ready for DFM review
• Compilable MCU firmware with build instructions
• Clickable or emulator-based UI demo clearly reflecting the remote’s pared-down workflow
Clear, maintainable files and commented code will serve as the acceptance criteria for every milestone. I am ready to start as soon as I find the right fit and will provide the full spec under NDA.