Adaptive Universal Remote

Also known as: Universal Megabutton Remote Mk III

I was finally able to make another revision of the Universal Megabutton Remote. My brother-in-law Jacob had been insisting for some time that I upgrade his current box. Unfortunately, the modification of the Logitech Harmony 200 didn’t hold up to constant use over three years. The USB extension cable I soldered on broke off, despite being glued on, and is now nearly impossible to repair and reprogram.

The Logitech Harmony 200 universal remote hack failed after three years.

A Golden Opportunity

For the last few months, I’ve had the privilege of participating in a three-person “Dream Team” to assist Supplyframe in designing and building innovative assistive technology for the nonprofit United Cerebral Palsy of Los Angeles (UCPLA). This was part of the 2020 Hackaday Prize Contest. While we didn’t win any prizes, the project was fully funded by Supplyframe and its sponsor DigiKey.

After a few months, we came up with, designed, and built a fully open-source adaptive universal remote based on the original design. You can get all source files, schematics, and CAD files from the GitHub project. We didn’t originally want to go with this design, but in the long run, it was the best option with the limited time and resources we had.

Read about the entire process on Hackaday - 2020 HDP Dream Team UCPLA.