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== Status ==
 
== Status ==
 
* 2023-08-22: Started putting ideas together after getting back from a trip where I used a Bluetooth transmitter dongle connected to an RM-MC11EL a whole bunch.
 
* 2023-08-22: Started putting ideas together after getting back from a trip where I used a Bluetooth transmitter dongle connected to an RM-MC11EL a whole bunch.
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== Design Goals ==
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* Same basic functionality you'd have on a regular Sony remote, though with an OLED screen
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* Ability to remap buttons, if you want to use it with different portables or you want different controls in different places
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* Ability to lock ("hold") all the controls except volume, since I've always wished remotes allowed this
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* Bluetooth audio transmission to BT Classic endpoints (A2DP SBC)
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* Ability to play/pause the MD device via the play/pause button on the Bluetooth receiver
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* Transmitter will stop sending audio when nothing is playing (rather than sending silence like 3.5mm BT transmitters do)
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* At least 8 hours of battery life on a charge hopefully (since with Bluetooth and an OLED, the remote will need its own internal battery)
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* Custom 3D-printed enclosure that will hopefully not be that much bigger in L/W than the flat rectangular remotes for Kenwood portables, though will be a bit thicker because of the amount of stuff I'm trying to fit in
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== Design Overview ==
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* Cypress 343026 module for MCU (built-in Cortex-M3) and Bluetooth Classic
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* Fujitsu ELW2106AA OLED display
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* DA7218 codec chip?
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* Internal battery, charged via USB-C
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Revision as of 14:38, 26 August 2023

The Bluetooth Minidisc Remote will be a remote for portable Sony MD players that also transmits their audio over Bluetooth.

Status

  • 2023-08-22: Started putting ideas together after getting back from a trip where I used a Bluetooth transmitter dongle connected to an RM-MC11EL a whole bunch.

Design Goals

  • Same basic functionality you'd have on a regular Sony remote, though with an OLED screen
  • Ability to remap buttons, if you want to use it with different portables or you want different controls in different places
  • Ability to lock ("hold") all the controls except volume, since I've always wished remotes allowed this
  • Bluetooth audio transmission to BT Classic endpoints (A2DP SBC)
  • Ability to play/pause the MD device via the play/pause button on the Bluetooth receiver
  • Transmitter will stop sending audio when nothing is playing (rather than sending silence like 3.5mm BT transmitters do)
  • At least 8 hours of battery life on a charge hopefully (since with Bluetooth and an OLED, the remote will need its own internal battery)
  • Custom 3D-printed enclosure that will hopefully not be that much bigger in L/W than the flat rectangular remotes for Kenwood portables, though will be a bit thicker because of the amount of stuff I'm trying to fit in

Design Overview

  • Cypress 343026 module for MCU (built-in Cortex-M3) and Bluetooth Classic
  • Fujitsu ELW2106AA OLED display
  • DA7218 codec chip?
  • Internal battery, charged via USB-C