Assistive IR Remote - Specifications

            Our Assistive IR Remote targeted for people with motor abilities consists of two ability switches, an LCD screen, and an Arduino board with circuits built in.  The remote has four main functions that will allow the user to control a given electronic device – power on/off, volume, channel surf, and channel input.  In general, one of the buttons allows the user to flip through the options in a given menu, while the other one serves as a confirmation button that transmit the IR code to the electronic device.  Listed below are the specifications for the device. 

Specification	Values	Comments
Power	On/off	The function allows the user to turn the power on with either button. To turn the power off, the user has to scroll through the main menu to “Power” option.
Volume	Up/Down	The function allows the user to turn the volume up and down.
Channel Surf	Up/Down	The function allows the user to switch the channel up and down.
Channel Input	Three-digit Input (Hundreds, Tens, and Ones)	On top of the channel surf function, channel input is useful due to the large selection of available channels in television networks. This function allows the user to input a single digit for hundreds, tens, and ones sequentially. After all three digits are inputted, the device will transmit all three digits to the electronic device at once.
LCD Screen	Two-line display – selected menu and options within the menu	The first line in the LCD screen will display the selected function within the menu – power on/off, volume, channel surf, or channel input. The second line will display the options within the menu. For example, if the user chooses the volume menu, the second line will display either “volume up” or “volume down.” The two-lined LCD screen will therefore display the selected option in large fonts before the user chooses to transmit the code to the electronic device.