I am looking for suggestions from E14 community members on how to control a remote using a smart phone.
I'm confident someone here has attempted this and actually got it working. I want to use that knowledge. I've combed the internet and found a number of solutions. I want to avoid the rabbit warrens of getting them to work. I'm looking to leverage the community knowledge because you have done it.
The project premise is to connect a smart phone to a controller that actions a remote. My starting point is: how to turn the remote on and off using the smart phone. I use smart phone because I want to keep it broad. It might be an Android or an iphone. I have the latter but my wife has the other. The controller technology is open. I am hoping to use an Arduino of some sort but a single board computer is not out of the solution. The remote in this example is an on/off but maybe it can provide feedback.
This project is for personal use and not to develop a commercial product. There is a limited budget. I'm looking for a cost effective solution not necessarily the cheapest solution. My knowledge level in phone communication is limited. In my project more than one person will be connecting. I've never create a phone app and really don't want to go there. What is simple way of accomplishing that with a phone. I'm not a programmer by training. I've have some skills but would never label myself a programmer.
I'm looking to build a simple solution on the workbench and maybe learn some stuff along the way. I'm looking for suggestions that you know works. Either you have done it yourself or have seen it done and know it works.
