CLiCC Remote is a portable, wireless, eight-button remote capable of drawing power from a 3.7-V LiPo battery (sold separately). Our current demo code sends MQTT messages over Wi-Fi, and we’ve been working toward an update that will support Bluetooth LE communication with Android devices.

Thanks to the incredibly flexible and wildly popular ESP32 module at its core—and the open-source software that drives it—CLiCC Remote will eventually do whatever you want it to. Examples might include

• Smart-home applications (of course)
• Slide-deck advancement (boring)
• Remote photography (creepy)
• Music generation (eight buttons is more than enough for a trumpet, right?)
• Starting your car in the morning (very cool but we're not sure how to do this yet)
• Executing scripts on your laptop (because why not)
• Detonating explosives (please don't)

Most importantly, CLiCC Remote has clicky buttons that feel great when you click them. (And a pocket clip so you can click them whenever you want. Within reason, of course.)

Features

• Eight clicky buttons
• Can be powered through USB Type-C or by an optional battery
• Includes a built-in pocket clip
• Accessible solder pads on all pins of the ESP32 LOLIN32 Lite for additional buttons or other DIY additions
• Current demo code sends MQTT messages over Wi-Fi to Home Assistant, Node Red, or any other MQTT-based home-automation software

Technical Specifications

• ESP32 LOLIN32 Lite clone
• 240-MHz processor
• 4-MB flash memory
• 3.3-V device with 19 GPIO ports and six analog inputs
• JST PH 2.0 connector for 3.7-V LiPo or Li-Ion batteries
• Integrated lithium-battery charging circuit (500 mA max)
• Support for 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi
• Support for Bluetooth LE (BLE 5.0)
• Dimensions: 65 x 47 x 25 mm

Open Source

Our PCB design files and sample code for sending MQTT messages over Wi-Fi are on GitHub. We are currently developing sample code for Bluetooth communication and STL files for alternative enclosures. Our open-source STL files will be published on Thingiverse by the time CLiCC Remote ships to Crowd Supply for fulfillment.

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