The nRFready Smart Remote 3 reference design is implements voice input and speech recognition control, a 6-axis motion sensing 'Air-mouse', multi-touch trackpad technology, plus 39 developer-programmable buttons and legacy IR hardware support (to control IR-only products).
Nordic Semiconductor product marketing manager, John Leonard, writes:
"One area we have worked hard to really further optimize is the voice input control. This includes developing an even more robust wireless link for wireless audio data, and 20% better current consumption compared to Nordic's previous nRFready Smart Remote 2 solution."
"The Wizard and underlying software is built in a modular format that has refined the developer element down to a list of check-boxes that allow every parameter of the remote to be configured and fine-tuned," explains Leonard.
In operation, the nRFready Smart Remote 3 reference design employs Nordic's nRF51822 System-on-Chip (SoC) and so is designed to work as an add-on for Nordic's existing nRF51 Development Kit (DK).
An nRF51 DK is required to use this reference design but is not included and must be purchased separately.
Additionally, there is a complete product example remote control included in the kit which can be used directly for evaluation, testing, and demonstration.
All necessary firmware and host software (including support for Linux) is provided to implement a full design at both ends of the application.