This is half reverse engineering (understanding the existing part), and half eng...

jononor on Sept 6, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: If you can use open source, you can build hardware

This is half reverse engineering (understanding the existing part), and half engineering. The reversing can be quite difficult for less common parts/designs, and is partly a different skillset. But for standardized interfaces like an IR TV remote it can be pretty easy.