Okay, so i've just started my BTEC electrical course and i've been asked to make an original electronic product. The idea i've come up with is an item tracker for when items are lost in the house. I'll go through my idea before askng the question.
The main part will be a remote control of sorts. This control will have maybe 5 buttons each corresponding to a tag on an item. The tag will be a simple infra red reciever. The control will use infra red and will beep if pointed at the tag's general direction, but only if the button corresponding to the tag is pushed. The general idea is that you point the remote around the house until it beeps, giving an idea of where the item is (which has one of these tags stuck to it.)
So, coming back to my question. Well two questions actually. Is this idea actually doable and how can i make these tags as small as possible?
Sorry about being vague, but i've literally just came up with this idea
The main part will be a remote control of sorts. This control will have maybe 5 buttons each corresponding to a tag on an item. The tag will be a simple infra red reciever. The control will use infra red and will beep if pointed at the tag's general direction, but only if the button corresponding to the tag is pushed. The general idea is that you point the remote around the house until it beeps, giving an idea of where the item is (which has one of these tags stuck to it.)
So, coming back to my question. Well two questions actually. Is this idea actually doable and how can i make these tags as small as possible?
Sorry about being vague, but i've literally just came up with this idea