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Re: [ECS] IR Master 100S David Rabin Mon, 01 Feb 1999 22:29:06 -0600

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a cheap solution would be the hotlink ir  system for $50 which has an ir
reciever wired to 6 ir emitters and includes its powerwsupply. it is
designed for cabinets with solid doors so the ir cant get in but should
work to add ir outputs. i plan to try one soon.

david

At 11:45 AM 2/1/99 -0800, you wrote:
>A couple of things.  
>
>Dancraft makes an 8 output breakout board but I don't think ECS supports
>it as I have never seen a way to use it.  Dancraft says it will work
>with the 100 model on their paperwork.  I would love to find a way to
>use the other Dancraft boards as they can even add inputs or outputs on
>the same Serial port as the IR Master.  
>
>There are double stick on emitters, one 1/8 inch plug with a y shaped
>cord and two IR LED's in series that work fine with the IR Masters and
>the 3 way breakout board.  That gives you six emitters with no
>problems.  That is how I currently use mine.  2 dual emitters directly
>controlling the equipment in the theater where the IR Master is and one
>single emitter routed into another room.  It works fine that way. 
>Extensions are just 2 conductor wires with a jack on one end and a plug
>on the other.  Tip to Tip, Ring to Ring.
>
>You could also create your own routing system with a set of relays from
>any relay type item and have a single output be switched to multi rooms
>or equipment beyond the 3 outputs of the IR Master.
>
>For future expansion, take a look into other systems to route IR.  HAS
>catalog has them on page 77.  It looks like the brand name on the
>products is Xantech.  There are powered 4, 6, or 10 emitter blocks that
>take a single input and power more outputs that probably could even take
>the dual emitters and double your capacity.  There are also 2, 4, or 6
>zone connectors that let you split and common IR signals also.  I would
>expect that they would work with any standard type IR like the IR
>Master.  IR signals and the power levels to drive the LED's are
>basically the same across the board as all can use the same type of
>emitters.  The question here would be: 
>Can the output of one IR driver be routed directly into the receiver
>port of another?  The receiver ports show three connections.  Power for
>the receiver, ground, and input.  I would assume ground to ground and
>signal out to IR input?  Does anybody know if this is feasible? 
>Otherwise you would need to put an emmitter face to face with a receiver
>and tape with black tape to keep spurious emissions from controlling
>anything.  Does anybody else have an answer to this electronics IR
>question?
>
>
>Dan Carrington
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>Mark Sekelsky wrote:
>> 
>> I have an IR Master 100S.  It currently sits in front of my AV equipment
but
>> I am tired of people thoughtlessly <g> putting things in front of it.  I
>> want to switch to using mini-emitters.  Dancrafts web site has a I/O
>> breakout board that attaches to the unit but it only has plugs for three
>> emitters (I want 4 and that is just today).  Does anybody no a source
for an
>> I/O board that will give me 4 or more emitters?
>> 
>> TIA
>> Mark S
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