[mythtv-users] Using Fibre link to extend IR??
R. G. Newbury
newbury at mandamus.org
Sat Jul 31 00:34:27 UTC 2010
On 07/30/2010 03:18 PM, Simon Hobson wrote:
> As another thought, depending on the distances and equipment involved
> ... Perhaps another option would be to just unsolder the sensor and
> extend it with a bit of screened cable ? Or unplug the original and wire
> in a new one on a longer lead ?
>
> The actual sensor is quite small - so a large fancy housing probably
> isn't needed.
Been a while since I had the actual unit out of the box, but iirc, the
ir portion is a die-sized chunk of pc-board plus mounting plug, using 4
wires, all of which is mounted on a larger pc board which carries the
VFD. So extending that would not necessarily be easy AND might involve
some searching for molex sockets and plugs etc.
Yes, doable, but not too easily.
I have enough to do, with an ongoing basement renovation.
So I have ordered a Channel Vision IR5000
see here:
http://www.channelvision.com/index.php/Single-Room-IR-Control/IR-5000-All-in-One-IR-Receiver/flypage.tpl.html
Once I knew what to search for, I found that there are lots of other
units out there. Smarthome.com carries a whack-o-stuff.
Geoff
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