IR Control of 3 cables box

[Stef]

Hi,

I used to control all my A/V stuff that are mostly installed in the living room from my Ocelot. I also have an IR network with IR sensor outside the A/V cabinet. The output from the living room cablebox was also feeding the kitchen TV.

On the boxing day I bought a new Sony HD TV with an HD PVR. My parents bought an HD PVR too so they give my their old cablebox.

I now have 3 TVs and 3 cablebox.

My problem:

I have 2 Sony TV that share IR codes and 3 Scientic Atlanta cablebox again all sharing IR codes.

What i'd like to be able to do...

1) I'd like to be able to send IR commands from Ocelot to only one cablebox or TV. Should I use a SECU-IR? Or there is a better approach?

2) If I am in the Kitchen, the IR sensor will pick the command and send it on the IR network. I don't want my 3 cablebox to change channel all at the same time. Cablebox commands from the kitchen sould only reach the cablebox that feed the kitchen TV. Same for the living room TV and the other in the basement.

But, I would like to be able to control the A/V Receiver in the living room from the kitchen and basement.

Is there any kind product that would route IR?

Stéphane.

 

[IVB]

For #2, some IR blasters can use "emitters", which are basically a cable that plugs into the blaster on one end, and a tiny stick-on flaster on the other end. You stick it onto the IR receiver of your cablebox and you're good to go.

 

[Guy Lavoie]

Since you already have the Ocelot, a SECU16IR would certainly be the most straightforward solution.

For Americans reading this, "Boxing day" is Dec 26th. Retail businesses (especially in consumer electronics) always have big sales, much like "Black Friday" in the US.

 

[FrankMc]

Hi Stéphane.

If your ocelet has access to 4 outputs and 3 inputs theres a possibility that you could connect my FirM controller to your ocelet i/o and be able to transmit ir from your Ocelet to any my FirMs 8 zones and also be able to detect which zone an ir signal a User is sending from and take action thru your ocelet scripting as necessary....You would of course have to use my FirM Rx zone receivers.
Have a look her if interested...
http://www.armaghelectrical.com.au/page7.html

HTH
Frank



I used to control all my A/V stuff that are mostly installed in the living room from my Ocelot. I also have an IR network with IR sensor outside the A/V cabinet. The output from the living room cablebox was also feeding the kitchen TV.

On the boxing day I bought a new Sony HD TV with an HD PVR. My parents bought an HD PVR too so they give my their old cablebox.

I now have 3 TVs and 3 cablebox.

My problem:

I have 2 Sony TV that share IR codes and 3 Scientic Atlanta cablebox again all sharing IR codes.

What i'd like to be able to do...

1) I'd like to be able to send IR commands from Ocelot to only one cablebox or TV. Should I use a SECU-IR? Or there is a better approach?

2) If I am in the Kitchen, the IR sensor will pick the command and send it on the IR network. I don't want my 3 cablebox to change channel all at the same time. Cablebox commands from the kitchen sould only reach the cablebox that feed the kitchen TV. Same for the living room TV and the other in the basement.

But, I would like to be able to control the A/V Receiver in the living room from the kitchen and basement.

Is there any kind product that would route IR?

Stéphane.

Hi

 

[Stef]

For #2, some IR blasters can use "emitters", which are basically a cable that plugs into the blaster on one end, and a tiny stick-on flaster on the other end. You stick it onto the IR receiver of your cablebox and you're good to go.

Hi IVB,

I already have all my IR controled stuff with IR stick-on.


Guy: Merci pour l'info! I think that I need the SECU-IR too. Anybody want to trade a SECU-IR for a SECU-16? I don't need it anymore since I now have a Elk M1.

Frank: Your product seem to do exactly what I need. But for now (After Christmas), it's too expensive. Maybe in a few month.

I have 2 zones for now with 8 stick-ons emitter, 1 IR sensor. I need to add 2 others sensors, one in the kitchen, the other in the basement.

By the way, the cable box for the kitchen tv must be in my equipment closet in the basement since the boy is to big and i don't have place for it in the kitchen. I only have one RG6 cable between the closet and the kitchen TV. I could try to fish a cat5, but it would be complicated.

 

[ChuckSchick]

I actually have a similar issue that I solved thru a "brute force" approach -- three independent IR systems. I've got a couple xbox' for XBMC and two same model Denon Receivers which all live in a wiring closet together.

I'm using Channelplus equipment which routes the IR signal over the RG6 wiring which I have run to each location. http://www.channelplus.com/products_ir.html

Basically you install a 2100A on the TV end and a 2010 in the wiring closet. It all fits in a multi-gang wall box. You can use "DC blockers" to still allow cable/ant signal to be common to the independent systems while stopping the IR signals from "cross-talking".

I can give more detail if this your interest is tweaked.

Chuck

 

[Mike]

You can also use a zoned IR reciever. I use the four zone Xantech one. You hook the eyes to different zones and then have common outputs for emitters and outputs only for a particular zone. The zoned ones would be used so the IR from zone one would go to the emitter for zone 1's cable box.

http://www.xantech.com/products/p_folder/p_79520.htm

EDIT: Typo.

 

[Stef]

You can also use a zoned IR reciever. I use the four zone Xantech one. You hook the eyes to different zones and then have common outputs for emitters and outputs only for a particular zone. The zoned ones would be used so the IR from zone one would go to the emitter for zone 1's cable box.

http://www.xantech.com/products/p_folder/p_79520.htm

EDIT: Typo.

Hi Mike,

Thank you for the information.

I think I will go the Xantech 795-20 route. Where should i buy this?

I had to build a small circuit (From Guy Lavoie) to connect the 5v ocelot output to my 9v connecting bloc. Xantech products look like they work with 12v. Did someone ever connect Xantech products with an IR-100 4 connecting bloc from Buffalo electronic?