IR signal out via a COM port????

[Smarty]

I am wondering if it is possible to send an IR signal out via a COM port.

My cable box (which accepts an 1/8" IR input jack) is located near my Quatech Serial device. The Quatech controls the TV and the A/V reciever, but not my cable box (at least not yet).

Since serial communication is just Rx/Tx/Grnd, I would think that sending IR signals (just signal & ground) should be possible. When combined with the Quatech device, my IR signals would go over my IP network, and then be fed straight into my cable box via a DB9 to 1/8" mono mini cable.

It shoulds good, but is it possible, and where can I find the right parts....

I use PowerHome and USB-UIRT's now, but, I am not sure how to send the USB-UIRT mono-output (via the back stereo jack) out to a COM port.

Ideas????


P.S. Double posted at PowerHome forum.

 

[electron]

An Ocelot would work well (I actually did my IR for a while using Elk M1, connected to the Ocelot using a M1XSP). However, there are also instructions on the web, showing how to build a serial IR emitter fairly cheap, this is an example.