Prepackaged IR Blasters?

[Redemption]

Gave the forums a quick search, but not too deep.
Wanted to know are there any places that sell the appropriate IR blaster for the USBUIRT to control two seperate devices (for a total of three).
(Going to be using with Sage TV to control my three satellite receivers, so I'm sure I'll be in both forums with more quesitons soon enough).

[jrhees]

Standard Xantech-style stick-on style emitters will work fine. I bought some from www.hometech.com

-Jon

[Redemption]

So one of these right here will do the trick?
http://www.hometech.com/infrared/emitters.html#286M

How does it specify which IR blaster the data gets sent through? Or do IR blasters not require a ground? (not so up on electronic functions;)

[jrhees]

Since the USB-UIRT is unique in the fact that it has two zones directed out of a single 1/8" jack, it requires a modified IR emitter(s) to have 2 separate zones.

All of the Xantech-style dual emitters use a 'mono' 1/8" plug, and put the two emitters either in parallel or series.

If you wanted two emitters separated by zones you would have to wire each emitter separately to a stereo 1/8" plug.

-Jon

[Redemption]

Since the USB-UIRT is unique in the fact that it has two zones directed out of a single 1/8" jack, it requires a modified IR emitter(s) to have 2 separate zones.

All of the Xantech-style dual emitters use a 'mono' 1/8" plug, and put the two emitters either in parallel or series.

If you wanted two emitters separated by zones you would have to wire each emitter separately to a stereo 1/8" plug.

-Jon

And I take it there are no known commercially available emiters already wired for this?
Large hands and little patience are bad for making my own wires.

[jrhees]

...not that I'm aware of...

However, you can attck this another way if you need two zones of stick-on emitters:

Find the following part at Radio Shack: http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?c ... id=274-375


Then buy two stick on emitter cables and plug one into each jack. Note: This is *not* a normal 'Y' splitter, but one that turns a stereo plug into a L mono and R mono jack.

-Jon

[Redemption]

That sounds pretty straight forward, thanks for all the info.