USB-UIRT Forum

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).

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

-Jon

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;)

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

jrhees wrote: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.

...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

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