IR to IR transmitter
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So, I’m searching for something to send SkyQ’s infrared remote IR from a different room. I have a Logitech Harmony box, but it’s out of sight, so I’m just using the app, but a remote is definitely better, since the tv is in the master bedroom and the skyq box is downstairs.
I’ve searched for something like an IR device capturing and sending the codes via network to the box, but I’m not finding anything. I’m not 100% sure a wireless transmitter will work, since my house is all concrete and signals from other floors are usually blocked.
Not 100% home automation, I know, but is there anything I could do? Thanks.
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I use Global Cache iTach Flex IPs to control projectors and other devices that are otherwise hard to get to. Sounds like you're more looking for something to receive the IR signal and carry it over IP to a retransmitter; while I have a number of HDMI-over-Ethernet/IP boxes that do this as part of their functionality, I'm not aware of any that are just IR (without HDMI).
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https://www.keene.co.uk/keene-ir-anywhere-ir-over-ip-modules-pair.html
Keene are great for all this kind of stuff.
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Another option is Broadlink, The Mini IR is ridiculously cheap. I'm using 3 RM Pro's and 1 Mini exactly for this purpose.
Amazon or Alibaba are good options for you to source.If you have some input method such as a scene controller or anything you can set up to send openLuup commands then this plugin can create Pronto codes on the fly for most IR formats and then direct them to anything (slave plugins) that can output an IR signal - such as the Global Cache or Broadlink stuff. There's a Keene plugin that could also probably be modified to accept pronto codes.
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Per the docs you can quite simply do it across the internet, which is a bit of a bizarre concept.
I find myself wondering now if you couldn't packet sniff the stream and then do all the control of any device by a network type command. Effectively giving IP control over any device.
But there's probably simpler ways
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