IR through NI-700 (desperate)
adcantrell
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so my basic problem is this:
i have a small pool house that started out only having 1 or 2 IR sources and since i have installed the ni-700, it has grown to 5 IR sources. I was hoping I could just get a powered block to handle the multiple IR considering none of them are common brands or models but when i load anymore than 2 IRL files into the ni700 it will not output IR. I see the "input" and "output" lights responding properly but i get no activity light on my "IR" light, nor control on source. if i load only two IRL files, all is well. (i think :-/)
My question is: is there a way to get the NI700 to control 5 IR components at all?
maybe im behind on firmware? ( by the way, couldnt get that done either)
or is the way it is and I have to get my client a axb-irs.. I already had to add an axb-rel8 so if i have to add anything else, i might as well just have bought a ni-2100..
just trying to save money here. and my a$$
many thanks
i have a small pool house that started out only having 1 or 2 IR sources and since i have installed the ni-700, it has grown to 5 IR sources. I was hoping I could just get a powered block to handle the multiple IR considering none of them are common brands or models but when i load anymore than 2 IRL files into the ni700 it will not output IR. I see the "input" and "output" lights responding properly but i get no activity light on my "IR" light, nor control on source. if i load only two IRL files, all is well. (i think :-/)
My question is: is there a way to get the NI700 to control 5 IR components at all?
maybe im behind on firmware? ( by the way, couldnt get that done either)
or is the way it is and I have to get my client a axb-irs.. I already had to add an axb-rel8 so if i have to add anything else, i might as well just have bought a ni-2100..
just trying to save money here. and my a$$
many thanks
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Assuming you have the hardware to fan that one output to all your sources, what you can do is create 1 .irl file that has the IR codes for all of your sources. For example, IR codes 1-50 can be used for source 1, IR codes 51-100 for source 2, etc..
HTH
awesome! thats why i asked, i never thought about that. thanks!
I don?t know what the hardware costs for your output distribution but I would check out the AXB-IRS4 as jjames suggested. It hangs off the Axlink bus which the NI-700 supports. If the cost difference is a wash or close to a wash I?d go with the AMX solution. It will give you a total of 5 IR ports that can all be controlled individually.
Either way have fun.