New Ocelot user

[Rupp]

If I want to learn and issue IR commands using the Ocelot do I have to purchase an emitter separately? If so where and what kind? I thought this would have come with the Ocelot?

-Rupp
...One Nation Under GOD, Indivisible, With Liberty And Justice For All.

[CFGuy]

Initailly, I took the emitter that came with a Tivo and used that.
Since then, I have ordered emitters from Worthington.

http://www.worthdist.com/xantech/emittersnp.htm

I purchased the dual ones as it was cheaper to buy a dual than two single emitters.

I have IR control in three locations so far and will eventually have 6 locations setup.

Jeff Farmer

[Hunter Green]

You'll need an amplified connecting block, not an unamplified one, as the Ocelot doesn't put out a very strong signal. After extensive experimentation, I can strongly recommend this one:

Channel Vision

But I wouldn't recommend buying it from that source, as they've failed me utterly on customer service in the past. I used that link because I know where to find a good picture there, that's all.

Nucleus Home Automation | System Specs

[hanarmco]

Rupp,

Guy Lavoie designed a blaster for the Ocelot described here:

http://www.hometoys.com/tips/tips20.htm#Entry 7

And to be hyper-technical answering your original question, you don't need an external device to learn ir commands only to transmit them.

-Jon

[SteveD]

I am using one of Guy's blasters with an Ocelot and it works great. The range isn't quite what I was hoping for so I just moved it to a different location and use a Powermid to transmit to a second location.

I want to control two other locations. I was looking at two more Powermid receivers but, if I use an amplified distribution block will that help the range and power three blasters?

SteveD

[Rupp]

What the difference between BLINK-IR emitters and a normal emitters?

-Rupp
...One Nation Under GOD, Indivisible, With Liberty And Justice For All.

[Michael McSharry]

You get a visual feedback on the blink type, otherwise you need to see IR (Video camera) to know if the signal is being emitted.

[stevea]

I've been using Guy's blaster (that Jon mentioned above) for well over a year now. The emitter is about 25 feet from all my A/V equipment, and it has worked flawlessly every time.

I think people should realize that it really is a simple circuit, and I think anyone can wire it up. Because it doesn't draw down the Ocelot output, you can run several of them in parallel to handle multiple rooms if necessary.

Steve