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RS232 IR Blaster

Our very first product is still a great solution 10 years later. The RS232 IR Blaster is designed to work with LIRC and works great with numerous PVR projects including MythTV and Freevo

Standard MythTV LIRC IR Blaster

Features:

  • › Female DB9 Connector
  • › 7 Foot Cord
  • › Sticks directly to your cable or satellite box
  • › Ultra compact IR Emitter
  • › Protocol Independent (36 KHz, 56 KHz, etc)
  • › IR Transparent (your regular remote will still work)

Installation Guides:

IR Blaster on cable box example
Standard MythTV LIRC RS232 IR Blaster (Pictured) $12 Add to Cart
Light Up MythTV LIRC RS232 IR Blaster
Just like the standard, but with a clear IR Head
That lights up red on TX
$16 Add to Cart
Double Headed MythTV LIRC RS232 IR Blaster
Two Standard IR Heads connected to one DB9
$23 Add to Cart
Click here to control more than 2 devices

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US First class mail with delivery confirmation starts at just $3.95/order.
International air mail shipping (no tracking or insurance) starts at $4.90
Please see the FAQ for additional shipping options.

NEW: True RS232 IR Blaster without running LIRC

Information for SnapStream BeyondTV Users

RS232 IR Receiver

IR Receiver built into a DB9 Backshell.

Designed to work with LIRC and winlirc and works great with numerous PVR projects including MythTV, Freevo, GBPVR, and SnapStream

rs232 ir receiver

Also available with a 6 foot cable
Between the DB9 and Receive Head

rs232 cabled ir receiver

Internal View:

Designed with PCB and SMT components
Not some mess of wires

ir receiver circuit board
Standard MythTV LIRC RS232 IR Receiver $12.75 Add to Cart
Cabled RS232 IR Receiver.
6' Cable between DB9 and Receive head
$18.95 Add to Cart

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US First class mail with delivery confirmation is $3.95/order.
International air mail shipping (no tracking or insurance) is approximately $4.95 and is calculated during checkout.
Please see the FAQ for additional shipping options.

FTDI USB IR Blaster

We have a limited number of FTDI (FT232RL) based USB IR Blaster Cables now available. LIRC under linux now has support for these cables. You must compile from source to use these cables. WinLIRC is not supported. For WinLIRC or module based install please see our Serial RS232 IR Blasters.

Please see this blog post for more information on FTDI based USB products.

usb ftdi ir blaster

FTDI Based USB IR Blaster
$23.95 Add to Cart

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This is a transmitter cable. If you are looking to hide a set top box behind closed doors powered from a set top box USB port please see our IR Repeater products.

US First class mail with delivery confirmation is $3.95/order.
International air mail shipping (no tracking or insurance) is approximately $4.95 and is calculated during checkout.
Please see the FAQ for additional shipping options.