Fw: Improving Xantech IR ?

[Gareth Cook <g@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, always been sluggish, but better when I replaced the utp with ftp/stp
cable.

I have 3 receivers - one downstairs, one in the cinema room, and one in
the bedroom. they are all well away from each others, and IR signals cant
get to each other.

Power is always being toggled with various electrical changes going on :-)
I think it's purely interference from all the other cables running through
the house (like a LOT of cat5). Wondering if it's worth trying the KAT5 IR
to see how that differs...

G.

Gareth Cook
Tools and Process Architect
IBM SWG Sales - Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
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> It's sluggish - but at no particular time really.

Has it always been sluggish ??

A couple of things to check

1: Is is possible that  2 receivers are receiving the same signal from a
remote ??
2: Have you tried toggling the power to see if it returns to normal
operation when power is restored ??

HTH
Frank


----- Original Message -----
From: "Gareth Cook" <g@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 7:56 PM
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> It's sluggish - but at no particular time really.
>
> The cbus switch merely causes the IR receiver to flash - thats more
> annoying than anything else. Dont think it affects it any more tho.
Mebe
> my cbus comment was a red herring - the sluggishness was there before
cbus
> was put in.
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> G.
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> Gareth Cook
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> IBM SWG Sales - Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
> Office: +44 (0)1784 445166 - Mobile: +44 (0)7980 445166
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> Hi Gareth
>                Is the interference only there for a short time ?? ie
> while
> the cbus switch is txing its message on the cbus network ?? or is it
> happening when theres traffic on the cbus network  in general ??
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> Frank
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>> Electrical - different times of the day it's more responsive or
not.
And
>> turning the cbus switch on (the cable runs quite close to it as
the IR
>> receiver is above the switch) causes the interference.
>>
>> Yes, not earthed at the receiver end - it tried earthing the end
in
Node
> 0
>> back to the GND input on the Xantech distribution block.
>>
>> G.
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>> Gareth Cook
>> Tools and Process Architect
>> IBM SWG Sales - Lotus Park, Staines, TW18 3AG
>> Office: +44 (0)1784 445166 - Mobile: +44 (0)7980 445166
>> AIM Chat : TheBoyG - MSN Chat : chat@xxxxxxx
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>>> Here's a question - how to best keep the integrity of the IR
signals
> for
>>> my Xantech system.
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>>> I have STP cable for the IR, and I THINK I've grounded it ok,
but even
>>> then sometimes the signals are patchy at best. I have 3
receivers
> around
>>> the house. Even better, for example, in the bedroom when a
CBUS switch
>> is
>>> on, the IR light will flash.
>>>
>>> Is there a magic trick for properly shielding/grounding the
STP for
use
>>> with the Xantech stuff ?
>>>
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>> Are you suffering electrical or optical interference ?
>>
>> STP should be grounded at one end only. The other end should be
> insulated
>> so
>> that it cant touch anything.
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>> Regards
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