Easy to use/configure IR blaster?

[MDAR (Stuart Hanlon, UK importer of Velbus hardware)]

Hi

I use the Keene Electronics IR-Anywhere devices.

Each one can be set as either an IR receiver, or transmitter.

As well as linking
1 : 1
Many : 1

The IR receivers can send UDP packets to a second location, I use this see the handset IR packets in Node-RED.

But using the IR Transmitter / Blaster with openHAB2 is really easy.

Just use the UDP binding and send the Transmitter the IR packets I’ve collected from handsets.

[SOLVED] IR devices control

Hi I use a Keene IRAnywhere setup. 1 unit is a transmitter (under my TV) and sends UDP packets to a Receiver in the cupboard, blasting to the various hardware. So everything behaves as normal with the standard remotes. However… The transmitter ALSO sends UDP packets to the UDP binding in openHAB2, for triggering rules etc. The receiver doesn’t seem to care where the packets come from, so UDP packets can be sent from openHAB2 to control whatever you like. Hardest part is capturing a clean …