Harmony Smart Control RF question
Can it communicate RF to the hub then IR to the devices? How does the IR blaster connect to the hub? Can you get IR emitters to attach to the front of each device you want to control so you can keep everything centralized in a rack? If so how do they connect to the hub and where do you buy them? Can I see a drawing of the connections points?
Yes, RF to the hub (the hub acts as one big IR blaster ) this makes it sometimes easy and sometimes really hard, it can cause IR interference also if you have more than one product with the same brand in the same rack then it is hard to make it only see the one you are trying to control. You can use IR emitters but there are only two ports on the back of the Logitech and both are 2.5mm so you can order the emitters from Logitech or get a 2.5mm to 3.5mm adapter. The other way that I have done several times is by using the supplied IR blaster and cutting the cord then splicing into it. I have added 3-4 IR emitters in the same splice and it works great.