RE: KAT5 FAQ Online WAS Newbie Questions

["Mark McCall" <mark@xxxxxxx>]

>A few more questions for the FAQ.....

Answering a few points that I know about below...Keith - if you're reading
this, STOP IT and get back to your work :-)

>I guess it just isn't possible to get the IR signals on the KAT5 AVS?

Keith told me yesterday that the S Video module (for example) was already
going to need 2 CAT5s to work.  There will be a lot in the wall box
receiver
and he doesn't want to add another circuit plus the connector on the
faceplate for the IR receiver to plug in.

He would rather people ran a separate CAT to a wall box higher up and fit
one of his IR receivers...
http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/images/ir1.jpg

>What would be needed in addition to the KAT5 AVR to actually transmit
>the IR signals or will it be a packaged solution? ( I guess I am
>asking what the input/outputs will be for the IR)

See above.  The IR stuff will be next on Keith's list.

>Are the units the same for TX and RX? I guess not but thought I would
>as anyway ;)

Keith is hoping to use one board for the two (to reduce costs) but the
actual components on the board will be different.

>Will the multi-zone AV Switcher accept the other cards as modules?
>That is will it be possible to upgrade from a number of the stand
>alone units to the Switcher without throwing away the original units?
>
>WIll the AV Switcher have IR remote control or some other form of
>control?

Haven't seen anything on the switcher yet.

M.



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