Fw: Improving Xantech IR ?

[Gareth Cook <g@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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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> Here's a question - how to best keep the integrity of the IR signals
for
> my Xantech system.
>
> 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 ?
>

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.

Regards

Keith