External IR "blaster" doodads

[thesoupthief]

Has anyone ever managed to get one of these to work?
I bought one years ago and tried to get it to work with a very clunky old phone - no luck. I've since lost it somewhere, but am wondering if it might be useful to make up for the lack of ir blaster
Anyone have any experience with these things?

 

[Bristow Xavier]

Has anyone ever managed to get one of these to work?
I bought one years ago and tried to get it to work with a very clunky old phone - no luck. I've since lost it somewhere, but am wondering if it might be useful to make up for the lack of ir blaster
Anyone have any experience with these things?

the link is broken

 

[kambalakarar]

https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32902412063.html?shortkey=Q7fQrMRZ&addresstype=600
This is correct link

 

[thesoupthief]

Sorry about that - thanks for the correction!

 

[maxlieb]

Try using zazaremote: open app, configure a remote, there will be a message at the top of the screen saying there's to IR hardware detected - AT THAT POINT you plug in your 3.5mm IR and it should ask you if that's an IR you plugged, say yes... adjust the audio volume to 100% and try it.
Also you need to rotate some of them otherwise there is no contact, this is done so you can keep it plugged into your phone and still have audio through speakers / BT as if it's unplugged...

Please try that I'm waiting to hear if it works for you!

 

[thesoupthief]

Try using zazaremote: open app, configure a remote, there will be a message at the top of the screen saying there's to IR hardware detected - AT THAT POINT you plug in your 3.5mm IR and it should ask you if that's an IR you plugged, say yes... adjust the audio volume to 100% and try it.
Also you need to rotate some of them otherwise there is no contact, this is done so you can keep it plugged into your phone and still have audio through speakers / BT as if it's unplugged...

Please try that I'm waiting to hear if it works for you!

Hope it does. I'm pretty sure I will have lost the one I bought a couple of years back, but I'll have a dig about in my box of phone bits and will report back if I have anything to tell you

Edit:
I was surprised to find it fairly easily. Doesn't seem to work based on a quick check, but I'll fiddle with it and let you know if I have a breakthrough

 

[oziboy]

Actually, these won't work (right)

They will but maybe with complete darkness lol

The trick is to have max volume but you really need an amplifier inbetween your audio jack and this product to have any significant range, I made one myself with a ln386 chip, one end plugs into the USB port and the other end to the audio jack, what it does it turn a led on/off through an app that's basically a soundboard with IR codes

 

[thesoupthief]

Actually, these won't work (right)

They will but maybe with complete darkness lol

The trick is to have max volume but you really need an amplifier inbetween your audio jack and this product to have any significant range, I made one myself with a ln386 chip, one end plugs into the USB port and the other end to the audio jack, what it does it turn a led on/off through an app that's basically a soundboard with IR codes

Lumme! Sounds a lot more involved than I'd hoped. Think I'll stick to using the remote control!

 

[ultramag69]

Haven't had any luck using a similar product... Looking at the LED through another phone camera it doesn't appear to light up when pressing any function....

 

[Adriano-A3]

There is USB-C adapters
I use this one and it works very well and far away

 

[thesoupthief]

There is USB-C adapters
I use this one and it works very well and far away

Ooh! For real? That looks handy. Shame it blocks the USBC port, but I might need to throw a bit of change at one of those

 

[Adriano-A3]

Ooh! For real? That looks handy. Shame it blocks the USBC port, but I might need to throw a bit of change at one of those

It's attacked in my wallet.
I don't let it USBC since I don't use it all the time.
When I need it, I take from wallet.

 

[thesoupthief]

It's attacked in my wallet.
I don't let it USBC since I don't use it all the time.
When I need it, I take from wallet.

Yeah, I guess it's only very small. Very neat
Now, if you can track down something so continent which can give my F1 NFC, I'll be really impressed!

 

[Adriano-A3]

Yeah, I guess it's only very small. Very neat
Now, if you can track down something so continent which can give my F1 NFC, I'll be really impressed!

hahahah an external NFC adapter?
Let's see...

 

[thesoupthief]

hahahah an external NFC adapter?
Let's see...

Hey Adriano-A3, my USBC IR doodad arrived in the post. There's a qr code in the instruction slip - all text in Chinese. Unfortunately the qr code references a website that's down. I've tried a few apps from Play but can't get any to drive it. Can you recommend an app?

 

[Adriano-A3]

Hey Adriano-A3, my USBC IR doodad arrived in the post. There's a qr code in the instruction slip - all text in Chinese. Unfortunately the qr code references a website that's down. I've tried a few apps from Play but can't get any to drive it. Can you recommend an app?

ZaZa Remote is the right one.
Download it, run, attach adapter into F1 and enjoy it.

 

[thesoupthief]

ZaZa Remote is the right one.
Download it, run, attach adapter into F1 and enjoy it.

I was playing with that last evening. I think the issue may be that neither our TV not our set top box are well supported. I tried setting up a new profile but it just kept screwing up.
I'll persevere when time allows
Thanks for getting back

 

[code357]

Yeah, I guess it's only very small. Very neat
Now, if you can track down something so continent which can give my F1 NFC, I'll be really impressed!

U can buy Mi band 4 which supports NFC

 

[thesoupthief]

Apparently the functionality is limited to some Chinese transit systems and such like - not available or particularly useful outside China so far as I've understood

 

[nicholes]

I was going to buy this


https://www.amazon.in/gp/aw/d/B078NHJQ3G/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?smid=A36DRL5820WJBN&psc=1


Will this work?