1. Melloware 07 May 2009 
What I really like about the KIRA is that it just sits anywhere on your LAN and blasts and receives using UDP Packets. Unlike the USB-UIRT which has a limit on how long a USB cable can be from the PC, the KIRA can literally be anywhere in your house as long as its plugged into an Ethernet jack. That way if you have your whole HTPC hidden in a closet the KIRA can be in the TV room with the AV equip.
2. Adam 06 Sep 2009
After abit of trouble shooting and a software upgrade of IRanywhere this thing works like a dream now.
Keene were superb in their assistance when a I encoutered some minor difficulties.
Others may well not have the subtle problems I had of needing more IR power so will suit their need 1st time.
In my opinion this works better is more versatile than the usb UIRTs
Fantastic product 5 stars all the way
3. Keene 11 Jan 2010
There is an independent review on theregister.co.uk here
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Previous Questions
1 Eleftherios S on 13 Jul 2010 asked :
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Any knowledge whether this has been successfully used with a Sky receiver and remote??"
Keene replied: It works perfectly with Sky.
2 James L on 21 Apr 2010 asked :
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I note these modules do not work with IRDA. I want to use them with a recently purchased Sky + HD box. Will this work, or is it IRDA?"
Keene replied: Sky uses IR so it will work.
3 John M on 02 Dec 2009 asked :
"this may seem trivial .. but .. do you know what the power consumption of the unit is please ?
thanks"
Keene replied: Unfortunately anything that has to "drive" a network has to use a
certain amount of current. The KIRA modules use about 200mA at 7.5VDC
That is 0.2 * 7.5 = 1.5 WATTS
4 Tom M on 07 Sep 2009 asked :
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If I was to plug in 3 KA109 splitters into the input of the transmitter module would this mean that I effectively had 4 inputs....ie 1 per bedroom?
Can each transmitter module be individually programmed with the IR codes that I want to use in that room?"
Keene replied: In the KIRA system we tend to use the IR function as part of the
description, so the module that receives the InfraRed signal is
designated the Receiver and the bit that the Receiver sends the IR
information to (ie the bit that emits the IR again) is the Target.
You can use a ka109 at the receiver to give you multiple inputs, the
modules do not interpret the IR code they just convert to a TCP/IP
representation and send to the Target. So all the inputs would be sent
to the Target module. You would need to make sure that only one of the
IR receivers plugged into the ka109s was active, else you would get
garbage out.
It might be better to look at the IRCommander Matrix (IRCM) that will do
routing based on either which wired input has fired or the IP address of
the source Receiver module. It has four output channels so could for
example control four Sky boxes
Programming... Each KIRA module can store 4 IR codes and these codes are
always emitted by the Target module. So if you have 5 Receiver modules
and one Target in a system you have a total of 24 stored IR codes.
The Matrix can store 128 codes and has a virtual web page remote control
that can be accessed by anything that can browse your local network.
That could be an iPod touch or mobile phone or PC etc.
5 YJ on 09 Apr 2009 asked :
"Is it possible that someone would one day create an iphone App that could access the module and send out IR codes. How far away are we from there?"
Keene replied: We are looking at iPhone (inc iPod touch) and other phone apps and have
also been contacted by a number of independent developers.
As yet no one has come up with an app - so if you want to give it a go?
6 Lee D on 08 Apr 2009 asked :
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I need my target to drive four devices. Presumably I need 2 * IRDW to do this, but which sort of 3.5mm splitter do I need? Stereo to 2 * mono? Stereo to 2 * stereo? Mono to 2 * mono? Something else?"
Keene replied: You need the KA109 splitter:-
http://www.keene.co.uk/electronics/multi.php?mycode=ka109
7 David W on 18 Feb 2009 asked :
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Is this kit supplied with PSUs and an IR emitter?
"
Keene replied: It does come with a pair of PSUs and an IR wand.
8 Chris S on 22 Jan 2009 asked :
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Can these be used with a pair of Homeplug Lan over mains units?"
Keene replied:
Yes the KIRA system will work on any LAN topology.
If you want to plug them into the Homeplug unit directly then the
Homeplug would need to be MDI/MDIX compatible to detect that they are
connected to a device and not a hub.
It would be best to set up the Homeplug system using a PC first then connect the KIRA to the units. After that the PC could be shut down /
dis-connected
9 JimBo on 08 Jan 2009 asked :
"Can these units use POE?"
Keene replied:
The KIRA does not make use of POE but might do in the future when the
price of dedicated voltage regulators and POE control ics come down a bit
10 Scott on 14 Oct 2008 asked :
" "KEENE IR ANYWHERE IR OVER IP MODULES (PAIR)"
Which PSU please? Also I assume can I plug in a small IR receiver which is more discrete?
Thanks!"
Keene replied: It must be 7,5V DC at at least 250mA
Yes can use our other IR receivers.
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