[mythtv-users] IR blaster connection to internal serial header

[Nick Rout]

On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 7:56 PM, Robin Gilks<g8ecj at gilks.org> wrote:
> Greetings
>
> I'm just commisioning a new backend on an Asus M3N78 Pro motherboard and
> the serial port extender to get a 9 pin D type onto the back for an STB IR
> blaster is an extra (i.e. not in the box!).
>
> There is no information in the manual as to the pinouts of the header,
> does anyone know if they are standard (probably not) or where in
> Australasia I can get the necessary doodaki?
>
> I guess if I had the pinouts I could just wire a 3.5mm jack to a header
> and mount that on the back panel but the correct connector would be handy
> since the IR blaster requires control lines rather than just TX and RX
> data.
>
> Cheers

According to google the pinouts are as per the P5Q

http://www.overclock.net/intel-motherboards/462530-asus-serial-port.html
http://blog.electronsmith.com/?p=59

ie pin 1 to pin 1 etc all the way through.

You can get the idc connectors at DSE etc.