Hi Larry,
thanks, I did see a few of those posts after posting this. Still need to get my head around what Roon provides in terms of customisation of the native interface.
Also to be clear:
I don’t wish to control Roon via IR, but permit Roon to control an external device via IR. The simplicity is that there is no need to build a custom interface to an IR emitter. You just need to create a an HTTP or TCP transaction and point it at a transceiver that is sitting on your LAN and ideally within line of sight of your equipment. So this plugin could exist anywhere on your network, co-located with the Core or on a seperate box.
This post looks very close to the mark. I’ll get in touch when I have time.
My preference for the BroadLink is you can setup the entire automation for just a few bucks!