PPC IrDA to non-windows device

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I am trying to write an app to communicate Ir between PPC 2003 and an
embedded control (non-windows). We have successfully done this with a
Palm PDA. But now need to do this with a Pocket PC. The IrDA sockets
didn't work because the embedded control doesn't accept it.

So can someone tell be what I need to use. I am using VS .NET. Will
IrComm work?

Examples would be nice.

Thanks in advance,
Jason
 
There are a number of different IR standards available. Do you know which
this device uses? Fast IR, Consumer IR etc
Via additional P/Invokes it is possible to gain raw access to the IR port
using EscapeCommFunction, however you need to implement a lot of your own
error detection/correction which would normally be handled for your when
using IrDA.

Peter
 
I am using a HP iPAQ 1945 and the embedded controls have a
HSDL-3612-008 IRDA Transceiver and HSDL-7001 IRDA Codec chips on them.
Thanks,
Jason
 
As a test are you able to communicate over IrDA to another device from the
iPaq.

Peter
 
Yes using IrDA Sockets. But I can't use sockets with the embedded control.
Does .NET have a way to send IR without making a connection?

Jason
 
Have you tried Serial comms over the Ir port - using the
OpenNETCF.IO.Serial.Port class for example (www.opennetcf.org/sdf/). This
will allow you raw access to the port without the IrDA overhead.

Peter
 
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