Post by thread:IrDA on PIC

Hi, Has anyone done an IrDA port onto a 16C74 device. Granted IrDA goes to 115Kbaud but the Microsoft MSDN-II literature states that when an IrDA device is placed with range of a WIN-95 system with installed IrDA software the two devices negotiate a speed. Communication between the devices can be as simple as a hard wired serial link which means after communication is established, what the data looks like is application dependent. In fact under WIN-95 application programming the IrDA is opened as a pseudo COM port so standard comm software techniques will work. Question is: What about the PIC side and the negotiation for speed? Regards, John Pioneers are the ones, face down in the mud, with arrows in their backs. Automation Artisans Inc. Ph. 1-250-544-4950 PO Box 20002 Fax 1-250-544-4954 Sidney, BC CANADA V8L 5C9

> From: John Dammeyer <spam_OUTjohndTakeThisOuTISLANDNET.COM> > To: .....PICLISTKILLspam@spam@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: IrDA on PIC > Date: Thursday, 3 April 1997 09:12 > > Hi, > > Has anyone done an IrDA port onto a 16C74 device. Granted IrDA goes to > 115Kbaud but the Microsoft MSDN-II literature states that when an IrDA > device is placed with range of a WIN-95 system with installed IrDA software > the two devices negotiate a speed. > > Communication between the devices can be as simple as a hard wired serial > link which means after communication is established, what the data looks > like is application dependent. In fact under WIN-95 application programming > the IrDA is opened as a pseudo COM port so standard comm software techniques > will work. Question is: What about the PIC side and the negotiation for speed? > Where did you find the info on how to get the PC motherboard to work with it? My *bios* has support, but I can find no data on h/w support for it. MikeS

At 11:55 AM 03/04/1997 +0930, you wrote: >Where did you find the info on how to get the PC motherboard to work with >it? My *bios* has support, but I can find no data on h/w support for it. > >MikeS > MSDN-II. Only costs $800 Cdn per year. 8-( If you have a PC with an IrDA port it will come with a driver in teh Setup window under WIN95. If you buy an aftermarket DONGLE that attaches to a COM or LPT port it will come with drivers to which you can attach. W/O the hardware there's not much point in the software. John Pioneers are the ones, face down in the mud, with arrows in their backs. Automation Artisans Inc. Ph. 1-250-544-4950 PO Box 20002 Fax 1-250-544-4954 Sidney, BC CANADA V8L 5C9

Hi, A bit of topic but since it may lead to interesting PIC apps in the future I hope it's OK? > Where did you find the info on how to get the PC motherboard to work with > it? My *bios* has support, but I can find no data on h/w support for it. If you are interested in an IrDA adapter for you motherboard check out Actisys at http://www.actisys.com. Regards, /Christer -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- * High Tech Horizon - Christer Johansson - E-mail: cjKILLspamhth.com * -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- * Vi saljer Parallax PIC och BASIC STAMP produkter i Skandinavien * >> World Wide Web On-Line Catalog - http://www.hth.com << -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-