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Copyright © 2000-2011 Werner Heuser
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Abstract
The Infrared-HOWTO provides an introduction to Linux and infrared devices and how to use the software provided by the Linux/IrDA project. This package uses IrDA(TM) compliant standards. IrDA(TM) is an industrial standard for infrared wireless communication, and most laptops made after January 1996 are equipped with an IrDA(TM) compliant infrared transceiver. Infrared ports let you communicate with printers, modems, fax machines, LANs, and other laptops or PDAs. Speed ranges from 2400bps to 4Mbps.
The Linux/IrDA stack supports IrLAP, IrLMP, IrIAS, IrIAP, IrLPT, IrCOMM, IrOBEX, and IrLAN. Several of the protocols are implemented as both clients and servers. There is also support for multiple IrLAP connections, via several IrDA(TM) devices at once. The Linux/IrDA project started at the end of 1997 and experienced some major rewrites since then. Please don't expect every feature working straight yet. As far as I know Linux/IrDA is the only open source IrDA implementation available.
Remote Control (RC) via infrared is the aim of the Linux Infrared Remote Control - LIRC project, and also described in this HOWTO.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- I. IrDA
- 1. About the Linux/IrDA Project
- 2. Getting Started
- 3. Specific Connections and IrDA - Protocols
- 1. Starting the IrDA Stack
- 2. Printer Connection
- 3. LAN Connection - IrLAN
- 4. HP NetBeamer Connection
- 5. Palm III Connection - IrCOMM
- 6. Linux Terminal on Palm (Handspring Visor) via IR
- 7. Psion 5 Connection
- 8. Connecting from Linux to WinCE 2.11
- 9. Connecting from Linux to WinCE 3.0 (aka PocketPC)
- 10. Cellular Phone Connection
- 11. Digital Camera Connection
- 12. Microsoft-Windows and Linux/IrDA
- 13. Linux to Linux Connection
- 14. Multiple Instances
- 15. Connection to Docking Station
- 16. Connection to Keyboard
- 17. Connection via Serial Cable
- 18. Null Modem Cable Connection
- 19. Peer-to-Peer Mode / Direct Mode
- 20. Linux/IrDA with Toshiba Notebooks
- 21. IrDA Card in a Desktop Computer
- 4. Hardware Supported by Linux/IrDA
- 5. Advanced Topics
- II. Infrared Remote Control
- 6. Introduction
- 7. Linux Infrared Remote Control - LIRC
- 8. Lego Mindstorm
- 9. Serial Infrared Remote Controller
- 10. Infrared Tools for the COREL Netwinder PC
- 11. ir
- 12. irmctl
- 13. IRManager
- 14. irXxD
- 15. XR3
- 16. IR File Chooser
- 17. IControl
- 18. jlirc
- 19. lircemu
- 20. smartmenu
- 21. iowlircemu
- 22. tonto
- 23. Infrared Remote Control ./. IrDA
- III. Appendix
- A. Credits
- B. Revision History
- C. Serial Infrared Port Sniffers
- D. Infrared Light and Eye Safety
- E. Copyrights, Disclaimer, Trademarks
- 1. Disclaimer and Trademarks
- 2. Copyrights
- 3. GNU Free Documentation License - GFDL
- 3.1. 0. PREAMBLE
- 3.2. 1. APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS
- 3.3. 2. VERBATIM COPYING
- 3.4. 3. COPYING IN QUANTITY
- 3.5. 4. MODIFICATIONS
- 3.6. 5. COMBINING DOCUMENTS
- 3.7. 6. COLLECTIONS OF DOCUMENTS
- 3.8. 7. AGGREGATION WITH INDEPENDENT WORKS
- 3.9. 8. TRANSLATION
- 3.10. 9. TERMINATION
- 3.11. 10. FUTURE REVISIONS OF THIS LICENSE
List of Figures
- 5.1. IrDA Stack