Infared Port Question

[pwrausitn]

Hi I'm developing an applications that works with the infrarede port. I
read this thread (Ir Serial Comms written by Squeak!!) and I don't know
if it is the same problem. I have some simple devices, named beacons,
that sends an infrared signal every some time (like 2 seconds), very
basic devices. Each beacon sends a unique string. So my applications
have to wait until detect a signal (something on the infrared port),
this happen when the pocket pc is in front of some beacon, and use that
string to perform some search.
I have read about System.Net.IrDA.dll, but I don't have a Pocket pc
sending some infromation to another, so maybe this isn't what I need.
The only pocket pc, acts as a receiver, and the becons as senders.
Do I have to use the infrared port as a serial port? are there any example?
Any help or information, please!

Thank you, and sorry for my horrible english

 

[Markus Humm]

Hello,

yes the IrDa port can also be used as normal serial port, if you know
it's name (e.g. COM2).

You'll need CF 2.0 or OpenNetCFSDF 1.4 for this though.

Greetings

Markus

 

[pwrausitn]

Thanks Markus I'm going to try it.


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