OK, there has been several inquiries about this, so let me follow up on
my own reply.
Let's assume that we can solve the protocol stack issues and somehow
make the IR connection work between the Palm (or any laptop) and the
K2. You then have the problem of the very narrow beamwidth and short
distance of the IrDA IR optics. This means you have to keep the
Palm/laptop and K2 aligned perfectly to maintain communications. This
is a major pain!
We are hams, radio types, so why not a better approach. My amateur
astronomy friends have pointed out an interesting device from a Santa
Cruz company called AirCable (http://www.aircable.net/). This is a
BlueTooth device that provides a serial port that could be plugged into
the K2 and communicate with a BlueTooth-enabled Palm or laptop. Other
similar devices are coming onto the market at this point also.
So, why put up with the hassles that IR brings when we can move to RF
using technologies such as BlueTooth or ZigBee, and be able to move
around at will?
On Apr 14, 2005, at 6:23 PM, Jack Brindle wrote:
No. The K2 does not handle the IR encoding/decoding that is needed for
IrDA and other IR-related protocols. There are other problems also,
like the Palm's IrDA runs at a faster data rate than the K2 can
handle.
On Apr 14, 2005, at 2:28 PM, Daniel Reynolds wrote:
Noticing the recent postings about running a K2 through a Palm, it
just occured
to me - could a simple IR T/R pair be used with the KIO2 to run the
K2 with a
newer USB/Palm throught the Palm's IR port?
Just a thought - maybe you've tried it already... I'd just be curious
to know
any of your thoughts on this method of controlling the K2.
(My palm can last for many hours compared to the power hog laptop
I've got).
- Jack Brindle, W6FB
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