help: modifying existing driver for my own dongle

[Jesu Francois Michelangelo Serafica]

Im a newbie whos been spending the last 3 months building an irda dongle from
scratch. Conceptually it looks like

irda   <--> 3/16  <---> rs232 driver <--> serial port
xcvier      codec

I mimicked the functionality of hp's hsdl 7000 for the 3/16 codec and a 115
kbps irda transceiver. Now if I want this device to run under linux-irda ,
what else should I do? I could do the framing/CRC check/bit-stuffing in
hardware (which would add to the complexity) but I prefer to do it in
software. Assuming that I have coded the said functions (crc check etc..) how
do I incorporate my device so that it would be used by the irda protocol
stack. Or in other words, how do I make the linux-irda protocol stack work on
my device? I know it sounds dumb but help would be much appreciated.

Design Engineer,
Integrated Microelectronics Inc,
Unit 5 Technology Business Incubator Facility,
UP Technopark, Diliman,
Quezon City,
Philippines

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