Thanks,
Do you have to use version 3.3 of the OS for this? Will all the future
OS versions allow you to use the serial manager??
Gerry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jimmy Stricker [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 9:49 AM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: IR without IRDA
>
> You don't have to use the IRDA stack, you can use your
> own protocol through the IR by using the serial library.
>
> All you have to do is enable the the IR port.
>
>
> #ifdef PALM_PRO
> err = SysLibFind("IrSerial Library", &pDcb->hComm);
> #else
> err = SysLibFind("Serial Library", &pDcb->hComm);
> #endif
>
> err |= SerOpen(pDcb->hComm,0,pDcb->baudRate);
> emSetBaud(pDcb);
> if (pDcb->echoOn != 0)
> {
> SerControl(pDcb->hComm, serCtlIrDAEnable, 0, 0);
>
> }
> if (err == 0)
> sts = EM_STS_OK;
>
>
> This snipit will use the IR port to send and recieve my
> own custom protocol.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Jimmy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rigdon, Gerald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 9:38 AM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: IR without IRDA
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the input. I am still a little fuzzy about IRDA. If we use
> IrCOMM on the palm, does this use the IRDA protocol stack? If so, then
> would we be forced to comply with IRDA protocol on the embbeded
> system.
>
> We had planned to develop our own protocol to avoid overhead the full
> IRDA overhead on the embedded system. Using the current version of the
> serial manager, we were going to treat IR communications as a serial
> port using our own protocol. So, our original question was whether
> this
> would still be supported. We are trying to avoid the use of the IRDA
> protocol on the embedded system. Perhaps this is what you understood
> in
> your first reply. However, from what little I have read, IrCOMM is
> simply the top layer of IRDA protocol that abstracts everything. This
> is
> great for the palm, but doesn't this force the details onto the
> embedded
> system??
>
> Thanks
>
> Gerry
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ben Williams [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 1999 7:46 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: IR without IRDA
> >
> > > We are developing an embedded application that does not have
> enough
> > > memory for the IRDA stack. We are getting the Palm to communicate
> > > through the serial manager to the IR hardware successfully. The
> > > question is, will this type of functionality be supported in the
> > > future and is there better support right now for it? We had to do
>
> > > alot of guessing by reading the include files and trial and
> error.
> >
> > It depends exactly what you mean. If you are using the serial
> manager
> > to communicate via IrCOMM then this is certainly implemented in the
> > future - you can either use the IR enhancements from 3com which
> allow
> > you to map serial output as IrCOMM - it gives the user a new panel
> in
> > preferences to swap between cradle and IR serial functions (this can
>
> > be used to IR HotSync, also...). The other way is to upgrade to OS
> > 3.3 and use the new serial manager - this allows you to open the
> > serial port as 'ircm' directly and send as IrCOMM without any
> > prerequisite for the user to change the port map. The new sm also
> > allows you to open the IR hardware directly(?). Have at look at
> > 'Specifying the Port ID' on page 205 of the programmers companion
> > (and also the stuff before it).
> >
> > If anyway an point me in the right direction to get the header files
>
> > so that I can actually _use_ the New Serial Manager, I would be very
>
> > very grateful... 8).
> >
> >
> >
> >
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