Hey All,

Infrared beaming in Palm
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It is said that earlier palm devices did not have a
separate IR port. In such devices, the IrDA stack uses
serial port for IR communication. 

My question is - Does the PalmOS use the Serial
Controller itself for IR communication in the cases 
where IR port is not available ?

My udnerstanding of "hardware-aspect" of serial
communication is rather weak....

Any system that has the serial capabilites has a
Serial Controller ( so its an IC, is it ? )
Furthermore, on the devices that has a dedicated IR
port also contain "some" chips that are able to emit
IR light based on some controlling by the underlying
processor. 

Is my understanding correct? Would anyone lemme know
any URL where I can get a brief intro on this topic ?

Thanks.

-Viren



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