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The Infrared Data Association (IrDA) defines physical specifications communications protocol standards for the short-range exchange of data over infrared light, for uses such as personal area networks (PANs).

IrDA is a very short-range example of free space optical communication. IrDA interfaces are used in palmtop computers, mobile phones, and laptop computers (most laptops and phones also offer Bluetooth but it is now becoming more common for bluetooth to simply replace IrDa in new verions of products). IrDA specifications include IrPHY, IrLAP, IrLMP, IrCOMM, Tiny TP, IrOBEX, IrLAN and IrSimple. IrDA has now produced another standard, IrFM, for Infrared financial messaging (i.e., for making payments) also known as 'Point & Pay'. For the devices to communicate via IrDA they must have a direct line of sight.

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    • The Infrared Data Association (IrDA) defines physical specifications communications protocol standards for the short-range exchange of data over infrared light, for uses such as personal area networks (PANs).

      IrDA is a very short-range example of free space optical communication. IrDA interfaces are used in palmtop computers, mobile phones, and laptop computers (most laptops and phones also offer Bluetooth but it is now becoming more common for bluetooth to simply replace IrDa in new verions of products). IrDA specifications include IrPHY, IrLAP, IrLMP, IrCOMM, Tiny TP, IrOBEX, IrLAN and IrSimple. IrDA has now produced another standard, IrFM, for Infrared financial messaging (i.e., for making payments) also known as 'Point & Pay'. For the devices to communicate via IrDA they must have a direct line of sight.

      Source: Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared_Data_Association)

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      IrDA Principles and Protocols: The IrDA Library, Vol. 1

      Standards from the Infrared Data Association today permit tens of millions of users to easily beam items between handheld devices. Professionals beam business cards from PDA to cell phone. School children wirelessly exchange games at recess. Shoppers make purchases at grocery stores by pointing a handheld device at point of sale terminal.
      http://www.amazon.com

      IrDA Technical Papers and Resources

      In this section you will find a variety of papers and links to other resources that could assist you in your development efforts. IrDA is not the owner of these documents or resources but brings them to you as a courtesy.
      http://irda.affiniscape.com

      IrDA Tutorial List

      List of IrDA tutorials on the Web. Windows 2000, IrDA Protocol Overview, IrDial: PPP over IrDA, IrTran-P, IrLPT, and IrDA Networking Support under Windows 2000, Networking over IrDA in Windows XP Connecting Windows and Non-Windows Devices with IrDA Imagine the following: Two notebook computers are placed beside each other. A computer icon appears on both desktops with the name of the peer computer below it. Open one of the icons to...
      http://www.palowireless.com/irda/tutorials.asp

      Linux-IrDA quick tutorial

      The Linux IrDA project is an Open Source projects to develop an generic IrDA stack for Linux that has many contributors all over the world. I did contribute many bug fixes and enhancement to it since 1999 thanks to Hewlett Packard sponsoring my work.
      http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/IrDA/IrDA.html

      Windows CE IrDA FAQ

      One of the easiest methods of communications for Windows CE based PC Companion (Handheld PCs, Handheld PC Professional Edition, H/PC 2000, Palm-size PCs or Pocket PC) is IrDA. Typical requirements, configuration and troubleshooting listed.
      http://www.cewindows.net/wce/20/irda.htm

      IrDA Specifications and Technical Notes

      Welcome to the library of IrDA Standard Specifications. You may choose to download a publication individually or select the option for the Zipped Files where appropriate. To download, just click on the title. They are in PDF format so you will need Adobe Acrobat to read the files.
      http://irda.affiniscape.com

      Linux IrDA Project

      Welcome to the Linux-IrDA project. The overall goal of this project is to make an implementation of the IrDATM standards specifications for the Linux kernel. The code is licensed under the GNU Public licence (GPL) and is now included in Linux 2.2.x and 2.4.x kernel series.
      http://irda.sourceforge.net/

      IrNET for Linux-IrDA

      The IrNET for Linux-IrDA is an Open Source project with contributors from all over the world (Norway, Brazil, France...). I initially wrote the IrNET module in spring 2000 thanks to Hewlett Packard sponsoring my work.
      http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/IrDA/IrNET.html

      IrDA Infrared Communications: An Overview

      As infrared data communications, based on standards from the Infrared Data Association (IrDA), become widely available on personal computers and peripherals, a timely opportunity exists for effective and inexpensive short range wireless communications on embedded systems and devices of all types. The IrDA standards were developed rapidly (compared to most standards organizations), and information on the IrDA protocols has not yet reached...
      http://www.techonline.com/learning/techpaper/193101997

      Infrared Data Association

      The Infrared Data Association (IrDA) defines physical specifications communications protocol standards for the short range exchange of data over infrared light, for uses such as personal area networks (PANs). IrDA is a very short-range example of free-space optical communication. IrDA interfaces are used in palmtop computers and mobile phones. IrDA specifications include IrPHY, IrLAP, IrLMP, IrCOMM, Tiny TP, IrOBEX, IrLAN and IrSimple....
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IrDA

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