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IrDA, LED

Programming infrared communications, working with LED.

Articles at Pocket PC Developer Network

IrDA
August 26, 2002. This article describes working with IrDA in details. You will find working client/server samples and a lot of information about IrDA protocol and how to program for this protocol.
OBEX. Transfer files between a Pocket PC and a Palm or a Symbian device
July 24, 2002. How to programmatically transfer data via Infrared between a device running the Pocket PC OS and a device with the Palm OS or one with the Symbian OS? The Palm and the Symbian devices utilize the OBEX protocol for IR transfers, however Pocket PC 2000 devices do not support the OBEX protocol. This article deals with this problem. The code snippet can be used for all Pocket PC devices and it will basically simulate the OBEX protocol, and make believe the Palm and the Symbian (OBEX compliant devices) devices that they are compatible.
How to control the LED of your Pocket PC
January 11, 2002. The LED is a part of Pocket PC specification. Generally it allows to indicate either that the battery is attached or that the Pocket PC is directly connected to the cradle. This article describes working with LED in your program. It is translated from CodePPC.com.

Get Your Windows CE Device Talking With IrDA
May 1999. Palm-size PCs running Windows CE can communicate with your desktop machine through their wireless infrared features. If you know how to implement WinSock through this port, you can harness it for your own specialized use.
Windows CE 2.0 Networking Offers Exciting Mobile Computing Possibilities
May 1999. Most Handheld PCs come equipped with an infrared serial port for wireless communication. IrSock takes into account the transient nature of portable computers. Because Handheld PCs are likely to move about, traditional name resolution schemes (including conventional Winsock) do not work well. These conventional methods assume static resources such as name servers, which cannot be used when a person is walking about with a Handheld PC that is running a network client.

Pocket PC TV Remote Control
7 May 2003. An article describing how to use the IR port on a pocket PC to control a TV. Have you ever wanted to be able to control your TV, Hi-Fi, or Video using the IR port on your pocket PC? Here's how to do it.
Infrared Communication with your Mobile Phone
22 Jan 2003. For data exchange most of the new Mobile Phones and Pocket PCs possess an infrared (IRDA) port. So, why don't use this infrared connection to communicate between this two devices? This simple Pocket PC 2002 application shows how to communicate with your Mobile Phone, it will read the manufacturer, the model identification and the Phone Book of your Mobile Phone to your Pocket PC.

Writing a 2 player Tic-Tac-Toe game in eVB for your Pocket PC
17 Dec 2001. Pete Vickers shows us how to write a 2 player - 2 Pocket PC Tic-Tac-Toe game; "As any sharp-eyed reader may have noticed, I have a rather sad interest in TCP/IP and its use on the Pocket PC. When working with eVB, it is rather like being interested in constantly banging your head on the wall, but after a while, you forget about the pain, and just get on with it. I got a bee in my bonnet about writing a noughts and crosses (tic-tac-toe) game playable between 2 Pocket PC's using IRDA or ethernet and eVB. During the creation of the game, I used several of the articles on devBuzz..."

Sapphire IrDA
C++ library. This DLL gives the eVB developer the ability to print using the IrDA port from within an eVB application.