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Re: IR Tower
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 14 Apr 2003 22:49:03 GMT
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JanS wrote:
> Does anybody know if I can use the IR tower as an IrDA link?
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> Jan
No. The IR tower uses a totally different raw protocol and lower frequency.
In fact, it's closer to a remote control than IrDA. (Speaking of which, has
anyone ever interfaced an RCX with a programmable remote or a TV?)
--
"I love deadlines. I especially love the whooshing sound they make as
they go by."
Nick Tarleton - nickptar@mindspring.com
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: IR Tower
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| (...) The IR frequency can be changed with custom firmware, but I don't know if it can be made high enough. (21 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: IR Tower
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| IrDA does not use a carrier wave, whereas CIR (Consumer IR) does. Communication between the two is possible by "building" an IrDA data stream that mimicks CIR carrier wave. IrDA can read CIR by oversampling the IR to determine carrier frequency and (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | IR Tower
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| Does anybody know if I can use the IR tower as an IrDA link? Jan (21 years ago, 10-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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