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Actisys makes IrDa dongle that plugs to Serialport, and allows
communication with other IrDA device from 2400baud upto 115kbaud.
If you just want to send raw data from one computer to another, you
don't need any special "driver" for Ir, serial driver will do. However
full IrDA compliance ( auto-detect other peer Irda device, negotiation,
file transfer..etc) calls for full implementation of the entire protocol
stack, which may not readily available on Linux. Actisys website does
have some info on Linux development for IrDa though.
Your idea is an interesting one. But I'm doublful about it, as the two
protocols are so much different and are not meant to inter-operatable.
However, a microprocessor to bridge between serial port and ir remote
control may be already available, and surely will take a lot of load
from you cpu!
duy.
Xtian Betz wrote:
>
> Do they have Infra-red transceivers (really only need a transmitter) that
> plug into the serial port?
>
> Is their kernel support for such devices?
>
> I know very little about IR devices, but could one program an IR
> transmitter to function exactly like a universal remote?
>
> Well those series of questions should lead up to what I'd like to do. Let's
> say I have a home entertainment center with a tv, vcr, cd player, stereo
> receiver, etc. Each one has a different remote. Could I somehow monitor and
> replicate the signals from each remote and create one universal control
> interface? This way I could schedule tasks that would turn on and off each
> part of the entertainment system, alter the volume or channel or track,
> perhaps even make recordings at certain times -- all from my computer. Has
> this been done before? It seems like I read about it somewhere but I'm not
> sure.
>
> So is this a stupid idea or is it actually feasible?
>
> ~xtian
>
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