Driver for CIR (Consumer Infrared)

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Hello Sir,

          I am now want to do the beagle board for Infrared
Capable.But what driver is needded
for it I dont know.there is OMap_ir.c peresent in driver folder but I
want for CIR. Is that driver
enough for CIR mode also?I m working on Android platform.

Arindam Ghosh
   Thanking You

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I am now want to do the beagle board for Infrared
Capable.But what driver is needded
for it I dont know.there is OMap_ir.c peresent in driver folder but I
want for CIR. Is that driver
enough for CIR mode also?I m working on Android platform.

Assuming you refer to the file /drivers/net/irda/omap-ir.c?

- First of all, reading the first 6 lines of comments in the file it clearly
states that it supports
SIR-, MIR- and FIR-modes.
- Secondly a search on 'CIR' in the file doesn't return any results.
- Third, the location of the file in the net directory (in my mind)
indicates some kind of a communication device compared to a one-way remote
control device.

I don't know for sure if my above assumptions are correct, but I think all
indications point in the direction of a 'no'. I as well unfortunately don't
know if anyone have already made a driver for using the port in CIR-mode...

Best regards - Good luck
  Søren

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hello Søren

I will try to do this thing.But pls tell me one thing which Infrared transciever is best for CIR mode.

Thanking You. Arindam Ghosh

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I will try to do this thing.But pls tell me one thing which Infrared transciever is best for CIR mode.

You basically just need a couple of standard IR LED’s with a proper driver circuit for transmitting. AFAIK there is mainly three different wavelengths used for standard consumer electronics. Selecting the right one fitting your application/equipment will give you a longer working distance, although I think all of them is able to work with each other for short(er) distances….

Best regards – Good luck with the project – Please let us know when you have something running J

Søren

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Hi guys,

I posted to another similar discussion already, but just in case, I’ll post one here as well.

I’m hoping to do something similar, but I’m total newbie with Beagleboard (just got it this week), and I would appreciate any info on how to get going…