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From: jeremi@$LOGNAME@ee.ualberta.ca (William Jeremiah)
Subject: Re: IR data communications
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Chuck McManis (cmcmanis@pepper.Eng.Sun.COM) wrote:
: In article <CGM7qs.AAB@cgl.ucsf.edu> french@socrates.ucsf.edu (Don French) writes:
: >I understand both the Newton and the Sharp Wizard OZ9600 have
: >IR data communication capability.  Does anyone know how fast 
: >these IR devices are and if they (or equivalent) are commercially 
: >available?  Do these or any other such devices operate as a null modem,
: >drivable directly with common modem communication software?  What
: >is the upper limit of reliable data transfer rate using such a scheme?

:  The sharp one uses a 500Khz carrier and can xmit/recieve at 9600
: baud. I've not figured out the protocol yet to use the IR -> RS232
: link for anything but the wizard.

The HP48SX has 9600 baud transmit and receive.  There are a great many
programs available for this calculator to allow it to do things like
be a learning TV remote control.  I don`t see why these other devices
can`t be programmed like this.  But where would you get the information?

: --Chuck
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Jerry
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