From: John H. Kim (jokim_at_tuna.mit.edu)
Date: Thu Apr 04 1996 - 21:49:34 EST
On Thu, 4 Apr 1996, Dennis Pantazis wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Apr 1996, John D. Griffith wrote:
> > Do these irDa devices require special drivers to operate or are they
>
> The adaptor does not need any drivers, it connects up to the serial port
> and acts as an extension of it. 1 meter range using the power supplied
> to serial port. It must be suported in the traqnsfer program like Laplink.
>
> > Currently, to transfer files, I reboot from NT to DOS and run
> > laplink. This is quite inconvenient as I often have lengthy
> > optimization calculations running on the NT machine.
>
> Why not just use a terminal or modem program and send z modem from one to
> the other over a null modem cable?
The IRDA looks just like a null modem cable. You can use a terminal
program with it. You're not limited to Laplink and its ilk. In fact,
you're better off testing if it works with a terminal program. That
way even if all your settings aren't right, you'll probably still see
something to indicate it's working.
I tried my JetEye on my TP750 with the IR on my 701 and it didn't
work. It works fine with desktop systems, so I suspect the 750's
serial port doesn't put out enough power to operate it.
Does anyone have the external power supply for the JetEye? The
power connector looks like it takes a DC current, but is nonstandard.
Anyone know how many volts/amps it takes?
-- John H. Kim "Just try telling the IRS you don't feel like jokim_at_mit.edu 'contributing' this year come April." -- Bob Dole jokim_at_tuna.mit.edu on Bill Clinton's avoidance of the word 'taxes'
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