From: Benjamin Koh (koh_benjamin_at_hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Aug 17 1999 - 08:48:21 EDT
Turgut,
Is your serial port disabled? My 560X came with it disabled and IR enabled.
The default setup makes the serial port and IR port use the same IRQ so they
are mutually exclusive. To make both active, you have to change the IRQ
(usually 5 or 7) used by whichever port is active (IR) to something not
currently used (such as 9), then reboot and enable the disabled (serial)
port, which will then use the IRQ previously used by the first active (IR)
port. Reboot, and both will be active simultaneously.
As for your thinkpad and watch not communicating via IR, your watch may not
be using IrDA to talk to your thinkpad. I have a Zaurus ZR-3500X that links
via IR to my 560X, and I *think* I don't use IrDA - the software is set to
link via Sharp's proprietary ASK protocol or something. My 560X is not with
me so I can't check. Anyway, make sure that your software is using the same
IR protocol as the watch.
Good luck, and let us know how it goes.
Benjamin
>From: "turgut kalfaoglu" <turgut_at_egenet.com.tr>
>Reply-To: "turgut kalfaoglu" <turgut_at_egenet.com.tr>
>To: "support_at_casio.com" <support_at_casio.com>, "thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu"
><thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
>Subject: IR Oddities
>Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 11:15:18 -0100 (TUR)
>
>I got a Casio PCX 100 watch as a birthday present :)
>
>This watch has an infrared eye and exchanges appointment, phone #, etc
>information with your PC.
>
>Except if you have a Thinkpad 600 apparently.
>
>I am at BIOS level 1.06, and it seems my serial port does not work (I never
>used it
>before). The watch comes with an IR adaptor that plugs into our serial
>port, which I
>cannot use apparently.
>
>It says you can use your laptop's IR port. That doesnt work either; after
>trying all
>options.
>
>I then tried the watch on a friend's PC, plugging the provided-IR-adaptor,
>and the
>watch works fine; it was able to "talk" to my friend's computer.
>
>It must be some compatibility thing with the software, because I can print
>via IR. So I
>know Thinkpad's IR port works fine.
>
>Really odd. -turgut
>
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>Windows Error 044: You haven't yet paid for the bugfix package.
>
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