Issue 138 January 2002 WHAT GOOD IS IrD,Eh? PART 1: CORDLESS PROTOCOL
byJeff Bachiochi
Start • Standards Make It Happen • IrPHY • The Range • UART To IrDA • IR Encoder/Decoder • Gimme More • Sources & PDF
SOURCES & PDF
Download the PDF of this article.
Jeff Bachiochi (pronounced BAH-key-AH-key) is an electrical engineer on Circuit Cellar’s engineering staff. His background includes product design and manufacturing. He may be reached at jeff.bachiochi@circuitcellar.com.
SOFTWARE
To download the code, go to ftp.circuitcellar.com/pub/Circuit_ Cellar/2001/138/.
RESOURCES
IrDA IR transceivers Agilent Technologies, Inc. www.semiconductor.agilent.com/cgi-bin/morpheus/home/home.jsp?p Section=Infrared+and+Barcode
Infineon Technologies AG www.infineon.com/us/opto/irdt/content.html
Rohm, Co., Ltd. www.rohm.com
Vishay Semiconductor GmBH http://www.vishay.com/products/optoelectronics/IRDCproduct.html
Zilog, Inc. www.zilog.com/products/parts.asp? id=ZHX1810
SOURCES
IrDA Specifications Infrared Data Association www.irda.org
MCP2120 Infrared encoder/decoder Microchip Technology Inc. (480) 786-7200 www.microchip.com
TI1000 Standalone IrDA encoder/decoder Texas Instruments, Inc. (800) 336-5236 www.ti.com
TOIM4232 SIR Endec for IrDA applications Vishay Semiconductor GmbH 49 0 7131 67 2831 www.vishay.com
ZHX1810 Slim series SIR transceiver Zilog, Inc. (408) 558-8500 Fax: (408) 558-8300 www.zilog.com
Microcross, Inc. (478) 953-1907 www.microcross.com
